Medicine can make you better but it can also make you sick. Pull all of your medicine out of your medicine cabinet and start checking expiration dates. Get rid of anything that is out of date. Here are some guidelines for safe drug disposal from the FDA.

If you need to toss something you like to have on hand, such as aspirin or antacids, start a shopping list so you remember what you need to buy. As you place your keepers back in the cabinet, group like items together (stomach items, pain relievers, etc) for easier time finding what you need when you need it.

Grab a trash bag and head out to your car. Pull everything out of the glove compartment or, in my case, your console. Empty out the trash, get rid of the 100 extra pens and napkins and only put back the things you really need.

You spend so much time in your car, make it a great place to be.

Gather all of your plastic storage containers into one place. Start matching lids and bottoms. Put the lonely lids and bottoms with no mates out of their misery and recycle them.

Now toss the ones that have been used to microwave pasta sauce one to many times or that smell funny. Thoughtfully evaluate the number of containers you have and their sizes. Do they fit your everyday needs?

Do they stack or nest nicely together? If the answer is no, it may be time to say goodbye. It also may be time to buy new containers that stack better.  Now pick a designated spot in the kitchen for the containers to live.

If they outgrow this spot, it's time to purge again.  One last thought, you may only need 5-6 containers on a weekly basis but on special occasions like the holidays you may need a lot more for all those leftovers.

Consider moving some of your containers to a high, out-of-the-way shelf in your kitchen or pantry. Then you can get then down when you need them and not have about a plastic landslide every day.