I don’t know about you but my refrigerator is a black hole of freezer burnt food, topped with disorganization.  I have a dreaded side-by-side its way to small, nothing fits in either side, I have to rearrange it all the time to fit stuff after I grocery shop and freezer is like playing frozen food jenga.  Oh! and did I mention the freezer in the garage. That is usually packed with freezer mealsTR45, or bulk/y items since its a full size freezer.  

So my solution WRITING ON THE DOOR!   I use a low odor fine point dry erase markers that comes off completely when I spray it with my homemade surface cleaner.  This helps me inventory everything I have, makes it easier to decide what is for dinner that is for sure.  As you can see my handwriting is horrible (Sorry).  This is my list of what I have in my freezer and the freezer out in the garage (that is what OUT means).  When I look at the list I can easily throw together dinner or if we have someone over I know what we have and if we have enough.  Another great thing is when someone is over or my husband is home they can easily look at the fridge and pick what they want to eat.

So that is one side of the fridge door on the other is what is in the cupboards & Meal Planning… Now for this wonderful photo I did rewrite I just left it the way it was so you can truly see what it looks like after a month.

After I use the item I either cross off the number or I just erase off the list. I let you in on a little secret I HATE SHOPPING and especially for groceries; the truth is I only go once a month.   When it comes to the next month/grocery time I take a photo and rewrite everything.  Then I use my custom shopping list and a highlighter to go shopping (I post the printable soon) .

Would you use this idea @ Home?