Food Pantry Clean Out & Organization | Releasing Scarcity Mindset & Fear

[@HockeyGurl258]

This was one of the most calming, reassuring messages I've heard in a long time! Whether our anxiety is triggered by strikes/shortages or even budget constraints, it still applies. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video!

[@bethdoe4635]

What’s awesome is compared to the first time you cleaned out the fridge on this channel, there’s no Franken-monster stuff at the bottom of the vegetable drawers, looks like progress to me

[@ahoardersheart]

Blah hahaha!!! Yessssss!! No food zombies living in the fridge anymore!! lol Thank you for pointing that out 🦄💜🌟🙏🏼

[@alyssapfluger4236]

I love that you make time to revisit and maintain your space, even while making fresh progress in new areas! It's a good reminder to keep up with the day-to-day decluttering and cleaning. Usually i love seeing your big tossy tossy piles, but here the small tossy tossy piles are a sign of massive growth!

[@ahoardersheart]

Thank you my dear friend, yes those daily declutters & clean ups is what prevents those huge piles from growing!! lol 🦄🌟💜🙏🏼🩷

[@carriemichael-cu8yq]

Mrs. Heart, a voice of reason and comfort. You are so thoughtful and kind. I've recently lost both my parents within a year and had to sell our two story family home with basement and garage. It was just me and my sister, who is a hoarder, I wanted to thank you for your channel you helped me to be a better sister. The way you explain and share yourself is so greatly appreciated. I can understand and be a better person to my sister its the two of us now and we are closer than we've ever been and I give the credit to you for what you've taught me. THANK YOU and bless you and your family.

[@ahoardersheart]

My prayers, thoughts and loving energy surround you and your family during your time of loss ❤️🙏🏼❤️ And thank you for sharing your story with us. Your story is my why, why I decided to battle my hurdles of hoarding, be vulnerable and transparent about my emotions in hoarding in hopes of healing others. Whether that’s healing their hoarding or family members who have loved ones who hoard. Thank you my friend, you just made my day so much brighter 🥹🙏🏼❤️

[@crystalsdance]

Carrie and Sis, May your heart be filled with blessed memories of your precious Mother now and always. I'm thankful to see this is bringing the two of you into a stronger and more loving relationship. I pray that you will always be there for one another, understanding one anothers tics - good and bad. We all abound in God's Grace ... to get that same Sweet Grace from a "friend" is all the more of a blessing!

[@kendrasullivan7407]

Have you ever tried something like a pantry challenge? It's where you don't go grocery shopping for a month and just use up the food you already have. It's mostly popular with the people who can and preserve their own food. But a mini pantry challenge of just a couple days or one week a month could help prevent food being forgotten until its expired.

[@tgayer1]

I was thinking of a snack use up challenge, too!

[@Xiroi87]

I like to do that the last of the month, so I use up everything getting close to it's expiration date before my usual big monthly grocery shopping at the beginning of the month. Sticking to the ingredients I already have often results in creating new tasty dishes.

[@alyssapfluger4236]

I do a less extreme version, where when I notice that something is close to its best buy date I make sure to find a recipe that uses that ingredient. I like incorporating fresh fruit and veg where possible so I don't like only using pantry items, but it is helpful to intentionally meal plan for items that often get overlooked or are stocked for emergencies and should be replaced

[@extrememinimalistparent]

This is really handy before Christmas and for snacks before Halloween and Easter.

[@catharinabra]

I don’t preserve much but I do this challenge every january and this year even february to use up most of what we have.

[@koributtorff]

With ADHD, I've found that putting my fruits and veggies on the inside of the door helps things not go bad and got lost and forgotten. All condiments and such go in the drawers because i will go there if needed and it won't expire as quickly. I also saw that if you add pictures of the fruits and veggies in the fridge on magnets on the outside, then you'll easily recall what you have and will use it up. You can make them with index cards and draw what the item is too.

[@rg-mi5hh]

We started putting the expiration date on with a sharpie marker on the front of a package or can. That way, at a glance you can see what needs to be used up. That stuff is put on our counter in little stacking baskets. If we had a larger pantry it would go there. This has really saved us time and money and overstocking.

[@laurawitt4451]

Yes, we do this too. I also have a basket in the pantry for items we need to use soon!

