Menu Planning can really take the stress out of your daily routine. Knowing what you are going to eat and that you have the ingredients in makes your life run more smoothly. Menu planning needn’t be boring or prescriptive – like most of organising, it’s something to make your life easier. To menu plan, start by writing down the meals that you most enjoy eating, then put them into vague categories depending on their ingredients. Sketch out a vague plan such as this one: Mon

We are on our third week in the Kitchen and this week we are going to focus on the things that we use to eat and drink with. As usual, the trick is to Gather by Category. For example, cutlery, serving utensils, serving dishes, crockery, glasses, mugs and so on. Also, as usual, there is no predefined or set number of items for you to keep, you must keep the right number of items for you and your situation. Make sure that you Handle Each Item to check if it Sparks Joy. Some

Last week we looked at food and I hope that your cupboards and fridge are looking tip top. This is our middle week of Kitchen Komono and during it, we will be focusing on the things that we use to cook with. So without further ado, let’s get to it! Remember the Rules: Declutter First Work in Categories Handle Everything Start by removing all of your cooking implements out of their usual storage space and lay them out in categories. If this is too overwhelming, you can do sm

Welcome to Organising your kitchen! This is one of 3 blogs relating to the Kitchen, be sure to check the other two out. We are starting with Food this week I hate food waste! Such a poor use of precious resources. So I regularly go through my food stores, both my fridge and store cupboards. First, bring all the food out of its storage places. If you want, you can split it between food that has to be kept cold and food that is at ambient temperatures. Go through it all and