If you saw a previous post ‘Specials Words of 2015’ then you know that one of them is Simplify.
Here is the second project that I did that has simplified an area of my life (which in this case is the corner cabinet in the laundry room).
We use the corner cabinet as an extra pantry area, but it was difficult to keep track of what was stored in there. For years (and I do mean YEARS) I had a piece of paper taped to the inside of the cabinet with a semi-running list of what was inside. I knew there had to be a better way.
Last fall, I found a roll of cork sheeting (on Clearance after school started) and cut a piece to fit the inside of the door. One problem was it didn’t like to lay flat and the second one was I realized I couldn’t nail it to the door, but tape and glue would not make it stay. So, that came down and I still needed a solution.
A few weeks ago, Hand Husband asked if I needed anything from Amazon since he wanted me to order something for him (and then we would qualify for the free shipping). That is when I remembered seeing the
Fancy-Fix A4 Sized Weekly Planner Blackboard Sticker Memo Removable Vinyl Chalkboard Wall Sticker
and
SuperChalks White Liquid Chalk Marker Pen (4mm Regular Tip)
I realized the A4 size should fit (or would be easy to cut down) and I liked the idea of liquid chalk (I hate using regular chalk, especially in dry Nevada).
Once they arrived it took me about 5 minutes to have three of the Blackboard Stickers installed. It was tricky to get the Liquid Chalk Marker Pen to work at first, but then it went on neatly and dried pretty quickly.
I also found an idea for a Pantry inventory sheet at Organized Home Pantry Inventory
that used boxes and ‘/’ to show you have the item and ‘x’ to show when it was used to keep track of the inventory. I thought that idea was brilliant! (go check out the free printable at http://Organizedhome.com )
So, I will be taking everything out of the cupboard and writing it down on the sheets when they go back in. Hopefully then we will be able to keep track of everything.
Now, to figure out how to do something similar with the regular pantry (which has bi-fold doors)…
How do you keep track of your pantry inventory?
Later – H
A Creative Engineer In Nevada 