Pantry Proud

On the Nate Berkus Show, he has a little segment called "House Proud". This is my mini version of that for my pantry. I have a good amount of space in our pantry, which is a blessing & a curse. As you can see in the picture below, it was a bit out of control. There really wasn't any organization to it & the messier it got, the less I tried to fix it, until I was at the point of literally just tossing groceries in there. I am happy to say with a little inspiration from I Heart Organizing Blog, this picture is now a thing of the past.

 Here's my little clipboard on the inside of the door with our weekly dinner menu. I just laminated it, so I could reuse it each week.

 Underneath the menu is my grocery list. I love how it's categorized, making shopping a lot easier & faster.

 And here she is...

I love it. On the bottom shelf is a can rotator I got online from Shelf Reliance. That is a great site if you're into food storage. There's certain things we use a lot of, so it works out great for us. 

The middle shelf has the pull out drawers with the labels: bread, baby (formula & baby food) & snacks. And on top of those are little baskets with the labels: chips, breakfast (oatmeal, nutrigrain bars) & drinks (hot chocolate mixes, herbal teas, marshmallows)

And the top shelf has all the baking supplies (flour, sugar), noodles, & tupperware for whatever we're eating at the moment. I'm not completely happy with this shelf because you still have to move things around to see what's there. Part of the problem is that our shelves are so deep. Not really sure how to fix it, but it's a lot better than it was. Oh & the 2 labels you see on this shelf are: Sides (Idahoan Potatoes, Mexican rice) & Seasoning Packages (taco seasoning, Hidden Valley Ranch mix).