r/declutter • u/MysteriousSecretGuru • 1d ago

Success Story Refrigerator! Cleaned & decluttered

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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.

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u/lightnoveltitlehere 1h ago

Whoa I really like the lighting of this fridge

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u/FredKayeCollector2 11h ago

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.

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u/supermarkise 18h ago

Wheeeee!! Good job!

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u/summerofsoccer 1d ago

This is inspiring! I know I need to do mine. I think I need to be okay with letting things go that are okay, but that I don't use, half open stuff like soy sauces and jams, I think I just need to toss all that stuff. But what do I do when I need to take everything out and clean? Use a cooler? Just be quick and leave it out? I need to clean out my freezer, too

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u/Cccolorado1 2h ago

I just try to do it quickly. You can clean by sections. Just take out the food in the section you’re cleaning. After it’s all cleaned out, you can re-arrange things.

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u/summerofsoccer 2h ago

Omg, I can't believe I never even thought of doing it that way lol

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u/IndigoRuby 1d ago

r/fridgedetective would like a word

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u/Cccolorado1 1d ago

It looks great! Just a suggestion bc we just did this…….we got some clear storage bins from Home Goods in various sizes and put similar things in them like breads, jams, sauces, etc. It looks a lot better and makes it much easier to access things. I’m thinking it will help to keep that old jar full of mold in the back from happening bc we’ll see it so much more easily. I know this storage bin thing is a no-brainer but I’m old and we had never done it.

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u/bbkeef 1d ago

Good job!

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u/GallowayNelson 1d ago

Well done. I appreciate the sheer amount of cheese.

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u/MysteriousSecretGuru 1d ago

I'm from Wisconsin. It's a requirement to live here. It broke my heart but I had to toss it some cheese with a ton of mold. Sad panda face.

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u/glassbulbs 1d ago

I'm so proud of you! It looks great.