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Simple Tips for Pantry Organizing and Kitchen Organization

I love to cook and like many of you I have found clutter in the pantry and kitchen makes pantry organizing and kitchen organization a lot more difficult in getting things done.

Cooking a meal for your family can be a wonderful gift, a social pleasure and a way to re-connect with people in meaningful ways, but when you are the main cook and bottle washer but it can become an onerous chore you have to face daily.

The Negatives of a Disorganized Kitchen

Some of the negatives of a disorganized kitchen can be dishes never seem to be done making it difficult to start dinner.

Counters, drawers and cupboards are crowded so you have trouble finding things.

Worst of all your refrigerator and pantry are full of food you no longer can use or you  are in the middle of cooking dinner and you are missing that one essential ingredient

A cluttered disorganized kitchen is costing you money on a daily basis.

Simple Organizing Changes

Small shifts about how much you need (setting limits) and where you want to put things ( put like with like) can immediately make the workload in the kitchen easier. A little re-think about pantry organizers, how to organize kitchen cabinets and kitchen storage can work wonders to make this room a plearure to work in.

You will find clearing the clutter in your kitchen so every cupboard and drawer is spacious and re-organizing so eveything is at your fingertips will save your hours in a day and bring back the pleasure in preparing food.

Positives of Kitchen Organization

Some of the positives of an organized kitchen are:

  • It is easily cleaned
  • Surfaces are clear and uncluttered
  • The pantry is always stocked with what you need
  • Your enthusiasem for making  healthy interesting meals is high
  • Every one looks forward to dinner
  • The kitchen is now associated with good feelings and positive energy.

How to Organize A Kitchen

Remove what doesn’t belong there.

Don’t use your kitchen as a filing cabinet, a place to store lost items or a dumping ground for paper, unopened mail,  tools or after school items. Reclaim this space for food preparation and get the other clutter out of this room.

Clear clutter because  decluttering is a must to create space

Clear counters and pare down your possessions in your kitchen to what you use.

Set  a finite limits on plastic bags, jars and go throught your utensil drawers and let go of  doubles of spatulas, knives, wooden spoons and pot holders.

If there are dishes you never use, don’t like or anything damaged consider giving it to charity or throwing it  out. Focus on clearing out the little stuff for immediatly relief.

Clear counter space. As you declutter your cupboards you will be able to find space for all the things stored on the counter inside your kitchen cupboards. A clear and spacious counter top makes it easier to prepare meals.

Organize a kitchen by putting like with like. This can mean re-organizing drawers, themeing shelves so you separate dishes from dry goods and deciding what items go together. Kitchen drawer organizers are a must to containerize and separate and will create order out of disorder and help you access items easily.

Organize your kitchen in zones. Store what you use where you use it. You need a food preparation zone with knives and boards for chopping, cooking zone with pots and spoons nearby, washing zone where all items to be washed are stored.

Pantry Organizing

Pantry organizing can be made simple by throwing out any item that is out of date or hasn’t been used in six months.

Give your pantry cupboards a clean and start to put like with like.  This means placing canned goods together on a bottom shelf, bottles together on another shelf and dry good on a higher shelf. This will save time making a grocery list and grocery shopping because you can see what you need at a glance and make it effortless to find what you need.

Pantry Storage can make a difference. Storing dried goods in stackable clear containers will let you see what is in them as well as identify when they need to be refilled.

Energize your kitchen. Clearing clutter, getting rid of out of date food, cleaning and creating order are all actions that will uplift the energy of your kitchen and make it a more enjoyable place to work in.  Add some flowers, a bowl or fruit or something beautiful for an inspiring focus.

Kitchen organization and organizing your pantry is  much easier when you follow a few basic guidelines and focus on creating space and simplicity. Streamlining your possessions, setting limits, putting like with like will all contribute to minimizing your workload and saving time. You may even find your health and prosperity improve with your new clutter free and organized kitchen.

Copyright ©2010 Jane Alais