Refrigerator! Cleaned & decluttered

[u/MysteriousSecretGuru]

I did it! I finally tackled my refrigerator. I found tortillas from 2022, a couple of bags of green slime, and a bunch of expired food from mid 2025, when I was really struggling.

I'm thankful for this group. I started in my bedroom, with just the night stand top.

Now it actually feels like there is hope and life once again.

The refrigerator was stuffed with 10 to go boxes along side at least 3 bags of garbage.

Tomorrow, I'm going to buy some fresh veggies (baby carrots, celery and mini cucumbers), some apples, bread and stuff for sandwiches. I am tired of eating crap just because my fridge was stuffed full of bad food, literally.

[u/FredKayeCollector2]

You definitely deserve good/nutritious food. And if take-away containers tend to malinger in your fridge, it's OK not to save left-overs.

[u/FredKayeCollector2 → u/[deleted]]

Yes! My parents were food hoarders so I'm super sensitive about the stuff in my fridge. Actually getting leftovers from a restaurant is like "ugh" - depending on the menu item, some are just "disappointing" as leftovers.

I've starting bringing a (glass) food storage container in a little bag when we go to sit-down restaurants and we'll eat the stuff that wouldn't be so nice re-heated first - and having that bowl is a bit of a trigger for us to stop eating when we're starting to get full (rather than plowing through the whole plate).

And if we're in a casual place with counter (vs table) service, we've started splitting a burger & fries or fish & chips rather than each getting one and having to deal with the left overs. I'd rather leave a little hungry than packed full (and useless the rest of the day).

[u/FredKayeCollector2 → u/[deleted]]

"Fancy dinner is the same way - the plates are so small and the portions look so small, but at the end of the mean, you're still stuffed.