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Kim whenever you do this keep a basket with you. Whenever you need to use something soon put on that basket and then take to your everyday pantry at the end
I have a collapsible basket that hangs on a hook at end of my pantry shelves. I pull anything within 60 days of current date and take go the kitchen to be used in the meal plan. I have a particular corner of the kitchen for them..so seeing them every day pushes me to use them.
@@susansnyder6830 I have a wicker basket just for the use first. I have found it's best for me to date everything as it comes in. Things I've bought recently best by is before things I've bought 6 months to 1 year ago, sadly.
For my pantry I mark the exp date on the top and the front label with a sharpie as it is put away. Takes a few extra minutes but when it comes to check and rotate day I don’t have to search for the dates. They are right there front n center. And it helps others to see the dates and use the right ones. Very nice set up you have there! 🌸
I do the same thing. It is a quick way to see the dates! If it is a package/box of pasta, for example, I also put the date I opened it. I live alone, so it takes a bit longer to use items up.
You are not weird. You are proud of your accomplishment. I got you on this one because I do the same thing. We just did a big front yard project and I opened the front door so I could look at it. My husband said what are you doing? I said just looking. We do the same thing with our babies.
You go Kim!! Awesome job! I love projects like this, they are so fulfilling. Sometimes I like just standing in my pantry looking at it 🤷♀️ I know I'm weird 🤣🤣🤣
I transferred all my boxed items into long term food safe containers. This also includes pastas, flower, rice. I vacuumed sealed a ton of my items because of the current situation in the world.
Always fun to watch how you do your stocking. I have been stocking for years and it's nothing new to me. The important thing is not to stock what you aren't going to use. I also do canning my own food. This is so rewarding to me. I am surprised that you don't do canning. I had enough food to get me through the winter without having to go to the store except for fresh fruit and fresh veggies. Even though I do can many of those, I can't do lettuce, and want some oranges etc. that are fresh. I even canned cider, as I know the price goes up in the winter, so I have that on hand too. I have two big freezers and one small one for what I will use for a couple weeks. That's where I don't do inventory as much as I should. Although I did buy a lot of meats before the prices went sky high. One freezer is for meats, and the other is for fruits and veggies etc. It works for me. Also, if my neighbor needs something and can't get to the store, they know they can come over and get something. They are very good about replacing it when they go out next time. I call it my indoor shopping go to store. We also bake a lot together and come up with some fun foods. Her husband and kids test it for us LOL. Keep up the good work, always enjoy your videos. Greetings from Western, N.Y.
Superb job! You have the greatest organized pantry. We have a small house & no pantry, no attic, no basement but I have extra canned foods stored under some beds. I recently put a shoe bag on the back of the door for our water heater, I use the shoe bag to store extra condiments like bbq sauce, syrup, soy sauce, ketchup, mayo, mustard, etc.
This vid is SO timely! I just said this morning (to my dog actually as she tried to slink around a grocery tote of items to go downstairs to the food storage cupboard) It's time to spend some quality time in there and get some stuff re-organized. The kids have been going in to fetch stuff for me and using other things in their lunches, and of course, there's always a little bit of chaos when you haven't been paying strict attention to how things are being put away. since I KNOW that this needs to get done, I have been putting off taking new items down (I'm a Cricket) b/c I don't want them to get stored improperly in the name of just putting them away. Following along with the yearly schedule you set us on last year has been SO helpful to continuing my food storage journey! I've been at it, overall for 20+ yrs now, but having this new perspective has been so helpful to taking stock of what I have, what I need and finessing overall goals for my Emerg Prep! Thank you SO much!
Don't I know it my son goes shopping in my pantry alot for snacks and by the time I went through it to re organize I took an old crisper drawer and it was heaping full of multi snacks he had so many boxes open I put in open and newer boxes in a tote so the kids use the older stuff for school lunches ..
I'm so glad you are doing this. I know people who shop for a day of meals and that is it. They don't have any stock at all. I have been trying to get them to even stock for a week. When the world stopped they had nothing. I helped them out but I did tell them if you had stocked pantry I would not have to be giving them my stock they would have had it. They now started to get some stock. I sent them to your channel.
My goal is to have a food room just like yours!! My husband is going to enclose our smallish back deck this spring so I can have a room just for food. I am gonna have a sign made for the door that says “Mom Mart”, that’s what my oldest son calls my pantry right now, lol!
I love these types of videos. They are calming and helpful. Even if I can just listen fixin to leave for work or am in the truck already. God Bless you and your family.
Another thing that is helpful is having a three month basket and a one month basket so I know what is coming up to be out of date and what is a month and under and it's out of date and it helps me know what needs to be re-bought and what needs to be used up right away. It really helps me so much. Thanks for all you do and I love it all and take care!
I am a very organized person. Some of my friends call be an analist (haha) But I have been doing every thing that you recommended for your pantry but I did not think about separating the types of soups, veggies, fruits.. After watching this last utube of yours I went through my pantry and changed that as I now. I will be just be making a list to put in my shopping folder to take with me. Thank you so much for the info as I will be using it now.❤️
The inventories are so helpful. I now can compare year by year and plan how many green beans to plant for how many pints to pressure can. Daily step forward to care for my family.
I love how organized you are in keeping track of expiration dates so you don't have to throw stuff away. I see so many people on youtube throw away so much when they clean out their pantries.
Great idea I just did mine. It was a 3 day job because I have a broken back and it is extremely painful and can only work 10 minutes before I lay on a heating pad for 5 minutes. Not supposed to be lifting over 2 lbs at a time either and can't touch the floor. I did it anyway because after being confined to bed for 3 months I found a rat had gotten into my pantry and destroyed all of my pasta. Plugged his hole where he chewed in and now I have thick hard plastic containers for Pasta, dehydrated potatoes, Rice and beans. In fact I put all dry goods in plastic containers in the end. Sure wish I had a pantry area your size mine is pretty small but adequate. I had a great idea. I was having trouble with food falling off the back of my metal shelving units. ( I can't push them back tight with the wall) Anyway I used 4" wide duct tape and wrapped it around the back bars of my shelving units several times and it worked great.
