The Fridge Theory

I have created my own personal "fridge theory." I just Google searched this topic to see if such a theory has already been created and dammit, it had been. However, my personal "fridge theory" is different than the one that I found by some Canadian man named Duncan. His theory is on a Personal Development And Small Business Topics website called bigdreams.ca (who knew that Canadian websites used .ca)  Good ol' Duncan's theory was formed one day when he was a young boy working at a restaurant in England. He recalls,

"There's no space in the fridge." I told my boss.

"Then make space." Was his reply. 

He then showed me how, by emptying a half full container of rice into another, thus freeing up some space. When I approached the fridge, I was more a victim of the circumstances, whereas he was in control of them. He changed things around to achieve his objective. It was an important lesson I learned that night. I have since carried that learning to other parts of my life.

Well, that is one way of looking at my fridge related OCD of making sure everything in the fridge is neat, orderly, and in the proper sized container in a more positive manner. This is a side note to my fridge theory, but I legit have a slight obsessive compulsive disorder tendency when it comes to the fridge. In my apartment, I always keep my food items in one section of the fridge. The rest of the fridge is a free for all between my other three roommates. However, the food on the fridge door is a mixture of everyone's food, mine included. There are many times when I have to resist the urge not to immediately open the fridge and relocate a misplaced item to where it properly belongs. Don't they know by now that that jar of olives belongs on the door and NOT on the main self with all of the beverages?! hah. I'm terrible. 

On to my theory, which I may have to rename at a later point due to the fact that Duncan beat me to this title. There are two aspects to someone'e fridge related habits that can actually tell you a lot about them as a person:

1. What type of foods they keep in the fridge. This is the obvious one. If someone has a bunch of vegetables, salad dressing, chicken, fish, etc. they most likely have a healthy lifestyle in general than someone who has no vegetables what so ever, hot pockets, burgers, and left over Chinese food from a week ago. Also, if they buy the same food over and over again, or if they mix it up says something about them. Someone, like myself, who is a creature of habit, buys pretty much the same set of groceries every single time. Someone who is more spontaneous or free spirited might buy different food every time they go.

2. How long the food items have been in the fridge. It has always amazed me how some people can let an item sit in the fridge until it is gross and completely uneatable. I understand that sometimes it's hard to keep track of expiration dates with items such as dressings or sauces, which last for a long time, but if someone constantly leaves leftover food in the fridge until it molds, it could even suggest something about their personality or attentiveness to details.

So there it is in all its glory. "Kristen's fridge theory." Now the question is, what do your fridge habits say about you?? ;-)