I totally understand why your kitchen's not organized. I’m supposedly an organizational maniac, yet I’m battling my kitchen daily. My spices are impeccably organized and my silverware drawer is awesome, but my utensils drawers are a disaster. The rest of the Hectic Family is partly to blame, but I know if I made the time it would be better. It boils down to how much I … [Read more...]

Previously I wrote about how I was going to engage in The Great Kitchen Makeover here at Hectic Manor. While I’m not planning to announce it to my family, I have created a form of accountability by announcing it on the blog. I guess I’m willing to withstand the judgment of you readers more readily that I’ll accept that of my family. For whatever that’s worth… With my five … [Read more...]

With the start of the year, I’m looking to improve things around Hectic Manor. While I would love to set aside huge blocks of time and redo everything in the kitchen, I simply can't. At best, I can spend a little time each week on improvements. That means that I need a plan. Over the next weeks I’m going to share some of the ways I’m reorganizing at Hectic Manor. If there are … [Read more...]