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Tackle It Tuesday — Week 17

September 18, 2006 by Janice

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Tackle it Tuesday

What a Treat!

I have a tackle to show off – but I didn’t do it this week! Due to all the server trouble last week, I didn’t get to post my tackle – so this week, I had one ready to go. I was going to organize two cupboards to add to it, but I didn’t get to it. Besides, I decided to revel in “my week off.”

(By the way, last week’s tackle paid off… we switched hosting companies and we now are much happier on a faster, more robust server. Yippee!
Susan had to do that tackle though… since I don’t know anything about servers. Apparently it took a bit of work.)

Anyway… So pretend I slaved all day on this. (I did slave, but it was last Monday.) Oh what a treat to have a tackle already tackled!

Project to Tackle:
My Lazy Susan (No – not my twin Susan)

Before I baby-proofed my house for Jackson years ago, this Lazy Susan was very helpful. I had cereal boxes and vitamins in it and we used it daily. But when I baby-proofed, I put safer items like Tupperware, tins, etc. in it and it seemed to become a useless, messy catch all.

It got so bad the other day I could no longer fit our lunch packs in it – which is the main thing I need to use it for. So here we go…

Our Lazy Susan (and counter) Before:

Tackle It Tuesday

Tackle It Tuesday

Note the lunch packs are on the counter because they cannot fit inside the Lazy Susan.

Tackle It Tuesday

 

Our Lazy Susan (and Counter) After:

Tackle It Tuesday

Tackle It Tuesday

Tackle It Tuesday

I took everything out. Washed the entire cupboard and managed to squirm a rag underneath the turning thing to collect up years of dust and fallen plastic lids. I washed all the containers and put in their proper places, recycled extras, and then organized the cupboard with the remaining items.

I love the feeling of a mess tackled. And the feeling of a week off!

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Each week on Tuesday, we are posting before and after pictures of a project or trouble area that we tackled this week.

Find out more about Tackle It Tuesday here.

The project can be little or big – whatever you want. Basically, Tackle It Tuesday is about giving ourselves incentive, deadlines and satisfaction in getting our household tasks done.

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24 Comments

  1. Lynn Donovan says

    September 20, 2006 at 12:33 pm

    I love visiting your site. I smile everytime the page opens up. What a pretty kitchen. I am inspired now to go work on some kind of project around here.

    You are a blessing. Love and hugs, Lynn

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  2. April says

    September 20, 2006 at 12:12 pm

    Wow thanks for the inspiration. I love all the ideas. I just posted my first official Tackle on my blog. Can’t wait to do more!

    Reply
  3. Meg says

    September 20, 2006 at 11:29 am

    Good job!! I tackled our shoe problem this week!!

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  4. Erin says

    September 20, 2006 at 5:39 am

    Great job! I am finally up – better late than never! Erin

    Reply
  5. Rena says

    September 19, 2006 at 5:16 pm

    Looking good. Good job. Now it’s my turn to get organized…tomorrow..or next month…why look at the time! I gotta go get dinner on!

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  6. on the Rock says

    September 19, 2006 at 5:02 pm

    It all looks so shiny when it’s all organized too!

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  7. Sarah says

    September 19, 2006 at 4:24 pm

    My desk! I can see it again!

    Congrats on the lazy susan. I love reclaiming space.

    Reply
  8. Sandra says

    September 19, 2006 at 2:39 pm

    It looks GREAT Janice, wow. I’m so jealous though, you have a gorgeous kitchen 🙂

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  9. Carey says

    September 19, 2006 at 1:15 pm

    Looks good…thats a great place to store lunch boxes.

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  10. Kristen says

    September 19, 2006 at 1:13 pm

    Wow, that looks great! I have about 50 tackle it projects that I need to get to if I could just get ahold of a digital camera!

    Thanks for helping me get to 125 comments on my post! I just made it! 🙂

    Reply
  11. Susanne says

    September 19, 2006 at 12:41 pm

    Janice:

    Can you please email me. I need to ask you something and I don’t see your email address. I’ve lost yours in my infamous blogger email address disappearance. Thanks.

    Reply
  12. Ruth says

    September 19, 2006 at 11:01 am

    purty purty purty!! way to go. what a great feeling.

    AHHH. i totally forgot…i was going to do this tackle game this week and i only remembered as i openned your post.
    and now i am knee deep in salsa…

    next week. next week. next week.

    Reply
  13. Barbara H. says

    September 19, 2006 at 9:46 am

    I have two of those corner lazy-susans — things frequently fall off of ours if they’re not set just right (grr!). I think ours are older, so the shelves lean.

    Great job!

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  14. Susanne says

    September 19, 2006 at 7:27 am

    Looks great! I really miss the lazy Susan (so don’t like that name! ;v)
    that I used to have in my other house!

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  15. Leann says

    September 19, 2006 at 6:35 am

    That is about the SHINIEST counter I have EVER seen!!!!! Beautiful job… 🙂

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  16. Chaotic Mom says

    September 19, 2006 at 5:43 am

    Yeah! Yeah! I’ve finally done one of these! I’ve told my husband about Tackle it Tuesday forEVER now, and he keeps asking me if I’ve done one yet. THIS is the reason I originally started my “Chaotic Home” blog, and I’m so thankful for all of your motivation and inspiration! Keep up the great work! 😉

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  17. Diane says

    September 19, 2006 at 5:43 am

    WOW! You have nearly inspired me! Nearly being the key word!

    No, seriously, if I weren’t leaving for a day trip out of town–I’d be in my cupboards–maybe tomorrow!

    Diane

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  18. Susan says

    September 19, 2006 at 5:27 am

    That is an awesome job! It always amazes me on what can collect in an enclosed space. And, by the way, we as Susan’s should unite and stop this business of “Lazy Susan’s”! Don’t you agree!

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  19. Mom2fur says

    September 19, 2006 at 4:45 am

    Oh, that looks great! Especially the lunch bags. I wish I had a lazy susan, too!

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  20. Pass the Torch says

    September 19, 2006 at 4:42 am

    Your tackle looks awesome! I thought of you when I “tackled” my deck last week. I didn’t do it on Tuesday, though, so wasn’t sure I should put my link in Mr. Linky.

    Tangible

    Kelly

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  21. lrlwreath says

    September 19, 2006 at 4:30 am

    I need to do for mine. I keep my toaster down there and I always get crumbs on the shelves it bugs me…. I love the organization.

    Thanks for visiting my blog. And to answer your question about the Kool Aide, my in-laws totally understood (they unfortunatley are not Christians). I have to laugh Mom read my blog and she said “I have to chuckle that you can be such a witness on your blog and talk about wine at the same time” (you can see my family’s mentality) but she ended by saying “I know you are of a different generation and Keep up the blog you are reaching young women”. I had to laugh.

    Thanks for visiting.

    Reply
  22. Fruitful Spirit says

    September 19, 2006 at 3:57 am

    Job well done! Wish I had one of those in the corner of my cupboards. Wasted space! Great tackle and last week is just fine!

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  23. Jodi says

    September 19, 2006 at 2:10 am

    Great job!! I’m passing on this week, can you believe it, I don’t have anything to tackle! Yay!

    Happy Tuesday!

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  24. Jessica Duquette says

    September 19, 2006 at 12:16 am

    Wow, Janice, your cabinet looks great! I know what you mean about having to get down on all fours and squinching underneath the lazy susan, why don’t they make it easier? You and I can’t be the ONLY people who like to have that area clean, can we? Hmmm.

    Reply

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