Kitchen Decluttering and Reorganization
Empty, Clean, Sort & Discard and Reorganize.
It always feels good to start the year fresh. So for today’s reorganization task, we’ll focus on a physical space so let’s start with the kitchen. When cleaning and reorganizing, I always follow these steps: Empty; Clean; Sort and Discard; Reorganize
1. Refrigerator:
- Empty the contents of your fridge,
- Clean: Wash all the drawers and wipe down all the surfaces.
- Sort through all the items and check the expiry dates. If it’s expired, toss it! If you haven’t used it in 3 months, it’s time to say goodbye. If it looks or smells funny, probably NOT a good idea to consume.
- Reorganize: I like to use organizing bins to organize the content before I return it to the fridge. This way, there is a place for everything and helps keep your fridge looking organized throughout the year.
2. Pantry:
- Follow the same steps as cleaning your refrigerator.
- For the pantry, I find food storage containers so useful for several reasons. It keeps your food fresh longer. It allows you to easily identify where everything is. It also makes it easier for you to determine when you are running low on certain items rather than keeping it in the bag or box. Now I know a lot of you worry about not knowing when something expires when you empty it from the bag/box. I have a label for each of my containers and I use chalk to label it with the name of the content and expiry date. Problem solved. For items that I cannot empty into a container, I group using baskets. Canned foods all go in one basket, Kids apple sauces in another.
3. Drawers and Cabinets:
- Empty, Clean, Sort & Discard and Reorganize. Any pots and pans you haven’t used in a while, perhaps pass it on to someone that might get better use of it. And if you’re like me and keep your toaster in the drawers, then vacuuming and a good wipe will set the year off right.
- I like to use this lid organizer for my Tupperware. It keeps all the lids together and allows me to stack the Tupperware making more space in my drawers. The same thing applies to the lids for my pots and pans.
- One of my favorite purchases last year is a bottle organizer. We have many water bottles in the house between the five of us and those take up a lot of space. This bottle organizer neatly fits into my cabinet and allows me to stack my bottles keeping them organized and accessible.
4. Junk Drawer:
- We all have one of these in our kitchen. In my case I have almost 2. Again, Empty, Clean, Sort & Discard and Reorganize. Time to get rid of those loose hand-written notes, random business cards that you never called and old birthday candles that you never reused.
- When it comes to organization, I like to group everything. I use drawer organizers to do so. This way, there is a place for everything. If there is not a place for it, then it either does not belong here and you need to find a home for it somewhere else, or you no longer need it so bid it adieu.
I hope you found that helpful. If you
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Empty, Clean, Sort & Discard and Reorganize.
It always feels good to start the year fresh. So for today’s reorganization task, we’ll focus on a physical space so let’s start with the kitchen. When cleaning and reorganizing, I always follow these steps: Empty; Clean; Sort and Discard; Reorganize
1. Refrigerator:
- Empty the contents of your fridge,
- Clean: Wash all the drawers and wipe down all the surfaces.
- Sort through all the items and check the expiry dates. If it’s expired, toss it! If you haven’t used it in 3 months, it’s time to say goodbye. If it looks or smells funny, probably NOT a good idea to consume.
- Reorganize: I like to use organizing bins to organize the content before I return it to the fridge. This way, there is a place for everything and helps keep your fridge looking organized throughout the year.
2. Pantry:
- Follow the same steps as cleaning your refrigerator.
- For the pantry, I find food storage containers so useful for several reasons. It keeps your food fresh longer. It allows you to easily identify where everything is. It also makes it easier for you to determine when you are running low on certain items rather than keeping it in the bag or box. Now I know a lot of you worry about not knowing when something expires when you empty it from the bag/box. I have a label for each of my containers and I use chalk to label it with the name of the content and expiry date. Problem solved. For items that I cannot empty into a container, I group using baskets. Canned foods all go in one basket, Kids apple sauces in another.
3. Drawers and Cabinets:
- Empty, Clean, Sort & Discard and Reorganize. Any pots and pans you haven’t used in a while, perhaps pass it on to someone that might get better use of it. And if you’re like me and keep your toaster in the drawers, then vacuuming and a good wipe will set the year off right.
- I like to use this lid organizer for my Tupperware. It keeps all the lids together and allows me to stack the Tupperware making more space in my drawers. The same thing applies to the lids for my pots and pans.
- One of my favorite purchases last year is a bottle organizer. We have many water bottles in the house between the five of us and those take up a lot of space. This bottle organizer neatly fits into my cabinet and allows me to stack my bottles keeping them organized and accessible.
4. Junk Drawer:
- We all have one of these in our kitchen. In my case I have almost 2. Again, Empty, Clean, Sort & Discard and Reorganize. Time to get rid of those loose hand-written notes, random business cards that you never called and old birthday candles that you never reused.
- When it comes to organization, I like to group everything. I use drawer organizers to do so. This way, there is a place for everything. If there is not a place for it, then it either does not belong here and you need to find a home for it somewhere else, or you no longer need it so bid it adieu.
I hope you found that helpful. If you
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Empty, Clean, Sort & Discard and Reorganize.
It always feels good to start the year fresh. So for today’s reorganization task, we’ll focus on a physical space so let’s start with the kitchen. When cleaning and reorganizing, I always follow these steps: Empty; Clean; Sort and Discard; Reorganize
1. Refrigerator:
- Empty the contents of your fridge,
- Clean: Wash all the drawers and wipe down all the surfaces.
- Sort through all the items and check the expiry dates. If it’s expired, toss it! If you haven’t used it in 3 months, it’s time to say goodbye. If it looks or smells funny, probably NOT a good idea to consume.
- Reorganize: I like to use organizing bins to organize the content before I return it to the fridge. This way, there is a place for everything and helps keep your fridge looking organized throughout the year.
2. Pantry:
- Follow the same steps as cleaning your refrigerator.
- For the pantry, I find food storage containers so useful for several reasons. It keeps your food fresh longer. It allows you to easily identify where everything is. It also makes it easier for you to determine when you are running low on certain items rather than keeping it in the bag or box. Now I know a lot of you worry about not knowing when something expires when you empty it from the bag/box. I have a label for each of my containers and I use chalk to label it with the name of the content and expiry date. Problem solved. For items that I cannot empty into a container, I group using baskets. Canned foods all go in one basket, Kids apple sauces in another.
3. Drawers and Cabinets:
- Empty, Clean, Sort & Discard and Reorganize. Any pots and pans you haven’t used in a while, perhaps pass it on to someone that might get better use of it. And if you’re like me and keep your toaster in the drawers, then vacuuming and a good wipe will set the year off right.
- I like to use this lid organizer for my Tupperware. It keeps all the lids together and allows me to stack the Tupperware making more space in my drawers. The same thing applies to the lids for my pots and pans.
- One of my favorite purchases last year is a bottle organizer. We have many water bottles in the house between the five of us and those take up a lot of space. This bottle organizer neatly fits into my cabinet and allows me to stack my bottles keeping them organized and accessible.
4. Junk Drawer:
- We all have one of these in our kitchen. In my case I have almost 2. Again, Empty, Clean, Sort & Discard and Reorganize. Time to get rid of those loose hand-written notes, random business cards that you never called and old birthday candles that you never reused.
- When it comes to organization, I like to group everything. I use drawer organizers to do so. This way, there is a place for everything. If there is not a place for it, then it either does not belong here and you need to find a home for it somewhere else, or you no longer need it so bid it adieu.
I hope you found that helpful. If you