Marilyn Bohn | Creative Organizer

Do you remember the days of the refrigerator freezer that took all day to defrost because the ice was three or more inches thick and there was no room for the food? Or the food was frozen to the ice so it couldn’t be used?

The invention of the frost free fridge was wonderful. But it seems we still have problems keeping it organized to find the food we have stored there. When I organize a home I like the opportunity of organizing the freezer.

Here are 5 tips to an organized freezer:

1.Turn off the freezer.
2.Take everything out of the freezer. If you have old items that are all icy, throw away. If you don’t know what something is, toss. (Before putting things in your freezer, label what it is and date it with a permanent pen).
3.Wipe out the freezer with baking soda. It is a bit hard as things have probably frozen to the surface, but persevere.
4.Put everything back in. Put like things together, the vegetables, meats, fish, and treats.
5.Turn your freezer back on.

Yea, it’s done. Doesn’t that feel good? You can watch a video of how to organize your freezer coming next week at this site.