It's 3pm and I'm just now getting to my blog to post today's Tossed It Tuesday... sorry for the delay! I got up this morning feeling rotten, and since my husband had the day off, he suggested that I go lay back down. Well, I did... and FOUR hours later I finally woke up! Yikes! As a person who never naps, that was a shock... but I do feel a little better. 

Anyways, on with the tossing! This past week I purged the Christmas storage area of my basement as I packed things back up. I also cleaned out my pantry, cleared my computer desk, and cleaned out my nightstand drawer. Whew!

Out of my house this week:

So, not a lot, but still progress.

What about you?  What did YOU toss this week as you worked to declutter your home?

     This weekend's challenge: the pantry.  I was happy to see this one, because my pantry was definitely in need of some organizing after the holidays, when things got crammed in there every which way.

I kept groups of things in the same general location in the pantry.   I pulled things out, sorted them to their proper locations, recycled any boxes I could eliminate, and pitched the expired crackers, pudding, and drink mix.  I did all of this while I was making dinner, as the ground beef was browning and then as the enchiladas were baking.  Since my pantry is about three steps from my stove, it worked out great.

I've used one odd container for a while now.  See it there.... almost right in the middle?  I use a cardboard box to protect our bread from getting squished, which is a pet peeve of my husband's.  The height of the box also allows me to store tortillas laying flat on top of it, which works out great.   It's not a particularly pretty organizing solution, but it works for us!

If you really look closely, you'll see that I buy a lot of store brand items.  Most of the name brand items I buy were special sales or coupon deals.  There are a few exceptions, and one was made very obvious to me as I sorted things out.   Can you see it?   Down in the bottom right corner?  It's partially hidden, but anyway .. apparently I'm pretty partial to Barilla pasta.  There were 8 boxes in there, all Barilla brand.  LOL!   (This is not a sponsored post of any sort, just an observation of what I found in my own pantry.) 

This was one organizing task I'm glad to have done... it's something that I will appreciate on a daily basis.  What about you... have you organized your pantry lately?

I just stumbled across this great challenge from A Bowl Full of Lemons.  Each day she'll give you a new area in your home to get organized.   I love this-- because really, cleaning and organizing are SO much more fun when you can share and cheer each other on.   I know I won't be able to do every day of the challenge.... especially since I've already missed a few.... but I'm going to try and complete at least part of these daily challenges.   

I think this will work well alongside my own Tossed It Tuesdays challenge-- it's just that someone else will be choosing the areas that I declutter.  Come back and join me on Tuesdays to share what you've decluttered that week!