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Pantry Organization – Back In Business

Becca — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 04:50:00 +0000

We are back in business! The pantry collapsed and we lived with the contents all over the dining room for two weeks. Things felt like chaos and I couldn’t find the spices I needed to save my life. Well, to be honest, before the collapse my pantry was lacking in the organization department. I really just needed to spend some time throwing out old items.

All of my cake platters shattered in the pantry collapse, so that made more room on the top shelf. My flour containers now live on the top shelf. (Yes, I really do use 6 different types of flour in my baking!)

These bins are set aside for lunch making items.

This picture is horribly dark, but I’m thrilled to have my spices all alphabetized again.

I’m discovering that I may have a problem with the amount of sprinkles and cookie cutters I have.

All of my appliances are back in their places and ready for the next cooking/baking project.

One thing I can’t stand is the water bottle mess that we always have. I now have two bins that store all of the water bottles in the house. Now, hopefully, the water bottles won’t be falling out of the cupboard onto our heads.

Hopefully we can keep up the organization now! I think I shall spend the next few weeks baking, to celebrate the fact that I can find everything again!

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Chalk Board Labels

Becca — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Did you know that Staples carries the Martha Stewart line of adhesive labels?

I used them to label my ever-growing collection of different types of flour. (Yes, I really do use them all.)

My chalkboard pen is at school, so I had to use regular chalk. Regular chalk doesn’t look quite as crisp and clean as the pen. I’ll have to fix that.

Happy organizing.

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Needing a Little Pantry Motivation

Becca — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:00:00 +0000

I’m needing a little push right now. My kids and I have been playing all summer. I’m not getting my work done around the house. A friend’s mom was at my house over the weekend. She was admiring my pantry and I was so embarrased that it was such a mess.

So, here’s a repost of my cleaning and containerizing in the pantry. Maybe I can motivate myself to get my act together. Remember, this is not the way my pantry looks today. I’m too ashamed to show you all of the school supplies, book bags, and emptry boxes in my pantry.

I’ve shared before about my love/hate relationship with my pantry. I LOVE the size. I LOVE the shelves we had installed. I LOVE my new floor. I LOVE the labeled bins. But, oh, how I hate cleaning it out every week or two. It’s a beautiful space and I feel so lucky to have a walk-in pantry.

There is one spot in my pantry that is constantly a dumping ground. It’s supposed to be the shelf for lunch making supplies. Since it’s the first shelf you come to it seems to be a gathering place for extra popcorn, weird veggies for the juicer, and baggies full of half eaten snack.

Containerizing the rest of the pantry seemed to work, so I containerized the dumping ground too. Unfortunately, my label maker seems to be missing again. When I find it, I’ll add labels. (Last time it went missing it was in my daughter’s play house.)

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Containerizing the Pantry

Becca — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:00:00 +0000

Here are a few linky parties I like to participate in:
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