Comments on: Organization Wednesday: Extra Room in the Fridge http://blog.designpublic.com/2010/09/22/organization-wednesday-extra-room-in-the-fridge/ Wed, 08 May 2013 18:20:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: visualingual http://blog.designpublic.com/2010/09/22/organization-wednesday-extra-room-in-the-fridge/comment-page-1/#comment-69616 visualingual Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:10:37 +0000 http://blog.designpublic.com/?p=9351#comment-69616 The fridge and the kitchen cupboards are two things that I'm very particular about. I can leave unopened mail on the counter for a week, but my food is always perfectly organized. Anything that's perishable -- leftovers, fresh meat, etc. -- is always front and center in the fridge. Sauces and other things are on the backs of the shelves. I'm a big fan of the flavor gradient to help keep everything sorted. To wit: dijon mustard, honey mustard, pickle relish, peanut butter, jam. See? It's a little trick that helps me have the "proper" place for everything. The fridge and the kitchen cupboards are two things that I’m very particular about. I can leave unopened mail on the counter for a week, but my food is always perfectly organized. Anything that’s perishable — leftovers, fresh meat, etc. — is always front and center in the fridge. Sauces and other things are on the backs of the shelves. I’m a big fan of the flavor gradient to help keep everything sorted. To wit: dijon mustard, honey mustard, pickle relish, peanut butter, jam. See? It’s a little trick that helps me have the “proper” place for everything.

]]> By: Becky http://blog.designpublic.com/2010/09/22/organization-wednesday-extra-room-in-the-fridge/comment-page-1/#comment-69580 Becky Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:54:54 +0000 http://blog.designpublic.com/?p=9351#comment-69580 OMG Jessica! Every time I need an organizational jolt I watch Hoarders! I wind up purging a ton of stuff to donate. The refrigerator situations are THE WORST! Thanks for the tips, very helpful! Becky OMG Jessica! Every time I need an organizational jolt I watch Hoarders! I wind up purging a ton of stuff to donate. The refrigerator situations are THE WORST!

Thanks for the tips, very helpful!

Becky

]]> By: Jessica Beganski http://blog.designpublic.com/2010/09/22/organization-wednesday-extra-room-in-the-fridge/comment-page-1/#comment-69579 Jessica Beganski Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:39:50 +0000 http://blog.designpublic.com/?p=9351#comment-69579 I have a big family and small refrigerator. In my house, the refrigerator is prime real estate - only the worthy gets entrance. I make a weekly ritual out of keeping it neat and organized. When I'm putting away groceries, I shuffle things around and throw out anything unused - family members that put an opened can of soda back in, leftovers older than 2 days, etc. We also store things like beer bottles, soda in the nearby pantry so we don't have to store the entire box in the refrigerator. There are only a few bottles or cans that are kept cool. I have nightmares of having a refrigerator that could be on Hoarders...so this is how I cope. I have a big family and small refrigerator. In my house, the refrigerator is prime real estate – only the worthy gets entrance.

I make a weekly ritual out of keeping it neat and organized.
When I’m putting away groceries, I shuffle things around and throw out anything unused – family members that put an opened can of soda back in, leftovers older than 2 days, etc.

We also store things like beer bottles, soda in the nearby pantry so we don’t have to store the entire box in the refrigerator. There are only a few bottles or cans that are kept cool.

I have nightmares of having a refrigerator that could be on Hoarders…so this is how I cope.

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