Last week was a great week spent playing with my kids. We participated in lots of activities, most away from home, and had a great time. Though I did not make much progress at home, I would not trade the time spent with my family. Priceless!
In sharing Week #2’s Project Simplify task, I could not decide which area to tackle: my pantry or my freezer. Well, I decided . . . with the beautiful weather and my children outside, I chose to defrost, clean, and reorganize our chest freezer.
Week #2: Kitchen and/or Pantry
Though not housed in my kitchen, our chest freezer is definitely at the heart of our kitchen. With items placed, removed, and shifted to find other items, I no longer knew what food I had available in the freezer. In addition, the inside had accumulated about ½” thick of ice. So, it was time to tackle the ice and the clutter while organizing our freezer space.
- Remove all items out of the freezer. Yep! I used boxes and placed similar items together.
- Scrap and de-ice the freezer.
- Organize the items
- Breakfast Items
- Breads
- Desserts
- Meats
- Vegetables
- Dinner entrées
- Place the items into designated space
- Close the freezer before the food defrosts. 🙂
Before After
Now I know what foods I have which allowed me to pass on a sausage deal this week because I had 4 packages in the freezer. Prior to organizing the freezer, I would have purchased more sausage because I did not know how many I had in my stockpile. By organizing and reorganizing, I am saving money, energy, and time, and that is using time wisely.
If you participated in this Project Simplify task, then please leave a link to your results or post your pictures in the comments.
Week #3: Closets, Countertops, and Drawers (oh my)
With Week #1 and #2 complete, Project Simplify is moving to Week #3 – Closets, Countertops, and Drawers. As I return to our normal routine, I hope to make some good progress on our home this week. Next week, I’ll report back on my progress. Enjoy the process, and happy organizing!
Question: How often do you declutter a space in your home?