It's so much easier if you take a Sharpie Black Marker and write your dates on the front of cans, boxes or the sides that will show on the shelf. I do this when I bring them home and keeps me from having to constantly check the dates when I move the older ones up and put newer ones in back. I do it on all groceries that you can write the expiration dates on.
Thank you, Kim! You are the one who taught me a long time ago about logging inventory of the pantry. I now know how much of an item I have, but I also log the expiration dates. I can quickly see what needs to be ate first and how much I need to purchase. Great organization idea, Kim! I am teaching my daughter's, now.
Kim I saw you on TV yesterday on one of the news. You were in your pantry showing how you move the cans from the back to the front and of course explaining how you stock pile. I was at a friend’s house and there was lots of people talking so I just saw you briefly and don’t even know which channel you were on. Congrats you are a big star now! 😃
Instead of cans or packs with broth,buy dry broth. Add water 1 block per .5 liter water. Gives you much more shelf space,result is the same. Save space and packaging and money. Love your videos
I totally hoard those flat boxes. I use them in my gardening, my paper work is kept separated and organized in them; we use them to organize kid's homework, school work and projects. I also use them to organize my canned goods. I have very little pantry space so my "pantries" are 28 gallon storage bins, 14 gallon Sterlite bins and 5 gallon buckets all of which are kept organized, inventoried and rotated through.
I'm working on that last part of my winter storm preps such as tarps, paracord, nail gun and purchasing 4 sheets of plywood. I get another freezer towards the end of the month which will hold my butter and my bread and creamer. extra. I'm set for about 1.5 yrs as I'm a caregiver for my mother with dementia which is getting worse so I've walked through my house to see what canned goods I need, medical supplies and home repairs should I be unable to get out. Please folks think about your elderly as when the pandemic hit we were short on incontinence supplies. I won't have my mom worry about such things again. Prayers
Wow you don’t even look tired at 1:30 am after working all day! You’ve got me motivated to work on organizing my pantry (not as big as yours). I like being able to make whatever I want by shopping out of my pantry without having to go to the store or shopping from a meal plan. This is so important especially now…even if my son thinks it’s too much lol.
My younger kids (the ones living at home still 18 and 21) thinks mom is a bit daft of about this. I told them when they have families of their own and are responsible for feeding them they will appreciate what I have done.
‼️‼️‼️Go Kimmie go! ‼️‼️‼️I've got both my long and short term preps organized. In February I was on a wild tear to get it done. 🙌🏻 I just need to a physical inventory. I keep it all on a spreadsheet. I took a mental inventory while organizing and filled in where needed. Wishing we had case lot sales. Not compatible with our market.
We also just re-organized, getting our food storage combined from several different places (like under the beds) to ensure I have a better handle on re-stocking needs. I drove my husband crazy cutting down our larger boxes so I could stack cans much easier. Had a “Duh!” moment after watching your video so thank you for that! - Lynn
I should think that moving all your long-term storage items (Thrive, etc.) would be the way to go. You could keep them all in your daughter,s closet and know that is just the long-term stuff. It would be easier to not have things spread between four different areas. That would also free up space in your storage room to put more things on that top shelf and to bring whatever else you are storing in her closet (except for the long-term items) out to the storage room.
My milk cartons that can be stored I just had to re-by it, my water, and the broths because they got out of date quickly so now I am good with quite a bit of time now so keep up with watching the dates because they get out of date quickly. I also realized the little containers for cherry tomatoes can be seed starters because they have holes in the bottom and are perfect for holding dirt. I just realized it when I have kept a lot of them and was looking for ways to use them. Thanks for everything you do and keep up the great work, and take care! Thanks for getting me into stocking up the pantry I really appreciate it!
This is the most relaxing satisfying video I have seen in a very long time. I love your pantry so much and would love mine to look that full and organised one day!
Every time I watch one of these videos it makes me want to go get my cabinets organized & update my lists-can’t do that when I am working but I know what I will be doing tomorrow 😁 Thanks for sharing ❤️❤️
I'm thinkin 'inventory day' is also 'crock pot' day lol. Great job! I haven't broke the news to hubby yet that I need to add 2 more shelving units to our pantry. Since it's just the two of us, I stack a lot of recipe items together... ie - chicken pot pie so I keep 1 can each of chicken, cream of chicken soup, chicken stock, veg all... all stacked together so I know the count is right and if I tell him that's what I'm making for supper... all the ingredients are easy for him to grab and bring upstairs. Thanks for the tip to watch the TP packaging. I've noticed the packaging seemed smaller even though the roll count is the same. Hmm Tricky I dry can anything that is a grain base, such as pastas and crackers for long term storage to prevent weevil germination. Crackes also tend to take on that plastic wrapping taste over long term. I always look forward to your videos. Be safe, Be prepared, Be Blessed!
It looks so good. Very organized now you can find everything. Good to have that now that gas is going up and everything less trips to the store. Now to look just for sales to fill in. Good job
I order a lot of stuff on line too. Like Walmart, Costco (we only get the 2 day shipping where we live with Costco). I do 2 week grocery hauls on payday. I only go to the store on the off weeks for milk, bread and stuff we run out of. My husband doesn't like me to freeze bread. I don't mind but he does. Often times he does the shopping in the between week if I give him a list. So I often only go to the store twice a month (like today). I work full time so this works best for our family. It is nice that I now get to work from home as well. I can do little things on my breaks and lunches.
I started working on my long term food storage a few weeks ago when you posted a video. I can't buy a lot each week but like you said $5 can buy several things.
Perfect timing. We moved into a house in November and turned our basement into food storage. I have yet to organize or inventory it. Will definitely use the printables. Going to try and get it done in the next week.
Love when you do these videos and cooking videos and freezer meals and refrigerator and freezer clean them out and see what you got in them and etc....
