Fresher Friday

I have this fun little thing I do at the grocery.

Well, it's fun to me. ha.

I check out the scratch and dent section and buy up

whatever I think our family will use,

even if it isn't on my grocery list.

I really don't care if a box is crushed or a can

has a dent.  And it's even better if I have a coupon

for it on top of the discount!

I've been known to stop in the grocery for bread and

milk and come out with a cart full of dented items. ha.

I also check out the meat clearance counter and have

filled the bulk freezer with meat that has a label

that says, 'Use today or freeze!'.

When we built on one of our additions (we've done it three times!),

I was fortunate enough to be able to have an overflow pantry

added in the back of the house next to the laundry.  It's a great place

to store those bulk items from Sam's and extra things that I don't need

in the small kitchen pantry.  Well, that's where the Fresher Friday comes in.

 The overflow pantry needed to be freshened. :)

So this week I took everything out, wiped out the shelves and the floor,

and organized things in categories.  Now I can see what I have and plan

my menus around the scratch and dent.

The best part was that I have only had to buy fresh produce to round

 out the meals.  Well, and I buy more from the clearance shelf, too. :)

I even had room to move the carpet steamer to this closet, which

needed a home when it wasn't being used.

Very thrift!  And much fresher!

♥