Unfortunately, I didn't have any readers' transformations in my inbox for today. So, I figured I would walk around the house and find a few quick things I could transform (organizing or cleaning or something). I thought this was going to be the shortest Transformation Tuesday I've ever done, considering it was just mine and only something quick and easy.
However, it ended up being the longest one ever (not the post itself, but the content for this post). I picked something to transform, and now, six hours later, I'm just starting to write the post for it. Haha!
Since I worked so hard cleaning the pantry to get rid of the pantry moths, I figured I'd tackle my spices today. My spices were all in sealed jars and nothing was contaminated, thankfully. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, check out this post first.) However, I had a bunch of spice jars on the shelves above my stove and I knew I need to clean the jars and get rid of those old spices. Jerry and I have said to each other at least a dozen times that we "need to do that"; and it became one of those things that we put off.
Being above the stove, the jars accumulated a layer of grime (oil from cooking) and I really didn't like to use them. I have to stand on a stool to be able to reach up there, so I just started using spices from the pantry. The ones above the stove sat there getting bleached by the sun for a long time. (They lost color because they were in clear jars in the daylight.)
I decided to take all the jars down and dump the spices, then wash the jars, refill them with spices from the cupboard and organize the spice shelf in the pantry. Cleaning the jars and shelves actually didn't take very long--maybe an hour. But then I started refilling them and it turned into a big project.
Here is the before and after of the spice shelf in my pantry:
Since mine is the only transformation on this post, I'll share some progress photos, too. Here are the shelves above the stove... yes, they look gross! Even grosser when I stood on a stool to take the picture. Yikes.
I pulled all of the spices out and then cleaned the shelves to get the grease and grime off. That part was easy.
Next came the spice jars. I dumped out all the spices (I had extras in the pantry, which is what I've been using for a while now anyway). Then I put each jar and lid into a container with hot water and dish soap. I washed each one and the grime came off so easily! I am always taken aback with how well dish soap cuts through grease.
Okay, please send me some transformations. Or don't, and maybe I'll tackle another big project next Tuesday, haha. To submit a transformation, just send a before picture and an after picture to me at: katie (at) runsforcookies (dot) com. Please include your name and a description of your transformation!
Holy smokes woman! That's a ton of work. And I love how you thought to just use some wood you had to make that back self so you could see the labels. Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! This is an awesome transformation!! My spices get totally out of hand, this might just inspire me to organize mine! I'll definitely have some pictures for you this summer, my husband and I are determined to fix up our yard. But it has been soooo cold in Wisconsin! :( Still waiting for a warm up so we can get started!
ReplyDeleteLooks great!
ReplyDeleteSo satisfying! Looks great
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! I can't stop thinking about your pantry moth story. I look for them every time I get something out of my pantry now!! And weirdly, I just started following this new person on Instagram and she had a pantry moth story as well. You should watch her pantry moth highlight, she had a cocoon in the lids of unopened jars of salsa, infested mason jars, and in containers she thought were airtight. UGGG! This is the person with the pantry moth highlight: https://www.instagram.com/detoxinista/
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