To know me at all is to know that I’m not much of a cook. So NOT a cook that I now buy most of my spices by the tablespoon from Whole Foods’ bulk bins and store them in their tiny little bags in a tiny little basket on my shelf.

When I adopted this “streamlined” storage method a few years ago, I decided to put my spice rack to use in a more helpful way:

Rubber bands, paper clips, thumbtacks, post-it flags, pencil refills, etc.–these jars are perfect for anything small. I also like that I can see the contents of each container and that the rack doesn’t take up much space. It also works well for this disorganized gal in keeping things neat and orderly.