I’ve watched your videos for over a year now and am not anywhere near as prepared and stocked as you but am now more prepared than before and have had Covid twice in a year. And unable to shop for almost a month due to myself and kids being sick with it. Not to mention change of pay due to it. And it didn’t impact us much other than milk and butter for over a month of no shopping. And it’s because of the tips you show
Your pantry is absolute goals and I am fascinated by the system You use to keep on top of everything. Your planner is on my wishlist, as soon as it is available as non-spiral :)
I am going to print off the inventory sheets. I need a good way to track what I have on my storage shelves. I try to organize and straighten my shelves once a month. I hate to have them a mess or unorganized shelves in my storage room. Thanks for all the great videos and good ideas!!
I love to see you’re videos,I always learn something new. Watching you going through all the cans and food I remembered one tip I always do. I have a permanent marker and write the expiration dates on front so you don’t have to check all the cans to know which one are sooner or later 😉
One thing I do is i take those letter labels split them in half (a full one is wasteful), write the expiration date and stick it on the package somewhere visible! Makes it super easy to see what's expiring soon and no more hunting for dates!
That was a great job! And thank you for the link to the inventory sheets. Oh, and thank you for turning the labels forward, haha. It is one of my "things" that drives my family nuts. My long term and everyday pantries are on a much smaller scale than yours, but I can still double buy things I don't need if I'm not watchful. I am an inventory control person. Chuckling at myself. So satisfying to be prepared to feed my family and anyone else who is in need. Thank you for all you share with the world.
I'm sitting watching this for the second time and will watch over and over. Your a girl after my own heart..love watching the restocking and organizing. One Suggestion .I would have a box cutter to cut the plastic. I always chip or break a nail. Mine hangs on a string and small clip keeps it hanging on the shelf frame . Great video!
I buy cases of certain items as well ..corn .,green beans ..,tomatoes sauce ..I love you pantry ..we are empty nester only Hubby my self and my father in-law ..but they both ill so I buy a lot so I don’t have to take them out so much (being safe ) and I cook plenty 🥦🥦🥬
It's like it in UK first notice about four years ago because you call them chips we called crisps here you used to buy six pack now they made pack small and crisp way less only get 5 in pack now also wot they done with food as well that is boxed or tinned bakebeans you used to get six tins bakedbeans for £2.00 pound now you only get 4 tins for £2.50 pound 50 pence now because they take two tins out charge more get less for your money now
I like how you always say, store what you eat! That’s what I like to do. Pasta is one of the things I like to do that with. We like pasta. Our most used are macaroni elbows and rigatoni. So I like to buy more of that than anything. We do baked macaroni and macaroni salad the most. And then my dads version of spaghetti (we call it rib spaghetti even though it’s rigatoni lol) but it’s is delicious with homemade sauce. So we buy tomato sauce more than we buy something like diced tomatoes. I love how custom a food storage can be.
Wow your videos gave me some motivation I actually just cleaned out our deep freezer today.. I still have an entire working pantry to organize and I think I will do that tomorrow.. I might rewatch this video so I get motivated again so thanks for this!!!
Love my inventory sheets. They are what I use to meal plan with so update freezer at the middle to end of the month to get ready for the next month. It does help to build a shopping list too. So excited you had helpers to bring and take things. It is so much easier when you have someone to run back and forth. It also helps The whole family know how hard you work to keep it clean in there!
I have just redone all my pantries too ( as restocked) including kitchen pantry- all up to date. I have similar racks in an extra area where I store extra cooking pots etc.. in a closet like pantry I use a wooden Ikea shelf which is very wide and soooo handy. I organized it with baskets and then added the items accordingly. I reorganized every so often. In the kitchen pantry which is deep inside, I use IKEA mesh baskets which are great too for canned or packet items. It feels good when something is accomplished and yes I can relate to staying up late just to finish off tasks lol.
Hello Kimmy, I have to tell you, I just Love your Pantry cubered with all your food in it. + the videos of cleaning it, too. I have a very small cabinet pantry for me. But we have a medium pantry for the family, too. So, Good job on it. And Thank you, for letting me visit you pantry like this through videos. Have very Blessed day to you & your family. Sincerely, Elsa R. (From out in California). Bye
Can you confirm that if there is a problem with the food inside the package, that it is still returnable if you've written on the box (with the expiry date)?
Absolutely loved this video! We’re closing on a new home on Friday and I have one bedroom dedicated to food storage!! You were the first person to inspire me to do this. I’m down here in Texas 🤠 where we don’t have case lot sales. After watching how Utah stocks their stores with long term items & cases for sale, I got very irritated. Why wouldn’t they just try a once or twice a year sale and see how it goes? Oh, well. I did start strategizing differently like you taught in your videos. I’ve now looked at prices per can and then the price to buy a case. It’s not as rough as it would seem. Our rental has weird piles of tons of different pastas, 5 big laundry soaps, cases of veggies, broth etc that I didn’t have room to organize here. Plus, canning jar cases in the front room, one or two by the kitchen and probably 4 in our loft. The house looks wacky here with items. Well, our landlord setup showings and I guess weekend before last there were cars lined up on the street to see the house. Oh my goodness! I can’t imagine what people thought! LOL. Truly Kimmie, thank you for really walking us through this step by step. I’ve now watched a lot of other TH-camrs that espouse the same method. But you showed realistically how a homemaker can make it work for each of us! I’ve rewatched many of your videos on this topic. Keep the vlogs coming as much as your comfortably able! Even laundry chat was fun. Nobody wants you to make yourself vulnerable with sharing specifics of your personal life, but just some more chatty videos along with a specific point, theme, lessons would be great. I love the chatty ones because we really feel like we’re hanging out with you! Love to you Sweetie!
I often will take a week off of work just to organize. I have 6 weeks of vacation but my husband only has 2 weeks. So for 4 of those weeks I can choose what I want to do. I have a stay-cation coming up at the end of month which I will work my store and my garden. LOL.
