Yesterday, I noticed my two last bananas were turning brown and mushy. I decided to refrigerate them which made me start singing, “but you must never put bananas in the refrigerator, oh no, no, no.” Well, I should have heeded the song because when I awoke and checked on the bananas, they had turned dark brown. While refrigeration did not prove a good move, this did make me think about storage issues that many families face who may not have a refrigerator or just the storage space to buy in bulk – let alone access to the stores or the transportation to take advantage of bulk purchasing at some of the discount food chains. Plus how can they afford the year membership?

My husband commented that he would be glad when the challenge was over since I was not my usual happy self.