January Pantry Challenge Clean and Reset with Me | Homemaking with Denise

[@homemakingwithdenise]

In this video I'm resetting my prepper pantry, my working pantry, and cleaning my fridge. It's all a part of the same...getting to the rebuilding of my prepper pantry after using it for the past few months. This included taking an inventory so I would know what gaps there are in my prepper pantry and what I need to purchase to fill it in. When you are done here, check out this video where I show you how I built this three month prepper pantry. Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3rdfZ9vq8hsrNU.

[@barbarapahl3245]

I just love how you keep telling us to make our kitchen for us and not how we see them in magazine or on Pinterest. We all don't have super fancy large gorgeous kitchens. Mine is a little old farm house kitchen but my husband & I have remodeled to fit us❤

[@elizaberto9083]

I havent event finished the video before i had to comment being happy with what we do have should be much more realized! In this day and age with social media taking our attention, whether intentional or not, we can compare. But we do have it so lucky. Hot water, plumbing,food access etc. So so lucky with what we have at this moment! Ok back to the video now but thank you for another really great video 😊❤

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Elizaberto, you bless my heart. Thank you and yes…I am so appreciative of all I have and am trying to encourage others to do the same.

[@decoratewithus]

Great share! Your pantry looks so clean and organized!! 😊❤️

[@truladywms]

This video was so comforting. It was like being back home with family. ❤

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Ohhhh…thank you. That’s how I want you to feel. Like you are in the kitchen with me.

[@etheltilton8999]

I remember when you first started accumulating a small pantry of preps. You've done really well, and I appreciate your consistency. I also like your contentment. "Godliness with contentment is great gain", the apostle told Timothy.

[@homemakingwithdenise]

So true! I think contentment is a lesson we must all learn. And thank you. I appreciate your kindness.

[@i2sky532]

I love these step by step videos. I'm in my 50's, but never learned how to clean as a kid/young adult. So, I've spent all the years playing catch up. Some cleaning tasks seem overwhelming without clear steps. God bless you, Mrs Denise!

[@sharons8702]

I like that you take inventory of what you have. Love your video. Very practical and down to earth.

[@lisadawson2652]

I love how realistic you are about this project may take 2 or 3 days to complete the way it deserves a lot of KZbinrs don’t ever admit this fact this video is helping me get ready for the fall season and clear out summer goodies 👍🏾

[@NatachaKemp]

Your video is so calming. I appreciate how you emphasize utilizing the space you have and make it work for your needs. I've struggled with that because I was trying to copy other pantries. You gave me great ideas 💡. Thank you, Ms. Denise. ❤️💜🩷

[@homemakingwithdenise]

You are so welcome! I think social media makes us do more comparison to others. That’s not good for our psyche. And I realize that I can fall into that trap if I’m not careful so that’s why I mention it from time to time.

[@amandalines530]

Thanks for sharing. I love the practical ideas you have in your pantry. Not everyone has a big walk in pantry and need some help working with what we got. Thanks for the reminder to be content and Happy with what we have.

[@andrearobbins9450]

Denise, THANK YOU for representing those of us who have the small pantries! Yours is big compared to mine!

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Andrea...thank you. I have to say that I had to grow into contentment but I did get there. And yes, small pantry...small deep pantry which is a challenge but we have to use what we have. Thank you for appreciating my position.

[@angelabenchic9361]

I Love that you said that! Make what you have work for you and your family and to be content! Thats what God has called us to be. Content! Thank you for that word of encouragement to push us forward With God!

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Angela, I appreciate that. Yes...God wants us to be content with the blessings we have been given and to steward them wisely. I am trying to show that message. I am glad you appreciate it. I hope to make this channel of help for other homemakers.

[@suzie2080]

You have come a long ways since you originally started your extended pantry! Looks great!

[@maryzanco9055]

I keep those cardboard bottoms too, they sure come in handy.I am so glad I found your channel. I am 65 years old and so many of the channels are the young moms. They are great but I just don't seem to have anything in common.

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Welcome! I’m here to share what I’ve learned but also to be here for the mature homemaker. There’s a place for you here.

[@monikagonzales2658]

Nice! You’ve come so far! Love your tenacity.

[@angelabenchic9361]

Loved your top with the elephants on it! Also, your extended pantry looks Great and it holds Alot! Great job!

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Thanks so much! 😊 I do enjoy wearing that top. Three quarter sleeves work for me especially at this time of the year. That extended pantry is a work in progress but I am pleased with it. Thank you.