[@ahoardersheart]

Yessssss! I do this as well in the fridge! It helps so much taking out the guessing game of “is it good? Do I test my luck?!!” lol Thank you so much 🦄🌟💜🙏🏼🩷

[@User04678name]

I’m working really hard to keep my fridge as empty as possible. Fix food, eat it all, just condiments a few root veggies that last for a long time for some of our favorite quick just in case meals! And what I bought for the weekly meal plan!

[@ahoardersheart]

Love love love ❤️❤️❤️ You are doing amazing 🦄🌟💜🙏🏼

[@ap85jp87]

Every week when I make our my grocery list, I check my pantry. This helps me meal plan by using products that are near the expiration date. I have found that because I do this I rarely throw out food. We also only open one or two snack products - if we open more - something always ends up having to be tossed - too many choices. Shelves half way back on the bottom level, would help you see more of what you have, the baskets are a great idea though.

[@ahoardersheart]

I love that idea my friend!!! Thank you so much for sharing that my friend 💜🦄🙏🏼🌟

[@shannonkaypaperieshannonja1918]

Such a positive mindset in this chaotic chapter of history we Americans are living through right now. You given me the idea to focus on going through my own pantry, garage and house and reorganize a bit, touch the things I own to remind myself that I own them and I don’t need to panic shop because a terrible situation is happening thousands of miles away from me that I can’t control. I CAN be grateful for the things I have AND donate responsibly to those in crisis, there in the south as well as locally. Thank you for your positive energy, your video really lifted my day. I’m going to turn social media off now and go focus on what I CAN control! ❤️

[@ahoardersheart]

Your sweet encouraging message just made my heart so incredibly happy!!! Thank you so so much my friend, you made my day so much brighter 🦄🌟💜🙏🏼🦄🌟💜🙏🏼

[@barbaraparker8225]

Fabulous information. Your videos are so helpful and encouraging.

[@ahoardersheart]

Thank you so much my friend, that means a lot to me 🦄💜🌟🙏🏼

[@tngirlz4622]

Excellent message, thank you for being the gentle voice of reason re panic buying, and for reminding us of the states that need our help in the wake of Helene. You are doing maintenance on the cupboard you decluttered and organized in the past - isn’t maintenance almost magical? 😁 SO impressed that you’re not only continuing to declutter, but are making time to maintain the areas you’ve already done!👏👏👏👏👏

[@carypolakowski4817]

I love this message! Thank you for your positive words and example. ❤

[@ahoardersheart]

Absolutely my friend 🦄🌟💜🙏🏼 I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

[@TiffanyBrooks-x2u]

Thank you for bringing awareness to what we are going through down here in the Southeast and for donating supplies! It means a lot! 💕

[@ahoardersheart]

Absolutely my dear friend, I pray each and every day for all of you! We have another family traveling down this weekend with more supplies needed! My prayer is that you and your family are taken care of 🦄💜🌟🙏🏼🩷✨

[@ritasnellgrove6343]

There is almost always some kind of substitute for any product. We can make do just like our ancestors did. Love your videos!

[@ahoardersheart]

You are so right my friend, our ancestors survived on a small fraction of what we have now 🦄🌟💜🙏🏼

[@PatriciaCarrier]

Thank you for sharing about releasing the scarcity mindset and fear. You're doing so well at keeping yourself and your nervous system under control. You're absolutely right - there is plenty of abundance, and there's nothing to fear. All is well. 🙌💟

[@ahoardersheart]

Yessssss!! We are surrounded by abundance each and every single day!! We just need to look for them!! Have a wonderful weekend 🦄🌟💜🙏🏼🩷

[@conniesmith3922]

What a big difference from the last clean/organize your pantry I viewed. You are doing awesome 👏 ❤

[@ahoardersheart]

Thank you so much my sweet friend!! That means a lot to me 🦄🙏🏼💜🌟🩷

[@karenstairs8273]

I agree with you on not panic shopping. Each season I do an Eat from the Pantry and Freezer Challenge. I also move older supplies to the front and new things go to the back. Rotating shelf items and freezer items helps me to Use What You Have first.

[@dgiovanni662]

We did it at first just when we knew covid was starting. When our schools (teachers here) closed on March13th, we headed to Bjs and very glad we did, didn't have to go into a store for weeks.

