GET RID OF IT ALL! EXTREME PANTRY DECLUTTER & ORGANIZE

Oh, hello my friends, I'm so happy you're here today. We are going to work at one of my local mom's pantries and we are going to do a lot of things. We are going to make this

pantry

much more functional. We're going to help with the clutter, we're just going to put everything where it goes so it's there for easy access and we'll make this mom's life a little easier, so I'll give you an overview of what the

pantry

looks like. I was actually tagged in this mom's post on Facebook for looking for a professional

organize

r and a few people tagged me which I really appreciated so I came to help this mom because she has two little ones and is expecting another sweet baby and it was just I was excited to help her, so we're looking at everything here, let's take care of these spices.

I bought some items and we have these spice containers and we're going to put everything in its place. This pantry turned out like this. good and for a minimal budget, so that's always good. I'm going to start by using just some of the labels that come with the spices; It didn't come with as many as I think it should have just for some basic spices so I decided to use my cricut and I'll do that later in the video but I used the labels that came with it and I just put it on top and then I'll add the labels on the front of the spices later so she had These amazing white containers, very sturdy, amazing, durable from ikea and they are still in stock.

These are some of my favorites. I've had my eye on them for a long time if you feel overwhelmed by the visual clutter like I do. These white containers are OMG, they are so good, so the first thing I'm going to do is check your pantry items. I'm going to get rid of any expired food and then condense it. take things out of the boxes because they fit better in these containers and it looks much better for easy access, take everything out, flatten the boxes and start organizing all these snacks in the food in these containers, so I'm going to add These shelves, these three paired shelves here I really like them, these are from Amazon, I really like them and the type of housing they have was easier than the metal wire ones or whatever, but they are still not the best because the shelf wanted to like.

I fell into the crack so I was able to make it work. I will say that these spice containers didn't fit on one side, which was a bummer I guess, because it's a little tighter in there, so it was sad, but we were able to do it. it worked and I ended up ordering more because I wanted it to have a more uniform look and I put the labels that I had on top of the spices here and then I'll do the rest with my cricut machine and then I've taken all these sauces and things like this and stacked them on the other side because they fit together perfectly when you

organize

things, they don't always work exactly how you expect, that was definitely the case with her pantry.

It took me a long time to do it because once I was here I had already planned everything, but once I was here I realized that I needed other things or, you know, the spices didn't fit on the right side of the shelf, so I had to do it. ordering others and that took a while to arrive so unfortunately it took a while for a lot of things to arrive but I feel like it really started to come together and turned out beautiful. I also use these three tiered shelves for cans. I use it in my latest neighbor pantry edit and I love this one here, so she already had so many containers like these oxo containers, they can be very expensive.

Check out Marshalls Homegoods, Tj Maxx, they have the best deals. Basically I worked on one side of the pantry just take out the expired food and start organizing what was there and putting it in piles so you knew what had to go where and what didn't and then on the other side, as you see here, there's just some miscellaneous items I needed. to organize and review, so all you have to tell me is that you have pets and I am there in the quick and your pets were the most precious and beautiful creatures I have ever seen, look at these amazing, amazing, beautiful cats, oh my god, and she had more beautiful dogs, I mean, her family and her pets were just beautiful, oh my god, her kids were just beautiful, she was beautiful, I mean, she was a joy, she was a wonderful person to be around. work and his animals kept coming to say. she hello to me guys, it was the best thing she ever did the cat of her, oh my god, the meow of her was so precious.

I love these containers. Here they are from Target. I have used them and still use them in my house. I use them in my latest pantry makeover. They are also on sale right now, at least when I bought these containers, they were on sale, they were very, very affordable, I think they were six dollars and they are very deep, really great for some of these unsightly things that there are a lot of. I like plastic. wrap it up and this is where you keep it in your pantry, perfect for this kind of thing. I really like it for overflow fries.

Incredible. I like a little tip if you get overwhelmed with visual things. I get very overwhelmed with so much disorder. visual clutter, I encourage you to use opaque white type containers and containers, not the clear ones because, again, like me, I get overwhelmed when I walk into my pantry and I can see. I love seeing everything, it makes sense to me, but when you have unsightly things that can look messy very quickly, I definitely think it's great to put them in these white containers because they look so much better, so obviously you can skip this step.

