I have TONS of homework and errands today so this will be a quick post, but I was so excited about my major organization that I did following my last post that I wanted to post the pics. The following are the before pictures:
I did not take after pics of the food pantry yet, because I am painting the inside of the door with chalk paint to keep an inventory, like what I did with the spice cabinet. I also am waiting for my husband to install a couple of pull out drawers in place of the way-too-deep shelves that are there now. BUT, I did shock myself, I consider myself to be a minimalist, yet I tossed out three bags of food that was either expired, never going to get eaten, or opened and not sealed – food that was able to be, was donated, of course. Also what a difference in space it makes to put food in jars or baskets and RECYCLE the box! Went from two pantries down to one and was able to transform the other into a “cleaning closet”.
This is the spice cabinet. I did not take a before pic, as I just got uber motivated and ambitious all of a sudden and started attacking the entire kitchen, but trust me “before” was bad.
Actually after combining so many duplicates, I was able to make it my baking and spice cabinet, complete with inventory per chalk board on cabinet doors. Now when I need a spice I won't buy a duplicate because what I have is written down and I can write what I need when I run out :)
This is the new “cleaning closet” and my new favorite household cleaner – Mrs. Meyer’s (lemon verbena scent). It says on the bottle that it is aromatherapeutic, well believe it I was cleaning with a smile, and kept cleaning everything I could find to wipe down…ahhhh. You just add a drop to a bunch of water (that's how I measure) and start wiping down with a cloth. It really cut through grease on the outside of cabinet doors in the kitchen. And did I mention smelled TERRIFIC. Anyway putting the cleaning products in the pantry freed up space below the sink where I will be installing a pull out bin for recycling so you don't see my paper bag on the floor anymore.
I highly recommend tackling your cabinets you will feel so much better!
PART TWO:
...Now for the second half of the post title - 9/11
I would like to start off by honoring all of the members of my country who have been affected by this tragedy or have offered a helping a hand since then. I am sorry for those who lost and I thank those who have given. I do want to say something very briefly about some upsetting posts made on FaceBook today:
This is very sad to me ...people should try to be more educated and make less assumptions and judgments. I do not believe that an entire religious group should be blamed for the alleged actions of political groups or extremist groups whose actions are not ordained by that religion. Actions of our government are not blamed on Christianity because the majority of Americans are Christians. I highly recommend reading Karen Armstrong's book, Islam: A Short History, here is an excerpt from her book, "The new sect would eventually be called Islam (surrender) a muslim was a man or a woman who had made this submission of their entire being to Allah (same God of Christians and Jews, one God) and his demand that human beings behave to one another with justice, equity and compassion." (pp. 5) The Quran does not ordain violence, yet strongly endorses peace and justice above all things.
Also see the following short TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/mustafa_akyol_faith_versus_tradition_in_islam.html
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