kitchen organizing Archives - professional organizer Pasadena and Long Beach, CA

Meal planning for your family

August 20, 2018August 27, 2018 by Nonnahs2 Comments

Ever since people started inviting me into their homes to organize their messy drawers and garages, their crazy piles of paper and dirty clothes, I've realized something: If all of y'all could see what is in your neighbors homes, you wouldn't be so hard on yourselves! (more…)...

3 new ideas for organizing Tupperware

June 4, 2018November 12, 2019 by NonnahsNo Comments

I wish someone had told me when I was a kid that being an adult would involve fighting with Tupperware. I wouldn’t have been so anxious to grow up! I could’ve propped my feet up and enjoyed those afternoons at the pool even more if I only knew what I was putting off by staying young. (more…)...

Organize your spices on a (tight) budget

February 12, 2018June 26, 2018 by NonnahsNo Comments

Because they are small containers of different shapes, spices can get to be a big mess in a hurry. If you are suffering from spice avalanche when you try to find the dried mustard powder, never fear! This video has some good ideas to stop that madness and help you organize your spices. (more…)...

Declutter these things in your kitchen now to make holiday cooking easier

October 24, 2017June 26, 2018 by Nonnahs1 Comment

If you get more excited to cook than to clean and organize your kitchen, you are not alone! Are you itching to make some pumpkin spiced goodness ASAP? Do you get so happy thinking about decorating Christmas cookies that your sleigh bells start jingling? (more…)...

How to organize under the kitchen sink

June 12, 2017August 23, 2019 by Nonnahs1 Comment

When someone first asked me, in a serious tone, how do you recommend I organize under the kitchen sink? I thought to myself, When did my life get so glamorous? I mean really! Next I’ll find myself at a party discussing mildew stain removal. But, then I thought, “WWMD?” (What would Martha do?) (more…)...

Dishwasher tips from a professional organizer

February 23, 2016March 2, 2018 by Nonnahs2 Comments

How many times to you come into the kitchen to cook and it is overrun with dirty dishes because the dishwasher is full and no one has unloaded it? Maybe it's not that your housemates are stubborn, lazy pigs who don't care about your feelings. Maybe they didn't have time in the middle of their day to handle the whole dishwasher back-log that is clogging up the works. (more…)...

How to organize a meal swap

June 8, 2015May 31, 2017 by NonnahsNo Comments

I've finished my workday, picked up the chickens from school and now I've got to take my daughter to gymnastics. I have tennis practice while she's at the gym. My husband is just going to get home from work in time to be hungry. What's for dinner? they ask. How about a martini? I answer And since we can't have martinis for dinner every night... Enter the illustrious meal swap! (more…)...