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Posted in homemaking, organization, simple living on Jul 31st, 2008
The island is officially in use! (with a cardboard top until the countertop comes in)
The far left cabinet has muffin tins, cookie sheets, cutting boards, etc. The right two cabinets are full of baking goods. The left drawer is plastic storage bags, the middle drawer flips out to hold sponges and things for the sink, [...]
Posted in homemaking, organization, simple living on Jul 31st, 2008
Now that I have storage space for the everyday essentials in the island, the pantry is much better organized. It holds cereal, some kitchen gadgets which get used less than weekly, canned goods, and stockpiled pastas, flours, etc. Wonderful!
(Small skinny rooms, like the pantry, are really hard to photograph!)
And the fridge got cleaned out too. [...]
Posted in homemaking, organization, simple living on Jul 30th, 2008
With the addition of the island, I was finally able to move things around in the kitchen. I planned specifically so that the items that I use most often would be located in the places that made the most sense. So mixing bowls, pyrex bakeware, silicone bakeware, and measuring cups and spoons are all within [...]
Posted in family & friends, married life on Jul 30th, 2008
Cole’s dad visited this weekend and the boys got to work plumbing the island.
The island cabinets are in place, secured to the floor, and have plumbing for a sink. The counter top has been ordered — when it arrives we will be borrowing a friend’s truck to pick up the counter and the beadboard [...]
Posted in homemaking, organization, simple living on Jul 29th, 2008
The first area of the house to experience a turnaround was the master bedroom and bathroom.
Tasks Completed:
– wash all bedding
– dust all surfaces
– dust fan
– flip mattress
– vacuum
– vacuum floorboards
– dust blinds
– clean out bookcase
– minimized the clothes we have in the closet. All clothes fit well and are worn regularly.
I’ve been looking [...]