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Decluttering your living space during COVID-19?  Here are some tips...

5/25/2020

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Maintaining your Kitchen

5/14/2020

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Once you have your kitchen organized, how are you going to maintain it?  

Here are a few tips to help you maintain your masterpiece:


  • Do dishes immediately after meals.  (Your future self will thank you in the morning!)
  • Purge old and expired food regularly. Consider reviewing everything in your pantry, food storage cabinets, fridge and freezer quarterly.
  • Keep healthy food stocked and at eye level.
  • Place an inviting basket of fruit on the counter.  Its visibility may tempt you to eat it, rather than sweets and treats. 
  • Pre-washed, cut & proportioned vegetables and fruits in plastic baggies in the fridge make grabbing on-the-go lunches a breeze.
  • Remove healthy pre-packaged snacks from their boxes and put them in small baskets or bins in the pantry for ease of access.
  • Create a deli box in your fridge, by adding everything you need to make a sandwich. 
When your kitchen is clean and organized you are more likely to choose to eat healthy. Additionally, eating healthy away from home takes planning and organizing.  Stock healthy options like nuts, energy bars, and fruit in your car, purse, and/or office so you have something to eat on the go.  ​
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Organizing your Kitchen

5/14/2020

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Kitchens are one of the trickiest spaces in a home to organize.  We spend a lot of time in the kitchen, and it often serves many more functions than just the place to prepare and eat meals.  A well-functioning kitchen should:
  • Provide a space to easily prepare healthy meals and make healthy choices; and
  • Serve as a place to gather with loved ones.  
To do these things, creating a clutter-free environment is essential for a highly functional and efficient kitchen.  This means keeping counter tops as clear as possible. 

Let’s dive into how to organize your kitchen.  Think about the layout of your kitchen.  The area within the sink-stove-fridge triangle is considered “prime real estate,” due to the frequency of activity in this space.  (It’s OK if you don’t have a triangle - just envision the areas near these stations.)  Ideally, we would have what we need at each of these stations.  To do this, zone out your kitchen.  Store equipment/tools closest to where they are first used, creating one-step centers as follows:
  • Non-consumables center – store plates, bowls, cups, and silverware near the dishwasher or sink so you can easily store them after they are cleaned.
  • Cleaning center – store cleaning tools under your sink since you will be using water as you clean.
  • Food preparation center – store food preparation tools (e.g., vegetable peeler and can opener) near your sink so you can easily wash vegetables.  Likewise, store knives/cutting/chopping utensils and cutting boards in nearby drawers and cabinets (between sink and fridge ideally).
  • Consumables center – non-perishable food in a pantry that is not centralized is fine because you can grab everything you need to prepare the meal and bring it to the preparation center.
  • Cooking center – position near stove; store pots, pans, cooking utensils, cooking oils, and spices in nearby drawers and cabinets.
While organizing these centers, begin by removing clutter and items not related to the center’s function.  Clear your counters of small appliances you don’t use at least one time per week and store them in a cabinet.  If you find your cabinets too full to accommodate these items, consider letting go of the gadgets you rarely use.  Most of these “rarely used” items aren’t necessary and take up much-needed space.  Why keep a food chopper when a knife will suffice?

Next, you want to consider accessibility in each center.  Place items strategically as follows:
  • Place items more frequently used in easy to reach drawers or cabinets.
  • Place heavy items low, and light items high.
  • In the consumables center, put protein and veggies at eye level and carbs and sweets below eye level.  You will be more apt to select something that is most visible first.
  • In the cooking center, keep spices organized and fresh.  Spices enhance the taste of healthy food without adding calories and fat.
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Disposing Medications Safely

5/4/2020

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While organizing, I often find old/expired medication.  If you have the same genre of items in your home, check out this helpful website on how to dispose of them safely and properly:  ​https://www.singlecare.com/blog/how-to-dispose-of-medication/
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