There are things that I tend to procrastinate about. One is the kitchen pantry. I keep telling myself that I will straighten it up, and then I don't.
Well, today was the day and I did. I had straightened it up when we were first locked down, but I'm sad to admit that a lot of times I tend to put things where it is easiest instead of putting things away like I should. I always mean well, but...
Anyway, I had been saving a few things here and there. One thing was those mesh bags that fruit comes in. I had enough to make a scrubby out of them. Hubby was laughing at me as I was putting it together wondering what I was doing with them and I said getting ready to make a scrubby. It took me about 20 minutes to cut and trim the labels off the bags, but got it put together and with a little thread, sewed it into a nice fluffy one. Basically something out of nothing.
I am a jar collector. I like buying things in glass jars because I like the option of using them later. I used some of them as well as some canning jars to put things like oatmeal and popcorn in. It does help the pantry look a lot better.
We haven't been able to use our reusable grocery bags and we have a ton of plastic bags. I asked this week at both Aldi and Kroger and they said we can bring our own bags in. Kroger said we have to bag our own groceries if we do, but that's fine. It's always a gamble when you have them bag them because sometimes you get a kid who doesn't understand that cold stuff should be all put together. I have a lined bag for that and prefer to use it. So, hopefully I can recycle the plastic bags somewhere.
So, hopefully I will do a little better, at least for awhile, in keeping things straightened up in the pantry. I'm just glad I have a small one. At our other house we didn't have a pantry or much storage. I always drool over the food network shows where the cooks have a walk in pantry, but maybe it's a good thing I don't have one...more pantry to clean!
Pantry Procrastination
June 27th, 2020 at 08:03 pm
June 27th, 2020 at 08:34 pm 1593290047
I've had the same experience with reusable bags. One grocery store that I regularly frequent allows them if I bag myself, which is fine with me. The other regular store for me doesn't allow them at all. The inconsistency in store policies is annoying. But it has made a difference in my behavior - I shop at the 'bags allowed' store regularly and just use the other one to fill in the gaps. We do have quite the stash of those flimsy plastic bags. I use them as liners for the bathroom garbage containers and to take things to Goodwill.
June 27th, 2020 at 10:54 pm 1593298490
June 28th, 2020 at 02:52 am 1593312721
June 28th, 2020 at 01:30 pm 1593351051
I'm starting to be a jar hoarder, too. Trying to use them instead of some of our plastic containers.
June 30th, 2020 at 03:56 am 1593489407