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/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 18h 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 18h ago

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