What to do between Christmas and New Year if we are not traveling? Some declutter, fix drawers while others work in the garden.
All my children went home today and last night, I was making a short list of things to put the house in order after the holidays. Finally, I decided to just take it easy today and put away the remnants of Christmas tomorrow.
Sometimes however things interfere with our plans. And fate gave me something to do today. One of our refrigerators conk out!
In 2003, we bought two of these refrigerators instead of a 2-door unit. One of them broke down 5 years ago and this one survived. Jim said it’s time to get another and we should be thankful that it served us for about 20 years.
“Oh my! What will happen to all the food?”, I asked myself. All the leftovers and uncooked backup provisions I bought should my estimate fall short from what I needed. I always buy extra so I won’t rush to the grocery during the holidays should the need arise.
That worried me for a while, so I sorted out what was in that refrigerator. Then I checked how much I can move to my working refrigerator where I put water, juices, fruits, desserts and cold cuts. The other are for cooked food, its freezer are dedicated for uncooked meats and fishes, and veggies in the crisper.
Long story short, I gave away some; others I put in ziplocks instead of microwavable tubs so as to save space.
What a morning, but I survived! Finally, peace of mind.
Now I have to scout for a new refrigerator.
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