Did I mention that my life is chaos? I am becoming more determined and yet more distracted...it doesn't help when I spend time in the hospital, though.
Enough whining. I'll explain better in my other blog...if I can.
Today I'd like to talk to you about putting away groceries. Okay, it's really about your kitchen cabinets and fridge. I'm not incredibly organized in this area. It's one of those things that I will be working on and will have before and after pictures for. It's going to be awesome.
I recently heard a trick about grouping things in baskets or boxes by type of item (i.e. all the pasta in one big basket) that makes it easier to find what you are looking for as opposed to sorting based on the size and shape of the container. It also creates space on the shelves and looks better.
My plan is to use the Bin Pulls from Clever Container to hold those items together. The thing I'm afraid of in a basket is that I won't see when I'm out of something or I'll miss it because it's under something in the basket. Bin pulls are clear so you can see everything. It won't look as pretty as the baskets, but it will be more functional...and I'm closing my pantry when I'm done anyway.
On the inside of my pantry door I have Clever Pockets. This is one thing I already do to organize stuff. The clear pockets hold all the drink packets, spice packets, and general small stuff that goes in my pantry. It is really nice to have.
Other than that, because I'm going green...er I'm going to be switching to bags of cereal for the girls and getting cereal containers that will make it easier to store the cereal. I have a tendency to always buy the same kinds (but still sticking to what is on sale) so this should be pretty simple to transition to.
My kids put away the groceries most of the time. If the twins are in charge of cans, I never know what my pantry will look like, but if my son is doing it, the pantry is usually in order. Canned soups, vegetables, everything has a place and an order with him. The girls just put it in fast. My son is more likely to take everything out of the pantry and put it back in in order so that he has control over the order and there is no chaos. If only all my kids had a bit of OCD in them....
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