I call this the Unknown Kitchen Drawer for a reason. It’s invisible. No one knows it’s there. No one uses it. This is valuable real estate in my kitchen and it is completely going to waste. I whine to myself all the time that I need more storage space in my kitchen, when the truth is, I have at least one space that is being completely squandered at the moment.
This is another perfect example of my blindness when it comes to my kitchen drawers. Remember my spice drawer? I LOVE my spice drawer now and I use it every day. It’s the perfect setup and a wonderful use of space in my kitchen.
However, this is not a wonderful use of prime square footage in my kitchen. I suppose you could call this a junk drawer, because it IS filled with junk. Or rather, things that are never used.
The first thing I did was to empty everything out and clean, clean, clean. It was absolutely filthy. That, I have discovered, is what happens when you never clean something. Even if you don’t use it. Imagine that.
I bought this lovely liner paper at Wal-Mart, because my Dollar Tree doesn’t carry the stuff anymore. WHY, Dollar Tree, Why? It’s padded and non-slip, so whatever I place in here should stay put. Anywho, this one is a lovely pattern, if I do say so myself.
Gorgeous. Not perfect, but I never actually expect things to be perfect in my house.
The first thing I loaded up were the homeless k-cups that have been living on my dining room table for the past, oh, three months. Also, the ground coffee from Aldi. Have you tried it? We like it.
Next, I put in the vitamins that various people in my house take. I love having it all in one central location. Make a coffee, take your vitamins. By the way, if you have a vegetarian in your house, make sure they are getting enough Vitamin B. Last year when we had our yearly physical’s, we discovered that Liv was dangerously low on Vitamin B and Vitamin D. I suppose we shouldn’t live like vampires and avoid the sun completely, huh?
The crazy thing about this entire process, is that this project took less than 20 minutes from start to finish. I have been putting it off for a small eternity. I always build things up in my mind to gargantuan proportions when I just need to buckle down and get it done.
I’m so pleased with how this turned out. Are you procrastinating a small, doable task? I know that I can name at least 14 more projects that need my attention right now……
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