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This pantry has been bothering me for a
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while. Not enough to drop everything and
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fix it, but enough to add stress to my
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everyday life every single time I open
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it. So, today we're going to be turning
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this here messy pantry into this more
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organized, more light filling, better to
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manage, easier to use pantry. So, I hope
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that you guys are going to be joining me
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today for a simple pantry organization
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video. Nothing crazy, nothing intense,
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nothing too overwhelming. I didn't go
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out and spend a ton of money. This is
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just quick, simple, and effective.
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Welcome to motherhood and homemaking.
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Here on this channel, I share motherhood
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motivation and homemaking inspiration.
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things that I feel are helpful,
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motivational, realistic, and relatable,
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such as today's home organization video,
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but I also share cleaning videos, the
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occasional day in the life, seasonal
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homemaking, and some homeschool content
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as well. I have a lot of different types
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of content mixed up for you guys here.
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So, I'm sure that you will fit right in
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and I would absolutely love to have you
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here. But today, we're getting into
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specifically kitchen organization. So,
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if your pantry looks or feels a little
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bit overwhelming right now, you are not
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alone. This is just one of those spaces
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that gets messy without us even trying.
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So, as I organize in the background,
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maybe you two will be organizing along
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with me. Or you can also let this be
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something that you just listen to while
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you clean, you fold laundry, or you just
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sit and rest for a minute. And if you
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are doing this with me, know that you
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don't have to do it all at once. You
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don't have to copy exactly what I'm
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doing. Make your home, your kitchen,
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tailor it to your life and what works
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best for you. This is just one realistic
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way to make the pantry feel a little bit
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easier to use. I used to think pantry
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organization was about being neat, but
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now I realized that it's actually really
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about making everyday life feel a little
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bit lighter. I made it as simple as it
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gets. I purchased one box of kitchen
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pantry canisters because most of what I
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had inside of my pantry could go inside
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of these clear canisters. And even if
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you're not able to organize your entire
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kitchen, just organizing the pantry is
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going to make a huge difference. And
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it's also going to make you want to
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actually be in the kitchen cooking and
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all of that type of stuff a little bit
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more. And it sounds crazy, but you guys
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trust me on this. It just made life so
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much easier. It made me want to get back
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to baking bread and baking homemade from
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scratch desserts. And it made grocery
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shopping and meal prep so much easier
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because I could actually see what I had
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inside of my kitchen pantry.
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The pantry is just one of those spaces
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that really affects how the kitchen
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feels. When it's cluttered, everything
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feels harder. Meal planning feels
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harder. Cooking feels harder. Even
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grocery shopping feels harder. But when
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it is organized in a simple way, it
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saves so much time and mental energy.
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And that is really the goal. Not a
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perfect pantry, but one that works. It's
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actually funny how something as simple
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as a pantry can affect your mood. When
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you can't find anything, when things
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fall out, when you buy duplicates
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because you forgot what you already had,
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it kind of just adds frustration to an
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already busy day. Most of us are already
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juggling so much mentally, meals,
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schedules, groceries, budget. A
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cluttered pantry just adds one more
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thing to the mental load. And I think
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that that is why organizing the space
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felt so relieving. It just removes
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friction from daily life. And if you are
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a mom particularly, then you know that
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the pantry gets used constantly and not
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just by you, but also by your children
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too. kids grabbing snacks, making quick
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lunches, busy mornings, things get
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shoved back in wherever they fit. And
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honestly, it's not because we don't
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care. It's just because sometimes we're
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tired and our schedules are busy. I used
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to think that organization meant that I
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was trying to be perfect. But now I see
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it as being kind to my future self
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because even a small reset just makes
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the day feel lighter.
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So, when it comes to organizing our
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pantry, we should just always just start
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slow. Make it simple by just pulling
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everything out slowly. As you guys can
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see, I went and was literally just
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pulling things out a few at a time or
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even one by one. I didn't scatter
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everything across my countertop. I just
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took it step by step. You do not have to
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empty it all at once, unless you want
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to, but shelf by shelf works just fine.
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As I'm pulling things out, I'm paying
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attention to what we actually use, what
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we reach for every week, what's been
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sitting here untouched, and it's not a
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ton of that because we've only been
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inside of this place for a few months.
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So, for me, I guess it wasn't too
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difficult. But this part is not really
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about judging what you buy or eat. Just
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about being honest and knowing that you
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want going forward. So if something is
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expired, it goes. If you feel like it no
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longer serves your current season of
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life or you think it's unhealthy, you
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could let it go as well. I try not to
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just overthink this part. But keeping
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food that we don't use only adds to the
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clutter and clutter makes everyday tasks
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harder than they need to be. So, if
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something is still good and unopened,
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you can always donate it if it's just
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not for your current season right now.
