It's Not Quilting . . .

Thursday evening, Honey Do was helping me with groceries. Specifically, cutting up a watermelon while I finished making dinner.  He grumbled the whole time - it was warranted. Supplies get pulled out and not usually put away. I always intend to, but never seem to get back to it. 

Friday morning, I restocked, purged, organized and cleaned the kitchen.

I started here. This is a built in desk. It's more storage and a catch all than a desk. It's where the bread machine lives because it has a dedicated outlet and is out of the way when I do need to use it. It's also where Honey Do drops off his lunchbox after work and stays there over the weekend. It's also where the fresh fruit is so it's easy to add to his lunch.

It took less than an hour. It led to a little reorganizing in one of the cabinets, which needed the attention as well. You can't tell, but there is a loaf of bread baking in the bread machine for the weekend.

 

Next up, the main counter.

 

The microwave lives here permanently. I wish there was a better place, but an outlet is the issue. Everything else is just clutter and clean dishes that just need to be put away.

All the clutter on top of the microwave was dealt with. The only things there now are the recipes I need for the coming week's menu and our butter for toast. All of the dishes were put away and new ones were done and added. Things that can't go in the dishwasher. I still need to get that light cord out of my way, otherwise, done.

Lastly, the counter on the other side of the sink.

 This is another catch all area, so frustrating.

The egg basket for the duck eggs, coffee pot and compost bin sit on this counter. Dirty dishes land here after meals waiting to go in the dishwasher or wash by hand, whichever they need. Normally, it isn't this bad.

 

 And done.

 

Once I finished all this, I took care of some apples before they went bad.

 

We had apple crisp for dessert :)

One final area that needed a little attention was my canning jars.

 

I don't know how much canning I'll have to do, but every time they went on sale at the local big box, we bought a few cases. I have all the sizes, but it seems we mostly use the pints in an effort to not waste food. Sometimes, the quarts are just too much for one or two meals. We've already run out of apple sauce from last year. 

I was able to do the organizing because I had to clean up this area to make room for the new water heater and boiler to come into the house. Prior to those repairs, this was another area of a cluttered mess. 

This unit is like a locker room at school. We don't really use it for that, so I thought it was the perfect place to store the jars and the egg cartons. I was going to work on this space this week before all the repairs took priority.

I've been trying to do the de-cluttering and organizing since the beginning of the year. I signed up with Joy at Days Filled With Joy, but I fell off the wagon. I'm glad to be back on it and feeling really good about my progress.

Off to do some stitching . . .