Operation Organization! Zone 1

Operation Organization Zone 1:  In Process!

Because I'm also doing the 52 Weeks, zone one wasn't as difficult, because I had already done the 'big' clean of the pantry and kitchen... but as you can see, the counter's haven't stayed clean!

So... I'm re-vamping my effort!

LET'S CLEAN!

Zone One Before Video:





Zone One "After Pictures"


*In Process*

Week 3: Pantry

1. All the Alcohol :) 

2. Paper Plates/cups/ napkins (for party type things)

3. Dog rawhide retriever rolls

4. Baby Stuff (food/formula/cereal)

5. Pasta

6. Ramen noodles 

7. Season Packets

8. Boxed Goods

9. Cereal

10. Weekly meal ingredients (separated by day)

1. Paper Goods (paper towels, toilet paper, napkins)

2.  Stuff to drink (tea, hot coco, juice mix)

3. Canned goods- The ones on the right are my staples, cream of mushroom, cream of chicken, chicken broth)

4. Sweets Basket (snacks and sweet treats, like marshmallows)

5. Sugar, Flower, Brown Sugar, and Powdered Sugar

6. Formula- I'm short, and can't easily reach it on the top shelf, so there is always 2 canisters down low, easy for me to grab.

7.  Muffin/Cookie/Bread package mixes

8. Oil, Pam, Baking Powder/Soda, Salt, Vinegar, etc.

9. "Baking Basket"- Things used specifically in baking, (coconut flakes, nuts, almond bark, cocoa)

Week 2: Kitchen Drawers and Cabinets

This week was fairly easy for me, because my cabinets are mostly organized.  The one that really needed help got addressed last week when I cleaned off the counters.  I organized all the medicines we had and put them into buckets.  One for the baby's meds, and one for our meds.

These are the two different baskets for our medicine.  Taped to the door is the dosing chart I got from our doctor for he over the counter ones that change with his weight.

Even my 'junk' drawer isn't so junky

PS- I hate this drawer of the stove. It's so necessary to hold things, but it's a pain to get in and out!

We installed some 1/4 inch thick cork on the cabinet just to the right of the stove.  We subscribe to a weekly meal planning site, and this is where I post the weekly plan (with recipes).  It makes it so easy, because it's right there where I can read it while standing by the stove.

Look... even my counters still look great!

Week 1: Kitchen Counters

Our kitchen counters are a CATCH ALL!!!  Having a baby adds to the extra stuff on the counter (like baby food processor, bottle holder, formula can)

This week I cleaned off our kitchen counters.  The biggest change was moving our big toaster oven.  We don't use it every day, or even every week.  However, we do use it.  We are blessed to not only have the kitchen cabinets, but also a walk in pantry, and another closet just outside the kitchen (on the other side of the refrigerator).  I was able to move it in there, so it's still accessible when we need it, but hidden away (like my kitchenaid mixer).

Once I moved that, I was able to 'un-crowed' the area to the right of the sink.  That was one of my biggest frustrations.  It just seemed so cluttered.

(ok, they aren't always this bad! I had already started cleaning when I took this picture, didn't think about it until then!)

To the right of the sink, all finished

To the left of the sink, before

And this side, done too!

It feels so much better... now to just keep it that way! 

52 Days to an organized home

I've taken this challenge... I've signed up for the email list to send me my 'task' every week.... 

Let's see how this year turns out!!