Today symbolizes independence; not just for our nation, but in my household- freedom from kitchen clutter! The kiddo got me up bright and early this morning, so after laying him down for a nap, I dug in. Armed with "One Year to an Organized Life" in my left hand and markers and notecards in the other, I laid out the haphazard map for my new and improved kitchen.
The revamp was already approved by the hubby- he's away this weekend, and I warned him that I felt an OCD-organizing moment surfacing; how about unleashing it on the kitchen? Absolutely, he says- I love that man, and the way his OCD-organizing mind works.
Let us not get too far before I make a confession. I've had that damn book for 2+ years and had the best intentions. After all, self-proclaimed "zen organizer" Regina Leeds makes it look effortless. But as I admitted before, I have a hard time committing to organizing my own messes. And there's a certain element of fear looming as I attempt to embark on that whole "out with the old in with the new" concept. We are creatures of habit, and we get used to the way things are; even if they are a mess, it's all our own.
So I'm doing it on my own terms, hoping for a better outcome this year- I think the "doing" is the most important part. The chapters are organized by months- the kitchen is March. Am I a rebel or what?!
The author is all about establishing three hubs for the kitchen: Preparation/Cooking, Baking and Clean-up/Storage.
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| Do you see my problem?! |
In between naps and nursing, I've managed to semi-organize the baking and cooking zones. Frustration set in briefly when I started to uncover the duplicates in my spice shelf. It's no wonder I could never find anything! Ultimately I persevered, but found myself with a new dilemma: how in the world do I organize these things? I'm thinking alphabetically would be the wisest, but I have few cupboards and even less counter space. What solutions have you incorporated into your own kitchen to manage spices?
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