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class=\" ow-button-hover\" title=\"OrgRoadmapChecklistWP\" href=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/roadmap-checklist/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br /> </a></p></div>\n</div></div></div></div></div>','Resources','','inherit','closed','closed','','5606-revision-v1','','','2018-02-28 20:45:40','2018-02-28 20:45:40','',5606,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/5606-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6903,1,'2018-02-28 20:46:19','2018-02-28 20:46:19','<div id=\"pl-6903\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-6903-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\"  data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;-2px&quot;}\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-6903-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-6903-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"1\" ><div id=\"panel-6903-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;2px 10px 2px 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href=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/roadmap-checklist/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br /> </a>Get Your Checklist!<a class=\" ow-button-hover\" title=\"OrgRoadmapChecklistWP\" href=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/roadmap-checklist/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br /> </a></p></div>\n</div></div></div></div></div>','Resources','','inherit','closed','closed','','5606-revision-v1','','','2018-02-28 20:46:19','2018-02-28 20:46:19','',5606,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/5606-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6904,1,'2018-02-28 20:46:19','2018-02-28 20:46:19','<div id=\"pl-5606\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-5606-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\"  data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;-2px&quot;}\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-5606-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-5606-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"1\" ><div id=\"panel-5606-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;2px 10px 2px 10px&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5606-0-0-0\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n	<p>Here at The Happiness Bucket there are a number of resources some paid and some free that will help you better organize your space, life, soul and business.  I encourage you to take advantage of all the free resources available to you.  Please let me know if you have any questions regarding these resources.  Happy Organizing!!!</p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 540px;\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4841 alignleft\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Dana.png\" alt=\"dana\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" /></p></div>\n</div></div></div></div></div></div><div id=\"pg-5606-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\"  data-style=\"{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\"  data-ratio=\"1\"  data-ratio-direction=\"right\" ><div id=\"pgc-5606-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"0.333333333333\" ><div id=\"panel-5606-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n	<div class=\"iframe-container\"> </div>\n<p><script type=\"text/javascript\">document.getElementById(\"thinkific-product-embed\") || document.write(\'</script><script id=\"thinkific-product-embed\" type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"https://assets.thinkific.com/js/embeds/product-cards-client.min.js\">< \\/script>\');</script><noscript>&amp;lt;a href=\"https://thechangeacademy.thinkific.com/enroll/42657?et=free\" target=\"_blank\"&amp;gt;Enroll Me Now!&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</noscript></p></div>\n</div></div></div><div id=\"pgc-5606-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"0.333333333333\" ><div id=\"panel-5606-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n	<div class=\"iframe-container\">&nbsp;</div><p><script type=\"text/javascript\">document.getElementById(\"thinkific-product-embed\") || document.write(\'<script id=\"thinkific-product-embed\" type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"https://assets.thinkific.com/js/embeds/product-cards-client.min.js\"><\\/script>\');</script><noscript>&amp;lt;a href=\"https://thechangeacademy.thinkific.com/enroll/53252?et=free\" target=\"_blank\"&amp;gt;Enroll Me Now!&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</noscript></p></div>\n</div></div></div><div id=\"pgc-5606-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"0.333333333333\" ><div id=\"panel-5606-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n	<p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-5495 alignleft\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/500x280-OrgRoadmap-Checklist-Card-300x168.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" /></p></div>\n</div></div><div id=\"panel-5606-1-2-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n	<p><a class=\" ow-button-hover\" title=\"OrgRoadmapChecklistWP\" href=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/roadmap-checklist/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br /> </a>Get Your Checklist!<a class=\" ow-button-hover\" title=\"OrgRoadmapChecklistWP\" href=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/roadmap-checklist/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br /> </a></p></div>\n</div></div></div></div></div>','Resources','','inherit','closed','closed','','5606-revision-v1','','','2018-02-28 20:46:19','2018-02-28 20:46:19','',5606,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/5606-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6905,1,'2018-02-28 20:46:37','2018-02-28 20:46:37','<div id=\"pl-6905\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-6905-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\"  data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;-2px&quot;}\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-6905-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-6905-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"1\" ><div id=\"panel-6905-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;2px 10px 2px 10px&quot;,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-6905-0-0-0\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n	<p>Here at The Happiness Bucket there are a number of resources some paid and some free that will help you better organize your space, life, soul and business.  I encourage you to take advantage of all the free resources available to you.  