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Organizing Basics

Basic Kitchen Organizing Part 11 – Cabinets

Okay! Here we go! It is time to get all of those kitchen cabinets and drawers organized.
Before you pick up here, make sure you have the most difficult spaces already done. They include your pantry, under the sink, your junk drawer, and the cabinet that holds all of your leftover food containers. Once they are [...] Read more »

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Basic Kitchen Organizing Part 10 – More Kitchen Planning

If you have your kitchen station map roughed out, there are a few more planning steps that will make the actual organizing go more smoothly.
Take A Second Look At The Map
The last time you worked on your kitchen map, you set up stations for all of the activities you typically do in your kitchen. There [...] Read more »

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Basic Kitchen Organizing Part 9 – Stations

There is a big difference in cleaning and organizing. So far the kitchen series has been mostly about really cleaning. Even with the refrigerator, the simple organizing was only to make cleaning it much easier.
If you have worked through the kitchen with the series to this point, doing each activity in order as it was [...] Read more »

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Basic Kitchen Organizing Part 8 – The Sink Cabinet

What is lurking in the cabinet under your kitchen sink? If we weren’t all so storage space poor, I would lobby hard for everyone to keep this and all other sink cabinets completely empty. I have seldom opened one that needed to be organized that was very friendly.
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Basic Kitchen Organizing Part 7 – Food Containers

We are back in the kitchen, but this would also be a good Clutter Scavenger Hunt task.
When you open some of your kitchen cabinets, do the storage containers often come tumbling out?
Open all of your kitchen cabinets and pull out all of your empty food storage containers as well as all of the lids.
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Holiday and Event Follow Up for Your Planner

I truly hope all of you had an absolutely wonderful Thanksgiving. Before you put Thanksgiving completely behind you for the year, take a moment to do your event follow up.
We always think that we will remember all kinds of things for next time, but seldom do. Taking this moment now will take a [...] Read more »

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Basic Kitchen Organizing Part 6 – The Pantry

I hope you are still keeping those surfaces clear and the dishes done! Today we will tackle your pantry. Now, you do not have to have a true pantry cabinet. Look around your kitchen or anywhere you store foods that do not go in the refrigerator or freezer.
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Basic Kitchen Organizing Part 5 – Cleaning the Smaller Appliances

Now that we have tackled the major appliances, it is time to take a look at some of the small appliances most of us commonly use. Again, the manufacturer’s instructions for cleaning them should always take precedent over anything I suggest. Most manuals are available online at their websites if you do not have [...] Read more »

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Basic Kitchen Organizing Part 4 – Cleaning the Major Appliances

Did you get your refrigerator cleaned off? Cleaned out? Are those counters still cleared? Most of the remaining tasks in the Kitchen Challenge will be those that are done occasionally, but you need to daily watch those dishes and counter tops. It takes on average between 21 and 30 days to develop a new habit. [...] Read more »

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Basic Kitchen Organizing Part 3 – Inside of the Refrigerator

For many people, cleaning the appliances is one of the most daunting and neglected tasks in the kitchen. This week we will tackle all of them. If you are a new housewife and have never had to clean an appliance before, a step by step walk through one time will give you a hand.
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Basic Kitchen Organizing Part 2 – Outside of the Refrigerator

Go ahead and wash the dishes before you get started.
Today we are going to completely clean the outside of your refrigerator. I want you to get a step stool and take everything off of the top. Take down all of those magnets and pictures off the front and sides. You should have the counter [...] Read more »

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