[@mariecarty2422]

Awesome job! And your hair looks lovely! ❤

[@rhondamjordan]

Great tips! I really need to do all of them. I hadn't thought about using a putty knife to scape off the spills on the refrigerator shelf. I'll definitely try that.

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Hey Rhonda, thank you so much for stopping by. Girl, I think that spill was jam or juice but it wasn’t coming up without some work. The putty knife worked out well.

[@Grannyoveingmawma]

well this just made my evening to sit down there and see this video on wasn't able to get on it yesterday but thank God I was today thank you so much

[@monikagonzales2658]

Tedious ah, but so rewarding! Love your videos!

[@SimplyDonna]

Nice pantry because someone might be looking at your pantry wishing they had that one 😊

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Thank you. You just have to use the space you have. That’s what I’m trying to do.

[@suzie2080]

I cleared out a bedroom since I no longer have kids at home. It's my grocery store!@@homemakingwithdenise

[@chrisleon9769]

Love this video. Thank you for sharing your pantry organization ideas!

[@homemakingwithdenise]

You are so welcome and thanks for watching. These simple ideas fit my space. It’s a work in progress.

[@Myeverydaywifelife]

How did I miss this video? I feel you on having to move everything b off the carpet. We did the same thing in January because we got new carpet in the Library and the Dinning room. I’m just now getting v my house back to square 1!!! 👍💜👍💜

[@crterwil]

Thank you Denise! Great video. I have those same shelves and love them.

[@Janice_1979_]

Hi I’m a new subscriber absolutely love your content. Hello from Canada. I’m a stay at home mom and I sometimes need to get organized too. I just cleaned out my cupboards before Christmas.

[@danamissouri]

Love your hair!

[@hillarysmith1741]

I just ordered the grabill country meats from Amazon, I have some of the Keystone meats but haven't tried them yet. I'll let you know what we think of both of them. Lucy! I desperately need to organize my prepper pantry! You inspire me sweet lady ❤!

[@TheScoops82]

Thank you for this video!

[@homemakingwithdenise]

You are so welcome! Have you started your January pantry reset or cleanup?

[@newsteps3876]

❤❤❤❤❤❤thank you😊

[@homemakingwithdenise]

You are welcome. What video can I make for you in 2024?

[@maryzanco9055]

Your shelves are similar to my setup. But I don't have the can racks. That's a good idea, I'm going to have to get some of those.

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Deep shelves are a challenge. The can racks do help. I believe I have them linked in the description box.

[@osmadchlo]

Goodness! I just found your channel this morning and I'm so glad I did! I've been through your whole decluttering playlist this morning. ❤

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Welcome to Homemaking with Denise. What are your homemaking challenges? How can I help you?

[@osmadchlo]

@@homemakingwithdenise My biggest challenges are kitchen storage(a very small kitchen with very limited cabinet and drawer space and no pantry) and food waste because stuff gets tucked anywhere there is a space. You have already helped me with some of this ...

[@missp5050]

New subscriber here, and I'm so glad I came across your Channel. I was getting ready to ask a question,but you answered it for me.I have to share my pantry with my son and grandson but I like to keep my things organized. But not them, so now I know what to do.😊 Thank you, and I also love aprons❤❤❤.

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Awesome! Welcome new subbie. I'm glad your questions were answered. I'll bet they had to do with making things work for family as well as you? I learned that the hard way but I did learn it. It just saves me time. And then when I'm doing my weekly work or clutterstops, one of the things I'll do is a quick reset by putting things where they go so they don't get too much out of hand. And thank you for stopping by. What video can I make for you? What are your homemaking challenges?

[@missp5050]

I can't believe it I was watching your other video on my kitchen being a hot mess, and I needed to see it also😅😅I had surgery and my son and his son and my kitchen, oh my goodness,. Denise thank you so much❤❤❤

[@missp5050]

And I meant to tell you my homemaking challenges is clutter😢 I need to get organized

[@berthabbdiva9162]

Wow so inspiring I don’t buy or use that many cangoods you never have to grocery shop because you can shop your pantry I’m a more fresh veggie gal you are awesome so inspiring for those that use cangoods I admire you wow great pantry

[@micheleandrews4779]

Thank you for sharing your ideas!! I love the way you and your husband work together. Your working pantry is awesome and so organized!! I recently found some plastic lazy Susan turntables at thrift store. They are great for spices and help me out my hands on what I need quickly. You are a gifted teacher and I hope you have a great 2024!🎉🎉😊

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Thank you so much! I appreciate your kindness more than you know. I don’t have turn tables in my working pantry but I do in my spice pantry. I’ll have to see about that. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@PrettyIntelligent]

This is right on time!!!

