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| How sweet! Colorful and decorative. I'm copying her. Shh. It's a secret. |
I LOVE what she did with her dry goods. A light bulb, at first, flickered - then shone brightly. I see now that my pantry is not organized because I have been purchasing containers one or two at a time when I find a good deal. The shapes and sizes are not consistent. Bingo. I finally get it. Is it imperative to have consistent shape? Not for the food. Just for me. For some reason I need things to appear neat and consistent. You could call it a personal glitch if you will. I'm not sure, but I learned to like me a while ago. So I don't stress over my imperfections. I only stress over an unorganized pantry!
Here's a reminder of what my pantry currently looks like. I hope to change that look in the very near future.
The glass jars are a nice looking way to store staples. I do something similar, but on a bigger scale as I feed six people regularly... Costco and Sams club each sell large, clear plastic tubs of pretzels that my guys like to eat, so I wash and reuse the tubs. They look a lot like extra large mayonnaise jars and hold 15 pounds of dry rice or 10-12 pounds of pasta (which I buy in bulk). I keep a one cup scoop in each container. I also keep oatmeal in one. Then I've washed a re-purposed a slightly smaller tub that once held peanut butter filled pretzels and now holds dry beans. They aren't pretty, though. I hope someday to have beautiful storage and a super-nice kitchen! :-)
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