Tidy up your Spices
Since starting my professional organizing journey, I have been trying to find the best spice storage system. Full disclosure: I have many spices, seasonings, and baking extracts, and I can never find what I need in the heat of the moment.
Everyone has a different setup for storing spices in their kitchen. I have discovered that some people have a cabinet, whereas others use a drawer. I prefer something other than countertop spice carousels, as I want to keep my counters minimalistic.
There are apparent benefits of organizing your spices in a drawer:
You can see what you have
Your spices are at your fingertips
I will share my story of organizing in a cabinet for this blog. Cabinet storage is more challenging because, inevitably, things will get hidden.
I purchased The Everything Organizer Expanding 3-tier Organizer at the Container Store. It's a perfect solution for organizing pantry cabinets. It adjusts to the width of the cabinet and provides the visibility and accessibility you need for your various bottles.
I decided to stop keeping my spices in plastic and switched to glass bottles. After thorough research, I purchased the Aozita 24-piece glass spice jar set from Amazon. The set included 24 square spice jars, shaker lids, metal caps, waterproof labels, and a funnel to make refilling easy. I love the square shape of the bottles, as they all stand neatly on my shelf.
I can't do anything about the issue of hidden spices in a cabinet. However, I can find things much faster with the handy labels I applied to the sides and tops of the glass jars.
While organizing my cabinet, I discarded many expired products. I wanted a system for tracking my spices and their expiration dates. Thank you to “My Productive Life” on Etsy. Her pantry inventory spreadsheet is perfect; I give it a 5-star review.
Many of you are organized, but are you following a system that will work for your life? The KonMari Method has taught me how to manage my space to achieve my ideal lifestyle. Tidying up means addressing everything in your life, and I would love to share that journey with you. So please follow my Instagram and Facebook pages! If you want to stay in the loop about upcoming blogs, drop me your email address, and I'll keep you updated on all things FAB AND TIDY!
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