Hi everyone.
I'm Alejandra from Alejandra.tv.
And in this video, I'm going to share with you how doing a little bit of organizing can
make a big difference in any messy space around your house.
But first, if this is your first time watching any of my videos and you're just getting started
with organizing, there's a link below to help you get started for free.
Alright, so right behind me is this beautifully messy pantry that I'm going to set a timer
for 15 minutes and I'm going to do as much as I can and I'm going to show you how much
you can get done in just 15 minutes.
Alright.
So let's take a look.
Okay.
So here is this beautifully messy pantry.
And if you look at this space, you may think, "Wow, this is going to take so much time to
completely organize.
And I need to wait until I have an entire day or an entire weekend to tackle the space."
And if you're busy, and you have children, and you work full-time, and you travel, and
you have all of these commitments and priorities on your calendar, finding the perfect time
or finding a full day in your schedule may be a little bit difficult and you may tend
to want to procrastinate or just put the project off completely.
And so what you can do instead is just do a little bit at a time.
And so in this video, I'm going to share with you how we can transform the space in just
15 minutes and it's going to make a big difference.
So what we're going to do is set a timer for 15 minutes.
And before I press start, we're going to set the timer.
But we're going to just take a couple of seconds here, and just stand outside of your space,
and just take 10 or 15 seconds to just plan what you're going to do.
You don't need an official plan.
But just plan.
What are you going to do in 15 minutes?
How can you make the space better than it is?
That's your only goal.
Make the space better than how it currently is.
And anything you do in the space is going to be a lot better than what it currently
is.
You just can't find things and there's probably stuff lurking in the back.
So all I'm going to do, well, what I'm going to do is I'm going to start by moving out
the stuff that's on the floor so I can easily walk into the space and have access to all
of the shelves.
And then I'm going to just organize like with like.
So put all of the baking stuff together, all the canned goods together, all the oils and
vinegars together, all the snack foods together.
And we're just going to do that.
And we're just going to continue going along as we make progress.
Alright.
So I'm going to grab my timer, set it for 15 minutes, and we're going to get started.
Alright.
So I've got 15 minutes right here.
And we're going to hit start.
Alright.
Let me put that right there.
And so I'm just going to pick up these first few things, move them out of the way.
Alright.
And then I'm going to start down here.
And I'm going to put some of these things on the ground to free up some space.
Actually going to take this out.
Move these things tot he bathroom later.
Alright.
So now I have an open shelf down there.
I'm just going to start grouping like with like.
So I'm going to grab all the baking goods, put them at the bottom.
The bottom and the very top of your space, you want to put things that you less frequently
use.
And then things that you always use like snack foods, dinner foods, breakfast foods, those
things go in the prime real estate right within reach.
So that would be like this shelf right here.
Alright.
So it's only been two minutes.
And I'm making progress down here.
I'm just organizing like with like.
And if you come across something ... I'm just going to pause the timer.
If you come across something and it's two categories.
So this is pancake mix, it's baking goods but it's also breakfast stuff.
And you just start trying to decide do I put this with the breakfast stuff or do I put
it with the baking stuff.
Just make a decision and move on.
You can always change it later.
Alright.
So it's only been four mins.
And we're making progress.
If you have anything in a packaging and you can easily get rid of the packaging, do that.
If it's going to take up a lot of time in your 15 minutes, just put it in its spot.
This was a nice and easy thing.
So I did that right now.
So I'm putting all the canned goods up here on the left hand side.
And all I'm doing is once I decide that the canned goods go over here on the left, I'm
just finding the rest of the canned goods and then putting them up here.
And remember, your goal here is just to make it better than it was.
That's it.
Your goal is not to perfectly organize the pantry.
It's just to make it better than it currently is.
I found an empty box in the pantry.
If you find any trash, or anything that's stale, or anything that doesn't belong in
the pantry anymore, just pull it out during your 15 minutes, set it aside.
At the end of the 15 minutes, go and recycle it.
Trash or do whatever you need to.
But wait until you get rid of that stuff until the very end of your 15 minutes.
Alright.
There's eight minutes left.
I'm making progress.
It's really amazing what you can do in seven minutes.
Alright.
Here is two cans of beans in packaging.
Quickly remove the packaging, put them in the canned goods section.
Deal with the trash later.
Alright.
So we are down to the last five minutes here and I'm making progress.
It's looking great.
If you find that something isn't working, shuffle it around.
It's really just all about playing one big game of Tetris.
You're just moving stuff around, trying to make it work in the time that you have.
Alright.
So there's two and a half minutes left from our 15 minutes.
And I'm just going to go ahead and pause the timer.
I'm going to spend the last two and a half minutes cleaning up the stuff I took out of
the pantry from the floor.
There is some trash, things I'm going to put in the bathroom.
Save that time to do that.
And I'm just going to call it a day with the rest of the pantry.
So I categorized everything.
So everything is like with like.
There's all of the baking goods at the bottom.
I didn't really touch the next shelf.
And then there's breakfast stuff, there's snack foods, there's beverages and desserts,
there's canned goods, condiments, dinner stuff, and then oils and vinegars at the top.
And we made great progress.
Next time I come in this space, I can find what I'm looking for.
If you still need more time in the space, do the same thing the next day.
Come back tomorrow and set a timer for 15 minutes and ask yourself, "What else can I
do in the space to make it better than it currently is?"
And see what you come up with.
Yeah, you can get so much done in 15 minutes.
And the most important thing is just to have fun with it.
When you have fun with things, you're doing it right.
The only wrong way to organize a space is if you don't have fun with it.
So have fun with it and remember to set your goal to just to make it better than it currently
is.
Just have a really low expectation.
Alright.
So I hope you found this video helpful.
If you want more videos and training on how to get organized, you can visit my website
Alejandra.tv.
Thank you so much for allowing me to share how to organize this pantry and do it in a
small amount of time.
I'm grateful that you're here and I'm grateful for the opportunity.
Thanks for watching and I'll see you soon.
Bye.