ORGANIZING THE KITCHEN

-Wash, dry and put away any dirty dishes.

-Tackle the things you have been dreading first, so once that is out of the way it will be easier to finish the rest of the job.

-Keep at hand your sorting bins.

-Go through ALL of your dishes. Don’t feel bad to toss out items that are chipped, mismatched, plastic containers without the lid, or the fourth and fifth spatula that you never use. Less is more!

-Keep setting your timer especially in the cluttered spots and junk drawers to keep you on track. Put all piled up papers you find in one spot to go over another time, don't let yourself be sidetracked by them. If they keep piling up in your kitchen, and you’re starting to miss payments  because of being disorganized, pick up an mail organizer for bills next time you are at a store, and label them "INCOMING," "OUTGOING" and  "FILE." (I will go into greater detail in the "Organizing the Office" post)

• INCOMING - is where you will put all incoming mail. If you have a few seconds, weed through them and toss the junk mail right away. Keep bills here. You might want to get rid of the envelopes and write the due date with a black marker on top.
• OUTGOING- is where you put all your outgoing mail. Keep postage stamps and address labels here.
• FILE - is where you will put all paid bills (stamped "Paid" with a date). This will be filed away as soon as you get a chance.

 
-If you already have a junk drawer in your kitchen, keep it in the same spot, because things WILL always pile up in there whether you like it or not. Keep it, but organize it! What we did in our mothers junk drawer is, we filled it with small, shallow Tupperware containers and every single one had different contents in it (eg. rubber bands, pens, little pads of paper, matches, etc.). She kept it clutter free for three years now!!!

-Keep items where you need and use them the most. For example, glasses and cups close to the sink, pots, pans, and cooking utensils should be close to the stove. Keep in mind the flow of things in the room.The items you use more, keep at arms reach and the ones you use less, store on higher shelves.

I hope these tips will help you on your journey to a perfectly organized kitchen!

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