Small confession to make…I’m not a domesticated diva. There, I’ve said it, I got it off my chest. Sure, I’m a stay at home mom, but unlike the traditional Mrs. Cleaver, I don’t spend most of my time cleaning or cooking. Rather, I spend it with my boys. While I would love for my house to be clean and tidy at all times, it’s not. Usually, a quick peak into my cupboards and drawers would reveal the truth… My kitchen is a mess! I love organization, but I have no time for it. Alas, it takes a back seat to my various other demands. I would love to reorganize my kitchen drawers, but only if it’s easy and convenient.
I have another confession to make. For the past year, I’ve been using my mother’s and sister-in-law’s storage containers. Sure, I own some, but I never really used them. They were all stuck in a black-hole of containers and random lids. It was a hassle to find containers that my left overs would fit into, let alone, find the a matching lid. So every Friday night, after our family dinner with my extended family, I would borrow my mom’s and sister-in-law’s containers to take home the leftovers. It embarrassingly became part of the routine. I felt that it was about time to get a set of my own.
packing up the leftover food
The past few weeks, I got a chance to tackle both of these issues. I was provided with a box of Rubbermaid Easy Find Lids. I was actually excited to get organized. I was so thrilled with the quality, durability, variety of sizes and how easy the containers stacked and stored that I threw out almost all my old containers and lids. With my new containers the lids easily snap to each other and can attach to the bottom of other containers. The smaller size containers easily nest in the larger ones. They’re also all microwave, dishwasher and freezer safe. It doesn’t get any better than that. A complete container set like this is such a great way to ensure that you locate lids when you need them and not fill a container with leftover food only to realize that you don’t have a lid for it (speaking from experience of course).
Check out that hold, even with food inside!
No matter whether you make your own food or do take-out, everyone uses containers for leftover food. Rubbermaid Easy Find Lids make it easy to store and transport food.
Disclosure: I am part of the Rubbermaid Blogger Campaign with Mom Central Canada and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.”
I never thought to test the hold with food in the containers. What a great product. I was the same way using my mother in laws containers and she would come over every few months and come repossess all of hers when her storage drawer was empty. I am on my second or third box of EFL now since September although I have labelled my lids because my mother in law now takes my containers.
Haha. I love that story. Great idea re: labeling. I need to do that too. They really are so strong and durable. Love them 🙂
Great idea. If I understand correctly most of the containers, no matter the size, have the same size lid? So smart. Where can you buy a set?
No. I wish that was the case. That’s a pretty good idea though. Make sure you get that trademarked! You can get them at grocery stores, Walmart, Target, etc… Happy Shopping & getting organized 🙂
Oh, I need these lol Right now when I open a cupboard to find a container they all fall on my head lol Thanks!
wow I’m so glad I came across this post! I actually have NONE, I’m using margarine containers etc lol, we have plans to do some household shopping in a couple of weeks and storage containers are on the list! I’m so happy I seen this post and read it before I went out and bought a ton of different ones only to find I REALLY WANT THESE!! thank you!
I really need to get some of these because I am tired of the plastic container cupboard mess. Each time I open the door I pray they won’t all come tumbling out!
I think it’s great you spend most of your time with your boys! That being said, it’s also nice to have handy containers. 😉 Jo