The river was beautiful yesterday and we enjoyed paddling up and down stream for a couple of hours. Then we came home and cooked chicken breasts and salad. It was just a nice Saturday doing things we wanted.
Today we had church, and we have the missionaries here for dinner. After this post I am going to sear a roast and get it in the oven. Kids are due here with babies and they are taking the boat out. We will both nap with a baby. I have to peel carrots and onions, and I will make garlic mashed red spuds. Don't know what kind of bread I am serving, will probably make biscuts. William loves biscuts. Also will toss a salad. Dinner done.
Cleaned and organized. I do not have very big drawers in this kitchen, nor do I have very many of them, so I have a hard time finding places for everything. But it is getting better.
Many things in this drawer went by by. I had several coaster type cloths that I decorated my old kitchen with and as I had never used them, they went away.
These drawers are so narrow, it is aggravating. But I cook from scratch all the time and I need my tools. Everyday napkins were folded different to utilize the space better.
I did not get a picture of this baking drawer before, but I think this was the drawer where I did the most decluttering. As in do I really use this? Mom did all her cookies with melon ballers and I do not so those went. I don't have the room and I don't need them taking up space.
This was probably the most frustrating drawer, but I really felt I needed all of this. I bake so much and one scrapper is not enough.
So I felt like I am on track for my clean and purge challenge. In fact I am ahead on getting rid of things, but that will get harder the further we go in the month.
Well I am off to start cooking dinner, and then i am going to nap! Yeah
Have a peaceful, and restful Sabbath.
Kim
Just get the nap! I am so short on things in the kitchen! One spatula/scraper won't work. I had a pretty crock type thing for long cooking things and another for short cooking things that freed up drawer space. Now, I don't even have one drawer to use. Well, he has mellowed so that now once the place is roach free, the drawers will be emptied and I can use them.
ReplyDeleteYOu know I could get a crock for some things but I have this thing about things on my counter's. I like nothing on my counter's if possible.
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ReplyDeleteNICE! You did a great job. Motivated me to do my kitchen drawers AGAIN! They are a mess.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lovely weekend. Hope you get that nap - you deserve one!
Yes and if they are a mess you have only you to blame where I can blame my husband. JUst a little snark to make your day my friend.:)
DeleteDoesn't it feel so good to discard and tidy up? It brings me calmness. Your dinner sounds so good. It's a nice feeling knowing I don't have to get up and go to work tomorrow. Enjoy your labor day weekend.
ReplyDeleteIt does me too, and I AM SUCH A PACK RAT.
DeleteWhat a great job on those drawers!! You did very well.
ReplyDeleteHope you got your nap in.
God bless.
It was lovely, thanks.
DeleteYour drawers look great Kim. I have very little drawer space in my kitchen so I have a couple of big old stoneware crocks on my bench & all my frequently used cooking utensils & wooden spoons go in these - its so easy to just grab them from there.
ReplyDeleteI would do that, but I have a thing about stuff on my counters, I think it was from my mother who had so much stuff it drove me nuts. Now I have just a few things and am trying to figure out how to get rid of those things. I am weird.
DeleteYour kitchen drawers look so good, Kim. I enjoyed seeing all of your cooking utensils. I hope you were able to get your nap in before the missionaries came for dinner.
ReplyDeleteI got in a short one!
DeleteNice job purging. I see you have one of those fancy meat masher/breakers. That might be the one gadget I might get myself soon, but then, I've survived 55+ years without one too. I agree-rubber scrapers are always a good need.
ReplyDeleteI think my first reply may have flown off into space. Just add a tablespoon or two of water to ground meat and no need to break it up. That's a tip I read on someone's blog. It works for me.
DeleteThose mashers are something I just discovered and they are so worth it. But the tip above about the water is something I will try for sure.
DeleteDad always put his cloth napkins in a serving bowl on the table. We have a china hutch next to the table so I put the napkins there. Mother put her napkins in a hanging basket like what is used for onions and such.
ReplyDeleteYOu know those are all great ideas. I nee Sissie here to help me realize where to put things.
DeleteBusy busy girl. Doesn't it feel good to clean out drawers. I have one in the kitchen I need to get to soon.
ReplyDeletePretty toenails, too!
Have a lovely week,
Laura of Harvest Lane Cottage
It feels great! I noticed I had to get those feet into every shot! What ws that about?
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