Thank you so much. I needed a bit of guidance of how to organize and do inventory. I have a vastly smaller selection than you do because of space and renting out place. But it’s something.
Wow! This is so impressive. You’ve inspired me just recently to start a food storage. It’s very wimpy compared to yours but it feels good to just start it. Thank you!
Awesome! Keep going and add a little at a time. Keep inventory of what you have. That way things won't get confusing when you have a bigger supply later on.
I can tell you now, those of us with ADHD are some of the best organizers. Everything you did was just satisfying my brain cells, organization just keeps up so sane. You did great. I organize just like you do, everything must be displayed facing forward. The little imperfections bother me sometimes, not to mention, it is extremely satisfying knowing that you know you have enough to provide for your family and not have to worry so much if the stores are out of what you are looking for, for a while. It must be a bit distracting or a bit of a struggle to have to try to get all that organizing done in a timely manner while also talking to the camera. That definitely extends your time doing that chore. But you are a champ at it! Now get your much needed rest!
Kim, ty for another motivational video.. I would recommend you see the video posted on 2.25.22 by “The Urban Prepper”. He uses a color coding method for keeping track of the expiration dates on the items in his pantry.. I ordered the stickers he used and got a pack of 2000 for under $10 delivered in a couple of days.. It’s pure genius and is a quick visual way of seeing what needs to be used up.. Take care and ty again!
You know what I do? For me personally, it's the easiest method. I have 3 shelfs. The first one is 2022,the second 2023 and the third from 2024. (expiration dates). The products that are the same are not together, but the dates are. Of course I can use whatever I want from the shelf and when I buy something I put them on the shelf that it corresponds (with the date). This way I clearly know what expires first. Because the entire shelf is just one year, the current year. For me this is the easiest.
We have annual canned food sale in the fall. So I have green beans, corn, Great Northern beans, Kidney beans and Pinto beans for a year (less than a year now). I probably have a 2-12 mo. supply on noodles depending on type. All the stores were out of various kinds of noodles and I just stocked up. I have all kinds of stuff. I also buy my canned tomatoes at the canned food sale. I even bought a case of artichoke hearts for cooking purposes. I told my husband to stay our of those. I don't think I can store enough pickles for my guys but I try. I have 6 mo. of toilet paper. Less of paper towels. The food shortage taught me a lot. I don't think I can store enough flour in the event of a long-term bread shortage. Have thought about getting wheat berries and grinder but have not yet. I did stock up on yeast though at Costco and put it in the freezer. When you have hungry mouths to feed all of sudden food storage becomes very important. I am praying for all those moms searching for formula.
My house is extremely small and I cannot make a pantry in my house. I really enjoy these videos. God bless you and hope you have a great day. I need help organizing my house.
Restaurants have "use first" stickers for what needs to be used next. I am sure you could buy some on amazon. so then every time you do this slap a sticker on the next batch of expiration dates. I mean you could probably use a round neon sticker or some kind of marker too.
Love love this video!! This is my jam. Organizing is fun to me. I’m about to do this again, as well. Thanks for showing the steps you take and how you think your way through it. Looking forward to your next vid💞
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Kim whenever you do this keep a basket with you. Whenever you need to use something soon put on that basket and then take to your everyday pantry at the end
I have a collapsible basket that hangs on a hook at end of my pantry shelves. I pull anything within 60 days of current date and take go the kitchen to be used in the meal plan. I have a particular corner of the kitchen for them..so seeing them every day pushes me to use them.
Great idea
What a great idea! I’ve been using grocery bags when I need anything, never thought to do this!
@@susansnyder6830 I have a wicker basket just for the use first. I have found it's best for me to date everything as it comes in. Things I've bought recently best by is before things I've bought 6 months to 1 year ago, sadly.
Laundry basket works too
You are one of the best stocked I have seen...keep on trucking
For my pantry I mark the exp date on the top and the front label with a sharpie as it is put away. Takes a few extra minutes but when it comes to check and rotate day I don’t have to search for the dates. They are right there front n center. And it helps others to see the dates and use the right ones. Very nice set up you have there! 🌸
This is what I do also. Even on things that I can.
I do this also! Makes it much easier 😂👍
I do the same thing. It makes it so much easier when the kids are helping put items away or getting things from my stock.
I do the same thing. It is a quick way to see the dates! If it is a package/box of pasta, for example, I also put the date I opened it. I live alone, so it takes a bit longer to use items up.
Yup, i do this too.
Don't you just absolutely love the 5 minutes that things stay organized 😉
You get a whole 5 minutes???? 🤣
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You are not weird. You are proud of your accomplishment. I got you on this one because I do the same thing. We just did a big front yard project and I opened the front door so I could look at it. My husband said what are you doing? I said just looking. We do the same thing with our babies.
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You go Kim!! Awesome job! I love projects like this, they are so fulfilling. Sometimes I like just standing in my pantry looking at it 🤷♀️ I know I'm weird 🤣🤣🤣
Oh, it's weird? I do it all the time! 😂
I'd love to have a pantry like this ! I'd be doing the same 😊
Me,too! Feels so good & calming to know that this area of life is in good/great shape!
@Kim Stanley you're not weird. I like to do the same thing. Just looking my pantry. I think it makes us feel peaceful.
Looking at my pantry gives me a sense of accomplishment. Its the one thing in this crazy world I can control.
I transferred all my boxed items into long term food safe containers. This also includes pastas, flower, rice. I vacuumed sealed a ton of my items because of the current situation in the world.
Always fun to watch how you do your stocking. I have been stocking for years and it's nothing new to me. The important thing is not to stock what you aren't going to use. I also do canning my own food. This is so rewarding to me. I am surprised that you don't do canning. I had enough food to get me through the winter without having to go to the store except for fresh fruit and fresh veggies. Even though I do can many of those, I can't do lettuce, and want some oranges etc. that are fresh. I even canned cider, as I know the price goes up in the winter, so I have that on hand too. I have two big freezers and one small one for what I will use for a couple weeks. That's where I don't do inventory as much as I should. Although I did buy a lot of meats before the prices went sky high. One freezer is for meats, and the other is for fruits and veggies etc. It works for me. Also, if my neighbor needs something and can't get to the store, they know they can come over and get something. They are very good about replacing it when they go out next time. I call it my indoor shopping go to store. We also bake a lot together and come up with some fun foods. Her husband and kids test it for us LOL. Keep up the good work, always enjoy your videos. Greetings from Western, N.Y.