[@terryruiz7417]

I really need to go through my pantry. Too many items I doubt I'll ever use. I guess part of that "fantasy self" I hear mentioned from time to time...things I buy thinking I'll make a special new recipe, but in reality, probably never will.

[@yolandarandle5153]

Hi Denise!

[@acozylifestylewithclearissac]

Nice Denise. I am working on mine too. I began back during the pandemic and found I like being stocked. TFS your technique. I use soapy water on my cans. Those warehouses are not clean.

[@catherinefrasier4051]

Denise, I'm so excited to see your pantry challenge. I have simular needs and challenges in my home. I also wish I had one of those big beautiful pantrys I see here on youtube. I see a lot of potential solutions in your video. Thanks for sharing!

[@homemakingwithdenise]

You are so welcome. You just have to work with what you’ve got and make it work for you.

[@chellh3222]

This was a relaxing video to watch. Thanks for sharing the racks that you are using. This gives me ideas of how to organize my pantry. Will you do a video on the items that you have home canned, what you plan on canning in 2024 and how you use your home canned items? Also will you do a video on how you use your store purchased canned beef and pork. Great video!

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Thank you so much and thanks for the great video ideas. Yes…I will add these to my list.

[@Manu.YouTube]

Love your videos & channel !

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Hello @manu Thank you so much for the SuperChat. I really appreciate it.

[@terrispencer6347]

Hi Denise. Thank you for this video. I have a pantry half the size of yours and I have to be inventive to make it work. Luckily, I have a basement to store extras. We rotate regularly, so there can be a lot of running up and down the stairs. Good exercise. By the way - I love the way your hair turned out!

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Hahaha! I was Curly Sue after the appointment. The curls gradually drop and I got good hair to work with until the next Thursday (I go every week). The basement storage is great but try this to keep from running up and down stairs. Do an inventory in the extended pantry (basement). Plan your meals for the week. First…shop the working pantry for what you need. Next, take a basket to the basement and shop the extended or prepper pantry. Collect those things and take them up. Hopefully you are then only making that down and up cycle once a week for groceries. Let me know how that works.

[@queeniesmith1249]

Great video Denise💯,my husband built 2 food storage shelves for me and they are massive(7'x5' and 7'x3'). Our family room is now basically storage, the extra freezer and toiletry/ cleaning pantry is in there as well. One side is his office space and winter clothing storage. We don't have a garage so I did what works for us😊

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Hi Queenie, I have a few things in the garage but not much. It gets pretty cold here and the garage sometimes gets really cold or really hot depending upon the season so I don't use it for food storage. Those two shelves he bought do work quite well for in the dining room. We rarely use the formal dining room anymore so it works out for us. I will admit the kids do tease us about the "mini store" in the dining room.

[@queeniesmith1249]

True, they tease about my "Mini Mart", but still ask to shop here😂😂

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Uh hunh. I know exactly what you are talking about.

[@danibryant9318]

Great video Denise, I am surprised you have those shelves in your dining room, doesn't that bother you? It's just the two of us as well and everything fits in our pantry

[@homemakingwithdenise]

My working pantry is good enough size for our week to week supplies but I wanted to build an extended pantry to buffer against rising food prices. I can't do that in the small kitchen pantry. However, the two shelves in the dining room provide space for the extra supplies that I wan't to "lay into a store house." thank you for stopping by. I appreciate it.

[@danibryant9318]

Makes sense @@homemakingwithdenise

[@jeanwoodall1523]

We don't have very much counter space here so we just empty one shelf at a time, clean it, and put the items back on it before doing the next one. I'm a minimalist but my roommates are hoarders. They don't purge anything and keep adding more and more items. One person's collections are all over the house. Like huge toys blocking part the pantry and a hallway wall of DVDs. Hopefully I get another job soon so I can move out. I read faster than a person can speak it s I prefer listening to my KZbin subscriptions or my favorite songs. Most aren't played on the radio. It is hard to prep for Lee and Daniel. They get bored of foods. If I like a food, I like it all the time. My dream house is a metal house kit that has a canning pantry and walk-in closets in three of the rooms. I primarily wear long dresses and long skirts in mostly natural fibers since I'm allergic to polyester, nylon, and rayon. My skin rashes if I wear them for long periods of time. Hanging them reduces the wrinkling especially the 100% cotton dresses and anything linen.

