What's in My.... Kitchen and Pantry!

Linking up today to share what's in my kitchen today with some of my Blended Blog buddies!  Oh and while we're at it, head on over there to get a glimpse of our new look!!

Today we are sharing what's in our kitchens and pantries!  After taking photos for this post, I realized this was very brave and maybe very stupid! (And come to think of it, I think this prompt was my idea!) My pantry is very empty at the moment and I don't have the biggest kitchen to be showing off!!

But it's always fun to show off little pieces of myself, so here goes!  Actually, if you've been following the blog for any amount of time, you've probably seen my little kitchen.  Living in a condo, my kitchen is fairly small but it has lots of cabinets and counter space, which is great!  It's inevitable that when anyone visits, the kitchen's where we gather.  Since I last blogged the kitchen, I've added some things and upgraded some things.

Here's a peek into my kitchen!

Small but cozy!!

I'd have to say the kitchen is very me!  It's filled with wine, beer, and coffee touches.  My wine rugs are new.  I used to have one rug...I like it with the two.  Now that I'm cooking more, I wanted a rug in front of the stove.  And in all honesty, it's just easier to vacuum the rugs!

My favorite accent in the kitchen is my cork cages above the cabinets.  So often, that is such wasted space.  I like that they're something I can collect and there are so many different ones.  I also like filling them up!!  

Some more favorites in my kitchen!

Love my Keurig (can't live without it) and coffee print!!

My cork cage is growing, but so I my growler collection!!  

And if you don't have an electric wine opener...I would highly recommend it!  

This newest addition to my kitchen, I'm not sure I'm going to keep here...but I love it!  I gave this sign to my sister as a new home gift a few years ago.  My Brother-in-law had seen this saying somewhere and shared it with the whole family, and it's sort've become a mantra for us all.  I gave it to Erin, Meghan got herself one and it's just something we refer to over and over, so Tara and I thought we needed one too!  So now we all have it!!

Life is short...live well!!

It fits in here for now, but I'm thinking I want to hang it somewhere!

On to the pantry...

This door is directly across form my sink!  And in all honesty, the pantry's the only place I keep food.  It's big enough for one person's food and the small amount of storage I keep in there.  

I apologize for it being so bare.  I eat out a lot!  And when I don't you probably guessed, I live on pasta and cereal!  NAd that's not my garbage pail in there!  It's my glass recycles, that clearly, I need to take out!!  I would have to say the the pantry is an organized mess!!

Oh and I guess I should explain about that ribbon...it's what my Christmas cards go on!  Instead of taking it down this year, I just flipped it to the inside!

Oh and I do have a kitchen table!  It's just not in the kitchen...it's next to it!!

Now that you've gotten a look into my kitchen, hop on over to Leslie and Sheila's blogs to get a look at theirs!  I know one things for sure...their kitchen's are probably bigger!  HA!  

Hope you enjoyed this look into my kitchen...now it's your turn!  Link up with us and show us what's inside your kitchen!!!  Have a great day!

Take a peek at the What's in My...Series posts here!

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What's in my...junk drawer!

Am I really going to share this with the world?!?  Why, yes, yes, I am!  Today's prompt for the TBB What's in my..... series, is what's in your junk drawer or storage room.  Since my current storage room is really my guest room (thank goodness I haven't had guests in quite some time), I thought I'd share the junk drawer!

And full disclosure here...this is what I would call neat for it at the moment!!

This is a drawer in my kitchen.  Don't ask me why one of the largest drawers in my kitchen is the junk drawer!! But it works I guess...I have a lot of sh*t!!

 Typically when I have people over, sometimes unexpectedly...lol, with one swoop of the arm, whatever is on the counter gets tossed on top of this.  But not too long ago I lost something, had a major freak out, dumped this drawer, threw away half its' contents (from 2014) and was left with this!  I never did find what I was looking for but in my cursing and tears vowed to just chuck everything.  Why do I need expired coupons and broken pencils?!?  I don't even have a pencil sharpener!!

But apparently, I thought it a good idea to save 4 night lights?!?  I think my mom bought me those when I moved in!  Little did she know I live in a pitch black cave at night!!!

A few other things of note:

• doesn't everyone have a shoehorn? .... have no idea where I got that? 
• tissues and a brush are a junk drawer must!
• that Muhelnhaupt and Company coaster is the perfect size to cover my stemless wine glass when I'm outside in the summer!!  Keeps the bugs away!
• credit cards and gift cards are on the left
• that brown tin is filled with change...not sure what I'll do with it but it's there!
• my taxes from the year 2013-15 are buried in there somewhere (so I know where to find them when I need them)!
• my red nose from red nose day
• my subway art for every season is also buried in there somewhere!  I post subway art in a frame in my living room for every season!
  

That's about it I suppose....that and anything thing else I might throw in there at any given time of the day!  

How fun to check out what's in everyone's junk drawer!!  Go link up your post with us over at The Blended Blog or post a pic on Instagram with the #TBBWhatsinmy...

What's in my handbag?? {MY LIFE}

Linking up today with my bloggy buddies at The Blended Blog and Andrea at Momfessionals for Show and Tell Tuesday, to share what's in my Handbag!  So fun...or is it?!?  Ha!  Just kidding...it is!! I gave you a peek into my handbag a  year or two ago  (and before I switched over to my Spring bag, that was the one I was carrying! HA! These two bags are my favorites for work!) and wanted to update it for today!  Luckily, this time around I'm sharing less, but I think my bag has gotten heavier!


I'm currently carrying this bag to and from work for spring! Large enough to carry any paperwork I might need to bring home, but still a purse, so no need for extra baggage.  Which is helpful now that the weather is nice and I am walking more!  I always get so many compliments on it.  It was the very first purchase I made at the Nordstrom Anniversary sale two summers ago.  And thus my love with Nordstrom began!  It's a bp!

Lets see what's inside....

 My planner!  I never leave home without it!!  I just love this thing!  It keeps me super organized and I can write anything down at a moments notice! (I plan on switching out the cover for summer!)  Basically this is life!

Some days, it's my coffee mug, some days it's my water bottle...most days it's both!!!  I can't live with out either.  I've had this Starbucks mug forever.  It's my favorite, because, I can throw it in my bag and not worry at all about it spilling!  Usually, my water bottle is empty both in the morning and afternoon because I fill it up with water at work, so leakage is not a problem!

Wallet, Keys and Wristlet.

I know keeping a wristlet in my bag might be a little weird, but I keep it in there for days when I head out right after work for happy hour.  This way I don't have to bring in my whole wallet or bag in with me.  I just throw in my id, credit card, and a lipstick.

These two cases are really helpful at work.  The blue is my pencil case and the striped one is my makeup case.  It's has a lipstick, gloss and mini mascara and mini perfume inside. Especially helpful when you run out of the house in the morning without one or the other!  No mascara during the day insthe worst!!   I also carry a few aspirin, band-aids and peppermint oil in there as well!

And last but not least....my sunglasses!  Yesterday over on The Blended Blog, I named sunnies one of my summer essentials.  Really though, they're just daily essentials.  Especially when you walk INTO the sun every morning! HA!!

Well there you have it!!  A peek inside my bag!  What's in yours???

Have a great Tuesday!  Be sure to head on over to The Blended Blog to check out what's in Lisa's bag...