Superb job! You have the greatest organized pantry. We have a small house & no pantry, no attic, no basement but I have extra canned foods stored under some beds. I recently put a shoe bag on the back of the door for our water heater, I use the shoe bag to store extra condiments like bbq sauce, syrup, soy sauce, ketchup, mayo, mustard, etc.
This vid is SO timely! I just said this morning (to my dog actually as she tried to slink around a grocery tote of items to go downstairs to the food storage cupboard) It's time to spend some quality time in there and get some stuff re-organized. The kids have been going in to fetch stuff for me and using other things in their lunches, and of course, there's always a little bit of chaos when you haven't been paying strict attention to how things are being put away. since I KNOW that this needs to get done, I have been putting off taking new items down (I'm a Cricket) b/c I don't want them to get stored improperly in the name of just putting them away. Following along with the yearly schedule you set us on last year has been SO helpful to continuing my food storage journey! I've been at it, overall for 20+ yrs now, but having this new perspective has been so helpful to taking stock of what I have, what I need and finessing overall goals for my Emerg Prep! Thank you SO much!
Don't I know it my son goes shopping in my pantry alot for snacks and by the time I went through it to re organize I took an old crisper drawer and it was heaping full of multi snacks he had so many boxes open I put in open and newer boxes in a tote so the kids use the older stuff for school lunches ..
It is truly a thing of beauty! My pantry/food storage is in so many different spots. It's just how my house is with space.
Same here.
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It's actually good to have in a few places
I'm so glad you are doing this. I know people who shop for a day of meals and that is it. They don't have any stock at all. I have been trying to get them to even stock for a week. When the world stopped they had nothing. I helped them out but I did tell them if you had stocked pantry I would not have to be giving them my stock they would have had it. They now started to get some stock. I sent them to your channel.
Great video and inspiration. I hang some scissors next on my shelf to make cutting plastic off so much easier.
My goal is to have a food room just like yours!! My husband is going to enclose our smallish back deck this spring so I can have a room just for food. I am gonna have a sign made for the door that says “Mom Mart”, that’s what my oldest son calls my pantry right now, lol!
Me, too! It is in our family building plan.
That’s what I did to my back deck and it’s amazing to have it all easily accessible and everything visible. Enjoy!!
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I love these types of videos. They are calming and helpful. Even if I can just listen fixin to leave for work or am in the truck already. God Bless you and your family.
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Another thing that is helpful is having a three month basket and a one month basket so I know what is coming up to be out of date and what is a month and under and it's out of date and it helps me know what needs to be re-bought and what needs to be used up right away. It really helps me so much. Thanks for all you do and I love it all and take care!
I am a very organized person. Some of my friends call be an analist (haha)
But I have been doing every thing that you recommended for your pantry but I did not think about separating the types of soups, veggies, fruits.. After watching this last utube of yours I went through my pantry and changed that as I now. I will be just be making a list to put in my shopping folder to take with me.
Thank you so much for the info as I will be using it now.❤️
The inventories are so helpful. I now can compare year by year and plan how many green beans to plant for how many pints to pressure can. Daily step forward to care for my family.
I love how organized you are in keeping track of expiration dates so you don't have to throw stuff away. I see so many people on youtube throw away so much when they clean out their pantries.
Love this ... Everytime I need some focus ,, I binge SIHA ,, and get back on track !!!!!
Ahh Thanks Debb!!
Great idea I just did mine. It was a 3 day job because I have a broken back and it is extremely painful and can only work 10 minutes before I lay on a heating pad for 5 minutes. Not supposed to be lifting over 2 lbs at a time either and can't touch the floor. I did it anyway because after being confined to bed for 3 months I found a rat had gotten into my pantry and destroyed all of my pasta. Plugged his hole where he chewed in and now I have thick hard plastic containers for Pasta, dehydrated potatoes, Rice and beans. In fact I put all dry goods in plastic containers in the end. Sure wish I had a pantry area your size mine is pretty small but adequate. I had a great idea. I was having trouble with food falling off the back of my metal shelving units. ( I can't push them back tight with the wall)
Anyway I used 4" wide duct tape and wrapped it around the back bars of my shelving units several times and it worked great.
Your floral blouse is very pretty in this video. A bright touch of spring. Be blessed, Cheryl
It's so much easier if you take a Sharpie Black Marker and write your dates on the front of cans, boxes or the sides that will show on the shelf. I do this when I bring them home and keeps me from having to constantly check the dates when I move the older ones up and put newer ones in back.
I do it on all groceries that you can write the expiration dates on.
Thank you, Kim! You are the one who taught me a long time ago about logging inventory of the pantry. I now know how much of an item I have, but I also log the expiration dates. I can quickly see what needs to be ate first and how much I need to purchase. Great organization idea, Kim! I am teaching my daughter's, now.
Kim I saw you on TV yesterday on one of the news. You were in your pantry showing how you move the cans from the back to the front and of course explaining how you stock pile. I was at a friend’s house and there was lots of people talking so I just saw you briefly and don’t even know which channel you were on. Congrats you are a big star now! 😃
Instead of cans or packs with broth,buy dry broth. Add water 1 block per .5 liter water. Gives you much more shelf space,result is the same. Save space and packaging and money. Love your videos
I totally hoard those flat boxes. I use them in my gardening, my paper work is kept separated and organized in them; we use them to organize kid's homework, school work and projects. I also use them to organize my canned goods. I have very little pantry space so my "pantries" are 28 gallon storage bins, 14 gallon Sterlite bins and 5 gallon buckets all of which are kept organized, inventoried and rotated through.
