This week those who follow Flylady are in “Zone 2” which is the kitchen, so I do a little extra in this room to detail clean and remove clutter. As I move through the zones in the coming weeks I am thinking about our rummage sale in June. It gives me motivation to “let it go”!
Yesterday I tackled one really big problem area. . . a cabinet where I don’t even like to put things away that are clean for fear of AVALANCHE.
This is definitely a ‘run before something slides out’ situation!
Just try to put clean baking pans in there!
I took everything out, washed items that needed a clean-up, and I found the main problem with this cabinet is what is known as the root of all evil… Not money, but plastic containers with no lids!
Troublemakers!
I cleared out wayward plastic containers, put a few things in my Goodwill/Rummage sale box, wiped down the cabinet, and about 15 minutes later… good to go.
I have two things in there that probably should go… a broiler pan, which I have never used because it sounds like it would make a huge mess in the oven, and a pizza stone. The pizza stone was given to me by someone who didn’t want theirs, which is always a clue that you may be taking on something you won’t use. I’ll think about those two items between now and the next time we come back to Zone 2.
The Healthful Saver 
I like the before and after pics. 🙂
That first photo made me laugh, I used to have a similar problem! I just did a big cleanout of my kitchen cupboards, and it was so freeing! So much easier to find what I need now too. When we had our bathroom redone, I was concerned about the fact that we were getting rid of a cabinet. It turned out to be a non-issue as I threw out so much stuff that had never been used. 2 years later we still don’t miss it!
Yeah, I have to say I don’t think I have ever regretted giving something away. Now I’m challenging myself to make a drop off at Goodwill today for some of the items because I don’t want to look at them sitting around for weeks. For me, that’s the hardest part.. Getting them the final step out of the house.