Yes, again!

I am down to my last piles (except for my desk which is next). I gathered this stuff from all over the house.  I think I can do this and get it done today.

Clearance from the grocery store

They were selling already cut up apples, washed and ready to eat, for cheaper than regular apples! So I bought all they had.  They also had cute washed and peeled carrots on clearance too.

Iced coffee - cold brew

When we went on vacation to Big Bear (thanks again, Mom!) we stopped at a McDonalds to use the bathroom and since I always feel guilty using the facilities and not buying anything, I told the kids I would buy them drinks.  Cherry-Berry Chillers were only $1 each so the kids got those (they are soooo good!) and I got myself a mocha frappe.  Yum!  It was so good.  But now I am addicted!.  So I decided to figure out how to make them myself to save money.

Cold brew the coffee for 12-24 hours (8oz of grounds with 1 gallon of water)
Make "sweet cream" for flavoring with 1 can evap milk and 1 can condensed milk mixed.
Chocolate syryp
Pour over ice.

Not again!

I am still weeding through all the stuff my mom gave me when she moved out. I have got to get this table cleared off!

The weird lighting makes me think this is an old picture from the 1970s.

Pantry Organization DONE!

The pantry reorg is done!  Now everything has a place.  And I have a ton of food.  It took extra food money to fill up all of the rows, but now I am just replacing what we eat!  And I can tell what we need to get at a glance.  Thanks again for the awesome kitchen, Mom!

The pantry in the play room for bulk purchase items and baking items.

I love all the space I have in the still-feels-new kitchen!
Everything has a spot.  Putting food away is so easy now! 
Even the kids can do it!

I will never be out of ketchup again!

More empty spaces! 

Organizing my pantry

Hutch in the front room
across from piano

Since I got a hutch from my mom I moved all my tea things out of the cupboard.  So this prompted me to straighten up my pantry.  I am almost done which is often the hardest part for me.  So here is my goal for today. Finish it!








 The play room pantry is for
1. Bulk purchases that I repackage (azure co-op purchases like lentils, popcorn, quinoa)
2. Water bottles
3. Baking supplies, cookie cutters, sprinkles
4. Oils
5. Weird ingredients
6. Extra spices for filling the small jars in the kitchen

The kitchen pantry is for
1. Boxed food (pasta, rice, muffins)
2. Jar meals
3. Food in jars & cans (beans, soup, tomatoes, veggies, pasta sauce, jam, tuna)

General Requirements:
1. Nothing is stored in front of anything else so at a glance I can see what I need.
2. Every area labeled

What it currently looks like in the play room
: a messy mess that is messy.

The packaged goods that need to fit in the cupboard above.

Organizing the Girls' Desks

I used to have the girls' desks in the play room and they got messy and played on their computers too much.

So, I moved them out to the kitchen and I am much happier. 

Since the desks don't have drawers (I got them on clearance for 15 dollars each at office max so I didn't care about what they lacked) they need a basket on their desk to hold their misc. things so they can keep their desks looking neat. 

Now I need to decide which basket I like best.  I bought some white spray paint I will use to paint the wicker basket on the far right if I choose that one.