Nice food storage room! I wish I had that much extra space but I can stock up a little with the space I have. Thanks for the motivation!
I'm working on that last part of my winter storm preps such as tarps, paracord, nail gun and purchasing 4 sheets of plywood. I get another freezer towards the end of the month which will hold my butter and my bread and creamer. extra. I'm set for about 1.5 yrs as I'm a caregiver for my mother with dementia which is getting worse so I've walked through my house to see what canned goods I need, medical supplies and home repairs should I be unable to get out. Please folks think about your elderly as when the pandemic hit we were short on incontinence supplies. I won't have my mom worry about such things again. Prayers
Wow you don’t even look tired at 1:30 am after working all day! You’ve got me motivated to work on organizing my pantry (not as big as yours). I like being able to make whatever I want by shopping out of my pantry without having to go to the store or shopping from a meal plan. This is so important especially now…even if my son thinks it’s too much lol.
My daughter thinks it's over the top too lol God bless
My younger kids (the ones living at home still 18 and 21) thinks mom is a bit daft of about this. I told them when they have families of their own and are responsible for feeding them they will appreciate what I have done.
Kimmi, you are a inspiration ! Loving the shelving units ! Love how organized you are!
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‼️‼️‼️Go Kimmie go! ‼️‼️‼️I've got both my long and short term preps organized. In February I was on a wild tear to get it done. 🙌🏻 I just need to a physical inventory. I keep it all on a spreadsheet. I took a mental inventory while organizing and filled in where needed. Wishing we had case lot sales. Not compatible with our market.
We also just re-organized, getting our food storage combined from several different places (like under the beds) to ensure I have a better handle on re-stocking needs. I drove my husband crazy cutting down our larger boxes so I could stack cans much easier. Had a “Duh!” moment after watching your video so thank you for that! - Lynn
I should think that moving all your long-term storage items (Thrive, etc.) would be the way to go. You could keep them all in your daughter,s closet and know that is just the long-term stuff. It would be easier to not have things spread between four different areas. That would also free up space in your storage room to put more things on that top shelf and to bring whatever else you are storing in her closet (except for the long-term items) out to the storage room.
My milk cartons that can be stored I just had to re-by it, my water, and the broths because they got out of date quickly so now I am good with quite a bit of time now so keep up with watching the dates because they get out of date quickly. I also realized the little containers for cherry tomatoes can be seed starters because they have holes in the bottom and are perfect for holding dirt. I just realized it when I have kept a lot of them and was looking for ways to use them. Thanks for everything you do and keep up the great work, and take care! Thanks for getting me into stocking up the pantry I really appreciate it!
I’ve watched you for years and always enjoy your content!
Thank you
This is the most relaxing satisfying video I have seen in a very long time. I love your pantry so much and would love mine to look that full and organised one day!
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Hello friend! I'm glad I found you! Love your personality & beautiful pantry! Wow that is a huge one, lol. TFS! Hugs and Blessings! 🏡💓💕🏡
Every time I watch one of these videos it makes me want to go get my cabinets organized & update my lists-can’t do that when I am working but I know what I will be doing tomorrow 😁 Thanks for sharing ❤️❤️
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I'm thinkin 'inventory day' is also 'crock pot' day lol. Great job! I haven't broke the news to hubby yet that I need to add 2 more shelving units to our pantry. Since it's just the two of us, I stack a lot of recipe items together... ie - chicken pot pie so I keep 1 can each of chicken, cream of chicken soup, chicken stock, veg all... all stacked together so I know the count is right and if I tell him that's what I'm making for supper... all the ingredients are easy for him to grab and bring upstairs.
Thanks for the tip to watch the TP packaging. I've noticed the packaging seemed smaller even though the roll count is the same. Hmm Tricky
I dry can anything that is a grain base, such as pastas and crackers for long term storage to prevent weevil germination. Crackes also tend to take on that plastic wrapping taste over long term.
I always look forward to your videos. Be safe, Be prepared, Be Blessed!
This video really relaxed me and helped me feel calm. I’m going to sleep now. Tfs 😍
Your very own grocery store! Great job! I need to definitely do this when I get back to Texas from Seattle Washington! And plant my garden 🪴
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You are so organized ❤ deserves a like. Love how your shelves😊
Thank you so much!! We got them at Home Depot. Their so easy to take down and put back up.
Denise from Germany. Girl you look amazing at 1.30am, you are brilliant. I learn so much from you. Thank you for sharing.
It looks so good. Very organized now you can find everything. Good to have that now that gas is going up and everything less trips to the store. Now to look just for sales to fill in. Good job
I order a lot of stuff on line too. Like Walmart, Costco (we only get the 2 day shipping where we live with Costco). I do 2 week grocery hauls on payday. I only go to the store on the off weeks for milk, bread and stuff we run out of. My husband doesn't like me to freeze bread. I don't mind but he does. Often times he does the shopping in the between week if I give him a list. So I often only go to the store twice a month (like today). I work full time so this works best for our family. It is nice that I now get to work from home as well. I can do little things on my breaks and lunches.
Hi. I just wanted to let you know -this video inspired me to go clean out my pantries and take inventory. Ty so much for sharing
That’s great!
I started working on my long term food storage a few weeks ago when you posted a video. I can't buy a lot each week but like you said $5 can buy several things.
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Perfect timing. We moved into a house in November and turned our basement into food storage. I have yet to organize or inventory it. Will definitely use the printables. Going to try and get it done in the next week.
That’s great!!
Great video! Love the huge pantry. Need to organize my stock pile. Kids call it my store. 😆
Love when you do these videos and cooking videos and freezer meals and refrigerator and freezer clean them out and see what you got in them and etc....
