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Loving Your Kitchen by Leanne Ely, C.N.C.
Loving your kitchen isn’t about decorating it and redoing the
tile Sure, it is really fun to redo your kitchen (new wallpaper, a
fresh coat of paint and maybe even a new appliance), but the “redo”
that we’re talking about has to do with the clutter (especially
countertop clutter—ugh!).Getting rid of the stuff you no longer use (by
either pitching it or ifit’s still serviceable, blessing someone else
with it) will make way for
you to really USE your kitchen, too.
It’s no fun to cook in a cluttered, messy kitchen. When your kitchen
sink is shining and that shiny-ness has spread throughout the countertops,
your whole attitude toward cooking changes.
But it’s also no fun cooking from a pantry that’s stuffed to the ceiling with
food you bought on sale “just in case” that you’ll never use and weird,
obscure food items that belong in the food museum. This isn't helpful—it’s
CLUTTER!
We have talked so much about the Perpetual Pantry and how important it is to
build your own, customized pantry using food you will actually eat and use.
I do have a Perpetual Pantry list on my website, www.savingdinner.
com(click on Food for Thought) that you are more than welcome to use
and to change to fit your individual needs. This is what’s in my pantry right now,
but it might not fit yours exactly right. Don’t let your perfectionism
get in the way of using this tool—just tweak it to fit!
Baby Step your way to a decluttered and inviting cooking environment. A place
that you want to cook dinner in and minister to your family through a good
meal. “Redo” your kitchen by clutter busting the stuff that no longer
works (small appliances, mismatched plastic storage ware, unsafe
pots and pans missing handles, old food storage from your Y2K days,
etc.).Above all remember, that a lot of love can be poured from your
kitchen. It tis indeed the heart and soul of our homes.
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