We did a major reorganization on our Pantry the other day. What a job that was!
First, we took everything out of the pantry and put it all in the kitchen – on the counters, on the floor, on the table, in the hallway, in the living room. I was amazed at how much stuff was in there!
Next I swept the floor twice and then hit it twice with the wet Swiffer, finishing it off with actually getting down on my knees and applying some good old Elbow Grease to some of the tougher stains.
After that, we tackled the shelving. We didn’t have any surface cleaners on hand, so we had to make do with Clorox Wipes. They were mostly just dusty from age (it had been over 7 years since the last thorough cleaning) but there were a few persistent spills of indeterminate origin.
Since the pantry really isn’t that big, only one person fits comfortably in there at a time. So while Bryan took on the shelving job, I got a trash bag and went through all the items in the kitchen, tossing out anything that was obvious trash and/or so completely out of date that it would be too risky to eat.
Then came the task of deciding what items we really did not need anymore that could either be tossed out or sold at our garage sale that we’re planning to hold this summer. We managed to haul out three trash bags of trash and two of “stuff” we didn’t want!
Finally came the monumental task of putting all that stuff back in the pantry in some sort of organized manner. I have to admit, I was completely overwhelmed. But between the two of us we eventually got the job done.
WooHoo!
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