I’ve watched your videos for over a year now and am not anywhere near as prepared and stocked as you but am now more prepared than before and have had Covid twice in a year. And unable to shop for almost a month due to myself and kids being sick with it. Not to mention change of pay due to it. And it didn’t impact us much other than milk and butter for over a month of no shopping. And it’s because of the tips you show
Yey, I can already tell this is going to be a great video :)
I just started seeds for my garden! Plan on canning it. 😊 when things are on sale i bye a little bit more.
Your pantry is absolute goals and I am fascinated by the system You use to keep on top of everything. Your planner is on my wishlist, as soon as it is available as non-spiral :)
Ps. hands up if You are like me and watch Kim tidy up, rather than doing things in Your own house :)
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I am going to print off the inventory sheets. I need a good way to track what I have on my storage shelves. I try to organize and straighten my shelves once a month. I hate to have them a mess or unorganized shelves in my storage room. Thanks for all the great videos and good ideas!!
Nice stock pile !!! Would love to see quick food storage meal ideas.
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I love to see you’re videos,I always learn something new. Watching you going through all the cans and food I remembered one tip I always do. I have a permanent marker and write the expiration dates on front so you don’t have to check all the cans to know which one are sooner or later 😉
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One thing I do is i take those letter labels split them in half (a full one is wasteful), write the expiration date and stick it on the package somewhere visible! Makes it super easy to see what's expiring soon and no more hunting for dates!
Wow! That’s an awesome pantry! Looks like a store! I love it! Awesome job Kim
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Yay! Can't wait for part two. Thanks for the link to the printables!
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That was a great job! And thank you for the link to the inventory sheets. Oh, and thank you for turning the labels forward, haha. It is one of my "things" that drives my family nuts. My long term and everyday pantries are on a much smaller scale than yours, but I can still double buy things I don't need if I'm not watchful. I am an inventory control person. Chuckling at myself. So satisfying to be prepared to feed my family and anyone else who is in need. Thank you for all you share with the world.
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Love these videos these are so motivating. We are moving soon and I have been, watching these to make a game plan for the new place
I used a lot of crates to help move all this
I keep a knife in my pantry to open things with. And a marker in case I need to make a can or something
I'm sitting watching this for the second time and will watch over and over. Your a girl after my own heart..love watching the restocking and organizing. One Suggestion .I would have a box cutter to cut the plastic. I always chip or break a nail. Mine hangs on a string and small clip keeps it hanging on the shelf frame . Great video!
Great tip! Thanks!
I buy cases of certain items as well ..corn .,green beans ..,tomatoes sauce ..I love you pantry ..we are empty nester only Hubby my self and my father in-law ..but they both ill so I buy a lot so I don’t have to take them out so much (being safe ) and I cook plenty 🥦🥦🥬
The costco toilet paper went up back in the summer. I knew the exact count before you said it. When the package changed so did the quantity 😌
So shrinkflation?
It's like it in UK first notice about four years ago because you call them chips we called crisps here you used to buy six pack now they made pack small and crisp way less only get 5 in pack now also wot they done with food as well that is boxed or tinned bakebeans you used to get six tins bakedbeans for £2.00 pound now you only get 4 tins for £2.50 pound 50 pence now because they take two tins out charge more get less for your money now
Love how you store and regroup your food pantry stockpile. some great ideas on orgnizing. loved it. xxx
I like how you always say, store what you eat! That’s what I like to do. Pasta is one of the things I like to do that with. We like pasta. Our most used are macaroni elbows and rigatoni. So I like to buy more of that than anything. We do baked macaroni and macaroni salad the most. And then my dads version of spaghetti (we call it rib spaghetti even though it’s rigatoni lol) but it’s is delicious with homemade sauce. So we buy tomato sauce more than we buy something like diced tomatoes. I love how custom a food storage can be.
Love your videos on building a stockpile! You are so organized! Girl, I am messy as can be compared to you! Definitely taking notes!
Hi Kimmy! Wow, this is like a whole job in itself 😂. And you’re not even done yet 😳😂. Great job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻!!!!!! Enjoy the rest of your day!!!!!
Wow your videos gave me some motivation I actually just cleaned out our deep freezer today.. I still have an entire working pantry to organize and I think I will do that tomorrow.. I might rewatch this video so I get motivated again so thanks for this!!!
I just did this same thing today with my 11 year old. She was a huge help writing everything down while I organized.
Love my inventory sheets. They are what I use to meal plan with so update freezer at the middle to end of the month to get ready for the next month. It does help to build a shopping list too. So excited you had helpers to bring and take things. It is so much easier when you have someone to run back and forth. It also helps The whole family know how hard you work to keep it clean in there!
I have just redone all my pantries too ( as restocked) including kitchen pantry- all up to date. I have similar racks in an extra area where I store extra cooking pots etc.. in a closet like pantry I use a wooden Ikea shelf which is very wide and soooo handy. I organized it with baskets and then added the items accordingly. I reorganized every so often. In the kitchen pantry which is deep inside, I use IKEA mesh baskets which are great too for canned or packet items. It feels good when something is accomplished and yes I can relate to staying up late just to finish off tasks lol.
Hello Kimmy, I have to tell you, I just Love your Pantry cubered with all your food in it. + the videos of cleaning it, too. I have a very small cabinet pantry for me. But we have a medium pantry for the family, too. So, Good job on it. And Thank you, for letting me visit you pantry like this through videos. Have very Blessed day to you & your family. Sincerely, Elsa R. (From out in California). Bye
What’s a cubered???
She means cupboard.
I love the opening... This us why I leep coming back to watch you.
A tip I learned a few years ago is to mark the expiration date on front of your pantry items with a black sharpie marker. I has helped me immensely!
Can you confirm that if there is a problem with the food inside the package, that it is still returnable if you've written on the box (with the expiry date)?
Good Morning and happy Thursday here watching
Omg! Thank you for the sheet reference!!! I lost my spreadsheet on my tablet when we moved! I have dreaded making the spreadsheets all over again.
