Since our kitchen is a work in progress I did what I could with what was finished and able to be organized and De-cluttered! For the most part the kitchen has been kept clean and tidy for the last few weeks! This was another room my mom had helped me with after I got out of the hospital and had to rest! Thanks Mom!
I started with the drawers, because lets face it ...those are usually neglected most of the time! Please tell me you have a "junk drawer" at your house?? Ours was a MESS!! I could not open it without something inside catching.... Honestly I do not know why we had kept most of what was in the drawer.... I stopped at Staples and picked up some nice clearance containers from the Martha Stewart Office Line...can you believe that these little square containers were only 90 cents each! Go check your Staples and see if you can score some cheap office/organizing supplies!
I moved over to the silverware drawer, which was not too bad!
But really ...how many yogurt spoons and medicine cups should one family have?
The utensil drawer was also pretty clean when I opened it. A while back I threw out things we did not use or need, and now we only keep the tools we use most often in the kitchen!
The utensil drawer was also pretty clean when I opened it. A while back I threw out things we did not use or need, and now we only keep the tools we use most often in the kitchen!
The only time I wish I had extra utensils is around Thanks Giving and Christmas when I make lots of sides, and need more then what is here!
The left side of my sink area has been cleaned every night so it just needed a quick wipe down. Since we had the new cabinets hung on that side a few weeks back, I had already done some
The left side of my sink area has been cleaned every night so it just needed a quick wipe down. Since we had the new cabinets hung on that side a few weeks back, I had already done some
organizing in them! 
One is for dishes that we use every day and the other is for baking supplies! Which are stored in oxo containers!
The right side of the sink was a bit of a mess....and catch all area! At the beginning of the week the doors were not on the cabinets, but were hung by the end of the week!
I was able to clean it up and move some stuff into the area that had been elsewhere for several weeks!
The fridge stays clean for the most part, since I try to do a clean sweep every week and wipe down the shelves!
The fridge stays clean for the most part, since I try to do a clean sweep every week and wipe down the shelves!
The freezer....that was another story! And let me tell ya, my hands were like ice cubes when I finished taking things out, throwing things away, and putting them back organized!
But I made it happen!
The table is also an area I try to clean daily, because ...well we eat there...every day! Nobody likes to eat at a messy table!
We do not usually have this much bread on the table but we BBQ over the weekend, so we had lots of buns!
The table is also an area I try to clean daily, because ...well we eat there...every day! Nobody likes to eat at a messy table!
I also keep cloth napkins on the table in that basket!
And I saved my favorite and what I consider the best for last! The outside of the fridge. Here is the disaster it was before the challenge ...
And I saved my favorite and what I consider the best for last! The outside of the fridge. Here is the disaster it was before the challenge ...
The brown file on the front is for "bills to pay"!
This double file is labeled "to file" and "to shred" since most of these things end up in a pile some place up stairs I made this little command type center! Pop it in the file folder and I figure every Friday I will either file the items away or shred them...both are done in my office down stairs!
Well there ya have it! My somewhat organized and de-cluttered kitchen! Check back soon to see the kitchen completely finished! :) Don't forget to check the link up page on Mary's blog to see some of the other people doing this challenge....Click HERE to go see what they have been doing in their homes!