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This step alone usually just makes the
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battery feel lighter and it makes
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organization go faster once you've
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already taken out the things that you no
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longer need.
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When it comes to grouping things in a
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way that makes sense, after I got
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everything, you know, put inside of the
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pantry, labeled and all of that, the way
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that I typically like to organize my
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pantry is just grouping things together.
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But I also have to be mindful of how I
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do this to where my kids can't reach
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certain things. I have eventually moved
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to putting a lock on the pantry, but
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before I might put like snacks and
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things like that at the top of the
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pantry where the kids can't reach it.
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But with my one-year-old, she would just
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reach for everything, even if it's not a
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snack. So, that is what made me say,
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"Okay, you know, it really doesn't
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matter. I'm just going to organize this
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pantry the way that I like it and then
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just make sure that I lock it up.
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Breakfast items together, snacks
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together, baking items together, canned
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foods together. I keep those at the top
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of my stove in that cabinet. You put
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your pasta and your grains together.
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Nothing too complicated. I like to keep
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things that we use the most in the front
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or at eye level so that we can grab them
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quickly. Heavier items of course are
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going to go lower and things that we do
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not use as often can go higher or
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towards the back. This just makes daily
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cooking and snack time so much easier.
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But of course, as mentioned before, you
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going to want to organize, you know,
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your home, your pantry the way that it
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fits your needs the best. So, you don't
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actually need containers for your pantry
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to be organized. If you like them or you
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already have them or you're fine and
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want to purchase them, then I encourage
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it. I love clear containers because I
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can see how much I actually have in
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there so that when I'm grocery shopping,
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I know what I need to stock up on. But
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again, it's not necessary. Sometimes
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just turning boxes around so that the
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labels are facing forward so that you
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can see them better is also very
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helpful. And I always like to say that
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simple is better. I think for this full
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set of organizers, I didn't pay any more
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than I don't know, maybe $25. And it
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came with so many of them. So, I'm going
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to try to find them and link them down
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below in case you are interested in
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using them, too.
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The key to keeping the pantry organized
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is not doing big resets all the time. It
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is the small habits like putting
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groceries away with intention, doing a
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quick look through once a week, avoiding
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buying duplicates so you're not over
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stuffing your pantry. And honestly, it's
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going to get messy again anyway. That's
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normal. So that's why we do have to do a
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quick look through once a week and maybe
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even do a quick little reset once a
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month. As long as we do that, then it's
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never going to become too overwhelming.
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Yes, homes are lived in, so yes, it's
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going to get messy, but the goal is
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progress and not perfection. One thing
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that I noticed is how much calmer I feel
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when I know what I have. I waste less
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food. I plan meals easier. I feel less
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overwhelming opening the pantry. And
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it's not really about just feeling the
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need to be in control, but it's about
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clarity. Because when your surroundings
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are calmer, your mind just naturally
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follows. And the pantry is a great place
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to start because it affects our daily
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rhythms so much because we use it so
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much every single day.
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I think that social media has made
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pantry organization feel slightly
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intimidating. perfect shelves, matching
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containers, everything labeled,
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everything aesthetically pleasing. But
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real life doesn't always look like that.
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And organization does not have to be
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aesthetic to be helpful. It's only if
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you love it that way. It just only needs
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to make sense for your family. So once I
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let go of the idea that it had to look a
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certain way, really, it just became so
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much easier to maintain. I bought one
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box of organizing containers and that's
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all. And it made a huge difference for
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me.
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For me, simple pantry organization
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connects so much to slow living, which
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is what my family has been leaning into
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lately. It's about reducing decision
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fatigue, reducing stress, making space
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for what matters. And when everyday
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tasks are easier, you have more energy
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for your family and yourself. And that
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is really the heart of home making, not
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perfection, just creating a home that
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supports your life instead of draining
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you. So, as I finish up here, I'll give
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you guys a look of what it looks like
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once done. Again, just so much lighter,
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so much better. And this video was not
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necessarily about teaching you how to
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organize your pantry or teaching you how
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to make your life a lot easier, but more
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so just giving you some gentle
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encouragement that if this is something
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that you do want to do, you can do it
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and it can be so so very simple. So
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again, if your pantry feels
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overwhelming, just start small. Even one
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shelf can make a difference.
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So thank you for being here with me
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today. I hope that this video felt
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comforting and real. If it did, I hope
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that you would give it a thumbs up. And
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if you're new here, I would love for you
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to subscribe and join our family. But
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that's going to be all for today's
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video. I will see you guys in the next
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one. And happy homemaking.