Hey all! Was your Valentine’s Day wonderful? Was it awful? Don’t answer that. Let’s move on. 😉
As we all know…we are supposed to get bitten by the organization bug on January 1st of every year. Does that happen to you? It happens to me. I even had this little list going this year. ( I usually use the cold winter months for these kinds of things. In the summer…the garden takes up my organizing time.) It’s kind of a pain until I’m done…but when I’m finished it’s oh so nice. Thus, Spices, straighten up!
Does your spice cabinet/drawer/shelf/whatever drive you insane at times? Ours was getting out of hand. It seemed like every time I needed a certain herb or spice I had to take everything out, find the spice, and then put it back in. Sometimes…stuff would even fall out on me. That made me feel a bit grumpyfied. I knew that I needed to clean it up…but then I had a brainstorm!
First…I have to rip everything out. (And throw out the stuff that is 76 years old.) 😉
I thought that maybe if I went down and shopped the basement I could find a little rack or shelf to help my spices straighten up. Imagine my delight when I came upon something that didn’t sell at one of my yard sales! Glory be! It was our baby food carousel! It still had the one dollar sticker with my initials on it. Could it be? Could I keep this wonderful thing that held my children’s nourishment and use it for another purpose?
It was a little dusty. Not too bad though. I was soooo excited. You see, I am very a tad sentimental when it comes to my kid’s baby stuff. Any excuse to use it….I’m there. 🙂 You know…the outcome wasn’t bad at all. It doesn’t move exactly as free as I would like, but it does give a wonderful sense of organization to the cabinet. I moved my most used things to the front. I can see almost everything now and I love…lovity…love that!
Neatness just really does it for me. I could have a slight problem. 😉
Do you have any wonderful organization tips to share? I would love to hear them. Don’t be shy…help a gal out! 😉
I’m pretty pleased with the results.
Have a wonderful weekend, Dirt Roaders. Go forth and tell those spices to straighten up!
Along the Dirt Road 
like how u get it done, have u check out survival sight on how to power thing like eggs, milk to use like spices, just wondering.
Jay…Thank you. No I haven’t seen that…but it sounds very interesting!
January 1st = The day to start organizing and getting fit. We are all so predictable. lol Love that you shop in your basement. I have two rooms in my garage that my husband is always telling me to go through. Finally, he is starting to understand that I shop in those rooms! 🙂 I’m always swapping things out.
Love your organization tips with the spices. I’ve been fighting the spice battle for awhile now. Poor spices get lost in the back of the narrow cabinet where they currently live.
Stephanie, It’s so funny. When people come over and see my storage room down there…they want to shop it too! 😉 I have been known to say “Here…just take that.” lol! I love swapping out too. I tend to keep things that are sentimental to me…so getting rid of those few precious things…is not an option. I just swap them when I get tired of them and then they seem “new” when I bring them back up. Thank you for the kind words and here’s to you and your spices making peace. 😉 Have a great day! k.
This is so funny I just organized my spice cabinet a week ago. I didn’t realize… but I have every Flavor of Popcorn seasoning ever created !! Where did you get your silver cans they are adorable.
B. Great minds and all that jazz! 😉 The next time I get a hankerin’ for popcorn…I’m coming over. lol! (Popcorn is a staple in my “trying to be good” diet plan.) I found those little spice tins at one of those outlet mall kitchen stores. I think that one was at Lake of the Ozarks. I can’t remember the name of it..but it’s just one of those stores that those malls always have. Thank you…thank you. 🙂 k.