The Kitchen Organization is on...

Alright, I know I was supposed to have a post done about my closet organization project for last week... But, they (yes more than one closet in the works) are not done... It is turning out to be a bit of a bigger project then anticipated... But, the fruits of my labor will be enjoyed by all.... :O)

So on to this weeks organization projects... The Kitchen... I started with some drawers that were bugging me.. Every time I opened them things would shift and I could not find what I wanted. So, in came my new found friend... I am in L.O.V.E. with it... It is Duck brand cork peel and stick liner.. I found it at Lowes for like $9.99. Kind of pricey but if it helps the drawer problems then it is worth it to me... First I cleaned out the drawers real good and even vacuumed them. Then measured the size i needed and cut away.... The back has the grid on it so cutting was a breeze...

Now, you are going to want to apply this the same way as vinyl. Peel back just enough to get started and SMOOTH it out.

Start in the back. It is much easier that way. Just pull the back off as you go and keep SMOOTHING it down.

I cut this one a bit short on the side but that is alright by me.. When I put everything back in you will never even know... Unless I told you and well, I did so SHHHH! It's our little secret..

Know I forgot to take a picture before I took everything out of the drawer but here it is on the counter.. I know very messy counter.. Believe it or not that is the only messy counter I have... But enough on that...

Now I wanted to get some containers to put things in and keep them neat but I did not want to leave the house so I went on a hunt and came up with bread pans... I have a lot that I collected from the DI over the years and have not used the small and medium ones in a very long time.

Isn't she all pretty now? I can now find my measuring spoons right away... And the best part, when I close the drawer and open it up again... EVERYTHING stays in its place.... YEAH ME!!!

Here is the start on the drawer the kids are always in... Still using the bread pans...

Oh, the neatness....

Now the silverware drawer really bugged me... The container to hold all the silverware would slide to an angle every time it was opened... This just bugged me to no end. I needed to empty the dishwasher but chose to do this project instead...

See all better.. And I even emptied the dishwasher.. Now we all can eat again...

Now, this is just the beginning of what I have in store for the kitchen organization. I have much bigger and better things in store for it....

Until then... Have a great one...

I will be linking this to Traci over at Beneath My Heart on Friday for her organization party so head on over there then..

And the NEW YEAR starts.....

Happy 2011 everyone!! Sorry I took a few days off to spend with my family and let me tell you it was nice.... But the kids are back in school today (YEAH) and the hubs has the day off... Maybe I should get back into the swing of things....

Traci from Beneath my Heart is having an Organization linky party for the month and I think I might try to jump on board... Now she has goals for each week and I think that will help me keep motivated with the organization... They are not too hard or too big of projects but, ones that we all need to do and just put off way too often... Well, at least for me....

So head on over and visit Traci (you wont be sorry) take a look around at her most beautiful house. She is amazing.... Love her blog!! I BIG Hearts it!!

I hope you all join in the fun for the month.... Until next time... Have a great one!! :O)

Gotta love case lot sales....

So while we were living in Michigan there were no case lot sales... Bummer! But there was a store called Aldi's that basically had case lot sales all year round.. So that helped with our food storage.. However, when we moved back to Utah (this last June ) we had to use up a lot of our storage to condense it down for the movers... So now we are back in Utah and the case lot sales are in full swing... I stopped by Macey's today to pick up a few things and they were getting ready for their case lot sale that starts tomorrow (Sept 29th). They let me buy everything at the case lot price.. Yeah me!! So here is what I got....
Now where am I going to put it all? I was thinking the pantry in the kitchen, but.....

Yeah, does it look like I can fit any more in there? I so need to organize it... I at least know where everything is.. Not the hubs though.... When he can not find something at 3:30 IN THE MORNING he makes sure to bang everything he touches in order for me to wake up and show him... HMMM.... Organization of this pantry is in my very near future... I feel it coming... Just check out what I have to deal with...

Okay, so we do have a small cold storage in the basement under our front porch.. Did I mention it is SMALL?

So here is one of the problems with it... There are only shelves on one side of it.. See this open space? I asked the hubs to help me make some shelves to put there so we can utilize the space..

This is all of the floor space in there... I went to A Fresh Market and bought 50 boxes of cereal last week. They had a great sale on Life cereal.. My kids favorite of all time... so I stocked up and put them in the see through storage totes..

Here are the only shelves in the cold storage. They are packed with you guessed it... Apricot jam that I canned last month before leaving for Texas.. And other goodness that I canned (and my mom)last year and some this year... Like the tomatoes the hubs bought at the scout auction and I had NO TIME to can but had to do it anyways... Like at 8:30 P.M. , boy was that a fun night..

