Hello Friends,
I’m a little late this month, things have been BUSY. My launch party was crazy good and almost 100 people showed up. Oh, and we had some epic food! Thanks to all who could make it, it was really humbling to have all those folks in one room to celebrate me, and my book!
My review contest was gangbusters, goal of 50 and I had 87!! Reviews still matter, and especially on Amazon, where they promote my book at no cost in special ways when I hit 50, 75 and 100 reviews. Please, if you haven’t, leave a quick review, even a short one is helpful!
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Kindle Winner!
The kindle drawing was March 2nd. I did a Facebook live, then 20 minutes later, accidentally deleted it! The winner was Jessica Stokes!
Newsletter Topic of the Month
Kitchen clutter! I recently did a survey of 200 people…you know me, nothing formal or scientific, just real people. I asked about clutter in the home and where it was the biggest issue and I was honestly surprised that the overwhelming majority said the kitchen. So here are a few quick tips to declutter and keep the calm in the kitchen!
If your countertops are full, it’s likely a sign that your cabinets are overflowing. Countertops are works surfaces and when cluttered, really impede your ability to work in your kitchen!
Start by going through one cabinet or drawer at a time. Do you need three carrot peelers? I know, they don’t take up much room, but when you have 10 items you have three of, they do!! Cabinets and drawers are the storage workhorses in your kitchen, empty it all out (one at a time or you may get overwhelmed) and put back the stuff you need, use and is not expired.
Keep items that you only use seasonally somewhere else. Most of us don’t have an enormous kitchen. I use items like my crock pot, party dishes, some baking dishes, extra wine glasses ( I really don’t need 12 in a house with 2 people) and the like get stored elsewhere. You can put them in the pantry, on the top cabinet over the refer, or in the garage or basement storage area in bins clearly labeled. Keep the cabinets and drawers for daily use items!
Grab some clear bins for smaller items like sauce packets, baking items, spices, vitamins and more. You can sort them by type, and of course, I like them labeled.
This will create more space to move some of the countertop items to the cabinets and drawers. There are lots of things people like to have handy on the counters, but when they interfere with actually working in the kitchen or having enough space, that’s when we know we need to do a little re-org!
Have a topic idea? Area of struggle? A fun tip? Send it in and I may make it the topic of the month. Email me at hello@judygranleegates.com
Join in the conversation at Facebook group – Declutter and Resize – Bigger Living Smaller Space
Product of the Month:
March Product: Task Timer
