In going about my daily activities on Saturday afternoon, I got distracted by an organization project. Believe it or not, this scenario is very typical. Getting to organize and create a better functional space thrills me. I just ♥ to organize! My oldest daughter also enjoys organizing. Just watching her line up her shoes or Little People characters or the toy cars moves me. As she grows older, we are going to enjoy creating clean, organized spaces together. 🙂
The Distraction
On Friday afternoon, a shipping service delivered a brown box to our house. The box was brought in and left in the entryway. On Saturday afternoon, my husband brought the box into the living room and opened it. My new food storage containers had arrived.
Hence, my distraction! (I was able to snag this package from Wal-mart for $10. 🙂 We needed more containers, and this price was perfect.)
The Problem
Even before they were placed in the dishwasher, I needed a new home for them in my kitchen. Usually I keep all the plastic containers in the lower cabinets for my younger children to scatter and keep themselves entertained while I work in the kitchen. Though this system works for me, hubby gets frustrated with this arrangement. With his tall stature, the bending down to find the container and then the lid without knocking something over is too uncomfortable for him.
So, a new system was needed.
The Current Solution
To keep items in the cabinet below for my little ones’ enjoyment, I replaced the plastic containers with the water bottles, plastic pitchers, and sandwich keepers.
(Sorry, I took pictures after making the changes. I just got carried away with my organizing project before I remembered to take pictures.)
I then moved the food storage containers to the lowest shelf in the upper cabinets. Since the basket I was using to house the lids was too big for that cabinet, I replaced the basket with a cardboard box. I love using containers like baskets, boxes, etc. to keep similar items together.
This container organization works for me. I can take down the box, add or remove the lids, and replace it.
The Result
Yeah! Hubby is happy with the containers on a higher plane, I like the organized shelves with plastic containers for my children’s playtime, and we have new containers!
Though I got distracted by an organization project, I was able to alleviate some frustrations while using time wisely in maintaining my household.
Question: How are you improving your household organization?