Lovely containers thrill my heart.
Free lovely containers even more so.
Hubby brought that home from work after a catered breakfast.
It was big.
It had a lid.
It was fairly sturdy.
Oh . . . the possibilities.
But the fact is, I already have containers. Lots of them. Lots of them that are even sturdier since they’re not technically disposable.
I wanted it, but I didn’t need it. So I stuck it in the trash. Looking back, I should have stuck it in the Donate Box.
Oh well. No use crying over trashed . . . trash.
Good for you!! I have a lower corner cupboard in my kitchen that is mostly inaccessible (unless of course to empty to front half). So I keep some disposable containers like that in the back half for sending leftovers home with family or taking food to school for teacher appreciation luncheons, etc. My large mixing bowls are in the front half, so it’s not too difficult to access the back. But, I just tossed a LARGE covered cake tray that I saw possibilities in, but couldn’t fit in the cupboard. Not sure I would have parted with it three years ago before working on my clutter issues and reading your blog. Thanks!
This concept alone has been a game changer for me. I had so many “I’ll use that some day, don’t throw that out, I need to find a place for that, I DON’T WANT TO HAVE TO BUY ONE WHEN I NEED IT” stuff that I had little (and big) things taking up unnecessary space and creating clutter. Just this morning I realized I had a small bowl of cereal crumbs I was saving for….something. But in reality is was just clutter on my counter. Living on a very tight budget had turned me into a closet hoarder. Not anymore! I’m becoming smarter with my cleaning and my budget. Funny how one seems to help the other. Thanks for your help in getting me there!
I like to have containers like that for sending leftovers home with family or taking food to a carry in or to a family after a death so they don’t have to worry about returning the container. But it is surely easy to save too many!!
That’s exactly why I wanted to keep it so badly!
I think I would have kept it. But ONLY because I take meals to new mothers and homebound for a ministry and many times it is too difficult to try to get my dish back, and expensive to always buy new containers. So, something like this never stays at my house for long (30 days max).
If you know someone who takes food to shut-ins or other folks, this might be the sort of this you could hand off that way too. Then they wouldn’t need to get it back from the receiver. Maybe that’s too complicated though. I know. So often it’s easier to just put it in the trash or the donate box! 🙂