green smoothie power

I have a head cold and was feeling a bit sluggish and all stuffed up yesterday. There were also quite a few things to get done, so I perked myself up with a green smoothie before getting started. And because I'm such a dork, I got curious about the nutritional value of my smoothie and added everything up. It contained three fruit and vegetable servings and more than 100% RDA of vitamin A, about 85% of vitamin C, 44% of calcium, 30% of iron, 25% of vitamin D, and 30% of vitamin B2.

I named her Esmeralda and drank her all up. (::wince:: I'm so weird.) Then, with my new-found energy I got busy.

The bottom of the pantry was a big mess. Old plastic bags overflowing because I hadn't recycled them, and some other things I needed to get rid of. The floor wasn't even visible. Now, much better!

I moved Mary mixer there because I don't use her often enough to keep her on the counter. The counter looks much cleaner without her there.

Hmm, guess I need to straighten that picture.

The white box is something I've been saving since Christmas (a gift came in it and I thought the box would be handy some day). It's perfect for neatly consolidating little things I tend to leave on the counter.

Next, I cleared out the top shelf of the pantry. There were a lot of things there that I knew we'd never end up using. The trash bags and food processor had been on the pantry floor, and I moved them up there for easier access. I use the blender and/or food processor almost every day.

Guess why I haven't shown the middle three shelves of the pantry? They're still a mess! Haha.

When I cleaned out the pantry I ended up with two random old tupperware containers that I wouldn't use for food. They got a new home during my next task: decluttering my catch-all kitchen drawer.

See? I'm a slob. I just hide my messes in drawers. The new containers did their job well, and I ended up with this:

I also put stray like things in baggies: unused packs of gum in one bag and a few loose coupons in another.

There are still a couple kitchen areas I'd like to go through. We have so many things that I never use these days, and they should be given away or go into storage. Then, the linen closet (we don't use half of what's in there) and get ready to reorganize Celia's room.