After six months, I finally made an effort to organize my kitchen better. I realized I had difficulty cooking because my prep space was too crowded.

But before I tackled my counter, I tamed my tea/coffee cabinet with the help of jars I bought from Wilcon Depot a few weeks ago. Now my teas—flower, oolong, green, infusions, milk tea, specialty like the Christmas Edition TWG and Gryphon Artisan–and coffee are now organized so searching for the beverage I want is no longer like an Easter Egg hunt.

I’ve been meaning to get a pretty tea kettle to boil water on top of the stove but I realized I’m too busy to even keep an eye on a tea kettle to keep it from boiling over. 🫣 So nahhhh, I have to stick to ugly utilitarian automatic electric kettles and hot water flask like the one above to keep water hot all day.

Then I pushed the toaster and microwave oven parallel against the wall instead of having it diagonal in the corner to have more prep space. It was good that my contractor insisted on the 90cm width for granite counter instead of the standard 60-70cm because it gives me enough elbow room even if my appliances are permanently out and not hidden away in cupboards like my air fryer and Instant Pot.

I also removed the purified water jug off the counter after I was able to buy a narrow steel shelf from Ikea to demote it there.

However, I was too lazy to cook dinner for my girls so I just bought roasted chicken after church. I just attacked the jamon Iberico de Bellota that I got as a late Christmas gift.

Had it with oven-heated pan de sal and cheddar cheese—et voila! Dinner.

I just can’t be bothered to cook during my rest day.

Ampon was yowling like crazy outside my door. When I entered my bedroom, she climbed the emergency exit balcony and yowled louder. I had a feeling she was about to give birth that’s why she wanted me around her.

Let’s wait for the others…

OMG! I have too many cats! 😱

We’ve got four! Three black and one orange.

Once she’s cleared by the vet, I will have her spayed.