The Organizing Bug

Jordyn loves hanging around the kitchen while I am making dinner. Although I am completely flattered it makes me laugh because she hardly eats anything I make,  fussiest girl on earth. She loves how everything smells but taste is another story.
Anyways, last night she decided that our utensil drawer was a "disaster", yes that was exactly how she described it and I couldn’t agree with her more!  ;)

Poor girl doesn’t realized yet that at her tender age of 6  she has inherited mom's organizing gene. Even when she plays, she loves to sort things into piles and then putting them away they have to be in there own little containers. If your kids play with Barbie, Littlest Pet Shop or Polly Pockets you know exactly what I am talking about...tiny little shoes, pocketbooks and necklaces that are constantly getting lost! 
Her Barbie Dream House....spotless! The clothes are in the closet ON HANGERS!


And best of all she’s even decorated for the holidays! :D
So here’s my new utensil drawer a –la- Jordyn…

“Mom, could you please close the drawer nice and easy so nothing will get messed up….even when you are mad”? I wanted to die of laughter! “Yes, Jo I will try my hardest, thank you”.  lol
So in keeping with the theme today, I decided to clean and organize a couple more drawers. I can’t believe the things that have been hanging out in my KITCHEN!

Last year’s Halloween bracelet, hair accessories, snowman bubbles, tape measure?!  Seriously, this isn’t even my junk drawer!
                                   Here’s some before and afters….
   




Having clean organized drawers makes cooking that much more enjoyable, if I can only keep them this way! :)

Lastly since I didn’t do any cooking today I thought I’d share one of my new favorite snacks! Of course it includes pumpkin…

Kashi’s Pumpkin Spice Flax granola bar, mmmmm so delicious!

What are some strange and unusual things you have found in YOUR kitchen drawers?

Bins and Veggies

Where did the weekend go?!  I know, it flew by while I was finishing up my operation cleanup! :(  So happy to be done with my complete cleanup, today I finished the downstairs craft room and bedroom! It’s pretty sad how cleaning and getting rid of useless things makes me happy but it does! There is something about throwing things away that feels like a big weight being lifted off my shoulders. I am an organize freak and proved it today, I now have 8 empty plastic bins. I’ve come to the conclusion that I love things that hold other things, like bins and bags, never realizing how many I had until I emptied them all!!
Breakfast and lunch was the usual, oatmeal and yogurt with fruit. I didn’t stop while cleaning to have a snack so by the time dinner time came around I was STARVING!!!
In keeping with my goal of incorporating more veggies into my life I put together a grilled veggie sandwich. It was delicious and hit the spot!!
I first made some homemade pesto sauce. Then I cut up a red pepper, squash, zucchini and red onion and drizzled them with olive oil and s&p. Then I grilled them on the grill until soft and tender. When I am cooking with inexpensive ingredients that are in season such as the squash and pepper, I don’t mind splurging on another component in the dish. So I picked up a loaf oh ciabatta bread and toasted it lightly on the grill.

To put the sandwich together I spread some pesto on the top and bottom half of the bread and layered the veggies in between. Yum!!! This sandwich is so versatile, you can use your favorite veggies and they would be perfect! I served this with a side of  my first tomato from the garden…finally!!! It was worth the wait!! :)

Getting ready to watch the finale of The Next Food Network Star and  looking forward to working out tomorrow, I have missed 2 days in a row!!!