How to clean your kitchen

The kitchen is one of those spaces where the cleaning battle never seems to end especially if you have some kiddos running around. There is one thing that makes the process a little more manageable: adopting a kitchen cleaning plan.

If You Have 15 Minutes...

• Hide what you can. Throw dirty dishes in the dishwasher (that's what it's for anyways). Use the pantry to store cabinet overflow and random bags of snack foods that were out on the counter. This is the time you may want to invest in a junk drawer. Every household should have one in their kitchen-this could be for pens, pencils, screwdriver (heck any tool for that matter), note pads, tape, food clips, etc.
• Wipe down surfaces. A sparkling countertop completes the whole room.

If You Have 1 Hour...

• Rearrange your kitchen drawers. It takes minutes to round up duplicate tools. Test them all, keep the one that works best, then donate or toss the rest. Extra credit: Move rarely used pieces (turkey baster, melon baller) to a bin on a high shelf. 
• Clean out the pantry. Toss any expired foods, and consolidate doubles into one container. As you're slimming down your supply, store like items with like to avoid doubling up again. 
• Clear off countertop space. Move any appliances you don't use every day (food processor, blender, toaster) to bottom shelves so they're not taking up precious prep-work space. 

If You Have a Weekend...

• Fix and clean fridge. It's time to invest in clear bins for your food items so you can see what you have in them. Give your fridge a nice wipe down, no one wants to open a fridge to grab something and see sticky spots of old soda, syrup, jelly, or any crumbs for that matter.
• Pick apart the pantry. Remove everything and wipe down the shelves. Then, organize items in clear jars or plastic boxes, arranged by food type. (Pastas in one, beans in another.) Stash the stuff you reach for most often at eye level. 
• Pick your fave pots and pans. Chances are, you don't use every pot or pan in the 10-piece set you bought, and it's easy to stockpile saucepans without realizing it. Sift through your collection and keep only the ones you use on a regular basis. Edit your collection, wash your faves, and hang them up. Donate the rest!

 This is just some simple basic ideas to help clean up your space :) Hope this works for you.