Pantry Organization: Small items

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Between my boyfriend's love of koolaid and my love of hot chocolate, we have a lot of little drink packets in our pantry. Originally, we were storing them in a little basket on the top shelf of the pantry, labeled "drink mixes". It worked okay. But being that I'm pretty short, I sometimes had a hard time reaching the basket, which was annoying. So I decided I wanted to change the way we were storing them. I was inspired by several things I saw on pinterest.

Specifically, I really liked how Traci from Beneath My Heart used bins she found from Goodwill to organize her small items, such as popcorn, oatmeal and drink mixes.


I also really liked how Make Bake Celebrate did something similar with acrylic sink caddies.

  


Knowing that I was going to make a trip to Ikea, which is a good 1.5 hour drive from where I live, I browsed the website to see what I could find that would work for me. I found the BESTÅENDE flatware caddy and knew it was perfect. For $3 each, the price was pretty good too!

So I took all my drink packets and organized them, then put them into the two caddies. 


I then used two large command hooks to mount them on the wall of the pantry. The caddies already had a hole in them, though you can't see it in the picture, which fit perfectly over the large hook. I haven't yet labeled them, but for now, since they're at eye level, I can actually see what I'm grabbing for. 


Now just to tackle the rest of the pantry. We received lots of candy and food gifts for Christmas so it's a bit of a hot mess. 




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Kalysha Clark is a recent graudate of North Carolina State University where she earned a Bachelor's of Science in Zoology and a minor in nonprofit studies. She is currently serving as a member of AmeriCorps and will return to NC State in January to begin her Master's program in Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology.

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I am a graduate of NC State University with a Bachelors of Science in Zoology and a minor in Nonprofit Studies.

I am currently a Master's Student at NC State studying Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology. Part of my thesis will focus on how state action plans and policies look at and incorporate climate change and land use change. I am highly interested in habitat use, movement ecology and behavior, and hope to study these during my Master's and, later, my PhD.

I am currently working on my North Carolina Environmental Education Certification.

My skills include: Radio telemetry, Camera Trap Installation and Calibration, Animal Handling, Data Entry and Management, Animal Husbandry, Animal Behavior, Wildlife Rehabilitation, Raptor Handling, Project Planning, Fundraising, Public Speaking, Time Management and Organization

Classes I'm Currently Taking

-Conservation Biology
-Quantitative Methods in Education
-Wildlife Seminar
-Resource Selection Functions

Current Projects

-Evaluating Efficacy of Conservation Planning in the Southeast
-Evaluating the Household Dynamics of Wildlife Value Orientations

Honors, Awards, and Certifications

-Bachelor of Science in Zoology, 2015
-Minor in Nonprofit Studies
-Dean's List, Spring 2012, Fall 2013
-Roots and Shoots Founders' Award, $100, 2012-2013
-Basic Wildlife Rehabilitation Certification, March 2013
-Visionary Leader Certificate, Spring 2012

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