Going back to Mrs RN's house a few weeks later... this time I worked on the kitchen.
This session was more efficient because Mrs RN was already getting the hang of the process! The kitchen looked tidy but Mrs RN admitted this was because she was good at 'hiding' things, the session went very smoothly and the kitchen is more efficient now!
This kitchen corner cabinet was functioning as food storage as well as some cooking equipment combined with a few items like tins and a jug.
And the back of this area is really deep, hiding lots of things.
As usual, we took everything out in order to follow these steps:
1. Facing the reality
2. Sorting
3. Subdividing
4. Prioritising
Then we were ready for putting things back according to the sorting.
All the food stock went into a bag. I used Sainsbury's bag, which is my favourite. They are cute, strong, and flexible.
Frequently restocked items should go at the front and put them all in the same area, then you can see how much you have.
Frequently used items should also be at the front (or if they are everyday items you can consider placing them on the worktop).
For this tucked away area, you can keep the area for things which you use only a few times a year, for example things to do with Christmas turkey or cheese boards.
You should be keeping lots of bits in boxes when storing them in the corner
When you need them, you can just pull the whole box out rather than moving all the bits one by one.
Before and after
And the bag is like this
