I have boxes all over my kitchen. It’s been a theme lately. Last week I had the impulse to make a multi-course French meal but to do so I needed to hide all the boxes. The kitchen is only partially set up - I can’t figure out where to put everything. We just moved to a new home two weeks ago and am still getting everything set up.

Since the boxes have returned, I haven’t felt like creating interesting meals or cooking anything other than scrambled eggs. It makes me realize that my messy kitchen is affecting my ability to feed myself and my family the right foods that will keep us healthy and strong.

But mostly I am sad that my kitchen creativity has left. It’s a great kitchen with a beautiful gas stove, a large stainless steel refrigerator, and ample space to chop vegetables and lay out all the ingredients I’d need.

To get my kitchen in order, this is what I need to do:

• Get my office set up. Some of the boxes in the kitchen actually belong in my office.
• Unpack all the kitchen boxes to try to find the missing things - like my blender lid
• Keep the dishes clean and off the counter.
• Put into storage anything I don’t need or can’t figure out what to do with yet.

I encourage you all to look at your kitchens and keep them organized. If you love to cook, or even if you NEED to cook, it will make you a lot more efficient.

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