No, we are not suffering from bulimia, but we are doing a little binging and purging around here to prepare for our trip. Since we will have friends staying in our house for three months, we are trying to empty our some space so they can move in some of their things. Today we spent some time cleaning out our closets making piles to take to Norway, to put in the attic and to give away.
We are also cleaning out our pantry, fridge and freezer. I recommend that this week you all do this. I went through each area and first threw away any expired food. Why in the world we buy food without a plan I don't know. It was amazing how much of it was expired, and I mean really old. There were dates all the way back to 2002 which means that this food was expired the last time we moved! After throwing away all of the expired food, I made a list of everything that was in our pantry, fridge and freezer and noted things that were expiring soon. For the last week our goal is to finish off at least 2 things in each meal. When you intentionally eat what is already in your pantry, it feels great because you are clearing out space and saving money by eating what you already bought.
So obviously we have purged our house of a lot of food. The fun part is we get to binge on an occasionally dessert. Like tonight we had Oreo pudding. Ymmmm.
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Ugh! Yes, I hate when I reach for salad dressing or something only to find it expired LAST summer. Or when I find some capers that I needed for ONE recipe that obviously I never made again. Oh well.
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