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Day #11 – Getting Organized Challenge

By on January 13, 2011 in 21 Day Getting Organized Challenge

Phew!  I needed an easy one.  I finished my Project Toddler Runway week two challenge and managed to get my model to cooperate for her photo shoot.  Now I can rest easy for a day, until the projects post on Friday.  Check it out and vote at Shwin&Shwin!

Today’s challenge for A Bowl Full of Lemons’ 21 Day Challenge was the freezer.  We actually have two freezers – a bottom drawer freezer in the kitche, and an upright deep freezer in the basement.

Not too bad on the surface, but when I took everything out, there was a ton of dog hair and crumbs in the bottom.  How exactly does dog hair get in the freezer?  I used to wonder how it got into the refrigerator, but then I deduced that it was coming in on the bottom of the milk containers since they sometimes didn’t bag them and then they sat in the back of my Rogue where the dogs ride.  Now I always bag my milk (in reusable bags, thank you very much!).  That doesn’t solve the mystery of the hairy freezer though. 

Everything out – all that fit in my freezer drawer?  Barely.

Purged, organized and replaced.  Yes, we have TONS of veggie burgers.  My husband is vegetarian and these are our go-to “fend for yourself” meal solutions.

Here’s the deep freezer.  I bought this off a work swap shop ad to handle all the fish my Dad was giving us.  He’s retired in Florida on the Gulf of Mexico and fishes three times a week.  Yummy, yummy fish!  Dave is ovo-lacto-pesca, so he eats eggs, dairy, and fish; this works out just right.  I rarely buy fish.  I got the bins at the same time as the freezer, so this stays pretty organized.  The fish is labeled, so I know when to be sure to use it by.
Oh, and did I forget to mention that Dad also crabs a bit?  Stone crab claws in your freezer anyone?  You have to whack them with the heavy end of a butter knife like crazy to shell them, but it’s SO worth it!

6 Responses to Day #11 – Getting Organized Challenge

  1. Jennifer January 13, 2011 at 7:38 PM #

    You seem to have an overabundance of crab claws there… if you ever need someone to take some off your hands… you know where to find me =)

    bahahaha! so jealous!

    Ohmygosh and blue dryer balls? There most certainly IS a joke there =) But we’re obviously already on the same page!

    Thanks for finding me in blogland =) If you ever get the wool dryer balls i’d love to hear more about them. Yes, I want to know about your wool balls. I said it! =)

    Have a fabulous day! Sorry i’m so inappropriate!

    xoXOxo
    Jenn @ Peas & Crayons

  2. Beth's Blog January 13, 2011 at 9:00 PM #

    looks really good and organized!

  3. Paige @ The Wandering Cottage January 13, 2011 at 9:04 PM #

    Great job!

  4. Samantha January 13, 2011 at 9:12 PM #

    Go fend for yourself! Love it! I so need to integrate that into our lives….a night off….bliss!
    p.s. this looks great, well done!

  5. Shelly January 13, 2011 at 9:56 PM #

    Love the baskets in the freezer. Great job!

  6. Little Raindrops January 14, 2011 at 1:17 AM #

    Wow! That is a ton of stuff to fit in your freezer drawer; you’re a master at making room! 🙂 It all looks great. Keep up the good work!!

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