Success

This week I attacked the first of the big jobs. It all began with a phone call telling me that the chickens I had ordered from a farmer were ready for pick up. I needed to find space for four large, frozen, chickens.

My freezer was appalling. The ice was four inches thick in some places - really a disaster. There was no place to put these birds because of all the ice.

In my defence, I had not wanted to shut it down until after eating some of the beef that had found its home there. I purchase as much meat as I can from local farmers. It helps the local economy, I know the source and it's a bit of a help to my pocketbook too. Our previous purchase of meat was 1/4 of a cattlebeast, which amounts to nearly 200 lbs of meat. That's a lot to move and try to store while cleaning out a freezer! The solution was to put them in insulated coolers, and that worked well.

After clearing everything out and unplugging the freezer, I started. Three hours later, the freezer was plugged back in, the beef was in place, and there was lots of room for the chickens.

A small thing? Maybe, but one of those "weights" that had been on my shoulders for a long time. Next time, I will defrost it before it gets that bad.

"One small step for Lois..."

Maybe I'll tackle the linen cupboard today.

I'm still fat, though.