Organize This Year

 Organize This Year is such an ironic title since this year already started out so chaotic, am I right?

Although I am quite frustrated with what is going on with our nation, I know the only thing that I CAN control is my little corner of the world, and that is what I am focusing on.

This year brought us an addition to our kitchen! It was a project that started before Thanksgiving and was completed the second week of the New Year. It gave us a new eating space, work space, additional storage, and dog food center.  And since this all looked so nice, we decided to give our Kitchen a new fridge. Our old fridge was only 4 years old, but this new one is so much nicer! It's a French door one. I could fill it with a normal grocery haul and it still looks quite bare...lol

Since I have this new stuff in my kitchen, I wanted to start organizing things and make things more manageable. 

Here are some  products that I'm using or that I think would be great in a kitchen that is being re-organized! 

These Air Tight Containers are perfect for the pantry. They are the only ones I've found that are less than $30 and have the chalkboard labels on them! 

Do you have a cupboard or drawer for all the flat stuff like cookie sheets, cutting boards, cooling racks? I usually end up stacking them on top of one another, but with this Adjustable Bakeware Rack, I'll be able to pull out just what I need with out removing a handful of other items. It also keeps it nice and neat looking too.

These Silicon Lids are awesome! This particular set comes with 13 lids of various sizes. They are silicon, so they will stretch to the size of whatever it is you are covering. You'll never have to worry about not have the right lid for a container again! It also covers the ends of fruits and vegetables ( you can save on plastic wrap). This set is less than $9.

This  Sink Saddle is seriously my favorite kitchen gadget. If you have a divided sink like I do, this sits right over top the divider part. Now you can stick your sponges in each side to dry. I literally hated picking up a wet sponge from the sink...yuck!  I've also seen these at TJ.MAXX too but they are hit or miss.  If you have a big farm house sink that does not have a divider, they make other styles to hang over the spigot too.

This is an item that gets used very hard at my house, so much that I asked for another set for Christmas. Adjustable Measuring Spoons save so much space in your drawers. GO NOW and toss your multiple measuring spoons that are on the plastic ring!  When you get the adjustable ones, be sure to get the all plastic ones. The one I had before was stainless steel with rubber around the slider. After a while the rubber gets slimy and it is hard to clean. Eventually it will start to peel apart. Just a tip! 

And of course if we are going to get organized, we have to have some cute decor, right?

I'd like to get a Mini Chalk Board for on my one counter top, but I'm looking for one that is on a pedestal and a bit fancier than the ones pictured here.  However, the ones pictures are a great price and you get TWO of them!

If I ever feel like going to a store again, I bet they have those chalk boards and some other cute decor at Michael's Arts and Crafts store.  I'd just rather shop online but I do miss just browsing randomly for stuff! 

I'm participating in the "Clear the Clutter" challenge for the next few weeks. I already shared some kitchen tips in my IG story this past week and hope to be on again this coming week with some more tips!

What room are you organizing for the start of the year?