Clutter Under My Sink

clutter (Photo credit: Sean MacEntee)

Nothing really exciting to report this morning other than I'm going to spend about ten minutes trying to sort out under my kitchen sink. I really need to find a way to organize the area! I wish that the builders would come up with an idea to put little shelves in there or something. All that room going to waste and at the end of the day... everything fighting for the little space that there is left.

What does Your Kitchen Look Like At the Moment??

Just a quick little question... is it as tidy as you would like it to be? And yes, I'm headed down to do just that. I haven't unloaded the dishwasher yet and there's dishes ready to go into it.

I hate a messy kitchen!!

Kitchen Superstitions

I doubt that you will ever look at your kitchen in quite the same way again! You have to wonder where these superstitions originate??

1. Never pick a knife up that you have dropped yourself while preparing a meal. To avoid bad luck, wait until someone enters the kitchen and then ask them to do it!

2. If you are baking apples in the oven and one should burst... it's a sign that good news will be coming your way within the week!

3. This is a great one to remember during the holiday season. Display a bowl of fat tangerines with the leaves still in place. This ensures a very happy Christmas for everyone in the house.

4. Never give a knife as a gift as it will cut ties with this family. While you might wonder why anyone would ever give a knife, I just remembered that my Granddad gave me a carving set for a wedding present. I don't think that it was unlucky, but it did come with a fork... I wonder if that helped to keep the bad luck away. Yes, I am very superstitious and yes, I do still have that carving knife. I also heard somewhere that if you are going to give a knife as a gift, you should charge the person a penny. That apparently takes care of the bad luck.

5. You should never sweep the kitchen floor after dark. That's just asking for trouble apparently. I wonder if that tradition of sweeping the floor in the morning has something to do with that particular superstition. I can remember my grandmother... washing the morning dishes and then sweeping the floor. It was like clockwork every morning!