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That brings us to the last and most important point: having everything and everything in its place. Items that you use most often should be the easiest to reach, while items that you rarely use should be placed in less convenient places. group certain ingredients next to the tools you will use them with. Julia Child’s kitchen Had a place for everything, with pots and pans that were hung on pegboards and the outlines of which were drawn around them so that she could put everything back in its place.

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