You can see some of the tomatoes on the right side of the picture. They did turn out nice.. We even had as little left over that would not have been enough for another batch so we got them all ready for homemade creamy tomato soup.. It is the 4B's recipe.. Talk about YUMM-O!!!

Now back to where to put all that case lot stuff... I do have a storage tote for pasta that was only half full so in went the mac-n-cheese... Can I get anymore in there?

Nope that looks pretty full to me... At least the lid stays on tight... LOL

So until the shelves get made this is how the cold storage will have to look... Not too bad... It is kind of organized..



Thanks for reading and letting me banter on... As always, have a wonderful week.... :O)

Okay, Okay, I know!!

Okay, so I know that I have been a little (try a lot) slacking in my posts the last few weeks. I am so sorry.. I do have good reason though... I just can not tell you yet.. Again, its cuz of the hubs... so I am so sorry. I have been working on an on-going project though and thought I would share it with you all.. I saw a post over at Clean Mama and I knew I needed to copy her. See she made this fab recipe binger and with my ever growing pile of recipes this was the answer to tame the beast.. So here it is...


I bought the largest binder I could at Walmart.. It was $7. Steep but I would fill it fast... And I did. This is only like a 1/4 of my recipes and the folder is almost full.. Told you I had a lot. So, anyways. I have taken some pics to show you all my pretty work...

For the full tutorial go here.

Isn't the inside so pretty? I love the colors I choose for this project.. Bright and cheerful! Like me!! :O)

Everything is going in a page protector.

It is quite the undertaking but is and will be so worth the effort... Now I just need to go buy more sheet protectors and another binder.... Until later..... Have a great one..... :O)

Linking to parties on my side bar... Check them all out... You will have so much fun and who doesn't like to crash a party..... :O)

In Progress?

Well, I have been in a sort of project hiatus this week. Lots to do but did not finish anything... I have been very busy taking care of 4 kids, cooking, cleaning, Young Women's, kids homework, and everything else... Did I mention that I am the YW President and have NO counselors or adviser's so it is just me doing all the activities and lessons... I get stressed by it often... While the older two boys are at school I have been trying to tackle a few projects in between entertaining the 4 yr old and 2 yr old... Here are a few.... Tackling the playroom/sun room. I have been working on this room for 2 weeks... I got rid of 3 garbage bags full of old toys and stuff animals. This picture looks messy but, in fact it was much worst. Hoping to get this done over the weekend...

I am tired of walking on toys... My motto for birthday's and Christmas will soon be "Please just send $$ for the kids savings accounts..." Got to pay for their missions and college somehow... :O)

I have been doing A LOT of these....... (I could not stand it so I cleaned the dishes right after this picture was taken... Do you feel lucky that you got to see it?)

And this is a never ending process at my house... In fact I put another load in the wash after this picture..... Now I need to go put those clothes away.... dread dread dread.... Maybe I will wait till the boys get home from school and make them do it? Now that is a thought..... :O)

I have been working on this "little" project that is turning out to be not little at all... It is a binder for ALL my recipes... I am also working on setting up a family recipe blog for my side of the family... I am REAL excited about that. Can not wait til it is done and everyone starts entering in their favorite recipes... Yum Yum Yum!! :O)

Also in the picture is my sewing machine that needed a break since I have been sewing up a storm... I have been making baby presents like crazy.. Just need to finish up some for my sis-in-law who is due in June.... Yeah Brindee!!! :O)

And finally, I have been painting our new bed that the hubs built. It took him just a few hour over 2 nights. He is so good... But my job is the painting... Now these pictures are just showing the priming that I have been doing.. Just finished that this morning... Why is it taking me so long you ask? Did I mention that I have 4 kids.... 2 still at home during the day that I have to keep busy and quiet since the hubs works nights? And I am the YW President with NO counselors or adviser's...

It is just a fact that I live with EVERYDAY!!! But, I love every minute of it.. Even if you do not hear me "Say it" "Out loud".... Okay, my little chick-a-dees I know you all know that movie quote... Tell you what.... I will put a little something together to mail out for 2 lucky ladies that can tell me the movie, character name, and the actor that said it. Come on ladies do not let me down....... I know you know it.... So leave me a comment. I will randomly pick and post the winners on Friday!!! This should be fun... My first drawing.... I am so giddy!!! :O) Until then! Have a great week....