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Posted 12/6/2014 5:18 PM (GMT 0)
Any one found a functional, still accessible way to store these? I have too many to list.

I was going to put some shallow racks on the back side of some kitchen cabinets, But the hinges aren't really made to hold extra weight.

Shot term was ok on the counter, now I know this is not short term. Cant deal with the cluttered counter top any more !
Posted 12/6/2014 5:32 PM (GMT 0)
Ha! Good luck with that.
It's important to keep most supplements—especially herbs and tinctures in a temperature and light-controlled environment.

- I have a tray that sits on my night stand (my bedroom windows are blacked out)
- I have a large 14"x12"x4" tub in the fridge.
- I have filled one shelf in the cabinet.
- And I have another box that is nicer looking — laquer finish—that sits out on the counter.

-p
Posted 12/6/2014 5:58 PM (GMT 0)
While I threaten to get soemthing like this: goo.gl/nXHRAs

I currently use something like this to help organize all that I take: goo.gl/hHmDnk

Then I have a small plastic basket that I use for night time supplements. Both my kitchen and bedroom are dark and I keep my supplements away from heat in the kitchen.
Posted 12/7/2014 12:43 AM (GMT 0)
Maybe we need an industrial PEZ dispenser, with 40 selections /buttons.

Just fill 'er up once a month.

I'll get right on it.
Posted 12/7/2014 1:38 AM (GMT 0)
In two baskets, and in a cabinet.

I have a lot!

Margaret
Posted 12/7/2014 2:06 AM (GMT 0)
Trav, thanks for helping me find the type of paper towel holder I have been looking for so I could get the roll off the counter. :)

If you can spare the space in a cupboard, a turn table might help. www.rubbermaid.com/Category/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?Prod_id=RP091528 There are probably sturdier models than this o
Posted 12/7/2014 2:16 AM (GMT 0)
Geez, I hadn't thought of a turntable.
Posted 12/7/2014 2:18 AM (GMT 0)
Here's a nice looking one if you want one on the counter. tinyurl.com/q62oejb
I tried putting this in my other post, but it put several links instead of just this one.
Posted 12/7/2014 2:21 AM (GMT 0)
I have a double one in a cabinet that I have some of my cooking herbs on, but it's plastic and wouldn't handle heavier things.
Posted 12/7/2014 3:13 AM (GMT 0)
Haha Mike...I not only drive my husband crazy, I drive myself crazy - keeping the bottles on the kitchen counter.

For me it's the best way to keep organized.

When I get up, I pull forward the wake-up meds. As I take each one, I push them back into the stockpile. (I space them out over that 2 hour period). At 10:00, I pull forward the ones that are supposed to be taken from 10-12. I start taking them, and again push them back to the pile, as I take each one. At 2:00, I pull forward the ones that are to be taken from 2:00-4:00 p.m. bottles

etc., etc.
It is the best thing so far that works for me.
Posted 12/7/2014 3:09 PM (GMT 0)
LOL! I have a similar method - not of driving hubby crazy, he's already there from living with a Lymie too long!! Giggle!

I have a similar method of doing my pills each day - only I use the dosing cups that come with Pepto or liquid Benedryl or whatever. I line those up and start dividing up my daily pills! It takes 7 of them and I add in digestive enzymes and bile salts when I'm ready to take them.

Mister Mike - the ones you don't take daily?? I take everything daily!! Ugh.
Posted 12/7/2014 3:43 PM (GMT 0)
That is a great question! LOL. I have a dedicated kitchen cabinet that I store mine in. The irony is that in my "prior life", this cabinet had a different use. I stored all my natural performance aids for my Mountain Bike racing and my weight training.
Lyme Sucks!!!!!
Posted 12/7/2014 6:08 PM (GMT 0)
I put everything on a bureau top. Once a week, I fill up this little box that I keep in my hand bag, because I'm not home much and take supplements while I'm at work. I used to use a pill box, but I like this better. It's more discreet.

http://m.vitaminshoppe.com/mobile/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=VS-2782
Posted 12/7/2014 8:51 PM (GMT 0)
LOL! That wouldn't hold one day's worth for me!! I'm glad you find it helpful though, Bluebyyou!! I quit using those type of pill holders when I got reinfected because the number of pills and the number of supplements that I now take went way up.

And discreet isn't a word that is used to describe me!! Giggle!
Posted 12/7/2014 9:18 PM (GMT 0)
Oh!! Okay, yeah, I've got quite the collection going as well! LOL! Don't know why I didn't think of that!!
Posted 12/8/2014 1:19 AM (GMT 0)
Trav, I'm lucky that the little box fits my mid-morning, afternoon, and mid-afternoon pills! I take early morning and nighttime pills, plus liquid vitamins at home :) I was thinking that if anything else gets added, I'm going to have to get two! :)
Posted 12/8/2014 2:25 PM (GMT 0)
Might just look for a spice rack, or I'll just make a double shelf thing for the counter. It'll look somewhat better.

Its nice to put it all away, but then its a lot of work to access it.

I like the turntable idea too - a double decker
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