Day 7 ~ The Pantry

Day:7
Challenge: The Pantry

I am taking direction for the next 21 days from A Bowl Full of Lemons.

My challenge for you

1.  Take a picture of this space.

2. Empty your ENTIRE pantry! You heard me girlfriend... ALL of it. ;)

3.  Wipe it clean... mop it if it requires a good cleaning. 

4. Get your trash can and start purging the out dated food.

5.  Get LOTS of organizing bins & your labeler.  You will need them in this space.

6.Have fun!  This is a fun space to organize.  

7. YAY! Your finished.  Take your "after" picture & don't forget to come back to share with us.

Good luck!

Confession

I didn't do my dresser drawers :(  I have been battling a cold the past few days plus we had our home owners insurance agent out yesterday for some damage from ice to the house.  I just didn't get to it.

Back on track today with the pantry challenge.  Details coming shortly..................

Day 6 ~ Dresser Drawers

Day: 6
Challenge: Dresser Drawers

I am taking direction for the next 21 days from A Bowl Full of Lemons.

Some of you may already have this tackled, but some may not.  So if you do, we would love to see your system for keeping clothing organized, clean, folded, and in place!  I am getting better... but still have days when I just want to throw whatever is in the clean pile, in any drawer.  

This challenge will be a refreshing one... The primary purpose is to purge what you no longer need, making space for the "new, trendy you". Once the challenge is done, go to Target and pick yourself out a cute new outfit! You deserve it after all you have been through.

 You get to go through all of you clothes, weeding out the ones that you no longer wear, ones that don't flatter you, if you bought them when you were in high school,  aka... "out of style pieces" or any that just doesn't fit anymore.  Those will go in your donation box.  ONLY KEEP WHAT FITS YOU NOW!   I hope we can inspire each other to get our clothing neatly in order! 

My challenge for you

1. Take a "before" picture of the contents of your dresser, exactly as it is now.  (We don't have to see the booty drawer, if you dont feel comfy about it!) If you dont have a dresser, find a set of "drawers" somewhere in the house.

2.  Now, empty it all onto your bed.  

3. Get your 3 boxes (keep, toss, donate) and start separating. Try them on if you have to.

4. Okay, now neatly fold all of the clothes and put them back in an organized fashion. 

5. While you are at it,  you can clear the clutter on the top of your dresser too... in the same fashion as the clothing sort.  Remove everything, give it a good cleaning, and toss what you don't need on there.

5. Easy,peasy... Your done!  It was a simple challenge, but gives a great feeling of satisfaction that it was done!  Take your "after" picture and come back & share with us!    

Imagine 6 drawers like this one.  Today I am focusing on my boys dresser drawers.  I have tried to straighten these countless times and they always end up looking like this.  Not sure what to do to break that habit.  But maybe they have too much stuff in there and purging some will eliminate this mess.

Good luck and I can't wait to see your pictures!

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Day 5 ~ Under the Kitchen Sink Before/After

Sorry I am a little late getting this out.

Becky
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Sara K.

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Cynthia B.
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Lisa S.
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We did our first week!  I am so encouraged by those of you participating!  There are some participating that aren't able to take pictures just yet, also.  Keep up the good work.  Doesn't it feel so good to get these areas organized?  We are going to take the weekends off, so be ready to go Monday!  Monday's challenge:  Dresser Drawers

Day 5 ~ Under The Kitchen Sink

Day: 5
Challenge: Under the kitchen sink

I am taking direction for the next 21 days from A Bowl Full of Lemons.

1. Take a picture of the mess! :)

2. Take everything out of the cabinet... EVERYTHING! (Are you starting to learn the habit? Thats great!)

3.  Wash it down really well & lay some contact paper (if you have some).  Its very inexpensive to purchase... under $6.00 at target and well worth every penny. 

4. Purge, purge, purge!!!  I'm positive that a lot of you have some near empty bottles in there.  Throw them out. They are just taking up space. 

5. Get your organizing bins and place some of them in this space.  They work great here.

6. Now categorize like I did.  Like items with like items.  Cleaning tools, soaps, rags, etc. 

7.  That wasn't hard,was it?  You are finished!  Now take a picture and hurry back to show us all how hard you worked today. Great job!

Yikes.  I am going to Walmart after work today for some contact paper and some bins to organize.  I have cleaned this area out quite a few times and it keeps ending up like this.  Something isn't working.

Good luck!

Day 4 ~ The Linen Closet Before/After

My linen closet is still a work in progress.  I am still washing sheets and trying to figure out what to throw away/keep/put in the camper.

Becky
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 Cynthia B.
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Lisa S.
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Keep up the good work!  Tomorrow's Challenge: Under the kitchen sink!