The Guest Bathroom: Scary Stuff!

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Groucho Marx once told a guest who irritated him, "Go and never darken my towels again." If possible, you want to avoid such a confrontation with any guest in your home. The bathroom is a very private place and probably the one room where keeping your things apart from the prying eyes and hands of guests is a polite but nevertheless persistent priority.

You might want to consider putting a lock on your medicine cabinet because people often pry and it can be embarrassing. I, for one, would never open someone else's cabinet unless I was looking for something specific under instructions from the host or hostess, but many people enjoy snooping through other people's private things. To nip this bad habit in the bud, consider leaving something really raunchy in there, like a fake finger, an odd specimen of something or perhaps a newspaper clipping about a serial killer at large. Use your imagination. That person who found it may learn a lesson and think twice before opening someone else's cabinet again. If there's something you don't want your guests to see, put it somewhere else, away from prying eyes. (If you have bodies or skeletons to hide, you will need a bigger hiding place than the medicine cabinet anyway.)

Provide a basket with small necessities: wrapped soap, razor, toothbrush, toothpaste, cup, shampoo, conditioner and hand lotion. This serves two purposes: it makes the host or hostess look thoughtful and considerate and it keeps guests away from your own personal stuff. So why not look good if you can? Save those airline kits and hotel amenities. The small bottles are the perfect size for stocking a basket.

Remember also to store a few rolls of toilet paper in the bathroom so that there is no crisis when the holder runs dry. Treat your guests, as you would like to be treated and then get rid of them as soon as possible so you can run around naked and get some sleep!

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Marjorie Dorfman is a freelance writer and former teacher originally from Brooklyn, New York.

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