MY KITCHEN DRAWERS ARE A MESS!
Can you relate to that statement? I certainly can! With long utensils, measuring cups, measuring spoons and little gadgets keeping up can be a nightmare. Unlike your dresser drawers, where you are usually the only one in those, everyone in the family have their hands in the kitchen drawers which can cause a mess!!
So, what to do? I use the drawers dividers from rubbermaid. You can find them at the Container Store or at Dierbergs. They come in 3 different sizes so you can buy an assortment of them.
First, empty out your drawer and purge anything that no longer serves you. Next, decidet the function of the drawer; will it hold cooking/baking utensils or an assortment of items? Then make sure the items will fit into the containers you just purchased.
Now the fun begins: start filling the drawer with the containers, it is like designing your own puzzle! Keep one side of the drawer free so you can place utensils that are too long for the dividers. Now snap them together. (Yes, they do snap together!) Finally, start filling to compartments. If you really want to be efficient, you can also label them either on the bottom or the sides so everyone knows where to put the item after it has been used and cleaned!
Stay tuned for next week when we talk about organizing recipes!
BEING FLEXIBLE
As we wrapped up this topic on time management I ask you to be flexible. Life happens, things break, kids get sick. When these unexpected events happen, just take a breath, center yourself and decide what can you get done instead?
That's a Wrap!
Everyone needs some time each night to wrap up the day. This essential time separates the end of one day while planning the events of the next day.
To wrap up my day:
1. I highlight all the tasks that I have accomplished today (as you can tell I am BIG into highlighting!
2. Then I pull out a copy of my working daily calendar (see blog below) and write in my appointments.
3. Finally I set some intentions for tomorrow based on how busy I am then I write down where I will do each task.
4. I take one final look while noting what my first action will be. Noting this action helps me get through the rest of the tasks. It gives momentum!