[OK Renee, here’s the organization part that you really wanted to hear.]
How do you keep the fridge tidy and make it easy to find things? Follow these steps.
Next week, in the third installment of the Refrigerator Organization series we’ll tackle your freezer.
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Today’s tip is a request by my friend Renee. I’m going to break it into three tips, so be sure to check back here for the next two weeks to get your fridge in tip-top shape.
How do you organize the refrigerator? It’s not so different from organizing other things like desk drawers and bookshelves. The tricky part is that the contents of the fridge are always shifting as you use things up and buy new things. The first aspect we’ll tackle is temperature, which guides the basic layout of the fridge. Even though you set it to the recommended 35-38°F, the temperature isn’t constant or consistent throughout the fridge. Here’s the breakdown:
One big rule for the fridge is not to overcrowd it. The cold air needs to circulate to keep things fresh. Better to have to make another trip to the store later in the week than to have to throw out a whole bunch of spoiled food. Next week, I’ll help you de-clutter the fridge and group items for convenience. Stay tuned! Today's tip is super quick so you can get back to enjoying the day.
Click on this link to find out more about Martin Luther King Jr. Day and bookmark it to quickly and easily look up any holiday! https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/ Catalogs and magazines can be fun to browse through every now and then, but this innocent-seeming form of entertainment can have cluttering consequences for your home and your mind.
Here’s a list of reasons why I recommend reducing or eliminating your consumption of catalogs and magazines:
Happy New Year!
This year, if you want to resolve to be more organized, you’ll need to start by resolving to get rid of the clutter. Stuff has no hope of staying organized and in its place when there’s just too much of it. My favorite de-cluttering tool is the 2017 in 2017 Challenge Chart by Rachel Jones of Nourishing Minimalism. http://nourishingminimalism.com/2016/12/decluttering-challenge-2017-2017.html It’s a great visual motivator to help you pare down. Even if you don’t achieve the 2017-item challenge, it’s fun to try and you’ll be amazed to see how much you can de-clutter. If you have kids, let them have fun with it by using different colors to fill in the boxes. The other tool you’ll need: a disposable box or bag placed near the door of your home that is designated for outgoing items. Mark it “donate” and whenever you come across something you no longer need, want, or love, toss it into the bag (or into the trash, if it’s not worth donating). When the bag is full, don’t delay! Put it right into your car and bring it to a donation center, preferably one that’s near your home or on your usual route so you’ll actually go there. Can’t make it to a donation center? Call any one of a number of charities that will schedule a pick up of donations (Salvation Army, Goodwill, Savers, etc.). Resolve to tame the clutter chaos! |
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