Easy Kitchen Organization

No big surprise, I’m sure, but it was practically impossible to ever find the utensil I was looking for in this disheveled tangle without some measure of digging and disgusted “Ugh!” sounds coming from yours truly.

Finally, finally, this past weekend I took 15 minutes and fixed the problem.  Seriously, 15 minutes.  WHY did I not do this sooner??

First step was emptying the contents of the drawer and separating into two piles: “keep” and “toss.”  One only needs so many soup ladles!  The “toss” pile got, you guessed it, tossed, and the “keep” pile went into two further piles: “drawer” and “counter.”  Smaller items went into the “drawer” pile and larger ones into the “counter” pile.  I had a spring-loaded drawer separator in the drawer already that just needed to be repositioned a bit before I neatly placed the remaining items back in the drawer.  Approximately 7 minutes later I had this dramatic before and after.

But remember I said it took 15 minutes?  Well it was so easy and gratifying a job I moved on to the drawer underneath and did the same.

The “counter” items, utensils I use often and are handy to have right at my fingertips, went into two containers – one for whisks and spatulas on the counter where I typically prep items and the other for ladles, large spoons, and other cooking utensils, near the stove.

I realized I haven’t shared too many photos of my kitchen, so here’s a quick little photo tour.

Have you ever kicked yourself for not making a simple organizational change sooner?  I’m so happy with the way this new setup is functioning for me just these last few days!