Climbing the refrigerator totem pole

It occurred to me, the other morning while grabbing my jug of unsweet tea to have with breakfast, that everything that "belongs" to me in the Murphy family refrigerator is on the bottom shelf.

The cottage cheese-bottom

Unsweet tea-bottom

Roast beef lunch meat-bottom.

Spicy V-8-bottom  

The only thing that would be considered 100% "mine" in the fridge would be the beer. Beer, the beverage that truly belongs to the head of the household, is the only thing that consistently resides on the top shelf. My wife probably puts it there so I can't make the kids get it for me since they can't reach the top shelf of the fridge. I'm certain that this is her way of holding something over my head; as you know, wives have a tendency to play mind games with husbands in an attempt to prove household dominance.  This isn’t common knowledge?  Maybe I should make her get them for me?   Hmmm.

I'm the tallest person in the house and all of the perishable items that I use, on a regular basis, sit on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. There has got to be some symbolism in that, right?

Are you putting away the groceries in your life? That just sounds funny to me. I'm laughing out loud as I type these words into my iPhone. (I'm using the iPhone to write today, since my 4 year old decided to drop my iPad a few weeks ago. Awesome right?)  Are you taking the time to put yourself on the top shelf?  There are times in life when it is very necessary to put yourself first. To make sure you are holding your needs and feelings higher than those of others. You owe it to yourself to put your needs (grocery items) on the top shelf.

If you allow others in your life to dictate the placement of your needs and feelings, you will never be happy with the order and placement of your life. You need to prioritize YOU and stand up and be heard! 

I WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO PUT ME IN THE CRISPER!!!  I AM TOP SHELF USDA GRADE "A" BEEF!!!

This requires some work.  You have to be willing to prioritize, do the shopping and put forth the effort to properly shelve and place the groceries-your needs.  You have to communicate with the other members of the family totem pole and they need to understand and respect your needs and concerns.   Demand the attention you deserve and express yourself.  If you do not, your needs and feeling will be left to spoil. 

 Time to rearrange my fridge…while my wife is in the other room.