Comments on: The Kitchen Pantry: Clutter Free but Still Losing the Battle http://www.green-talk.com/2008/09/09/the-kitchen-pantry-clutter-free-but-still-losing-the-battle/ Turning the Planet Green, One Conversation at a Time Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:23:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Green Talk http://www.green-talk.com/2008/09/09/the-kitchen-pantry-clutter-free-but-still-losing-the-battle/comment-page-1/#comment-2657 Green Talk Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:55:58 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=262#comment-2657 Susan, these are great ideas. Just say no to the extras. I bet those looks you get our priceless. Anna Susan, these are great ideas. Just say no to the extras. I bet those looks you get our priceless. Anna

]]> By: susan http://www.green-talk.com/2008/09/09/the-kitchen-pantry-clutter-free-but-still-losing-the-battle/comment-page-1/#comment-2653 susan Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:29:18 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=262#comment-2653 I have dumped ketchups and mustards and soy sauce. no one notices. just do it! i feels kinda naughty but when you realize youve just kept a little more out of a landfill a little longer it feels good. plus i ususally request no extra stuff. or i choose fast food stores that have earth sensitive employees. i just say, oh i dont need the white bag or i dont need these napkins or dont bother with the cup, just put it in here (providing my own cup). ive never been turned away. just silly looks and plenty of questions. I have dumped ketchups and mustards and soy sauce. no one notices. just do it! i feels kinda naughty but when you realize youve just kept a little more out of a landfill a little longer it feels good. plus i ususally request no extra stuff. or i choose fast food stores that have earth sensitive employees. i just say, oh i dont need the white bag or i dont need these napkins or dont bother with the cup, just put it in here (providing my own cup). ive never been turned away. just silly looks and plenty of questions.

]]> By: Mother Earth http://www.green-talk.com/2008/09/09/the-kitchen-pantry-clutter-free-but-still-losing-the-battle/comment-page-1/#comment-2618 Mother Earth Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:03:30 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=262#comment-2618 first of all, I adore at a glance pantries, seeing what you have is very important. I used to send my exhusband to the grocery store and he bought what was on the list...period. If i had the volumes of snack bars you have, It would be OK to not keep them on the list for awhile! My recent move had a smaller pantry. I had to revise to what space allowed. I decided to let the grocery store stock and I'd keep less on my shelves. I have the empty cardboard box problem too!! Try decanting "whatever " into large glass jars - it decors the pantry a bit - you can see when the jar is getting low, and you only keep a few boxes next to the jar as stash We eliminated empty snack calories recently. Less snacks less clutter in the pantry By the way I too appreciate order in the home first of all, I adore at a glance pantries, seeing what you have is very important.

I used to send my exhusband to the grocery store and he bought what was on the list…period.

If i had the volumes of snack bars you have, It would be OK to not keep them on the list for awhile!

My recent move had a smaller pantry. I had to revise to what space allowed. I decided to let the grocery store stock and I’d keep less on my shelves.

I have the empty cardboard box problem too!! Try decanting
“whatever ” into large glass jars – it decors the pantry a bit – you can see when the jar is getting low, and you only keep a few boxes next to the jar as stash

We eliminated empty snack calories recently. Less snacks less clutter in the pantry

By the way I too appreciate order in the home

]]> By: Green Talk http://www.green-talk.com/2008/09/09/the-kitchen-pantry-clutter-free-but-still-losing-the-battle/comment-page-1/#comment-2608 Green Talk Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:00:34 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=262#comment-2608 Kathy, I think it gets worse with age... Kathy,

I think it gets worse with age…

]]> By: Kathy G http://www.green-talk.com/2008/09/09/the-kitchen-pantry-clutter-free-but-still-losing-the-battle/comment-page-1/#comment-2604 Kathy G Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:17:35 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/?p=262#comment-2604 Hi Anna, your pantry story is hilarious. It's like Mount Vesuvious - you will never conquer it in a lifetime. I revently revamped my pantry since I have a 3-yr old rugrat clever enough, and tall enough, to get inside and wreak havok. I decided to put all of his food and healthy snacks on the bottom shelf (his eye level) so he can feel a sense of independance when he picks out what he wants to eat, and I keep the cookies and sweets out of sight and his reach (too bad I can still reach them!) It was alot of effort to reorganize every shelf, but like you, I have clutter freak-out syndrome. Is this a terminal affliction?? KG Hi Anna,
your pantry story is hilarious. It’s like Mount Vesuvious – you will never conquer it in a lifetime. I revently revamped my pantry since I have a 3-yr old rugrat clever enough, and tall enough, to get inside and wreak havok. I decided to put all of his food and healthy snacks on the bottom shelf (his eye level) so he can feel a sense of independance when he picks out what he wants to eat, and I keep the cookies and sweets out of sight and his reach (too bad I can still reach them!) It was alot of effort to reorganize every shelf, but like you, I have clutter freak-out syndrome. Is this a terminal affliction??
KG

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