A Freezer Reorganization
A Freezer Reorganization
by Basic Organization team member Tracy Wells
My previous freezer organizing system. Was it working for my family? Sort of! Sort of NOT!
I’m a busy working mother of 3 young children so things kind of got out of hand when I was in a rush (ever since baby #1). Behold though, I’m now a professional organizing mom. I have a reputation to hold onto so off I went into the deep of my freezer. Hmmm….what exactly is in there and for how long???
Okay, well let’s take a peek (or not). Oh, there’s an extra set of waffles in there! I was looking for those last month. SOUND FAMILIAR? You’re not the only one so relax! How exactly did I conquer this latest project? What exactly was my strategy and goal? First, in order to conquer this project I had to pull out every single freezer item onto my kitchen floor. Wow! What a big chronic disorganization problem when you see it out all over the floor. Glad the queen wasn’t stopping by at that exact time (or Janet).
My strategy was to have a place for everything and a system that would be easy for my children to follow.
My children have always had a large variety of frozen breakfast items. One problem is that when you open the box air will soon stale the food and cause a freezer burn. Also, those large boxed items just took up to much space in my freezer. I decided to use freezer bags and freezer plastic containers to transfer certain food items like waffles, pancakes, corn dogs, french fries (after you open the bag), frozen chicken strips, etc… On the outside, I would label them and write cooking instructions when necessary. Once I decided where to put everything I knew that we would keep this system. For instance, one whole shelf is for breakfast items. Above that shelf, I posted a 3×5 index card on the outside of the shelf labeling exactly what belonged on that shelf. If we want to delete or add another item to that shelf we just write it on the card or cross it off. Pretty simple!
I actually was able to bring more food items up from my basement freezer and add them to this freezer. Now can you believe that? It’s true! That is what organizing does. It creates space and clarity! Are you ready for your own Freezer Reorganization?
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Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.
Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.