random thoughts – Day 1,700 – (Tuesday) – counting issues

A stack of salvation.

Day 1,700? Um, ok, wow. When this little exercise began in 2020 as a way to deal with the whole remote thing, there really wasn’t a plan. And like so many things without a plan, it somehow manages to keep going. The funny part is, tonight I did a quick online query “how many days since March 17, 2020?” and the answer isn’t even 1,700. It’s actually 1,708. 

Once again, life has zipped ahead without me. It’s probably a good thing I don’t work in calendars or anything involving a lot of counting. And now I have something new and fresh to fret over, just in case discovering the 20-pack of batteries bought several weeks ago and finally used only has 18 batteries wasn't enough already. Apparently I'm not the only with trouble counting.

Anyway, whatever today is, the set of 14 organizer containers ordered from the magical and massive online site offering everything from A-Z at the click of a button were delivered to my deck at 4:40 this morning. No, I didn’t need the box of organization salvation at that ungodly early hour, but 4:00 – 8:00 a.m. was a delivery option with my Prime membership, so I took it. It sort of makes up for some of the items that were needed on a timeline and were delayed.

Before the organizing.

Coffee was poured and the box was opened. Fourteen clear plastic containers nested in a stack were ready to be liberated from their plastic wrapping and address some of my organization woes. Loading the freezer yesterday was not done with care and planning. The stuff had been in cooler bags with ice packs for a while and I was hurrying to get it inside and close the door and let the chilling continue. Even the old freezer was a dumping ground, but it's time to try and fix some old bad habits. 

The freezer was opened and the work began. everything was dumped onto the counter.  Fries, tots, and mixed veggies were gathered in one container. Bread items were collected in another. Other sort-of similar things were grouped and four containers were used. My hands were frozen. I'm not quite convinced it's a workable improvement. We’ll see how long the attempt at neatness and organization lasts.

After the organizing.

The next target for pre-work morning organizing was the spice cabinet. That’s where it began to fall apart. The containers are perfectly sized for the freezer and are about an inch too long for the depth of the spice cabinet as well as every other upper cabinet in the kitchen. The remaining 10 containers might be helpful in the linen closet. Or not.

The funny part (ha, ha, ha hear me laugh) is that a four-pack of the containers was available and now we all know that would have been sufficient. There were also packs of eight and ten, but I bought the big ole14-pack because it was on a flash sale and a much better value. 

This is yet another example of why I have so, so much stuff kicking around. Oddly, some of it was acquired with the intention to help make life easier and just didn't quite work out as planned.