This week I spent some time contemplating one of the great questions of our era. Where do our lids go? How do lids and containers go astray? They enter the cabinet together and somehow they don't exit together. How does this happen?
I have no answer to this question, or to the equally perplexing one about where socks go during their journey in the dryer. But lids and socks both disappear.
I'd been thinking about the lid issue for several months, but I decided to further investigate this when I started to look for a matching lid and container this week. I had an abundance of lids and containers, but few of them seemed to match. The time had come to sort out my collection.
This was my result. Lids and containers that don't match.
I'm not sure how this happens. Sadly, I hadn't sorted out the collection in too long, but I have no memory of discarding lids or containers through the years. I may never get an answer to this question, but I am happy to have made some order out of my storage chaos.
Has anyone else observed this mysterious phenomenon?
I've written before about decluttering and it's still my ongoing project. I've given away a number of books and done a good job decluttering clothes I no longer wear, but my focus for the next few months is the paper that has accumulated over the years. There's a free shredding event at the end of April and I'm planning/hoping to have a bag of paper to take there. Is anyone else decluttering?
I haven't been part of Pink Saturday in years, but it was a blog feature for a long while. Remembering Pink Saturday, I'm posting this photo from a visit to Whole Foods yesterday.
As ever, thanks for visiting and happy spring!
That is a strange phenomenon, Carol. I haven't had an issue with lids and containers, but those socks? That's the age-old question. Where in the world do they go? Have a splendid day!
ReplyDelete... no I haven't had an issue with lids!
ReplyDeleteI like your pink photograph.
All the best Jan
I used to do Pink Saturday too. Is it still around.
ReplyDeleteI think the tops are with the lost socks!
I store my containers with the lids on them so no problem. :) I've never heard of pink Saturday.
ReplyDeleteThat's so funny and it happens to everyone.
ReplyDeleteI used to have that problem. I found myself throwing all of the old out and bought a new set. It wasn't long before the problem started all over again. I still don't know the answer to the problem. Love the pink flowers!
ReplyDeleteI don't use too many of these containers, but have wondered why these lids just disappear. Same with missing socks.
ReplyDeleteI have on cupboard drawer for containers and their lids go into a basket in that drawer too. I've tried to move to all glass but of course the lids are plastic.
ReplyDeleteTwice a year I clean the pantry and some selected cupboards. I throw all the plastics on the floor so I must take care of them. Match lids to bottoms and toss the rest.
ReplyDeleteYou have posed a good question, Carol, thankfully I do know where all the container lids have gone as I place them in a plastic basket in with the glass containers. My problem is that the rubber lids are cracking and will need replacement and thankfully I have found some on Amazon. As for the lost sock issues, I have been putting my smaller socks in a laundry bag and this way none will go astray. I don't both doing this for the longer socks in winter months but now that warm weather is here, it's time to start bagging socks.
ReplyDeleteI too have experienced that very same phenomenon.
ReplyDeleteI teased my MIL many years ago that when she died, I was just going to throw them all away. She kept soooo many different food containers and lids - LOL!
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