Kitchen organization can be a pain in the neck that will drive even the most even tempered person batty. The kitchen is a hangout spot, a catch all, a chemistry lab, a phone spot, and a list of other things. Start organizing the space by putting up a running grocery list on a marker board. Write down when you run out of something immediately and erase it when it runs out. This means no more getting halfway through dinner and realizing you do not have any breadcrumbs for the casserole.

We lead such busy lives these days that organization slips our minds. You make a list of goals only to lose your list. Get people involved. Get help in remembering things from your spouse, children, relatives, and friends. Have them remind you of your goals. Sometimes it takes no more than a friendly nudge to push you in the right direction.

If you are no good with motivational stuff, just make a copy of your list and keep it in a few impossible to miss places that you know you will be looking at during the day. Sign up for an online to do list. Some websites will even send to do list reminders to your email or phone. Imagine getting a perfectly timed text message telling you to go home and do a certain thing or to dust your home theater.

Creative and pretty containers can help you keep things in check. You have a container for your home theater remotes, a basket for your laundry, and a file for your papers. Why is your kitchn the last place we keep fun containers? Multiple slot containers can keep similar ingredients together. Pill boxes allow you to premeasure spices for a certain dish. Smaller containers allow you to portion bulk items you buy and track grocery spending.

You can use items you have laying around the house for some things. An old wicker basket in one cabinet can keep your ramen noodles from taking over a section. An old recipe box is a quaint way to organize those packets of hot tea and cocoa. Zippable bags you get curtains in are perfect for putting away everything from coupons to those scattered spice packets.

Organizing your kitchen is not as hard as it seems. The hardest part will be teaching your family that the kitchen counter is not the place to leave book bags, books, coats, and other things they toss down.

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