I should be ashamed.... So very, very ashamed. My pantry should have a revolving door on it given how many people are in and out of there every day - my kids, the neighbors, the neighbors kids, the guy selling magazine subscriptions door-to-door (yes, he gets a snack too - I'm a good host! :) - so naturally things are continually being jumbled around in there as a 4 year old looks for the right kind of granola bar. One day I opened up my pantry and realized the horror it had become: Please don't click to enlarge that pic - it's truly awful! So obviously I had to do something about it. Now as much as I love those Pinterest pantries with beautifully labeled glass jars everywhere, that's just not going to work for me - we go through cereal and pasta faster than I can refill every jar. So instead of making it "pretty," I was just shooting for functional. I want people to know where everything is without asking - so, I simply grabbed some bins from the dollar store, made a few easy labels in Word, and organized. Turns out in under 45 minutes (including a hefty sweep of the floor after taking everything out!) I was able to make the panty far more functional (and a whole lot more tidy!): My children can now find their breakfasts, my husband doesn't ask where the tortillas are, and my food labels are front facing enough to calm my touch of OCD. *Sigh.* So here's your motivation for the weekend - get some bins and gut your pantry (you'll be surprised at how many meals you can probably make out of what you already have in there!) and get organized! It's such a simple little project, but it will make your life so much easier. :)
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AuthorI love writing romance novels, editing other people's novels, planning parties (heavy on the theme food!) and watching movies. Cooking has also become a passion of mine (because you can't have a proper party without food!) and I love finding new hobbies when I can squeeze them in. Archives
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