Organized

The frenzy continues.

First, a stop at the Toyogo warehouse to stock up our arsenal of organizing tools - a popular stop for many people (you can tell this from how far we had to park from the storefront, and fight through the people inside). We bought plastic tubs aplenty, and headed home to continue what I had started two night ago.

First to be tackled was the pantry, a.k.a. snacks cupboard. This had gone a bit out of control, what with the purchases of new supplies of snacks (I blame Our Friend), soup material (I own up for this part of the mess), and abandoned baking materials. Armed with plastic tupperware to sort them into organized clusters, which are also now in more space-saving squarish shapes which group better and are stackable, I have managed to finally get them all squeezed into the original shelves with space to spare. Teabags, instant mix drinks, sugar and others have been sorted and organized into more tupperware. In the process, the space has also been more efficiently organized.

Next, the knick knacks, jewellery, and luggage storage space. I've long planned this but procrastinated from inertia. Finally, I got the necessary ginormous plastic tub, burned through countless ziploc bags, sorted all the contents which were previously stashed in the luggage bags into said ginormous plastic tub, stowed tub away, and found new space for our luggage to reside (in the kitchen cabinet, no doubt. But this is what one has to live with, when one does not have a store room).

Next, under the bathroom counter. I've done a re-org of this space before, but found it exceedingly inconvenient to access stuff, which meant great reluctance on my part to stow things away under, instead of on top of, the counter. I am beginning to recognize the power of drawers, and hence, have finally succumbed to plastic drawers for this space (yes, I am most likely turning into my mother. Horrors). Finally, bathroom and beauty supplies have been stowed in easily accessible drawers, cleaning equipment organized into a plastic tub I can easily access without having to get down on my hands and knees and shoving the pail out of the way first. Oh happy day!

And now, it's time for a break. Intermission : dinner with visitors from Jakarta. We decided frog porridge and chilli crab is definitely called for, so reservations were made at G7. Truthfully, I don't remember having the chilli crab here before, but tonight, they seemed to have outdone themselves. The crabs were EXCELLENT. Thick, spicy and full of body, the gravy coated the meaty crab and got everyone hunkering down to the job of polishing off every single piece of this dish. *burp* The only regret tonight was not being able to fit in a dessert of ice cream at The Island Creamery (due to a curfew restrictions on our visitors. Whoever's heard of CURFEW at a guest house??). Back home to my mochi ice cream...

Tomorrow, the wardrobe.