Well you know, a long time ago, I had a lot of kids. They weren't in age order in this pic, but obviously size order. From littlest: Camille, Charlotte Claire, Jonathan, Sonja K., Evelyn, Suzanne, Mariel, Kathryn, Margaret, Abigail, Molly Rose, Emily, Aaron, Joseph, Samuel, Benjamin...see how many years between Jon and his brothers? Samuel is 9 years older than Jon!
I've been in a sorting and organizing mood, and I know ME, and when ME says it's time to sort and organize, ME does it, because it doesn't happen very often! I cleaned out the pantry yesterday, threw out some canned goods from 2015. The bad part is that it was hard for me! It's almost assuring that there'll be a time I wish I kept them! (For example, I didn't buy this really nice mini blender the other day, reduced from $40 to $10, super nice, but we just didn't NEED it. That very afternoon, Sonja K. was using our mini blender and said I think there's something wrong with this, it isn't working right. She wasn't with me when I deliberated about that nice little blender, either.).
When I downsize, ditch things, donate bags of stuff to the thrift store, I feel good. I like getting rid of things, and having more emptiness, and more order to the things remaining. But each item that gets the axe is mourned. Okay, not exactly MOURNED, but it's not easy to get rid of those star shaped cookie molds, or the heart shaped ones either, even though they were all still in the packages after...hmm, ten, fifteen years? How many cupboard purges have they survived? Oh, did I mention I cleaned out several cupboards too?
I know, I know, you're thinking where's the after pic? But ha, this IS the after pic! You should've seen it before! It's not the spiffiest pantry, the shelves are plywood...I think I need to rethink the whole concept, and put this stuff in the cupboards, I don't know. But these days I have a bit more time, and I can totally do that if I want to.
The laundry room also received some attention today. It's all nice and organized in there, and I love it.
When Miss Char got home from school, we went on a little adventure, with Camille. Char wanted to get a new book, so we went to the bookstore. If I were rich, I would buy so many books, but alas, I'm thankful for the library.
We also went to Aldi for the makings for paninis, as yours truly had no dinner plans, oops. I also found ground beef, 5 pound packages, for $7.49, which is $1.50 a pound, half price. Shh, I bought four. I made some chili for those of us who don't want to eat paninis, and froze a bit.
The girls were going over to Emily's for a girls gathering, so I sent some grapes, raspberries, and milk chocolate dipped cookies, and mini Reese's cups, which we also chose in Aldi.
Our pies turned out good the other night! I did have a slice, hot out of the oven, and I wish it wasn't so good! It was tangy, and not overly sweet, but the crust buttery and flaky, so extremely good!
5 comments:
Oh it's painful to read you threw out your canned goods! They are still good as long as the seal is in tact, there is no sign of rust, or bulging. Pineapple and tomatoes usually aren't good at the 5-7 mark because they are too acidic and start to rust through the can seal, but most everything else is still perfect! The dates are a 'best by' date - not an expiration date. Most canned goods still taste perfect and have the same texture and color for 7-10 years before they even start to lose any freshness and it's so minimal the average person wouldn't be able tell. Not sure what your 2015 cans were - but I've been rotating emergency canned storage and we are currently eating our canned chicken from 2015 now as well. (Even the overly cautious US federal government says 5 years for canned goods is fine - and you know them - they would say 5 years if it were really 25!) LOL.
These mandates are just awful. People are trying to fight them all over the country. I just keep remembering when certain people were calling Trump a dictator….hmm. I think we found who the real dictators are.
Oh no, I feel so stupid! Some of the stuff we wouldn't have eaten, as our habits have changed...several years ago, I was a fan of chickpeas, thought they were so healthy, even baked cookies with them (yup, peanut butter chickpea cookies!). Now I aim for lower carb, and those cans just sat up there, and I can't see donating them if they were expired. Same with the cans of Manwich, which I paid no more than a dollar a can for, but these kids here at home don't eat sloppy Joe, so...but, I could have saved some of the soup. dang.
Michelle, you said it!!!!
God is definitely bigger than the boogie man! This whole world is a hot mess right now and the biggest mess is right here in the USofA. I'm so sad and weary of it all. xo
... me again. LOL. Manwhich and chickpeas? ... no loss. ha ha. *wink* Besides, manwhich is tomato based and acidic so probably about 3-4 years best for that one anyway. ;)
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