10-Hours (or 10-Days) To A Spotless and Organized Kitchen – Page 2
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Day 5
~~By now you should have a nice list of items you may want to purchase… such as new shelving paper, food or containers, cleaning supplies, etc. So go out, buy yourself lunch, go shopping, and bring the box of donated food to your local food pantry.
~~If you don’t have a shopping pad on your refrigerator, consider adding “small pad and magnetic strip” to your shopping list. Then when you get home, glue the magnet to the back of the pad.
~~Make your life easier in the kitchen. Purchase two inexpensive and dishwasher proof items – a bag of plastic clothes pins and a pair of scissors. Use the clothes pins to close bags of chips, cereals, pasta, etc. Scissors that stay in the kitchen come in handy for many things.Day 6
~~Spend an hour cleaning the cabinets closest to the dishwasher. Reline them with new shelving paper, if necessary.
~~Find covers for any pots, pans, Tupperware and the like. Put any object that doesn’t have a cover in a bag.Day 7
~~Find a piece of paper and take everything out of the bag you’ve saved from day six. ~~Write down the name of the product (Revereware, Farberware, Tupperware, Rubbermaid, etc.) and measurements (2 quarts, 8 inches, etc.). Or do what I prefer. Draw the outline of the pot, cover, or container on a piece of paper with the product’s name in the middle of the circle.
~~Spend the rest of the hour cleaning and reorganizing the cabinets.Day 8
~~Today is Kitchen Floor Day. ‘Nuff said
~~Clean the windows. Take measurements for a second set of curtains.Day 9
~~Make a trip to Goodwill, Salvation Army, or your favorite thrift store to find the covers (or bottoms) of pots, rubber goods, etc. You’ll be surprised what you can find for between 69c-$2.00!
~~And look for a second set of curtains to use, too.Day 10
~~Go to the store. Buy yourself some flowers, a candle, or something to celebrate!
~~Go home, place a chair in the middle of the kitchen floor and enjoy all you have accomplished!
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