Tidy Up Tuesday: What’s NOT in the Kitchen
Sara has had a series running for some time now called “Tidy Up Tuesday”, and I’ve decided to join in the fun.
In a previous Tidy Up Tuesday post I talked about some of the stuff in my kitchen, or more specifically, stuff that’s been stuffed into baskets.
Ok, so maybe that’s not all that specific.
Today, a short & (hopefully) sweet post about what’s not in the kitchen. Namely, all most some of the stuff I don’t use on a regular basis (it’s a work in progress).
We don’t have a big kitchen, although a lot could be done to improve the use of space (I’ll be watching Andrea’s reno pretty closely.) In the meantime, I’ve tried to migrate some of the less-often used stuff down to the basement (that is, the stuff that doesn’t get migrated right out the door).
It’s all in carefully labelled bins, of course, because otherwise I may as well migrate it ALL right out the door, for all the good it would do me.
Some of the stuff that’s found itself relegated to the basement:
- esoteric bakeware (fluted pans and the like)
- the ‘company’ coffee maker
- extra stemware
- the sushi set (I will use it. I will I will I will.)
- special occasion stuff (Christmas cookie cutters, birthday cake fixin’s)
- the half-dozen ice-cube trays that get used once a month – when I’m pureeing and freezing onions for quicker cooking during the week
I had to let go at least some of my organizational tendencies for this – because otherwise the gravy boat and the coffeemaker could never have been lumped into one bin. The trick has been to not fuss too much about logical groupings, and instead focus on making it labelled and accessible.
As I say, it’s a work in progress. Things that come up from the basement sometimes stay, either out of laziness or on the principle that, if I used it recently, I may use it again soon. Other things that have fallen out of favour still need to be migrated down (or out).
Do you have a big kitchen? How do you keep a handle on kitchen clutter?
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I’ve done the same – one pile of holiday items were moved to the dining room and I also set up a pantry in the basement. In a dream world I’d take the whole kitchen out and start again
Oh, wouldn’t that be nice? I need to win the lottery not just to rip out my kitchen, but also to move us out of the house while it’s happening… preferably to a small island in the Caribbean where I am waited-on and-and-foot
I need to do that! I have my kitchen jammed with stuff that I rarely use but want to keep. I have an big, empty, clear sterlite contain waiting to be filled. Yes, I keep empty containers handy for spontaneous tidying!
LOL we should have a week where everyone posts how they keep their organization paraphenalia organized!
Hm, something odd has happened with your blog feed and my reader – today 28 Rambling Notebook posts arrived! It gives me a chance to catch up, though
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I just did this myself – finally called it on overfull kitchen cabinets and moved a ton of appliances down to the basement shelves. I’m kind of bitter about it, I like having everything at arm’s reach, but it had to be done. I dream of a day when I can convert the adjoining dining room into one giant closet for my appliances. AWESOME.
So first of all – ARRRRGGGHHHH! I was sorting out categories etc in preparation to bring SashaLosesIt.com in as a new category. Did everything I update get somehow reposted to RSS? There was some seriously cringe-worthy stuff in there.
I’m seriously cringing.