what a summer! i am so glad it's nearly over! what a thing to say, but there it is!
a few weeks ago, i was taking pictures in order to write a post on my cooking blog (HAHA) and noticed how freaking messy the kitchen was! this motivated me to clean up, and to do it vicky style, that is take pictures and blog about it!
so, here is a picture of the kitchen. you can see that it is very narrow. my oven is there on the left, the sink is on the right. the bucket next to the wall is the compost. (ew)
so messy.
next is a picture of the sink and counter space. there isn't a lot of space and it attracts clutter. the grey thing in the lower right hand side is the dish washer. i also notice, from this picture, that a lot of the clutter is recycling that is drying...
here is my limited counter space--so cluttered with things! two thermoses and an insulated cup, two water glasses (one of which has since been smashed by a child) and just lots of stuff. *sigh*
and, the sink. a lot of the mess is drying milk cartons, but there's a pot waiting to be washed (this is actually a 'clean' kitchen, it wasn't until i started taking photos for a blog post that i noticed how cluttered it is! everything has a place, honest, it just doesn't always make it back to that place! when the kitchen isn't 'clean', that sink is chock full of dishes!)
ok, much better (although the water glasses are still there. however, i need to drink a lot of water, so there you go!) guess i could have moved the cutting board for the photo, but i was about to start cooking.
and the sink a bit better, though there's still a milk carton and pet bottle drying, and all those dishes draining. but still, not bad!
well, that's pretty much it. i actually really dislike my kitchen, it's no better than any you would find in an apartment. which is sad, really, seeing as we live in a house!
catching up, or, the messy kitchen
Monday, August 29, 2011
5 comments:
I should clean our kitchen, too. But... meh.
Why do you let the recycling dry? Can't you just stuff it away being still wet?
we are 'required' to dry the stuff. the milk cartons esp. would get moldy and smelly really fast! i think the recommended way is to cut them and hang them up, but i prefer to let them drain/dry as a carton, and then cut them. we can recycle 3 days a week, or take them to any supermarket, but it would be really unpleasant to come across a huge pile of smelly and rotting recycling!
I actually like your kitchen, galley kitchens are the most efficient. I understand that space is always an issue though but even when you have a bigger space you still have mess/clutter/stuff!!! I keep one bench top area clear at all times as a working space then the rest, well you know...!!
I really need to do a Vicky and get stuck into my kitchen cupboards! she inspired me yesterday and i did a big cleanout of the kids rooms :) Feels good
if there were just a few of us (me and yoshi, or us and one kid) it would be great! but with so many of us, it's really inconvenient. :( it's especially hard because hiro wants to cook, and learn to cook but there just isn't enough room.
HI!! I'm back! You just need help organizing-that's all. Your kitchen is nice though. but I see what you mean about it being an "apartment" kitchen (I remember you said that once)...It's still cute though!
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