A simple life

Have you ever had to live without a fridge? I don't mean while camping or anything like that...I mean while living in a normal house or flat. Well...it's been over 3 days since our fridge packed up and let me tell you - it's NOT fun living without a fridge.

I was very sad throwing out all sorts of food. All the chutneys from Borough Market, the grape jelly specially imported from the States (they don't have it here), the cheese and all sorts of other things that I had just recently purchased in a big shop. Sigh. Having to replace all of that will cost quite a few quid...having to replace the fridge will cost even more.

So we've been shopping for a fridge freezer. And we came across a few problems. We have a built in fridge that is no longer made...and the dimensions are not like any other fridge on the market. So we're having to make do with the weird ones that we can find. And we're trying not to spend a huge amount as we plan on selling the flat in about 3 years. Several nights and daylight hours have been spent online. We finally found the 'perfect' fridge...and it's on backorder. Ugh! We have a little mini-fridge that fits a pint of milk and our butter but just barely.

I was hoping to eat more fruit and veg, but without a fridge it's a bit hard to do so. We can't cook anything that has leftovers or that needs refridgeration beforehand. It's crazy. So we're eating out a lot or doing things like making baked beans from a can (today's lunch). Sigh.