Welcome back to BurbMom.net, you may want to subscribe our RSS feed to receive daily updates!

And then I cleaned the fridge…

January 1, 2010 by Texasholly  
Filed under feature, mom

I do pretty well with basic house keeping.  I mean, nobody is handing out homemaking medals to me, but I get by respectably in every area…except one.

The refrigerator.

*insert ominous chilly music*

I would likely to end up on a special fridge episode of Hoarders if the show producers ever caught wind of how long I have been storing single serve bacon (exp. date 6/08).

Every year around this time under the influence of resolution fever, I usually pledge to improve the quality of life for those residing inside my refrigerator.  Pity the poor produce that ends up in my drawer.

This year is the same…

EXCEPT I did something about it.

A few weeks ago Babyganics sent me a bunch of their cleaning supplies to try out (Please don’t forget the Messiest Mess Maker Contest which ends January 14, 2010).  I immediately grabbed the All-Purpose Household Cleaner named The Grime Fighter which is packaged in a nice sturdy spray bottle.  I regularly use a spray cleaner throughout the day in the kitchen.  It gets a lot of use on my counters – after breakfast, snack, lunch, snack and dinner…and maybe another snack…followed by my husband’s dinner/lunch/breakfast/snack or whatever you call a meal in the middle of a night shift.

I started using The Grime Fighter instead of my regular spray.  I really like it.  It sprays well and makes wiping the kitchen counters easier.  It is labeled “fragrance free”, but something about it makes the air smell kinda fresh.

So, there I found myself in my fridge.

*cue that ominous chilly music we heard previously*

I figured that I should try The Grime Fighter because truly this would put any cleaner to the test.  Also, because it is naturally non-toxic I wouldn’t have to worry about spraying it in a food storage area.  And so I sprayed, and wiped, and sprayed, and wiped…and threw away a bunch of fuzzy food.

The results were so incredible, I grabbed my camera and took a few pictures.

I then called my husband over to look.  He pretended to be impressed to make an easy kitchen escape.

The most shocking thing to the makeover was how LIGHT the fridge seemed…

Note to self:  I have clear fridge shelves.

Anyway, I am really proud of my effort and the end result.  If you stop by my house in the next week, you WILL be shown the fridge. 

It is that good.

BabyGanics is a maker of safe, natural and organic household solutions which keep your home squeaky clean but doesn’t harm your baby and your family. Visit BabyGanics.com to find out more about their products.



Texasholly

Holly is a married stay at home mom of three boys. She is a founding editor of Burb Mom and writes June Cleaver Nirvana. Finding her is super easy...she tweets as Texasholly and BurbMom and hangs out on Facebook too.


Burb Mom Headlines

↑ Grab this Headline Animator

Comments

5 Comments on "And then I cleaned the fridge…"

  1. Candace on Fri, 1st Jan 2010 12:54 pm 

    Wow- that looks awesome! Almost makes me want to clean out my fridge. Almost.

  2. Pam on Fri, 1st Jan 2010 12:58 pm 

    You’re not alone.

    I don’t call it the “crisper,” I call it the “rotter.” Things get even worse when hubby does the dishes and decides to wrap all the leftovers in tidy little foil packets which nobody can subsequently identify. Yuk.

    My fridge is a science experiment!

  3. bianca on Fri, 1st Jan 2010 4:12 pm 

    Hey – while I was at your house yesterday I noticed the fridge and I was SUPER impressed! Who knew a little grime fighter and some resolution willpower could go so far! Great job! Wanna come over and do mine?

  4. HappyCampers on Sat, 2nd Jan 2010 11:42 am 

    OK, I am relieved that the pictures are your AFTER pictures. Because I thought…WOAH…that Holly is sure anal-retentive about how she keeps the food in her fridge! All lined up? Labels to the front? :) That is one clean fridge!!!

  5. Shauna on Sat, 2nd Jan 2010 4:43 pm 

    Kind of makes me want to clean my fridge. Ok – not that much.

Tell us what you're thinking...
and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar!