So one of my favorite kitchen organizing tools is the simple lazy Susan. The kitchen is usually filled with deep shelving, small packages, cans and containers, interesting corners, and usually not a lot of space. Lazy Susans help keep things in the back...well everywhere. Here are some other uses I've seen and liked in the pantry.
The items in the corner are reachable and it maximizes the space there.
What do you think of lazy susans? Are they useful in your kitchen? Why or why not? I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comment section below.
Except for breathing and eating, there is nothing in life we came out the womb knowing. We learn, we grow, we survive. Not having an "organizing gene" is not an excuse. Try a new system, a new method or get tough with yourself on sticking to the ones you tried before but fell off from.
You can do it.
Just get up. You will not regret it. It will be glorious!
So you are probably like me and bought a Keurig® coffee maker and you had a gazillion coffee filters before you fully transitioned. If you haven't donated them to a friend and you find they are taking up valuable space in your pantry or cabinets but likewise don't want to them taking up space in the land-fills because they obviously are still useful, then here are some great suggestions from This Old House: 10 Uses for Coffee Filters
Make house plants less messy with coffee filters.
If you want the quick scoop This Old House suggested using coffee filters the following ways:
Preventing rust in cast iron skillets
Keeping hardware organized
Making air freshners
Keeping windows clean
Fixing wobbly table legs
Straining solvents
Making houseplants less messy
Absorbing spills on upholstery
Prepping a stain (as in the kind you use with a paintbrush)
Shining shoes.
For the great pictures to go along with the suggestions visit the article by clicking here.
What suggestion did you like best? Which one did you like least? I'd love to hear about it! Comment in the section below.
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So if you're a newlywed, it's kind of hard to get out of the cutesy-newlywed-everything-is-his-and-hers-decoration-mode. That's okay. You can still live on your bridal bliss even after "I do" with this cute little task-mastering notebook:
Great gift before or after the wedding
Now you have someone to share the best of your life and to help each other keep your house a happy home. I'd suggest being on the same page (pun intended) with knocking out a few things on a weekend morning and then rewarding yourself with a fun date. I've been married almost 10 years and this format usually still makes us happy. :)
Organization is beautiful! I think that you can also create your version of organized that works for you and helps you be a better person for yourself and those around you. It takes honesty, it takes guts, it takes work but that's what makes it beautiful.
So I like to read for both personal pleasure and business and personal improvement. I love, love, love the fact that many of the e-publications I download are with me when I have my mobile device(s) with me. So if I ever find myself with a few minutes to spare or waiting unexpectedly, I can get some reading done and turn otherwise wasted time twiddling my thumb into reading time.
In the last few months, just started getting back into audio books and began subscribing to Audible.com I griped at the monthly fee of $15/month, but realized that I did get through books much faster by adding a new way to digest a book. I found time to listen to books in my vehicle or when I'm doing mindless work like washing dishes or on the treadmill. But I soon noticed a challenge, as some books I have only on audio and some books I have only as a e-book or pdf. Which means some books only got completed during certain activities.
Then one day I decided a book I was reading was getting left by the wayside so I decided that I would use one of my audible.com credits and finish it off by listening to it. Then I found out an amazing discovery! Audible.com teamed up with Kindle a few years ago, (so I admit I'm slow on the uptake when it comes to keeping up with technological advances) and introduced a technology called Whispersync for Voice. This allows you to read on your Kindle device or app, and listen to the same publication on audio and they sync to your current place. That way you can work on one book whether you're listening to it the car or reading it at the doctor's office you can keep pace and complete the book faster.
Love it!
For a short clip of how the sync works:
Do you like to read? When do you find time to do so? Do you take advantage of technology to keep up on your reading? What technologies do you use? We want to hear from you! Let us know in the comment section below.
