Sunday Scribblings - "Fridge space"

My very first Sunday Scribbling. And the prompt is “Fridge Space”. I'm afraid it's going to be a lot of nonsense, but I'm going to consider it as an exercise in loosening the creative nuts and bolts in my brain. They've seized from disuse (and some misuse). So here goes:

Why fridge space? It’s not something I’ve thought about consciously. All I know about fridge space is that things expand in direct proportion to the space available within to store them. My fridge is always stacked four deep with things of varying sizes and shapes. Sometimes they are in boxes, sometimes in plastic bags, sometimes they just are. The items which find their way into the far recesses of the fridge stay there, sometimes for years, because once outta sight, they’re outta mind. Their discovery depends entirely on serendipity but their freedom is not always synonymous with discovery, because by then they have welded themselves immovably to the ice on the back wall of the fridge. Chances are they will not be released without the help of an Arctic explorer’s ice-pick and a lot of hard work. I don’t see that happening any time soon.

Nowadays I try not to let food items go into the back because I fear that there are new life forms that have probably evolved in the ice (although I haven’t dared to check) which might take over all my food and the space within. So I try to keep everything in the front half without anything touching the iced-up walls, which is not really possible and involves a lot of time spent squatting in front of the fridge trying to balance all the items on the various shelves. It is quite an interesting task, requiring dexterity and imagination. It can be challenging too, because I tend to get quite cold while arranging my items. I haven’t found out how to get around this without having to wear winter gear, which unbalances me. Besides, wearing gloves means that my fingers arent nimble and I lose the delicate touch required to pile the items just so.

Meanwhile, my fridge space is getting smaller because of the creeping ice in the back. I might have to get a new fridge with more space, or move house.