Talk About An Organized Pantry

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My pantry is finally finished! Well... I might have one more itsy bitsy project I want to do in there but that can wait. For now it is finished.

When Stranger installed the cabinets we realized we didn't have the right shelves (or enough shelves) for the tall cabinets so I couldn't put anything away in them until we finally made the long trek back to Ikea six weeks later. It was pure torture for me having stuff piled everywhere for that long.

We bought the new shelves on Thursday so of course I had to spend 8 hours on Friday organizing and getting everything put away. I learned something that day. When you are 7 months pregnant you don't have the energy you normally have and it's probably best not to try to work yourself to death just for an organizing thrill.

Now for the big reveal...

What looked like this for two years (except not usually that clean.)

Now looks like this!



The tall cabinets were supposed to stand on the ground but I had Stranger install them all the way up to the ceiling for two reasons. The first is so my grain buckets would fit under them, giving me more storage space, and the second is so I wouldn't have to clean dust off the top of them. Love it.





I got tired of wrestling with a small recycling container for our plastics so now that I have the space I hauled that big garbage can in from the garage. It is working so much better. Apparently we go through a lot of plastic containers around here.

I'll save the boring details of all the cupboards for another day but here are just a couple of my favorites.

My organized baking dishes. Notice how (except for the muffin tins) none of them are nested and they are only stacked two high on each shelf? That's why I needed lots of shelves. It makes it so much easier for us to pull out the pan we want and then to put it away again. I also store containers with the lids on so I never have to hunt for a lid.

I'm also in love with my Grain Station. We bought those square containers last week to organize all our various grains. I put the wheat in a bigger bucket because we go through it so much faster. This week I will treat myself to making labels for them. Fun!

I have my wheat grinder right there along with my nut and seed grinder. From now on it will be so much easier for us to cook healthy food. Stop by some time and we will whip up a batch of whole grain pancakes or freshly baked bread for you.

Sadly, now it's back to organizing paperwork for me.

I forgot I get to cross this off my Mom's Mission Impossible list!

What are you talking about this week?

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