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Be Careful What You Ask For-Pantry Cleaning

Yesterday was the first day of summer vacation.

We started our summer chore list, which means we’re all working together to get things in order so we can all play!

The children’s first task was to “clear the pantry shelves behind the door so that we can organize it”. After all, it’s been a collecting school supplies, odds and ends, and the place it goes when it doesn’t have a “home”. It was a mess.

The kiddos took off and a few moments later they said they were done.

After about ten minutes of fighting my way through the door that wouldn’t budge, this is what I discovered:

Be careful what you ask for

Be careful what you ask for

Next time I’m going to be perfectly clear and ask specifically for what is needed. It took hours to get this mess cleaned up yesterday.

About Julee Morrison

Julee Morrison is an author and writer with over 35 years of experience in parenting and family recipes. She’s the author of four cookbooks: The Instant Pot College Cookbook, The How-To Cookbook for Teens, The Complete Cookbook for Teens, and The Complete College Cookbook.Available on Amazon,

Her work has appeared in The LA Times, Disney’s Family Fun Magazine, Bon Appétit, Weight Watchers Magazine, All You, Scholastic Parent & Child, and more.

Her article "My Toddler Stood on Elvis' Grave and Scaled Over Boulders to Get to a Dinosaur" appeared on AP News, and her parenting piece “The Sly Way I Cured My Child's Lying Habit” was featured on PopSugar.

Outside of writing, Julee enjoys baking, reading, collecting crystals, and spending time with her family. You can find more of her work at Mommy’s Memorandum.