I don’t know about you, but somehow we seem to get into a routine of putting certain things in certain places, even when it doesn’t make sense anymore. When we lived in a smaller apartment, for instance, the storage box for my exercise ball was logically kept behind the couch. ;) When we moved, I felt compelled to put it back there, even though there were better places for it! It takes some intentional thought to make a more logical choice!!

My husband brought to my attention this week how not LB-proof our bathroom was. AG never opened cabinets or tried to get into stuff, so we don’t have child locks on our bathroom cabinets. I still had nail polish remover and all kinds of other stuff within easy reach – things that adventurous little guys like LB would love to find and add a call to poison control into the day’s excitement.

[We have already had to call poison control once for him - I found him drinking hand sanitizer. Lovely.]

On the other hand, we have nice high built-in storage in the bathroom that was full of things that it didn’t matter if he found – cleaning rags, bath toys, toilet paper, etc. Wise husband suggested these be changed around. Hmm – I believe he had a point! [even though that's where we always kept it...] ;)

Oooh… much neater (and safer!) Now the cleaning supplies on the top shelf along medicines and first aid supplies. [I found those clear storage bins at Home Depot this weekend for $.99 each! I feel compelled to go get more... they're so orderly!] Since I have to stand on a stool to reach those, I’m confident they are now LB-proof! I tried something crazy and put the toilet paper and bath toys below the sink instead of possibly toxic bath and beauty products. :)

As I typed this, I noticed that LB was awfully quiet… and then saw him peeking out from behind our ottoman with a guilty look on his face. Yep, there he was, eating a tube of chapstick.

I think this tackle was well timed. ;)

Are you tackling something today?