20 Days, 3 Ways, __ Bags: Refrigerator and Freezer
Even though you may not be able to fill donating “bags” for this challenge, what you may be able to fill up is your recycling bin.
Is your refrigerator and freezer an unsightly mess? Are there items in the back that you not even dare look at for fear of how they actually look? Are you inventing a new color of mold in your refrigerator? Are there some things in your freezer that you don’t even have a clue what they are?
It is time to get RID of what you know you won’t use, clean out the bottles and containers that are older than your kids, and start fresh.
1. Start by going through each item and see if it is past it’s expiration date.
2. Combine common items, for example if you have two mustard bottles open.
3. Ask yourself if you are ever going to USE the item?
4. Toss or pass down to a friend what you know you will never use
5. Rinse out all of the bottles/containers you do not need anymore and fill those recycling BAGS!
So how do you keep your refrigerator and freezer fresh?
1. Freeze/refrigerate individual portions when you have leftovers. This makes lunch-making and easy meals that much easier!
2. Label EVERYTHING (especially in the freezer).
3. Keep like items together. Even though this is not an “organizing challenge,” if you have 3 different containers of the same casserole frozen, try your best to keep them together!
When it comes down to it, here is how to keep your refrigerator/freezer fresh:
Know what an item is, know what is in it, and where to find it.
Sometimes a freezer or refrigerator can feel like it holds buried treasure – though exciting at times, don’t let it happen too often because you will end up having food expire, needing to pitch it.
