Pantry Cleaning Day! ....Woo....Hoo

Today on my "to do" list was cleaning out & organizing our teeny tiny little kitchen pantry...ahhh, who am I kidding, it's BEEN on my to do list for weeks >.< 


Our previous rental had a full on walk-in pantry, so adjusting to life with this little closet was/is pretty difficult. We found it more important to store the cleaning supplies then food in this pantry as a safety precaution for the kids....but it quickly turned into that closet you just keep stuffing things into and then can't find what you're looking for. 


Now, I did "kinda sorta" plan ahead and saved a bunch of our baby spinach containers from Sam's Club...you know the ones I'm talking about (see below)

img via  http://itzlinz.com

These containers were perfect for storing the sponges, cleaners, flashlights and batteries in so they weren't just falling all over the place on the wire shelves...I can't tell you how many times a cleaning bottle or flashlight would jump out at me on a daily basis. The best part about them is they are free and recycled, so think twice next time you go to throw out your spinach containers!

Here are my before and after pics of my pantry....nothing super fancy but I am happy with it! Now, I wonder how long it will stay this way??? ^^