The Pantry

Moving right along in getting this house put together in some semblance of organization..  I present to you #7 of the 21 Day Organization Challenge!  The Pantry!

Just to give you a baseline, here's what I started out with:

I probably should have taken some more "before" pictures... eh, it wasn't anything super cute, or super organized for sure...

Our pantry is actually a pantry/laundry room combo.. not ideal really, but hey, cookie cutter houses are funny like that.

Sooo... I added some really cute glass jars to hold our pasta, grains, sugar and flour...

And I moved all of my canned goods to eye level, and put them on a riser shelf so I could see all the labels...

Added some super cute baskets to hide all those ugly packages from cereal and chips and all that..

So, in the end, it looks pretty good! {i am partial to it though..}

  I'd like to add some color in here, maybe a happy yellow or a fresh green color.  In the mean time, at least it looks like I keep a decently organized space haha!

The Tupperware Cabinet

This is #3  of the 21 Day Organization Challenge!

Ok, and I will admit that once upon a time, I was a Tupperware Saleslady.  I love Tupperware.  I just wish I could afford more of it.  This is actually only half of what I once had, having split the collection up during a breakup.. long story.. Anyways..

Here is the before picture:

Yowza!  I took everything out of the cabinet and put it up on the counter.

Wiped out the cabinet and made it spick and span again.

Then I worked on matching up all the containers with their lids.  This took longer than I thought it would.  And I ended up with some lonely lids.  Sad day.  I thought I was going to end up with containers without lids, not the other way around... strange...

Then I tucked everything back in, nice and neat.  :)

How is your organizing going?

Under the Kitchen Sink...

Today we tackled #5 of the 21 Day Organization Challenge: Under the Kitchen Sink!

Here's what it looked like to start out:

So, I cleared everything out and wiped it down...

Threw away some empty bottles, took things out that shouldn't be there.. And put it all back together all nice and neat!

Slowly working our way through our list!

How are you doing on your list?

Keepsake Remake! Organization Challenge #18

My parents were nice enough {and somehow organized enough even with 3 kids} to keep memory boxes for each of us kids.  These ones are mine!

Over the years my parents added our finger paintings, school portraits, birthday cards and other various items into the boxes.

My challenge is to go through these boxes, sort out the things that mean the most, and somehow bring myself to part with the rest!

So far, this hasn't been that hard.  Lets just say that after 10 finger paintings, they all really start to look the same.. just sayin'..

I have made it through the first three years worth!  And as a testament to my progress, here is a little sampling from my new scrapbook!  Yay for new hobbies!

My first few days!

{and the super cheesy baby announcement that my Dad made}

{Some more cute baby-Myra pictures}

{a letter from my Great-Grandmother Ella from my 1 month birthday}

{first christmas!  Trying to find more pictures to add to this one}

There are some bigger things in the memory boxes too, like some porcelain baby shoes and my rattle.  {which are super cute}.  And I think I might save them and make a shadow box with all of the best things in it.  It depends on what I find through out the project and if there is enough to add to the mix.

Have you found any great memories from your childhood lately?

Linen Closet.. Organization Challenge #4

My first step towards our bathroom makeover, and part of my 21 Days to Getting Organized Challenge!

Our house does not actually have a linen closet... so since we moved in, I have been storing the towels and sheets here...  in a plastic tub under the bathroom counter:

Classy, no?

Well, I think it's about time for an upgrade!  

So,  there is also this little nook in the bathroom:

Presumably where a normal homebuilder would have put a shower stall, but apparently not the builder that did our house.   It doesn't even have an outlet to make it a more usable space.  

But I digress..  To change this space into our new "linen closet" I took one of our Ikea 3 drawer chests, the shower curtain from our old house, and my favorite orchid plant.. and... {drumroll please}

Tada!

All of our towels and sheets have a brand new home!

We will see how long I can keep it looking this good!

Have you gotten any organizing done this week?

Spring Cleaning has arrived!