Sometimes I think my kitchen is overrun by gremlins. You remember the gremlins movies, right? Well, one of the things about the gremlins is that if you get them wet, they multiply. I feel like that is happening in my kitchen. Not with actual gremlins but with stuff in my kitchen. Just about every time I am trying to put away dishes I have washed or am emptying the dishwasher, it feels like the stuff in my cabinets has multiplied overnight. Where did third set of measuring spoons come from? I don't remember having that plastic container before. How many of these ground meat choppers do I own?
Needless to say, some of my cabinets and drawers are packed to the gills. It's especially frustrating with drawers because I'll pull out a utensil, things will shift in the drawer and then I can't get it closed back. I then spend a good 5 minutes trying to arrange the utensils so that the drawer can close. Sometimes I am not very successful, and exasperation forces me to wedge the drawer shut. Or I'll have a bowl that's just slightly over the edge of the shelf because it won't go back any farther and now the cabinet door stays ajar. I love to cook and I use my kitchen stuff all the time, but it's getting to be a might ridiculous.
That is my goal for "One drawer at a time" this weekend. I am going to go through and organize these cabinets. I am going to get rid of multiples. I am bad at convincing myself to keep things because I may need a backup one day. You know, if I do need a backup, I will go out and get one. I don't need to keep this army of kitchen tools that become an irritant during the cooking process. It will be hard, but I can do it. And then I can open drawers and cabinets with ease. It's the little things that make me happy, people LOL
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