Once upon a time, this small corner of my kitchen was organized. I had all of my cooking supplies on one shelf, baking on another, cereal on the top and miscellaneous items below. Can't you see the brillance and permanence of my system?
It is my secret shame. I have a door that I can close to make sure that nothing falls out. Sometimes, I really have to put some effort into closing that door because all of the cooking supplies are pushing back!
In all fairness, if I were the ONLY one who got into this pantry, it would look a bit more organized. But I blame these two:
They love being able to pour their own cereal, slap together a PB & J sandwich or just munch on some graham crackers. They are independent. But they independently make my pantry a DISASTER!
So, I decided to inject some order into the chaos...
Top shelf: Baking supplies
(Shhhh...don't tell the kids but I am hiding yummy snacks in the white pot on the top shelf too!)
Second shelf: Cooking supplies
Third shelf: Chips, pasta and tostadas (Being married to a Mexican means you have to stock up on tostadas...lol!)
Fourth shelf plus the bottom of the pantry: Pots, pans and infrequently used small kitchen appliances! While organizing, I had an epiphany. Why do I place my I-use-them-everyday-pots-and-pans in a hard to access cabinent corner? I didn't have a good answer for myself except for "That's what everyone else does!" So I moved them to my easy-to-get-to pantry shelf! Hooray!
And finally....
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Oh, and did any of you highly observant ladies catch on to the theme of my kitchen? :)
21 comments:
That looks great! Wanna come help me?
Happy Tackle it Tuesday.
Great work on your pantry! My pantry is my "thing". I need it nice and tidy in order to stay in my happy place. My closet, on the other hand, not so much. That is a DISASTER and I have no immediate plans to do anything about it. LOL!
Oh, and I got your note the other day. I'm more than happy to have you on my blogroll! I love your writing - you're a crack-up!
And I'm going to guess your kitchen theme is chili peppers?
Rhen: Thanks :) and ...ummm..no...lol! It took me a good half of the day to organize it--in between feeding my daughter, refereeing my boys and all the myriad of things that popped up to distract me as well..lol!
Amanda:
I guess my pantry isn't my happy place because I'm not really one who truly enjoys cooking...there, my shameful SAHM secret is out...lol! Fortunately, God knew this and my husband doesn't have a gourmet palate. As long as it's not leftovers or COMPLETELY from a can or TV dinner, he's pretty much happy :) Praise the Lord for a low maintenance husband!
And you are correct. I decided on chili peppers back when we got married. It's kind of a kitschy Mexican theme, but I like it :)
Amanda,
thank you for the kind words as well. I think a lot of times I am so busy comparing myself to the other fabulous writers out there, that I don't notice what talent He has given me. So thanks for the encouragement. :) To see my name on your blogroll was like "Oh my GOSH! I'm on someone's blogroll!" lol...ridiculous I know, but that is still how I felt :)
Ah yes, been there many times at the pantry cleanup, at least every four months!!! Good tackle!
Stop by mine, I have a outhouse to tackle, not bathroom but yes an outhouse!
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You have beautiful children! The pantry looks so awesome, I like the way you organize.
Goood job! I wish I had a pantry!
PS
Mine's up now also.
Awesome! I bet you feel great to have it all finished.
BTW, I love tortilla chips, too!!
Awesome tackle!
Kelsey
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Great tackle! The kitchen is next week. :-)
The Frugal Momma
Brilliant! Yes... I, too, have a "pantry invader". My pantry would be beautiful if HE were not always in it hunting for FOOD. (Like I never feed him. Ha.)
P.S. Chili peppers are the theme in my kitchen too. :)
Great job with the pantry! I wish I had a pantry - it's so hard to keep everything organized without a good place to put it all. :)
Good job. My pantry is due for some organizing, but I'm not even going to attempt it until school is back in session and a certain little someone isn't spending her days pilfering the contents.
It looks very nice...I love your hiding place for snacks!
Great job!!! Doesn't it feel nice when you can reach in for something and GET IT!!! And ok..got any pointers for marrying a mexican?!?! LOL...when mine gets home he's going to have to teach me how to cook HIS type of food! I can do Midwest food! :)
Great posts...OH, and the pictures of your daughter's smile ADORABLE!
Sonya:
Thanks, I love that one of her. It was her first time eating strawberries...lol...she LOVED them!
Like I mentioned on your blog, I will happily post some recipe ideas from our very Mexican family :)
And to all of you lovely ladies who stopped by..THANK YOU! I love visiting other blogs and of course, I LOVE getting comments...lol!
OK, Mrs. Q,
I also love your write-ups about the two kiddos!
And I must say-- I skimmed past the words of this post, well because....those tortillas, they caught my eye. And seeing as how your husband is clearly Spanish/Latino- I'm thinking there's some pretty good cooking going on this house.
When can I come eat? ;)
Rena Gunther
I organize too, only to let it get a mess again. Consistency is not my strength! :)
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Don't ya love it. Once upon a time... when there weren't diapers to be changed... when there's weren't activities to be organized... when there weren't tantrums to be handled... But it looks like you've recovered a little bit of that once upon a time in your closet. Good job!
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