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[the quirky hausfrau] Kitchen magic!
Feb. 15th, 2011 05:50 pmRecession-proof kitchen organization in 10 easy steps:
1. Get frustrated at giant mess of pot lids in cabinet.
2. Google "pot lid organizer". Turn vaguely green at the notion of spending more than ten bucks on this project, but click on through the options anyway.
3. Settle on one that doesn't break the bank, though you suspect you'd be better off doing this the Lifehacker way. DO NOT ORDER IT YET.
4. Realize you need a new watch battery. Tag along with your dad when he decides to head out to the nearest office supply store. (Carpooling saves gas!)
5. Spot the Lifehacker solution high up on a shelf. Yes, too high for you to reach at 4'11". Fetch a sales associate to get it down for you.
6. Ask said sales associate for a price check. Try not to faint when he tells you how much that dinky little thing costs. Decide not to buy one of them, let alone two.
7. Head on over to the mall, leave your watch with the repair guy, and pop into your favorite store* for acheaper better solution.
8. Come home with two plastic baskets.
9. Put the big lids in one basket running lengthwise and the little lids in the other one going the other way.**
10. Run upstairs to write a smug, self-satisfied blog post about the process.
* Seriously, if I weren't broke, I could blow a hundred bucks in there so, so easily.
** Pictures some other day, guys. I'm tired.
1. Get frustrated at giant mess of pot lids in cabinet.
2. Google "pot lid organizer". Turn vaguely green at the notion of spending more than ten bucks on this project, but click on through the options anyway.
3. Settle on one that doesn't break the bank, though you suspect you'd be better off doing this the Lifehacker way. DO NOT ORDER IT YET.
4. Realize you need a new watch battery. Tag along with your dad when he decides to head out to the nearest office supply store. (Carpooling saves gas!)
5. Spot the Lifehacker solution high up on a shelf. Yes, too high for you to reach at 4'11". Fetch a sales associate to get it down for you.
6. Ask said sales associate for a price check. Try not to faint when he tells you how much that dinky little thing costs. Decide not to buy one of them, let alone two.
7. Head on over to the mall, leave your watch with the repair guy, and pop into your favorite store* for a
8. Come home with two plastic baskets.
9. Put the big lids in one basket running lengthwise and the little lids in the other one going the other way.**
10. Run upstairs to write a smug, self-satisfied blog post about the process.
* Seriously, if I weren't broke, I could blow a hundred bucks in there so, so easily.
** Pictures some other day, guys. I'm tired.