Come On In! ...Our (MESSY) Kitchen Pantry

Happy Fat Tuesday! Oh shoot! It is Wednesday, isn't it? Well-I am going to eat my paczki today! I am not Polish, but I should be because I always eat these caloric filled Fat Tuesday treats each year. This year, I am a little late, but still going to enjoy every bite with a cup of steaming Earl Gray this morning....while I read my PEOPLE magazine I finally got in the mail! (Neighbor Man/Boy's parents came home...)

Anyways~Come On In, and take a peek in our mess of a pantry.

(I can't believe I am showing you this!)

I've been showing you around my house for the last few months.

BUT~ There are two places I hesitate to show you. One is my husband's office. (Still hesitating to show that room...) We need to be VERY careful in there! Small children can go in, but may not find their way out due to the mess of papers, candy, more papers, computers, printers, even more papers and STUFF! (I am getting stressed out thinking about that room! But that is a whole other post, another day-)

The other horrible place is our kitchen pantry...Oh it's bad. REALLY bad.

Sandy Toes (http://www.shellinyourpocket.blogspot.com/) showed her beautiful pantry a few weeks ago and I almost cried because of my envy over it! WhY, oh WhY can't mine look that organized???? Her pantry had beautiful baskets, boxes lined up just so, and cute, little tags telling where everything should go. (I LOVED it!)

Ours? Messy. Disorganized. I would like to pin this one only on Tin Man. He is our resident chef, so this is technically his domain. We have a whole shelf dedicated to his spices, and exotic oils (and he really does use them!). But, I just throw things in there too so I can't lay all the blame on his shoulders. Everything else in our house is pretty much organized. Toys have their spot, beds are made, clothes are (mostly) put away and folded carefully... I like things nice, neat, and organized.

However-this pantry may be beyond help! I think I need an intervention. I took this picture after Tin Man brought the groceries in and I put them away! I know it is packed to the gills, but other than eating everything and not replacing it, can someone look at this and give me a plan? My plan is to shut the door quickly before things fall out on you, and always make sure to shut the door when company (or the dog!) is around.

So here it is, in all its disgusting glory...TA DA:

Help me! Where is my Fairy Godmother of Pantry Organization when I need her (or him...)?!

(...Ouch! A can of green beans just fell on my head!)

Wow! That was Magical! I do feel like Cinderella! It was "magically" organized while I was out of town last weekend...

Here's the transformation:

(I also let Tin Man know I will be photographing his office soon so he might want to make a few changes...there!)