December tiny projects challenge: Day 2

14 December 2021

For today’s tiny project, I chose the CPAP supplies that my husband and I have accumulated, which had been messily stored under a desk in the cardboard boxes they came in. Barry and I both had sleep studies in 2021 and both were diagnosed with sleep apnea. So we now both use CPAP machines but different masks. (By the way, this is life-changing stuff. We both sleep better and neither of us snores!)

Periodically, CPAP supplies are mailed to us. I think Barry ended up with an extra shipment so we had two open boxes plus a sealed box stored under the desk. I hauled them out and put them on a table and photographed the two open ones so I could show you a before shot.

I emptied these boxes plus the unopened one. We each had “nasal cushions” (the part that goes under the nose) in different sizes and Barry also had a replacement headgear and a replacement water tub for his machine. There were also many air filters that fit both our machines. Barry had the lion’s share of supplies and his went into its own bin (a shoe box from the Container Store). My two measly cushions and all the air filters fit into one nine-inch shallow Linus drawer organizer.

I put labels on both containers and photographed them for you (the first picture is Barry’s container).

Then I stacked them and put them back under the desk!

I wanted to find a better spot for them, but since everything in them is sealed and they’re off the floor (because I put them on Bix’s interactive dog toy), I feel comfortable keeping them there. It’s where we’re used to looking for them. And everything is more accessible than it was.

This tiny project, which took about 25 minutes, is a great example of “good enough” organization. It’s by no means fabulous, but it’s really functional and I did it with containers I had on hand. It feels good.

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