** Easy Organizing Finds **

What’s hiding in your pantry? Whether you have an actual pantry or just cabinets that hold food items in your kitchen, you can use these tips. Your pantry organization goals should encompass:

Function - Pantry items are there to serve the cook in her or his cooking related activities.

Convenience - The chef should be able to “grab items and go.”

Usability - It’s all about being able to reach and use what you need when you need it. It’s also about storage. Store items in your pantry in efficient manners, and to keep them off of your countertops.

Visibility - See what you need in the pantry (or what’s missing from the pantry) at a glance.

Safety - Make sure nothing comes tumbling down on a family member’s head.

First things, first. Can you… (more…)

A previous post here talked about how you could start getting organized in 10 minute increments. But perhaps you’re a bit short on 10 minute organizing projects in your home and life. Or so you think. Today I decided to start giving you some more specific examples of organizing projects you can complete in 10 minutes. I’ll spread some more ongoing throughout this blog and consistently label them as 10 minute organizing projects so you’ll recognize them. Consider this your to-do list for today or just use the ideas randomly as-needed in your life.

Today’s 10 minute organizing project is for the home. It is how to organize your cooking utensils.

  

Here’s how to do it: (more…)

An organized food pantry likely can double your pantry storage space if yours is a bit messy now. Personally, I don’t have an “official” food pantry but instead store my non-perishable food items in my kitchen cabinets. An additional portable storage cabinet in my dining room holds non-food items like extra rolls of paper towels and packages of Styrofoam cups.

I have had my eye on some attractive free-standing pantries of which I might consider getting one sometime. For now though, since our home has minimal storage space (and floor space), I’ve learned how to work with what I have and place items efficiently in my cabinets.

What got me to thinking about this topic was an article I was reading over at the Just Not Martha blog about the top 5 must-have items for her pantry. Of course, she was talking about food items. But my forte is about where you put the food in your pantry or kitchen cabinets—how to organize your pantry. You have to make room for your favorite food items!

So here is a top 3 list of my favorite organizational accessories for a food pantry or food storage cabinets that I personally use: (more…)