Wednesday, August 15, 2012

The GREAT Purge of 2012

Our house is small, but it's the perfect size for us. However, with the amount of crap we have shoved into what limited storage space we actually do have, we're clearly not utilizing it correctly and it's causing me to feel claustrophobic. I don't want a bigger house (that just means more house for me to keep clean), it's just time to purge and organize. So, I'm going room-by-room and even including the attic [major yard-sale soon!]. I figure if I go one room per week that the task won't seem too overwhelming.

Yesterday, I began to tackle my kitchen. I'm not fully finished, but I'll reveal its makeover this coming Monday. However, in order for you to truly grasp the glorious transformation, I have to show you its current state, and that's mortifying, but necessary.

Come on into my kitchen...

At this point you may be saying, "looks pretty clean to me." and you're right - on the surface it's clean, but here's what's lurking underneath - my truly embarrassing, hoard-ish, dirty little secret...

*CAUTION*  To see pictures, continue reading at your own risk...


Are you judging me yet? I am. I know it's awful. So, along with many trips to The Container Store, and cleaning, I'll be doing a bit of tactical redecorating too. Oh, and I'm adding my laundry room into the mix since it's right off my kitchen...
So, you all know what's on my agenda this week. I've got my work cut out for me, but now that I've shared this with you, I feel extra committed to get it done - it's the kick in the ass I needed...

Any tips?

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3 comments:

  1. you better plan a trip to CA to help me then!

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  2. Hey, our kitchen cabinet clutter matches, so now I don't feel as bad! I did a big kitchen purge when I had to eliminate gluten and donated a TON of food and canned items that we brought from TN to a local food bank. It definitely took some of the guilt away. We've also acquired a bunch of spices over the last few months, so I'd invest in stacking racks for those or some sort of drawer organizer, so you don't do like me and buy 3 of the same kind over a 6 month period because you don't want to dig endlessly through them all...

    I also bake way more than I used to and have a designated cabinet space that only gluten-free baking items are allowed in. It makes it so much faster to not dig out the cinnamon or grapeseed oil from everything else in the main spice cabinet when I get the urge to bake.

    Good luck!

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