Kitchen De-Clutter

If you're sticking with our goal to be able to get ready for company any day of the week in 30 minutes or less, then decluttering the kitchen is JOB ONE. The kitchen is the hub of most homes. When it's working, everything else works better--better nutrition, less weight gain from eating out all the time, easier on the budget, increased likelihood the family will hang out and eat together, and a satisfied feeling that things are well in the world.

You simply can't keep a clean, highly functioning kitchen if it's cluttered.

Key Points about Clutter in the Kitchen:

A cluttered kitchen kills the desire to cook so you eat out more.
It's hard to get kids to help set the table or unload the dishwasher when the kitchen is cluttered and disorganized.
A cluttered kitchen makes you feel like a poor life manager.
Your nutrition and that of your family suffer if your kitchen is so cluttered that it's difficult or unappealing to use.
You can't organize clutter, unless you want to keep doing it every day when the excess spills over again, and again. So you must FIRST get rid of the clutter, then get organized.
What Shape is Your Kitchen in?

You can do much to simplify and streamline your kitchen by following these three action steps:

Assess Your Kitchen Tools and Appliances.

Do you love them and use them all? Open your drawers and cabinets. Look through the tool caddie on your counter. Pick up each and every hand tool, electric tool, and gadget in your kitchen and ask these questions to help you pare down to the essentials:

Is this easy to use?
Do I frequently use it?
Is it enjoyable to use - e.g., It feels good in my hand.
Is it easy to clean?
Is it easy to store and does it earns its keep in storage space?
Do I have too many of these?
Can I do this task just as easily by hand (without the messy cleanup of a machine?)
Does this tool really make the task easier and quicker, or is it just a cool gadget?
Is it uncomplicated to use, clean and care for?
Is it clean, in good shape, and ready for action?
Eliminate the Excess and Don't Buy More.