The main reason I like to put these condiments in containers is for good. There are a couple of reasons: it looks great, it looks very aesthetically pleasing, but I know from personal experience when you have all your condiments out in the open like this and everything is very uniform. I feel like I'm more likely to use them and I guess that's just my personal experience with them when I keep condiments in their own container it just gets lost because it's messy and untidy but when it's in these beautiful containers I feel more like picking these up condiments. and I actually use them in my kitchen, I don't know, maybe it's just me, maybe I just like really pretty things, so I think it really elevates your pantry so much that you want to add these little pockets of happiness in your space. you're excited to use them you have to cook we have to use these things it makes us happy having a really clean and uniform pantry it may not make sense for everyone but I love having an organized space, it doesn't matter if it's the refrigerator, the pantry, my closet , I love that it's organized and you're more likely to take care of that space and you're more likely to enjoy being in that space when everything is put together, so I know I've seen people say in the past while you're a happy container, well, Yes, maybe I am, if it gives me joy to do the tasks I have to do, so be it, if it gives you joy to put each spice in a container, all of you go ahead and do it.

You have to do what makes you happy, what brings you joy and there are many monotonous things throughout our day and if we can put some things in pretty containers and that makes us smile when we have to go to the pantry, then let's move on and Do It Right, so I'm on the opposite side of the pantry, as I mentioned before. I'll tidy up anything that doesn't need to be here. Anything that is out of place. When you're

declutter

ing, you want to take similar items and put them together. them in groups, so she had a lot of items for parties and hosts, so she wanted to put those items in one place.

It is very important when we organize to put these similar items in groups because you will know where to go when you need them. You're looking for something, that's why it's so important to sort your items too, because you don't want to have things that you don't need, because you want to be able to get to the things that you need very quickly and it helps us as well. Keeping an inventory and keeping track of the things we have that way we don't spend too much and buy more things we don't need, that's okay, so while I go through everything and tidy up your space here, I just want to give you a little encouragement. but a little bit of truth for you too, so if you've been here for a while, you know a lot about my past and that's why I want to answer some questions you might have when you watch these videos.

Outside of myself or anyone else, if you have two questions, I feel like that comes up a lot. I can't afford these containers. Well, Dollar Tree is your best friend. If I'm completely transparent, I can't afford these containers. Or I can't go out and spend a lot of money. Obviously I'm working on a client's budget. She didn't have a huge budget for this pantry, which is absolutely fine with me. I have no interest in spending more money than needs to be spent. whether it's mine or someone else's, I don't mind spending money on things we don't need, so Dollar Tree will probably be your first stop next, don't even be afraid to ask your friends and family, maybe even make a post.

You're starting this cleansing journey and you need some containers that people love to help people, believe it or not, and I'm telling you there will be blessings from that and then when things change you'll be willing to share and love someone. Plus, when they need it, I also talk about hospice thrift stores, which I talk about all the time. They are my favorite goodwill salvation army. They cost 25 50 cents, so there are ways you can organize your space for a person you really don't like. -It exists for small budgets, also liquidation. I tell you clearance all the time.

If you want to go to those bigger stores you can find stuff but Dollar Tree is definitely a good place but I would check my friends and family first and obviously thrift stores then people will say what's the point why I go to take the time to decorate the space or organize this space is not where I want to be because today this is where you are and it doesn't matter where I want to be where you are today needs love needs appreciation and just a little detail if you've been here you know about my life and I'm very open about my struggles in the past where I come from because I'm very proud of it, but listen, when Isabella was a little baby, we lived in affordable housing and I paid 275 every month.

I could see the termites crawling around when there was like a small hole in the wall, it wasn't great. She had a house, she had cars on blocks, and she was in a bad part of town, but guess what? I really appreciated the place. I was grateful for where I was. I took my time and took pride in the place. It did not matter. I wasn't where I wanted to be that day or I wasn't even where I wanted to be a year from now, but I was where I was at that moment and if that meant I was going to go to the dollar tree and buy a pot and put in some little plants I went to Walmart and balls on my porch so that's what I did because it brought me joy and I was grateful for the place I was in that day and I'm still to this day grateful for that place, what is it?

The point, well the point is that you have to be grateful for where you are, we don't promise you tomorrow and you don't have to be in your dream house in your dream stage of life, in your dream circumstances, you have to be. Appreciation and love for the places you are today. I'm telling you, your life will be much more enjoyable if you start receiving the blessings you have right now and noticing them every day, so go ahead, decorate that space, go ahead and organize. Declutter and organize because it will not only make you feel good physically but also mentally and that is why I have recently taken this path of

declutter

ing and ordering towards less much more seriously because it is for my mental health and if you share struggles.

