We have deciduous trees all around our house and we really notice how much they affect the temperature indoors.

It’s about 3 minutes over and over and over again.This week I might have less trash and spend a little more time polishing stuff.

Next week, I might organize the stuff in the door..Without fail though, every week when I do this little 3 minute thing, I end up feeling so much better about the whole fridge situation.Honestly, too, about my ability to figure out what to feed my family!

So the repetition is where the (relatively) sparkly part comes in..Here are some other little tips that make it get better and better and better each week when I clean it..

I have this basket that I used to keep pre-cut snacks in.

I kinda got lazy with that, but I did end up finding a good use for it.Whenever I folded laundry, it would end up in piles on the kitchen table.

The table is pretty big, so we could still find space to eat at it, but it was just really a big eyesore.. Chris had the idea to put a long counter in the laundry room for me to fold on and then he also thought we might as well add in a cork board and make it kind of a command center too!So here’s what we came up with!.

I use it everyday for laundry, but also as an extra prep space for putting plates of food on once they’re prepared, or to lay things out when I’m packing us up for a weekend away.It really has made a big difference in the whole kitchen!