[@MJYouAreNotAlone1]

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[@WiseWomanLola]

I do think there is a level of blindness for men when they try to find things in the kitchen, at least in my home. I like the way you store things in containers like the labeled baskets. You can also store your seasonings and oils, and other small items in containers. That way you can pull out the entire container to find something. I recently bought some plastic boxes from Walmart to store my seasonings, and other supplies so I don't need to rummage in the deeper cabinets. I also use a sharpie to mark the best by date on all my packaged foods. It's easier to find what needs to be used up soon. It looks like you have a good organized supply.

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Hi Linda. I always enjoy it when you stop by. You have a world of wisdom that you sometimes share. I think I will show my spice pantry. I have it organized with little baskets as well so I can just pull things out. Baskets do help in a big way. I'll look into how I can use the little baskets more so on my extended pantry.

[@Jean2235177]

My condiment shelf is always an adventure. LOL! I need to wipe down my fridge shelves. I noticed a few spills, despite my attempts to be neat. That’s at least a monthly task. We had a dietary reset last year that resulted in A LOT of changes. Our current pantry is a lot smaller than it used to be and I’m ok with that. Less to keep up with - dietary and inventory wise. I’m currently working through the freezer and some of the older pantry items. Once we get all that dwindled down and my husband is back on a normal eating program, we’ll rework it again. It’s always in flux.

[@muddyshoesgardener]

I’m setting up pantry shelves in the living room now. It’s time to be serious! I put this off for a long time- thinking it didn’t look nice. Gone are those hesitations!

[@susanlester1]

It's amazing that as a general rule, men can't find anything in the home they live in! We love our men though, God bless them to continue to be our protectors and providers. I understand women are capable of being their own providers but I do cherish mine who provides for me with my help.

[@graciequinn311]

Hi Denise. The extended pantry in your dining room….how is that working out? Does it bother you that others see what you have? Do others touch it and move things around? Do you try to hide the shelves from prying eyes? I ask because the dining room appears to be the only place I can have my pantry, and I was hesitant to do it. Plenty of room, but not sure of letting it be seen.

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Gracie…I struggled with the same thing. Our dining room is our only unused space. No one goes in there. My husband rarely goes in there unless he’s looking for something on the prep shelves. My kids or grandkids will go in there and tease me about the mini-mart but no one bothers anything. I do have a drape to put over it so nothing is seen from the windows. It’s what’s working for us. Give it a try with one shelf and see how it works for you. Then you have info to work with.

[@graciequinn311]

@@katv1195 Thank you. I like that idea!

[@graciequinn311]

@@homemakingwithdenise Thank you Denise. Our dining room is connected to the kitchen and is seen by all, and used daily. But it has a lot of usable space. I am going to try using a curtain or maybe a room divider to “hide” the shelving. Thank you for showing us that you use your room like this and that it’s ok to repurpose an area or room. Much appreciated.

[@jdusenberg]

Is the Grabill country ground cooked beef worth the price, I've seen it at kroger. I am tempted to buy it, not sure of the taste.

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Actually, all the Grabill Country meat is delicious. It cooks up beautifully. Now keep in mind canned meat won’t have quite the same texture as meat you cook that’s fresh and then cooked but it is good. Buy one canned of the ground beef. Give it a try and let me know what you think.

[@jdusenberg]

@@homemakingwithdenise I will. Thank you

[@jdusenberg]

@@homemakingwithdenise I tried Grabill meat, it's good but pricey. Almost 10.00 dollars a can.

[@happyswim1836]

What do you use to clean the refrigerator? Something non toxic?

[@homemakingwithdenise]

Good question. I use vinegar and water or dish soap and water. That’s it. Nontoxic and no lingering odors.

[@widowswatch6610]

Keeping all that food in your dining room where everyone knows what you have? Do you not have a basement or closet? You certainly looked prepared. I am new here. I am assuming you live in an apartment with not much storage. I will check some of your other videos. Thanks

[@homemakingwithdenise]

I live in a two story house and the dining room is the only unused room so that’s where I keep it. No one but us hardly goes in there. No basement. Garage won’t work because we have weather extremes and then my husband has the garage door open in spring and summer while he’s out there working. This is the best spot for us. I do have a drape I put over it so you can’t see it from the windows.