Frigid Freezer Fun

Ok, forgive the cheesy title, I was getting desperate...

Before the weekend hits, I wanted to share a before and after that literally happened in a couple of easy quick minutes.  Anyone that has a little freezer disorganization disaster as I did, can accomplish this project in the blink of an eye, and then feel a world of accomplishment for the rest of the weekend year.

You see, we have two fantastic freezer spaces, our main one in the kitchen and a larger freezer chest in the garage.  However, the one in the kitchen tends to hold all of the leftover package remainders... waffles, french fries, waffles, frozen veggies and waffles.

All those random bags drives this gal a little batty.  I was freaking out every time I had to open the freezer, partially afraid of objects flying out and landing on my toes, along with the fact that I was going to have to dig in the coldness.  

It was time to gain control back for my freeze baby fingers.  No more endless minutes of searching... 

That's when I stumbled across a fantastic sale at The Container Store on some office supplies.  Nope, still writing a freezer post, just bare with me.  They had these Multi-Purpose File Bins included in their sale {for $2.79 at the time}:

And that's when I knew I had solved my freezer problem.  And when I ordered online and put in my 20% off coupon code, they were even cheaper, and when I picked them up in store when I was out shopping with my bff, I didn't pay shipping.

I picked up three of the medium sized bins to the tune of $7 total.

Now for the embarrassing Before picture of my mass freezer chaos:

Not good enough for you?  Want more up close of the madness?

Pretty disturbing right?

But, after snagging a laundry basket {I knew I was gonna be speed lightning with this project}, and tossing all of the goods in the laundry basket, placing the new bins on the shelf and then putting everything back inside the freezer, in a more organized fashion, 5 short minutes later I had this vision when opening up the freezer:

I wanted to sing, "A whole new world" like Jasmine did with Aladdin.  It explained exactly how I was feeling about my new freezer space.

Now for the oh so much better close up:

The bins gave me SO much extra space!  One contains frozen fruits and veggies, another contains potato sides and the last one... waffles of course!

Leaving the bottom shelf pretty wide open for the rest of the awkward shaped items.  

A little side by side action:

 

Aside from gaining massive amounts of storage and organization, this really quick project also forced me to toss out items that were no longer good and condense some other items, which also really helped create space and order.  Gotta heart it!

And of course, just about any bins will do in this situation, I just loved the size and height on these file sized bins, they were more narrow and taller which allowed me to maximize the use of the space!

Don't you just love when a little 5 minute investment can save LOADS and minutes in the future?  Plus, an organizing junkie like me feels obligated to do at least one project a weekend to keep things from going downhill fast, so when I find these types where a tiny bit of time offers a huge payoff, I can kick back and enjoy the rest of the weekend without worry!

Anyone out there have a quick and easy weekend organizing project ahead of them?  How about a major overhaul happening?  It sure would be fun to share some weekend warrior type stuff with the readers on Monday morning!