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Friday, January 21, 2011
52 Weeks of Organizing - Week 3!
With my mom being in town, I have been enjoying evening time relaxing with her, so have not tackled my project this week - but I will be doing it this weekend and will post an update once completed! As a preview, I plan to organize my spices!! I am sure many of you are in the same position... a cabinet full of spices, many that have been sitting, inactive, for over one year (or more). I have the cabinet in addition to a whole spice rack. Most of the spices have gone unused for a long time. My goal is to narrow them down to ten "everyday use" spices and organize them on two magnetic racks on the side of our fridge (picture below) from the Container Store. I am sure there will be a few that I will keep in bottles in the cupboard, but I will try to keep those down to five or less (big bottle of peppercorns, etc.). I have found that purchasing spices in bulk is definitely the way to go - there is a Coop near my inlaws' cabin that sells spices for very affordable prices and I can pick how much I want to buy. I also buy in bulk at Cub foods (pre-packaged, near the bulk foods area of the store). Using your own spice containers allows you to buy in bulk and is definitely the way to go budget-wise! More to come! For more organizing inspiration, check out orgjunkie's weekly post!
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This is a good one Christina! Last time I was cooking at my mother in laws house I found spices in her cabinet from 1977! (not kidding!)
ReplyDeleteI just recently did this and it was totally worth it! At the time, I felt bad throwing away all the old, unused spices. But in the end, it's saved space on my kitchen counter and I don't have the daily guilt of looking at spices I'd never use.
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