When I opened the freezer & things started to fall out, I knew I had to think of a way to get it organized.  When it happened the second time, landing on my foot, it was the wake up call that I needed to get it done.  (frozen things hurt!)

I started to do some research online, but most of them included items that were very expensive and specific to certain things.  I wanted to customize it myself & I wanted FREE.

This is what I came up with:

What did I use?

Since I have cats, the cat litter containers were perfect.  The plastic is thicker than most containers, and they’re a rectangular shape.  I removed the label, cut off the top to fit the shelves & washed them.

Then I pulled everything out of the freezer & separated it by category.  Once that was done, I moved the cut & cleaned containers around in the freezer to find the perfect fit.  Once I’d found the fit, I cut out an opening (using scissors) in the front for easy access.  Some were cut on the short end, some on the wide end.

Then I started to fill them.

Once they were filled, I used a black Sharpie to label them & then I just started to put them in the freezer.  This is the start of the bottom shelf:

Once the bottom was filled I started on the top shelf.  Large bags of veggies in the back, Salmon & Shrimp next & Veggies for Stir-Fry.

I kept going until it was filled.  I even had room for my ice bag that I use for my migraines.  (have to have that frozen)

I didn’t realize how many bags of vegetables I had until I did this.  The odds & ends container will change each time I go shopping.  This week has Pierogies & meatballs.  Next week, who knows?   I do make my Chicken Stir-Fry a lot, so there had to be a container just for those veggies.   The occasional treat of breaded mushrooms & mozzarella stick needed a space, and there are some frozen lunches for my son to take to work.  Hamburgers & Hot Dogs needed a container, as well as 1 1/2# packages of ground beef.

It feels so good to have the freezer organized.  And being able to see what I have will make the shopping list easier to put together.

When I showed the hubby what I did, he said, “as long as you know where everything is”.  He’s so funny.

Happy Creating everyone!

I’ll be joining:

Sweet Haute for the Monthly Organization Challenge