[@ahoardersheart]

Yesssss!! Such wonderful advice and thank you for sharing with us 🦄💜🌟🙏🏼🩷✨

[@juliemix3373]

What a wonderful message. Your pantry looks great. Cheers

[@ahoardersheart]

Thank you so much my friend 🦄💜🙏🏼🌟🩷

[@CynthiaMiller-cc3qj]

I totally agree about us using what we have in our pantries, freezers, & fridges. Excellent advice and love your encouragement about giving to the hurricane families.❤️❤️🙏🙏

[@ahoardersheart]

Thank you my dear friend 🦄🌟💜🙏🏼 I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

[@deniseharrison1410]

Oh l remember the panic shopping when COVID first happened, it was terrible, just trying to buy things like flour, sugar, toilet paper. What was the thing with toilet paper, I will never understand. And months later when things settled, people’s pantry were over flowing and eventually had out of date food, so much waste.

[@andrearidgeway939]

I think that if the media didn't tell people there was a toilet paper shortage people wouldn't have panic bought it.

[@ahoardersheart]

It was a crazy time, and you’re right there was a lot of thrown out food after the panic shopping. I’m happy that time is behind us and we’re in this present moment where we can shop and give 🦄🌟💜🙏🏼

[@josephdaly2015]

Omg the panic buying during covid was unbelievable. Thanks for reminding me and others to be grateful for what we already have. The pantry and fridge look great. Well done as always Miss Heart ❤️ Have a great week. Mary, Joes wife 👏👍💪🙏💐🐈🦄

[@ahoardersheart]

Have a wonderful week my dearest friend!!! Your messages always make me smile!!! You are the best 🦄🌟💜🙏🏼🩷

[@charishurt1768]

Pantry an d refrigerator look great congratulations beautiful lady 💜🦄

[@stefs3460]

What a practical and positive message! No shame for having thst fear and scarcity mindset just acknowledge the emotion that triggers the panic buying and then working thru that and calming that fear by going thru our pantries and touching the items to affirm that we indeed have enough food in our homes!

[@ahoardersheart]

Thank you so much my dear friend 🦄💜🌟🙏🏼🩷✨

[@Patty-vr3di]

Miss Heart , you are doing a great job… you truly are a great inspiration!

[@ahoardersheart]

Thank you so much my dear friend 🦄💜🌟🙏🏼✨

[@elizabethbrundagemediajour150]

One way not to over buy groceries is to use the store's website or app to have the store picker shopper pick out the items you need then you drive up outside the store to pickup the items at your car. While you are choosing items you are at home checking your refrigerator, freezer or pantry the items you already have in stock and you do not over buy items...the same for Holiday decorations.. Most stores are overstimulated with displays which in turn you are overstimulated to buy too many items.

[@ahoardersheart]

That is so very true my friend, great advice!! That impulse shopping sometimes is too tempting!! Especially in this season, I stay out of my trigger stores (hobby lobby, Michael’s, craft stores)

[@evelynsweeney7381]

Well done. Nice and organized and you had some expired food but not an overabundance. I find the key to saving money on groceries is knowing what we have and using it up.

[@labsareperfect]

You should do a grocery calendar that’s either no spend or a monthly check up video to remind us to check the pantries to reduce food waste!! 🤓🥰

[@ahoardersheart]

Great idea my friend!!! I’ll write that down in my idea book!! You also reminded me that I haven’t done a No Spend Challenge video in awhile, I need to do that!! lol 🦄🌟💜🙏🏼🩷

[@rg-mi5hh]

In the morning, I see what is left from the last night's supper than make something with that. Anything that is older is put in the middle in front so it can be used too. A frig doesn't need that much in it really.

[@ahoardersheart]

Love that my friend, wonderful advice 🦄🩷🌟🙏🏼

[@leahfischer5264]

Such a great translation about emotions and reframing the unnecessary anxiety!!❤

[@doriann3826]

God Bless you Ms ❤️

[@francinehogsett3065]

Your pantry looks so good….you are so kind….happy to call you friend 😊❤️

[@pamelafreeman4548]

We are so blessed.❤😊

[@vanessawhitneypro]

Thanks for the encouragement about clutter cleaning AND about ALL of Us coming together to help and be kind to one another! Peace & Love.