As I, I want to encourage you today, no matter where you are, start going through a small drawer or cabinet or, you know, in the closet, just sort it out and organize it, you'll be so proud of yourself and it will set the stage for more things to come. and I'm telling you it's going to make a big difference in your mood, you're going to feel happier, especially when you're just appreciating where you were today, you're going to feel more grateful and I'm telling you it's a domino effect, okay? It was a lot of talk, but you know, I love to throw in some real motivational topics with you guys.

I like to dig a little deeper into the real things we struggle with and in these videos because it's so much deeper than just cleaning. and sorting and organizing so I'm glad we can do that here so I grabbed these items this is from the Walmart home edit line and I reordered all of her expired medications she gave me full authorization to do that and I I'm using these containers here just to put some of your similar items and just a tip for easy access again, that's why organization is so important. Easy access will save you a lot of time.

These containers are great because they are stackable, so I made sure to make anything that was taller at the top. I like these types of acrylic containers because they are very sturdy and I really think they will last a long time. Very affordable. 25 bucks for everything you saw me put on and the turntables are up toNow, my favorite. I'm going to start retrieving some of the items here, reorganizing the items I've already organized and making some space for this medicine section here, this is where it was previously, but now everything is super organized, easy to get to. through exactly what my client was looking for so here is an overview of what it looks like now it felt so good and clean here is a place for everything very quick and easy to get to access as I mentioned she had a ton of amazing containers, so we were able to use those containers and just make this space much more functional.

The oxo containers are phenomenal again. She had given them some good places to be able to get them affordably, but you can also use other containers that you don't have to be tied to. I have a place for everything I've grouped together, like supplies, snacks, easy access for the kids and just when it's time to make some dinner or just grab something quick to eat, you know exactly where it is so everything here is ready to function and within arm's reach I really love the way the cans turned out I was able to have everything there so she can just grab and use the containers here with the little snap sides you can get everywhere even in Amazon, these are also really great for keeping your food fresher longer.

I use the bottom shelf for these larger items. I have these containers here from Target. it has some of the overflow back stock as well as the boxes that I couldn't get rid of, then I have the overflow medicine on top and I have these organizers from Target and also from Walmart, the bright room organizers are from Target and then the starter edition line is from Walmart, very, very affordable and as I mentioned, stands the test of time. I like to have all my white containers on the bottom because it's more visually pleasing. I went home that afternoon after I finished and made some stickers for it, as a last step to add the little bonuses and the little touches here, but I didn't cut the sticker well enough, so I actually spent a lot of time cutting out all of them and each of the labels.

On the other hand, it was supposed to take me about 20 minutes to put all the labels on the condiments, but it took me over an hour and a half and it was so late at night, I felt so bad that I felt like I was wasting my time. but she was very kind and generous, so I think she worked great and I'm absolutely obsessed with the way the spices turned out. Some of the containers were different sizes, which is really strange, but we made it work. I ended up exchanging the target. three tier shelf here for the acrylic one I thought it looked better and when I measured the width of the glass containers it looked like it would fit better than the white one, but the reality after having it all here was almost the same so everything fits together look perfect.

I got these turntables here from Walmart. It fits everything here in your back stock and I'm going to label these containers here like you saw me fill them earlier in the video. I bought them from Target. It's the line of bright rooms, I think they cost about three dollars each and I don't think I asked her, but I think one of her favorite colors is aqua because she had a lot of it in the house, but you know that's my color favorite, so I wanted to give it some extra touches and went to buy some aqua vinyl from Michaels after I finished organizing her space and wanted to add these labels for her party items.

Everything turned out very well and it was a great blessing. and it was a pleasure to help this mom. There were definitely some obstacles and I got really nervous because again, I haven't done this for many clients, but I think it turned out great and everything is good there and she was so pleasantly surprised, what I like most besides the spices is this little area here for all the medications, super quick access and it worked perfect and looks great so I hope you enjoyed this video if it inspired you and motivated you. you or just felt like you had a friend on this side of the Internet.

Would you give this video a big thumbs up? Let me know you enjoyed it. If you are new here. Would you hit the subscribe button? I'll see you every time. week with videos like this I love you all and I appreciate you if no one has told you that you are loved, you are worthy and I am so happy you are here I will see you next time bye.