Pantry Clean-up!

I really love having a pantry but man, it gets messy in there! The shelves had become a cluttered mess and every time I went in there to get something (which is often!) I felt an overwhelming desire to just move to a new house. I know, I need help. But, moving forces you to get organized and de-clutter! Since moving was clearly not the best option, I decided to just suck it up and get those shelves tidy! These are the before pictures...

And the during shot...I was pretty much wishing I had just chose to 'move house', as the Aussies say, about half way into it!

Jesse wasn't much help, except for when I spilled the coconut and then he gladly helped to clean that up for me.

And 4 hours later, the after photos...

Yeah! I used old baskets that I've had lying around to help organize everything. I have a lot of baking stuff. That whole wire basket thing is pretty much just full of all different types of flour, self-rising, all-purpose, gluten-free self-rising, gluten-free all-purpose, buckwheat, spelt, wholemeal, rice flour, you name it! I don't even know what I bake with all those flours!

I really do love wicket baskets.

Um, I think it's time for me to make a real effort to remember my green bags when I go to the shops. I mean, yes we do use the plastic ones for doogie poop bags, but I'm thinking I could volunteer to clean up poo all day everyday at the dog park and still have plenty to spare!

Cleaning like this really is good for the soul, don't ya think? Now, if only the rest of the house were this organized!

I'll worry about that tomorrow, for now, I think I might go take a little Nana nap...