Yay I have been doing the same as well. Time to clean up and restock as well as our 72 hrs kit
Absolutely loved this video! We’re closing on a new home on Friday and I have one bedroom dedicated to food storage!! You were the first person to inspire me to do this. I’m down here in Texas 🤠 where we don’t have case lot sales. After watching how Utah stocks their stores with long term items & cases for sale, I got very irritated. Why wouldn’t they just try a once or twice a year sale and see how it goes? Oh, well. I did start strategizing differently like you taught in your videos. I’ve now looked at prices per can and then the price to buy a case. It’s not as rough as it would seem. Our rental has weird piles of tons of different pastas, 5 big laundry soaps, cases of veggies, broth etc that I didn’t have room to organize here. Plus, canning jar cases in the front room, one or two by the kitchen and probably 4 in our loft. The house looks wacky here with items. Well, our landlord setup showings and I guess weekend before last there were cars lined up on the street to see the house. Oh my goodness! I can’t imagine what people thought! LOL. Truly Kimmie, thank you for really walking us through this step by step. I’ve now watched a lot of other TH-camrs that espouse the same method. But you showed realistically how a homemaker can make it work for each of us! I’ve rewatched many of your videos on this topic. Keep the vlogs coming as much as your comfortably able! Even laundry chat was fun. Nobody wants you to make yourself vulnerable with sharing specifics of your personal life, but just some more chatty videos along with a specific point, theme, lessons would be great. I love the chatty ones because we really feel like we’re hanging out with you! Love to you Sweetie!
Liked the video even before I watched it because all your videos are helpful and fun to watch!
I often will take a week off of work just to organize. I have 6 weeks of vacation but my husband only has 2 weeks. So for 4 of those weeks I can choose what I want to do. I have a stay-cation coming up at the end of month which I will work my store and my garden. LOL.
Sharpies to write expiration dates, use first, or note that I have more elsewhere has been my saving grace!
I do this too. Sometimes the exp. dates are so small and hard to read, the sharpie date helps tremendously!
Yes that's what I do, I write it on the front do st a glance I can see the date
SUPER helpful for the rest of the family to know too!
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I mark my boxes and some cans with a sharpie with dates, it makes it really easy to see when it needs to be used.
You got a little grocery store!! I love it!!
Thank you so much. I needed a bit of guidance of how to organize and do inventory. I have a vastly smaller selection than you do because of space and renting out place. But it’s something.
Wow! This is so impressive. You’ve inspired me just recently to start a food storage. It’s very wimpy compared to yours but it feels good to just start it. Thank you!
Awesome! Keep going and add a little at a time. Keep inventory of what you have. That way things won't get confusing when you have a bigger supply later on.
I can tell you now, those of us with ADHD are some of the best organizers. Everything you did was just satisfying my brain cells, organization just keeps up so sane. You did great. I organize just like you do, everything must be displayed facing forward. The little imperfections bother me sometimes, not to mention, it is extremely satisfying knowing that you know you have enough to provide for your family and not have to worry so much if the stores are out of what you are looking for, for a while. It must be a bit distracting or a bit of a struggle to have to try to get all that organizing done in a timely manner while also talking to the camera. That definitely extends your time doing that chore. But you are a champ at it! Now get your much needed rest!
Hi ! Your delicious food is perfectly organized. Congratulations ! Pascal ( France )
I write expiration dates in black marker so easy to see.
Kim, ty for another motivational video.. I would recommend you see the video posted on 2.25.22 by “The Urban Prepper”. He uses a color coding method for keeping track of the expiration dates on the items in his pantry.. I ordered the stickers he used and got a pack of 2000 for under $10 delivered in a couple of days.. It’s pure genius and is a quick visual way of seeing what needs to be used up.. Take care and ty again!
You know what I do? For me personally, it's the easiest method. I have 3 shelfs. The first one is 2022,the second 2023 and the third from 2024. (expiration dates).
The products that are the same are not together, but the dates are. Of course I can use whatever I want from the shelf and when I buy something I put them on the shelf that it corresponds (with the date).
This way I clearly know what expires first. Because the entire shelf is just one year, the current year. For me this is the easiest.
I hope everyone understood what I wanted to say.
We have annual canned food sale in the fall. So I have green beans, corn, Great Northern beans, Kidney beans and Pinto beans for a year (less than a year now). I probably have a 2-12 mo. supply on noodles depending on type. All the stores were out of various kinds of noodles and I just stocked up. I have all kinds of stuff. I also buy my canned tomatoes at the canned food sale. I even bought a case of artichoke hearts for cooking purposes. I told my husband to stay our of those. I don't think I can store enough pickles for my guys but I try. I have 6 mo. of toilet paper. Less of paper towels. The food shortage taught me a lot. I don't think I can store enough flour in the event of a long-term bread shortage. Have thought about getting wheat berries and grinder but have not yet. I did stock up on yeast though at Costco and put it in the freezer. When you have hungry mouths to feed all of sudden food storage becomes very important. I am praying for all those moms searching for formula.
These are my favorite videos you do 🥰
Thank you
I look forward to them! You help me learn how to prepare for my family and stay on top of it 🙂 thank you!
Thank you for this video. I need to work on my food storage system . This really gives me encouragement. If you can do it, so can I.
I get inspired watching these videos but then I saw a bag of delicious oranges...well break time 😁🤷🏻♀️
My house is extremely small and I cannot make a pantry in my house. I really enjoy these videos. God bless you and hope you have a great day. I need help organizing my house.
Day by day, just make something better no matter how small.
You inspired me to do this several months ago and I am well on my way to at least a month supply. It has come in handy recently. Thanks.
🎉💃🏼 that’s awesome!!!
Gorgeous! Good job and you are ready in the food department should "times get tough and even if they don't."
Restaurants have "use first" stickers for what needs to be used next. I am sure you could buy some on amazon. so then every time you do this slap a sticker on the next batch of expiration dates. I mean you could probably use a round neon sticker or some kind of marker too.
Love love this video!! This is my jam. Organizing is fun to me. I’m about to do this again, as well. Thanks for showing the steps you take and how you think your way through it. Looking forward to your next vid💞
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