Cleaning the pantry....
@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
Perth, Australia
February 15, 2019 4:34pm CST
So since my dad is away in hospital, I decided to give every room in the house ( except my dad's and brother's room ) a good clean!
We also have a rent inspection in 4 days so that's just double the reason to do this.
I wanted to show you what I've done with the pantry. On the left is how it looked before and on the right is how it looks so far. I need to do the very bottom and then I'm done. ( need to pack away the shopping bags more neatly )
I took everything out, wiped down the shelves and mopped the floor. Since my dad will be continuing his very strict diabetic diet when he comes back home, I have got rid of anything that he shouldn't eat. I didn't chuck away all the food. I have bagged them up and will be giving it all to my friend who I have mentioned before. ( the one who has some money issues ) So her and her daughter can have some more food.
This took me a couple hours to do but I'm so happy it's done and less chaotic.
Next I will be going through all the cupboards and draws in the kitchen. See if I can get rid of more things to which I will donate to charity. Wipe down all the shelves, then place everything I'm keeping back in neatly. 
I'm trying to declutter the house as much as I can to make it more nice looking for my dad's return.
I'm trying to declutter the house as much as I can to make it more nice looking for my dad's return.20 people like this
19 responses
@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
16 Feb 19
Well-done I see the difference. Also that's so nice of you to give the food you don't need to a friend who does need it.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
16 Feb 19
@jvicentevalera Thank you very much. 
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@moffittjc (118444)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Feb 19
Very impressive! You did a great job cleaning out the pantry. I'm sure your dad will be happy to see the house so clean upon his return.
After my dad passed away a couple of years ago, I drove down to her house and did a thorough cleaning of the entire house. I knew my brother and my mom were too emotional to go through everything, so I wanted to help them out and take care of it for them. They were very grateful that they didn't have to do it all themselves.
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@moffittjc (118444)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Feb 19
@VivaLaDani13 Thank you! I could have been a better son to my parents as I was growing up! I was a bad teenager in the sense of all the crazy stuff I did. I'm sure it kept my parents awake late at night on many occasions.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
20 Feb 19
@moffittjc I can't imagine you being a bad teenager. If it helps, it's very common for teenagers to act out. And best of all, you grew out of it. Not all teenagers grow out of being bad.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
18 Feb 19
@moffittjc aw thank you very much!
You're a terrific son and brother Jeff! I know how hard something like that can be.
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
16 Feb 19
@VivaLaDani13 Having her live in the same city would be a good start!!
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
16 Feb 19
@WorDazza haha! I would love to if I could.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
15 Feb 19
You are doing a great job. It looks great.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
16 Feb 19
@Happy2BeMe Thank you very much!
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@LadyDuck (458179)
• Switzerland
16 Feb 19
@VivaLaDani13 I have baked too long this afternoon, my back hurts so much now.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
16 Feb 19
@LadyDuck What did you bake?
I'm sorry your back hurts! I hope it feels better soon!
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
21 Feb 19
@jaboUK Thank you so very much for saying that. Very sweet thing to say. I hope you are doing well!
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
21 Feb 19
@jaboUK oh dear. 
I'm thinking of you and your family. *big hugs*
I'm thinking of you and your family. *big hugs*1 person likes this
@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
23 Feb 19
@jaboUK Glad it all went well. 
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
22 Feb 19
@Missmwngi Thank you very much!
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
16 Feb 19
Good job, Ms. Dani, and the neatly-arranged pantry is very much worth the effort 
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
20 Feb 19
Good job! I hope dad will be alright -- and it's nice the food won't go to waste and your dad won't be tempted by it
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
21 Feb 19
@FayeHazel Thank you for your kind comments. And yeah though I am pretty sure my dad is 100% not going to eat junk anymore. Not after everything he is going through right now.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
21 Feb 19
@VivaLaDani13 Aw. Is it complications from diabetes?
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
21 Feb 19
@FayeHazel Yeah it is. It all started with him having chills yet a high fever and not feeling well. It was his infected toe that was causing all of this. He has been in hospital for over 20 days and will remain a little bit longer. Which sucks. I want him back home but not until he is 100%.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
16 Feb 19
@Sheali aw such a sweet thing to say thank you. And I'm glad to know you too!
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
18 Feb 19
@Nana49 Thank you very much. And yeah I try to help her whenever I can. It's a bit difficult when I don't have much money myself but I try hard to help her every now and then. Her ex husband rarely pays the proper child support so she gets very little help from him raising their teenage daughter. She often doesn't eat so her daughter can eat.
And yeah I try to help her whenever I can. It's a bit difficult when I don't have much money myself but I try hard to help her every now and then. Her ex husband rarely pays the proper child support so she gets very little help from him raising their teenage daughter. She often doesn't eat so her daughter can eat. 2 people like this
@Nana49 (3402)
• United States
18 Feb 19
@VivaLaDani13 you sound like a good person with a big heart. :)
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
18 Feb 19
i'm glad you're giving them away to those who can use them
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
18 Feb 19
@hereandthere Thank you me too. I didn't want to just throw them in the bin and be wasteful. Would rather give it all away to someone.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
16 Feb 19
@TheHorse Thank you very much!
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
15 Feb 19
You did a great job cleaning it out. So that's very kind of you to give the food to your friend and her daughter.
I hope your dad is going to be alright..
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
16 Feb 19
@Courtlynn Thank you very much. And yeah my friend really appreciated it.
Thank you. He is doing quite well at the moment.
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