November 8th - Food Storage Week

[rockin_granola]

Got the fridge cleaned out today and skimmed over the pantry (looking for items to donate as today is St. Martin's day and we talked about charity and taking care of those who have less than us)

But .... still need to do a huge pantry big clean up! I've got "black holes" as someone else said LOL I've put it off all week so far, but tomorrow it is time to dive in!

Hope everyone is having a great week so far! We've half way through!

best wishes,

[SparkleNana]

Today -- I spent A LOT of time working on the four big storage cabinets/shelves at floor level in the kitchen. Forget about 15 minutes at a time - I just wanted to get this DONE. (Of course I did not get it done. But -- I got A LOT done today).

Three cabinet/shelves are organized. One is semi--- sort-of..... no.) There are a lot of cans on the counters and the floor.

There was no cooking in the kitchen today. We ate leftovers.

It would be nice to finish tomorrow.

It would also be nice to not cook tomorrow because of THE BIG PROJECT. We'll see.

[nursemomtothree]

OK, finally got that fridge cleaned out, the leftovers and expired things were all gone from my previous clean, but this time I wiped down all the shelves and drawers...that thing really shines!

Nothing else got accomplished in the kitchen, but at least I'm keeping up on laundry and getting a little shopping done. I even started buying some of the food for Thanksgiving last week. I'll put the rest of the nonperishables on the list right now, then save the perishables for the Monday before turkey day.

I think of everyone faithfully working on the HHP every day, even though I don't post any. You are in my hearts.

I'm thinking of setting the table a few days before Thanksgiving then covering it with a sheet. Has anyone ever done that?

[SparkleNana]

Nursemomtothree - Yes! I have set the table days early -- and it is a great psychological boost to the cook! (Covering the table with a sheet is a good way to protect it from the rest of the family -- and mark it "out of bounds for now".

I think this is our last day for "Food Storage Week". There are still lots of miscellaneous cans on the counters in the kitchen. Some general clean up duty should take care of things. Not perfect -- but done!