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Five Days to an Organized Pantry: Day 1

Do you want to have a more organized pantry? Stick with me. Let us take just five days to completely overhaul the pantry and develop an easy system of rules that will keep it that way. With an organized (and well-stocked pantry), you’ll never have to worry about missing an ingredient. Just open your pantry and find what you need to make your meal. Day 1: Know What You Use If your pantry is like mine used to be, there are probably several things in there that haven’t seen the light of day in months or maybe even years. At … Continue reading →

Three Ways an Organized Pantry Saves Money

One of the great pitfalls of frugal grocery shopping and stockpiling can be an unorganized pantry. Unfortunately, a pantry that suffers from disorganization can wind up costing your money instead of saving it. Here are three ways why it pays to take the time to organize your food. The biggest cost to your food budget can be food that expires or goes stale before you can use it. When this is the case, it doesn’t matter that you only spent 50 cents on a jar of pasta sauce if you never use it. One recent study suggests that Americans throw … Continue reading →

Quick Pantry Design Tips

Having an organized kitchen pantry can make those hectic evenings so much easier. You can just grab what you need for a quick dinner prep. Whether your pantry is large or small, you’ll be able to incorporate the following design tips to build or improve your pantry. The quickest way to build a pantry, other than by purchasing a stand-alone pantry, is to take over an existing closet and then install shelving. One great way to do this is with wire shelving, which is both inexpensive and easy to maintain. The narrow shelves are just right for a reach-in pantry, … Continue reading →

Overhaul Your Pantry

When you open your pantry, do you find a tumble of cereal boxes, cleaning products and snacks? As homeowners, we tend to stash everything that we possibly can into a pantry. There is something about being able to stash it and close the door that can make a pantry quickly become a mess. A pantry can be so much more. You can have an organized food pantry, or an extended butler’s pantry that is truly functional. Turn your pantry into a purposeful space with the following tips. If you have a large, walk-in pantry, consider moving the microwave, the mixer … Continue reading →

Purging Your Kitchen Cupboards

Hopefully, my previous blog, “Refrigerator Reminders” inspired to you to survey your refrigerator and purge the items that could be potential health hazards (like fermented salsa). Personally, my own salsa incident fueled a major overhaul of the places I keep other food items–primarily the pantry and kitchen cabinets. The following are tips to help you weed out the bad and perhaps, revive the current food items sitting in your kitchen cupboards: Baking Powder and Baking Soda Toss: After 12 to 18 months or expiration on box Tip: Store in an airtight container. Don’t use wet utensils to scoop out contents. … Continue reading →

The Food Plan: Organizing a Year of Sustainable Food

I am known as something of an organizational nutcase. This is fine by me. I like being a resource person. When my daughter was a baby, I decided that we needed both a financial and a sustainable overhaul of our food sources. I wanted to be able to eat healthy, organic, and local food, and I wanted to do it on a limited budget. At the time I was not working, and things were quite tight. I’m sure that many of you can relate. Today, I have personal connections with a number of local farms and farmers, and I am … Continue reading →

Care of Product Manuals

If the ice maker on your refrigerator suddenly starts making a weird noise because someone under three was pressing all of the door buttons would you know what to do? Or, more likely, would you know where your refrigerator manual is located so you can find out what to do? If your home is anything like ours after our move last year, manuals are the least of your worries, until you actually need them. This week, I decided to get all of our product manuals organized and filed, so they would be on hand when needed. This was inspired by … Continue reading →

My Spring Cleaning the Master Closet 2

Come with me and help me spring clean my master closet. Add your tips in the comment section. I’m going through clothing right now, but there is more ahead. So, we are still in my master closet, and regarding clothing, I also got rid of items that needed repair. Since I hadn’t bothered to repair anything in years, there was probably very little chance that I would have the motivation to do so any time soon. Maybe it is wasteful not to repair the skirt with the pulled out hem, for example, but it is just as wasteful to leave … Continue reading →

Home Week in Review: March 31 – April 6

Is it starting to feel like springtime where you live? The sun is shining and it’s a beautiful day today. I’m looking forward to many more just like this. In the mean time, here are this week’s articles at a glance: Electronics: Walkie Talkies They’re not just fun gadgets; they can also be very useful devices for communication. To Garden or not to Garden My answer is to garden, but the bigger question is when to begin… Will Your Home Sell in a Recession? Trends Can Influence a Sale Mary Ann offers a timely and informative series of articles on … Continue reading →