[@volunteerworker]

You could easily fix the junk food drawer with implementing a family rule of not opening more than 2 bags of chips at a time (considering the amount of them you keep). If you keep only 2 bags of chips, make the rule only have 1 bag of chips open at a time. Chips can go stale fast after the opening and usually are stale before their expiration date. And, though its unrelated, with the kids candy you could have a plastic cereal container on the counter and whatever fits in it stays. Holiday or not, not buying more until that candy is gone. The container stays on the dining room table or on the counter where there is high traffic so its not forgotten and stashed away. If you have a crockpot, use that for dump meals. You can easily throw food into it within a few minutes and let it cook for 8 hours unattended and it stays on the warm setting for 2 hours before an auto shut-off. You can easily have dinner made without being there if you're always busy and use up foods close to expiration dates this way. Anything from soups to lasagna to casseroles and more. Your options are endless. It helps a lot with a busy schedule and is quick for meal prep. Recommend making time for meal planning. You can come up with a menu of meals you want to make with what you have for the month and stick to that. You can look on the list and see your options available. Make a section for longer meals for less busy days and a section of quick meals for the busy days. All it will take whenever you open up is a few seconds and you can pick out something from the list, grab what you know you already have, and be done with it. Also, I noticed the dried fruits, granola, nuts, and seeds. Have you thought about getting a plastic cereal container, throw it all together, mix it, and just scoop out a serving? Thats instant trail mix and you wouldnt have to have a bin. A grab and go type of thing.

[@myrnahouston5773]

What a good message! Glad you did this!

[@leezasims9959]

Oooooh love starting early to prep 😢for the holidays …. One day ill be ready ❤

[@lindal7824]

So good of you to make this and getting this message out!

[@ahoardersheart]

Thank you so much my friend 🦄💜🌟🙏🏼✨🩷

[@anitachopping]

I think the strike highlights that manufacturing should be more in your own country.

[@isabellerininger6249]

Well said! 🎉🎉🎉

[@alanbirkner1958]

Hi, I'm 74, I live with 2 disabled people. I keep pasta, rice, dry beans, canned veggies, tuna, peanut butter, crackers, jelly, and oatmeal. We have bouillon and canned tomatoes. None of us can drink milk. I can make a big pot of soup out of the items we have. We donate to 4 food pantries regularly. Near Chicago, Tina, Al's wife

[@PerilousRainbow]

I get frustrated with the panic buying because every time without fail, I just so happen to actually need to restock some of the items people panic buy. For some reason, where I live before big storms, people buy bread, milk, and eggs. You know what I’m going to be out of at home? Bread, milk, and eggs 😂 same with the toilet paper, I was down to a single partial roll during covid panic buying and had the worst time finding more.

[@minimaladjacent]

handy tip: mark the top of cans w the expiry dates, I sometimes mark packages as well so I can see it better. bad eyesight and saves time looking for tiny writing on each package. yup we are bad for forgetting things and sadly toss some of it. IDK we were better at keeping things current while living in my hometown bc for the Oktoberfest parade they had a food drive it was a tradition to do and donate there. so we always checked more than yrly for things to donate. also lived near places to donate. love the perfectly organized cabinet and labels :)

[@stefs3460]

Do many people have food cabinets where they live? WNY has a few. They are just like the little neighborhood libraries where it's a little cupboard and a door with a window but instead of books people put shdlf stable items in there and then other people who need food can go in and take what they need.

[@dailywithdils]

I think this is a really important video! It’s very easy to panic shop and buy things but then later a lot can get wasted and be trashed. Hope you’re all doing ok xx

[@dianerobertson7988]

It would be interesting to see the dollar amount of how much $ got thrown away.

[@patpalmer1337]

Nice! looks amazing...So neat!

[@sassyslsgrl]

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[@jeannebowes2898]

Lovely organization ❤

[@crystalsdance]

Re: Helene & Ashville: I'm disabled and on a tight budget, so I do my weekly shopping in small bits, using sales and circulars to plan my meals. My mom did the same thing through the 70-80s raising us ... along with S&H and coupons' too! I'm showing my age! I buy my freezer and canned goods in bulk each quarter. That allows me to use everything up pretty much just in time before the next quarter. Needing some bucks, I had sold a few items I had been hanging on ... not wanting to sell them! But, the 5th Sunday threw me off' so I went ahead and gathered the money to buy my next three months earlier. Anyway ... Helene hit! I'm in Upstate SC' and we still have over 1000 trees down all over! My neighbors tree fell on my house! I moved in with my mother, and I still do not have power. Today I went over and threw away easily about $800 out of the fridge and freezer! I was in tears! I guess ill be a bit more careful not to stock up so much. Maybe go to every other month. I'm working on not only getting the house fixed, but the food stores refilled as well! Thing is, the damages were not all that bad, remarkably! I've got to get contractors on soon, but things could have been so much worse! I was trapped for two days, and finally called city didpatch. Thet sent the fire department to cut me out of my house ... literally! I could not get out' as every door and window was covered in massive limbs. But, I was safe and unharmed. And, I knew there were life saving emergencies out there. It was unnerving' though. And' once out, I could check on my Mom. Now, all that said, and a little warning about buying too much to have on hand ... honesty, this is nothing compared to Asheville' NC, a city so dear to my heart! Please continue praying for all of them! If anyone in your area wants to help; they need warm clothes, blankets, diapers, toiletries, razors, and oh so much more! Their animals need hay, feed, meds, and so on. I volunteered at the airport today filling a plane with mostly only livestock needs. They lost everything! They are a humble and kind people. Strong and resilient. But, this is beyond all comprehension! Anyway, thought I would give my insight! Always love seeing you and your love and strength! The garage is gonna look great!

