How to pare down and reorganize my pantry
"Well worth the time!"
How I did it: I used my biggest offenders - my kids. I gave my son a bowl of sudsy water and a scrub pad. He emptied each shelf from top to bottom, scrubbed the shelf, and replaced it with my edited contents. We were finished in about an hour and a half.
Lessons & tips:
- Get help if you can. My teens were able to shorten the time by implementing tasks I supervised.
- "Marry" two half containers to create one more full container, and discard the rest.
- Check expiration dates.
