Under Sink Organisation: Part II

 Remember my under sink storage solution from a couple of weeks ago? Well, I finally got round to making some labels for the tubs, using the sticker paper I got from Poundland. Unfortunately our printer was running out of ink, so they've come out a bit pink along the bottom edges, but I think that actually adds a bit of character, if tub labels can have character (?)

If you now have a burning desire to make labels for your storage tubs, you can find a printable below, with my categories on and some spare ones for all of your labelling needs:

Happy labelling!

Honey Flapjacks

One of my favourite quick cook, little mess puddings is a good batch of flapjacks. You only need to use one saucepan and a baking tray and best of all, they only take 15-20 minutes in the oven.

I use this BBC Good Food recipe, which makes chewy, soft flapjacks, which I like to imagine are slightly more healthy than their golden syrup counterparts:

To make mine thriftier (after all cooking sweet treats never seems to be cheap!) I used £1 honey and £1 dried cranberries from Poundland. I know I sound like their sales rep at the moment, but there are some serious bargains to be had for us thrifty types! Plus, I now have a healthy snack for the rest of the week and something sweet for my toast.

These are good to cook alongside your dinner in the oven, as they want to be done at around 180 degrees, like lots of tasty dinners, e.g fish and leek pie.

Best of all, The Lodge now smells delicious!

Under Sink Storage

I'm sorry if this topic seems mundane, but today I have been re-organising the infamous cupboard under the sink- a graveyard for half empty bottles of bleach and a bottomless pit for packets of dishcloths, floorwipes and fabric conditioner.

This is what it looked like before with everything crammed in:

This inevitably lead to kitchens cleaned with fabric detergent and Dave trying to use WD-40 to wash the clothes (I exaggerate, but you get the gist).

My answer to this problem was nothing radical, but came from my new favourite bargain paradise- Poundland. For £5 I got 5 of these plastic containers:

I now have one for kitchen cleaning, one for bathroom cleaning, one for cloths, one for spare bulbs, candles and matches, and one for the other assorted odds and sods that seem to accumulate under the sink:

So there we go. At least now, everything has a place. £5 well spent if it means I spend less time hunting down the furniture polish/bleach/duster in the far corners of the cupboard!

For now, I will leave you with how beautiful an under sink cabinet can look (ahh, one day): here at iheartorganizing, or this hanging rail on Pinterest and finally or this brilliantly quirky bike sink on Pinterest.