[@weehollie2]

Such a lovely message Ms Heart

[@jillh.9617]

Great advice.

[@sevenjane1]

Great message as always. I just have a couple of tips, food with a best before date is fine to eat ages after, (eg canned and packet food) it wont make you ill, just may eventually affect the flavour. I know you were ill in the past but that was probably a use by date, which is on fresh meat and dairy type foods. With your spring onions, did you know they keep well and even grow if you keep them in water in your windowsill? Just cut off leaves as you need them x

[@juliannachenze3567]

Hands down this is why i can from our garden so when things get scarce at the store i dont have to worry besides milk eggs and meat

[@melanietrester]

Hello from Germany, hi Miss Heart. Big hugs for you🤗. Pray for all. Thx for you Kind words.

[@carinanicolas9763]

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[@DaijaGrinage]

Thanks for sharing your super sweet and nice videos 🤩🤩📸📸💞💞🩵🩵🧡🧡🤗🤗😁😁👍👍👋🆒🆒😎😎

[@joannafoster3423]

I only panic bought coffee which is all imported. Lol! Girls can't run out of coffee. 😂

[@tpark9626]

Expiration dates are not a solid line of when food spoils. You can probably still eat that stuff and it would be fine. Always best to check if before throwing it all away. It’s probably all still good.

[@robertwalton1054]

Yup, I take stuff from the trash that's still perfectly good

[@anitachopping]

Try an experiment. Try cutting out the carbohydrates foods and. the processed foods and see if you are less scatterd in your thoughts.

[@stefbmccoy8297]

You should read the starch solution.

[@tashafmt5200]

I love your ❤

[@Reneep33]

Why dont you take value of the vertical space and get rid of that small pantry and purchase a tall one?

[@JlNXED]

I agree I’m sure she could fine an old armoire on marketplace too that’s affordable some come with pull out drawers and all shelves on top

[@lucyrademakers4188]

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[@lailanielsen2427]

Hvor blev det bare flot❤ Men husk at sidste salgsdag ikke er det samme som, det er blevet for gammelt.

[@bruckssarah]

Hun are you so burnt out on that basement now? It’s okay I love any content from you!!!!

[@ncshomevids]

I hadn't considered that point. Thank you! It makes sense that giving deprives scarcity mindset! Thank you! 😁 I've been putting together care boxes for others. I'm shifting how I do things and it will stretch the dollar farther (home canning). Besides, it helps eliminate garbage in food that I don't really enjoy from the store. During COVID I never went for toilet paper. I had plenty. One bunch from a bulk store lasted a long time. I just said a prayer that I would have what I need when I need it. It worked! And it was quality paper! Like manna from heaven, take what you need and pass it on. Like 5 loaves and 2 fishes. There is enough!

[@ahoardersheart]

What a beautiful message, thank you so much for sharing that with us 🦄💜🌟🙏🏼🩷

[@ncshomevids]

@@ahoardersheart You're welcome and thank you!

[@A_New_View]

Looks great just wish the talk was more about organization, I’m so tired of hearing depressing information.

[@CarmenGutierrez-p8d]

I actually found it really uplifting and helpful. I'm not a hoarder but anyone with anxiety can relate !

[@Moonlite1230]

I love your message, but the black screen change is killing my eyes. I'm having difficulty watching the video and what you are doing with your pantry. I really love your videos and wish I could have watched this one. Keep decluttering and organizing!

[@rmf4]

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[@judenebaer9997]

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[@croccatcher]

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