The food frenzy is over for now...

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Well, except for the Jewish penicillin in 2 pots on the stove (my MIL is sick, sadly), I'm done with the major cooking for a while.

Now, let the spring cleaning frenzy begin. I know it's early, but still...

There is something nice about starting the year with a sparkling clean house. Hopefully, I can get it all clean and still get sleep between now and Saturday.

It's also my new year's resolution that I will have all I need to donate out on the curb for pickup Monday morning. Hooray for the cerebral palsy folks who sent the post card. I love it that I don't have to stuff things in the car and head somewhere.

Here's the big challenge. I have a ton of kitchen stuff. Pots, pans, and gadgets. Lots of gadgets. I mean - how many food processors does a person need. Well, I have small, medium and large and I have reasons to keep them. Really, I do use them all. The medium sized one not so much, but still, it has a juicer attachment and it's the only juicer we have that can produce enough fresh squeezed juice for a brunch......

What is bringing on my desire to edit my kitchen supplies?

I have a ton of food on the counter looking like junk. Yesterday while at a friend's house, I realized that I have friends who have much smaller kitchens and much more food in their cabinets than I do. Somehow, that just doesn't seem right.

I ought to apply the same rule to kitchen stuff that I apply to clothes. If I haven't used it in over a year, I should let someone who needs it have it.

This is going to be SO HARD. Maybe almost as hard as losing the 25 pounds I need to lose.

I'll report back in 2010!