How to get rid of the mess in the kitchen once and for all: 5 steps to cleanliness and comfort
No matter how we try to keep thekitchen, the disorder still wins the position. But if you approach the matter consciously, you can fight it. Melva Green and Lauren Rosenfield, authors of the book "Breathe freely", offer an unusual but effective plan of action to restore order in the kitchen.
Everything good in life begins with a goal. It happens that beauty illuminates our everyday life suddenly, but if you do not show will, she will quickly die, buried under a pile of rubbish. Therefore, it is worthwhile to pull yourself together and with all determination to declare war on an eternal mess. That in the house (and especially in the kitchen) there is cleanliness and positive energy, you need to find the place of each thing and get rid of unnecessary ones.
Kitchen - space for communication and creation: here conversations are held over a mug of tea or during cooking, according to the rhythm in which the mistress slowly stirs the soup with a wooden spoon, lie tools for the execution of creative ideas - ingredients, adaptations, cookbooks, stored heritage - grandmother's shape for pies, learned by heart family recipes, folk facilities. The kitchen has a special atmosphere that affects the mood of all family members.
What is the kitchen stuff?
"What's for dinner?"This question can be deprived of strength or filled with inspiration. If the cabinets are empty or crammed with harmful food, the thought of cooking depresses. If the products are not fresh, unattractive in appearance and tasteless, cook appetizing dishes will hardly come out. Food is not the only possible trash in the kitchen. Many of us persistently store old pans and frying pans, plastic containers, spatulas, colander and hand mixers, juicers, knives (not to mention endless clips, rubber bands and plastic bags). If we are honest with ourselves, we probably admit that we use only a small part of these devices. But they take space and energy.
Whatever the kitchen is full of - products oraccessories for cooking - it can not fully perform its function: what to talk about, if you find it hard to find what you need in littered cupboards and cook something delicious on the littered work surfaces. That's why it's worth taking care of the mess to get pleasure from food, the atmosphere and communication with loved ones.
Plan to get rid of the mess in the kitchen
That food and cooking utensils that you have left,must lie in its place. If you do not have hooks for hooks - hang. Get a breadcrumbs, a shelf for spices, a functional tray for cutlery.
And one more thing: these new devices must be beautiful. So you will not have a desire to dump everything in them that fell into your hands. In criminology there is a so-called theory of broken windows. Its essence is that the prevention of minor offenses (vandalism, stowaways in transport, drawings on the walls of buildings, debris on the street) helps prevent serious crimes such as murder or robbery. An example is the broken windows: if in the building "thanks" to the hooligans there will not be a single whole glass, soon looters (and even nearby houses) will start looting the property, and in the end the criminal situation in the district will worsen. The same applies to your kitchen (and any room): if there is a constant accumulation of trash, the house will turn into one big dump.
Set a goal
Tell yourself clearly what you want your kitchen to dowas clean and harmonious. Order in the kitchen - where women spend many hours a day - guarantees both order in mind, clear mind and good mood. The first step to the execution of the conceived is the setting of a goal, to which you will slowly but surely approach.
Select character words
Yes, everyone heard a hundred times that in every roomshould have its own atmosphere. But what kind of "own"? What does this even mean? You need to fill the content of this concept: think up words and epithets symbolizing the atmosphere in your kitchen. For example, animation, inspiration, health, cleanliness, comfort, completeness, support. Write them on a separate sheet and hang in a prominent place.
Talk to the "delicious", and then get rid of them
And let it sound like a raving madman, but thisbenefits. Get your dainties hidden in cabinets and drawers. These are the surrogates for which you are drawn to restore strength or to quench a fit of hunger on a nervous basis. Lay them on the kitchen table. Now you must talk to them. And then throw it away.
What for? There is a dependence: a mess that fills the soul makes you bring useless food to the kitchen. You will simply dump new trash on top of the old one, depriving yourself of the opportunity to really gain health and perk. The fact that we are drawn to the sweet and harmful, when we experience fear, anxiety, loss of strength, insecurity and depression. But there are other ways to cope with bad emotions. Your monologue may look like this: "Chocolate sweets, I eat you under the influence of fatigue and stress. But when I start looking again in the back of the locker, I'll stop, lie down and turn on my favorite music. If I really am hungry, I'll take an apple. "
Understand the kitchen utensils
The next step is to get rid of the items thatclutter drawers, cabinets and work surfaces, not allowing you to freely move around the kitchen and use space as you would like. Go through all the kitchen appliances (biscuits, wooden spoons, tolks, old mixers and openers, funnels and baking dishes). If dust accumulates on some object - throw it away! Do not think for a second. At worst, put them in a box and give it to someone (if it's embarrassing to give - that means they are dear to the garbage). Do not forget to get rid of doubles: if you have two juicers - new and old, - give someone a second. Do not use it anyway!
Find everything a worthy place
That food and cooking utensils that you have left,must lie in its place. If you do not have hooks for hooks - hang. Get a breadcrumbs, a shelf for spices, a functional tray for cutlery /
And one more thing: these new devices must be beautiful. So you will not have a desire to dump everything in them that fell into your hands. In criminology there is a so-called theory of broken windows. Its essence is that the prevention of minor offenses (vandalism, stowaways in transport, drawings on the walls of buildings, debris on the street) helps prevent serious crimes such as murder or robbery. An example is the broken windows: if in the building "thanks" to the hooligans there will not be a single whole glass, soon looters (and even nearby houses) will start looting the property, and in the end the criminal situation in the district will worsen. The same applies to your kitchen (and any room): if there is a constant accumulation of trash, the house will turn into one big dump.
The kitchen is the heart of the house. And it is quite natural that the clutter of the kitchen turns into big problems. Do not let the confusion grab your living space!
Based on the materials of the book "Breathe freely"
