Yesterday I did something I've been putting off for years. I cleaned out my freezer chest.
What a job that was!
Of course it took a lot longer (several hours) than I had anticipated.
What pushed me to clean out my freezer chest was the ice buildup was too much. I had to get rid of that ice buildup or eventually I wouldn't be able to close the lid.
I'm ashamed to admit it but I found frozen food Erin 2018! I tossed it all out on my compost pile at the edge of my property. Beef stew, raw chicken breasts, chili, frozen veggies, banana bread. You get the idea.
Last week I cleaned out my refrigerator during that drama. Now I have a cleaned out freezer chest. I feel like a tremendous load has been taken off of me. And of course I have vowed never to let that happen again and I'm serious about that.
I don't freeze meals anymore. Whatever I make, I try to eat it within the week I make it. The main things I freeze now are meats that I get on sale. Have you been to your local supermarket lately? Of course you have. Unbelievable the prices. Sure, there's inflation but you can't tell me that the food producers aren't taking advantage of this situation now and raising prices even more than their costs. I haven't eaten steak in over forty years but I was shocked when I saw two New York strip steaks for sale last $19.98! Last night I had a breaded chicken cutlet that I brought on sale for $5.82. It was marked down from $9.51 because it was near its expiration date. There were four of those breaded chicken breasts. Yes, I'll get four meals for $5.82. I wonder how families with modest incomes manage.
One thing about my major clean out yesterday, that is one less chore the administrators of my estate will have to do. Next up, cleaning out my garage. Bill had so many poisonous sprays out there. I don't believe in spraying poison in my yard or air. The only exception is hornet nest spray. When Pat comes down hopefully next month, we'll tackle that challenge.