Please let me know if you have any questions regarding these resources.  Happy Organizing!!!</p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 540px;\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4841 alignleft\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Dana.png\" alt=\"dana\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" /></p></div>\n</div></div></div></div></div></div><div id=\"pg-6905-1\"  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ow-button-hover\" title=\"OrgRoadmapChecklistWP\" href=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/roadmap-checklist/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br /> </a>Get Your Checklist!<a class=\" ow-button-hover\" title=\"OrgRoadmapChecklistWP\" href=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/roadmap-checklist/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br /> </a></p></div>\n</div></div></div></div></div>','Resources','','inherit','closed','closed','','5606-revision-v1','','','2018-02-28 20:46:37','2018-02-28 20:46:37','',5606,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/5606-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6906,1,'2018-02-28 20:46:38','2018-02-28 20:46:38','<div id=\"pl-5606\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-5606-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\"  data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;-2px&quot;}\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-5606-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-5606-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"1\" ><div id=\"panel-5606-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget 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of scenario it is important for you to think about your project in phases before you start.  If it is a project that you anticipate will take a number of days determine what you want to complete on the first day/time allotment and shoot to reach that goal.  Another key is to make sure you obtain all your supplies before you begin.  There is nothing like getting deep in a project and realizing you forgot to get shelf liner or the drill has to be charged.  At the end of that day/time allotment pack up your items or move them to the side and determine when you are going to come back to tackle it again.\r\n\r\nWhen we work with Clients a lot of times the process takes many days and depending on our Client’s schedule we may have days or weeks between sessions.  We would never leave a Client’s home in disarray for this amount of time.  So we have to get them to a good stopping point so they can function until we are able to complete the job.\r\n\r\n<strong>THB Quick Tip: </strong> Paper boxes are free and great organizational resources that you can use to help sort and/or maintain your project(s).  I regularly use these as temporary storage/sorting mechanisms.  The beauty of using these is that you can get them from just about any business for free (minus the reams of paper of course).  You can fill them with your project specific items and put the lid on.  They are also stackable so they take up little real estate in your space.\r\n\r\nWe hope this is helpful as you embark on your decluttering journey!','Cutting out the Distractions of Procrastination in your Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','3065-revision-v1','','','2018-03-02 18:09:05','2018-03-02 18:09:05','',3065,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3065-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6918,560,'2019-07-27 05:16:00','0000-00-00 00:00:00','Do you get distracted easily?  Find yourself working on several different organizational/decluttering projects at one time?  Does this overwhelm you?  As a project manager it 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this…you start working early on a Saturday morning on your pantry with the intentions of cleaning, decluttering and organizing it.  You look up at one point and realize you have food items all over the kitchen and you are late for the outing with your mother-in-law.  (Insert your project and a distraction here).  Well what do you do?  Some would shove everything back in the pantry…others would live with the kitchen in disarray for days until they make it back to working on the pantry.\r\n\r\nTo avoid this type of scenario it is important for you to think about your project in phases before you start.  If it is a project that you anticipate will take a number of days determine what you want to complete on the first day/time allotment and shoot to reach that goal.  Another key is to make sure you obtain all your supplies before you begin.  There is nothing like getting deep in a project and realizing you forgot to get shelf liner or the drill has to be charged.  At the end of that day/time allotment pack up your items or move them to the side and determine when you are going to come back to tackle it again.\r\n\r\nWhen we work with Clients a lot of times the process takes many days and depending on our Client’s schedule we may have days or weeks between sessions.  We would never leave a Client’s home in disarray for this amount of time.  So we have to get them to a good stopping point so they can function until we are able to complete the job.\r\n\r\n<strong>THB Quick Tip: </strong> Paper boxes are free and great organizational resources that you can use to help sort and/or maintain your project(s).  I regularly use these as temporary storage/sorting mechanisms.  The beauty of using these is that you can get them from just about any business for free (minus the reams of paper of course).  You can fill them with your project specific items and put the lid on.  They are also stackable so they take up little real estate in your space.\r\n\r\nWe hope this is helpful 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src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Budgeting-Masterclass-150x150.png\" alt=\"Budgeting Masterclass | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" />  <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6950 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/OLP-Online-Course-150x150.png\" alt=\"OLP Online Course | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" />  <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6951 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/OrganizationalRoadmapWorkshop-150x150.png\" alt=\"Organizational Roadmap Workshop | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" />  <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6952 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Resource-Library-150x150.png\" alt=\"Resource Library | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></div>\r\n<div id=\"pg-5606-1\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" 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data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;-2px&quot;}\"></div>\r\n<div id=\"pg-5606-1\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\" data-ratio=\"1\" data-ratio-direction=\"right\"></div>\r\n</div>','Resources','','inherit','closed','closed','','5606-revision-v1','','','2018-03-02 22:17:05','2018-03-02 22:17:05','',5606,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/5606-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6960,1,'2018-03-02 22:22:57','2018-03-02 22:22:57','','Dana','','inherit','open','closed','','dana-3','','','2018-03-02 22:22:57','2018-03-02 22:22:57','',5606,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Dana.