Advice on how to get organised

[grenfell]

The spreadsheet mention is a good idea but only if you're a bit organised in the first place. I've never really used that type of thing and old dog new tricks type of thing I probably won't . MrsG is much more inclined in that respect coming from an administrative background. You could try something very simple for things like food storage. . Remove tins or packets from the shelf left to right. Restock the empty space on the left with new but leave a small gap and only take from the right of that small gap. That way you work across the shelf using stored products but you shouldn't hopefully overlook anything only to rediscover somdthing a decade later.

[Nurseandy]

But the 10 year old tins that the labels fallen off add a certain frisson to supper time

[grenfell]

Very true and even the most organised I reckon have a ten year old tin somewhere. I may have mentioned before but some years ago on site in the winter we hit on the idea of a shallow aluminium dish of sorts that we put hot water into and stood it on top.of the baby burco boiler. Pop tins into the dish and by lunch a nice piping hot meal ..Then some wag took the labels off. We learnt to.mark them after that...

[Frnc]

The spreadsheet mention is a good idea but only if you're a bit organised in the first place. I've never really used that type of thing and old dog new tricks type of thing I probably won't . MrsG is much more inclined in that respect coming from an administrative background. You could try something very simple for things like food storage. . Remove tins or packets from the shelf left to right. Restock the empty space on the left with new but leave a small gap and only take from the right of that small gap. That way you work across the shelf using stored products but you shouldn't hopefully overlook anything only to rediscover somdthing a decade later.

My food preps are mostly a corner kitchen unit, which is wide, but awkward to reach the far side. I try to keep things I need to use soon on the top shelf, and things with over a year on the botton. But some things like cereal only fit on the bottom. I just check everything once or twice a year and if anything has a date looming it goes to the front of the top shelf.

But for things like first aid I prefer to use a spreadsheet, so I can keep an eye on things. I just use one that come with a Mac and iphone. They are pretty simple. In fact some are just notes, not even spreadsheets.