AmyBoz
01-04-2005, 10:46 PM
*I'm posting this tonight, but you don't have to read it until the morning* :D
Pantry and Fridge
Okay, today (actually, I’m giving you until next Monday to get this done. There is no way I can get this done until the weekend and I can’t ask you to do something that I’m not doing!) we are cleaning out and organizing the fridge and the pantry.
The principle is the same for both places. First, you need to empty it out and wipe it down. You don’t have to get out a soapy bucket of water and scrub it down (unless, of course, you actually enjoy doing that sort of thing.) I was thinking more in terms of a wet paper towel and just wiping it down…you know…getting that jelly that has hardened on the shelf or the barely visible milk ring beneath the milk jug.
Once you’ve wiped it down, start to reload. I create little categorical spaces for everything. Leftovers in one spot, dairy in another, veggies and fruits to their appropriate drawers, etc. Anything that is close to expiration, please put near the front. You don’t want it to rot in the back. NOT FRUGAL. Anything that is questionable…toss it. If you aren’t even sure what something is…OUT IT GOES! If you have to unwrap something to figure out what it is, BUH-BYE! And next time, let’s remember to label if it’s not in a see-through container.
In the pantry, try to find a way to create levels. I like to use old shoeboxes to stack cans and boxes in the back. That way you can always see what you have on hand and you won’t accidentally buy more of something you already have. It also makes it so much easier when you are cooking to find something quickly. You may also want to arrange your shelves by category. Baking stuff on one shelf, breakfast stuff on another, canned goods on another, etc.
I would absolutely LOVE if people would be willing to take and share pictures of their organized pantries and refrigerators. I’ll also be posting some pantry/fridge organization articles throughout the next few days.
Oh, and just so you don’t think you are off the hook if you get this all done today, we will, of course be having some mini-assignments over the course of the next few days…you know…just to keep us in the habit of decluttering and organizing.
Pantry and Fridge
Okay, today (actually, I’m giving you until next Monday to get this done. There is no way I can get this done until the weekend and I can’t ask you to do something that I’m not doing!) we are cleaning out and organizing the fridge and the pantry.
The principle is the same for both places. First, you need to empty it out and wipe it down. You don’t have to get out a soapy bucket of water and scrub it down (unless, of course, you actually enjoy doing that sort of thing.) I was thinking more in terms of a wet paper towel and just wiping it down…you know…getting that jelly that has hardened on the shelf or the barely visible milk ring beneath the milk jug.
Once you’ve wiped it down, start to reload. I create little categorical spaces for everything. Leftovers in one spot, dairy in another, veggies and fruits to their appropriate drawers, etc. Anything that is close to expiration, please put near the front. You don’t want it to rot in the back. NOT FRUGAL. Anything that is questionable…toss it. If you aren’t even sure what something is…OUT IT GOES! If you have to unwrap something to figure out what it is, BUH-BYE! And next time, let’s remember to label if it’s not in a see-through container.
In the pantry, try to find a way to create levels. I like to use old shoeboxes to stack cans and boxes in the back. That way you can always see what you have on hand and you won’t accidentally buy more of something you already have. It also makes it so much easier when you are cooking to find something quickly. You may also want to arrange your shelves by category. Baking stuff on one shelf, breakfast stuff on another, canned goods on another, etc.
I would absolutely LOVE if people would be willing to take and share pictures of their organized pantries and refrigerators. I’ll also be posting some pantry/fridge organization articles throughout the next few days.
Oh, and just so you don’t think you are off the hook if you get this all done today, we will, of course be having some mini-assignments over the course of the next few days…you know…just to keep us in the habit of decluttering and organizing.