What I've Been Doing...

Kitchen Organizing!

Here are some before and after shots for your entertainment. While I sit for a second and drink this lemonade...then, it's off to play with Little Miss while the Littlests sleep.

Busy Day!

 Kitchen Countertop...Before

Kitchen Countertop...After.

Then, I started on a little cleaning of the glasstop stove. I used my ever-ready Scour Off Paste again. And...



Before



After

Now, onto the kitchen island's drawers, which have become the "junk drawer", towel drawer and napkin drawer.

 Before and after of the napkin/clips drawer.

Before and After of the junk drawer.
One thing to note: this drawer hid approximately 7,248 pens...if you've lost one, chances are, it was in here!

 Before and After towel drawer.

I have found that rolling the towels saves A LOT of space.

 Before and after: top of the kitchen island...where EVERYTHING seems to collect.

And...finally, the pantry. I don't have any good before pictures,

but here are some pics of where we are now...we've come a long way!

Now, it's your turn.

What did you do today?

Simple Kitchen Storage - On the Cheap!

Back to the kitchen.

I've been working on trying to tame the clutter in the kitchen again. This time I am tackling all those little things that there just isn't a great place for. You know: corn cob holders, tiny cookie cutters, measuring spoons, etc.

1. I stocked up on empty baby food snack containers.

2. I covered the cans with plain cream scrapbook paper and glue.

3. I hot glued tiny clothes pins near the top of each can so I would be able to change out the labels on the cans.

4. I made little "name tages" from scrapbook paper (that can be changed out without a problem later!)

 

Well, what do you think?

I thinkthey are so cute! :) (And practical)

This post is linking to: Skip to my Lou, Keeping it Simple, and I {heart} Naptime

Organizing Tip of the Day - Charging Drawer

Kitchen counters.

Cluttered kitchen counters.

The thorn in my side.

How is it that I accumulate so.much.stuff. on my kitchen counters? From pacifiers that fell on the floor and need to be boiled, to unopened mail, to tiny toys, to charging cell phones...eek!

Today is the day that I deal with at least one of the culprits. The charging cell phones and camera batteries.

A few months ago, Prince Charming and I scored a HUGE deal on this side table:

You just love the extension cord, don't you? Ha!

It was a scratch and dent and they gave it to us for 60% off! Yippee! It now sits in our kitchen, under the television, waiting for a time when the kids aren't so busy and I can display adorable vignettes for every season, holiday and mood I am in. Some day the kids will slow down a little, right? Hello? Hmm...

Back to organizing!

How about a charging drawer? A drawer where, hidden from human eyes and Goldfish cracker dusted fingers, cell phones and camera batteries can charge in peace?

I had Prince Charming drill a hole through the back of one of the drawers. The smart man even trimmed the plug so that the hole didn't have to be so big. Brilliant!

We then thread an extension cord through the hole, and it was done! Just plug in the phones, battery charger, etc. and we are a go.

Only one wire coming from the back of the drawer...what a wire mess relief.

And...one tiny corner of the kitchen counters is empty. The battle has just begun! Watch out clutter, I'm on a roll!

:)