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(6961,1,'2018-03-02 22:28:06','2018-03-02 22:28:06','<div data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;-2px&quot;}\">This is a collection of The Happiness Bucket\'s available resources.  It encourage you to take advantage of them to help better organize your space, life, soul and business.  Some of these resources are available free of charge and some have a nominal cost associated with them.  I assure you that no matter which you choose, you will gain invaluable knowledge along the way.  Please let me know if you have any questions or if there are any resources you would like to see that aren\'t listed here.  Happy Organizing!!!</div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;-2px&quot;}\"></div>\r\n<div id=\"pl-5606\" class=\"panel-layout\">\r\n<div data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;-2px&quot;}\"></div>\r\n<div id=\"pg-5606-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;-2px&quot;}\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6949\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Budgeting-Masterclass-150x150.png\" alt=\"Budgeting Masterclass | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" />  <img class=\"alignnone 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time we use to get to know each other and to verify working together is a good fit. It is preferred that the consultation be done in the space so I can determine the overall state of your space and can begin devising a plan of action to move forward.  I am always as straightforward with you as I can be because I know your time and money is important, so this will enable us to determine if I am right for the job.  Below are a few questions that I will be asking during our consultation so you can have time to think about your answers:</p>\n\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">What is your future goal for the space we are about to tackle? What is your dream for the space? This helps me set expectations and defines guidelines for the sessions.</li>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do you have an overall budget you are trying to stay within? Think about the entire budget the hourly cost of THB as well as your organizing tools.</li>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since I focus on educating my Clients to organize, I recommend that you be involved in the sessions - are there any restrictions or concerns you have with this recommendation?</li>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Will any friends or family be available during your sessions to assist?</li>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Have you notified your family that you are enlisting the help of an Organizer?  Do you have any reservations about doing this...if so, what are they?</li>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Who are the decision makers for each space? It is our recommendation that all family members that are affected by the particular space be involved (i.e., daughters room - daughter and parent should be involved, Kitchen - anyone who cooks, shops or puts up dishes should be involved).  This enables us to determine the most effective systems for your space.</li>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do you have a specific cause, agency or place where you want to donate certain items (i.e., public library, animal shelter, homeless mission, etc.)?  Having a list identified as we go through your items is helpful.  Please visit the <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/donation-and-recycle-resources/\">donation and recycle resource</a> page for helpful information on this topic.</li>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Are there any items/things that are completely off limits when it comes to tackling your space? This is important to know so we can eliminate those things at the beginning of our session and can include/exclude them in a final design of the space.</li>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is not necessary to clean or tidy your space, I have seen it all and anticipate we will be addressing it together.  Seeing the real state of your space helps me determine how best to assist you.</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<h3>Things to do Pre-Session</h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once we determine the fit works, I work with you to schedule your first three-hour session or group workshop.  There are a few things I have learned that make the process more efficient.  I have listed them below:</p>\n\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Try not to think of this session as what you need to get rid of, ask yourself, \"What do I really need to keep?\"</li>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please secure all private and dangerous items and pets.</li>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Get a good nights rest, decluttering/organizing can be a very detailed and sometimes stressful job. I hope to remove as much of that from your experience as possible, but it always helps to come in fresh.</li>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">I advise that you eliminate as many distractions as possible.  Fill a water bottle and ensure you have a decent meal prior to our arrival.  You are free to take as many breaks as you need, but I try not to take breaks during your session because your time and money are valuable.  Once I start, our clock starts and doesn\'t stop until your three-hour session or workshop ends, unless I am pulled away for a non-session related purpose.</li>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is helpful to have a place identified that we can use for sorting/laying items out during your session.  If you don\'t have this type of location it is okay I just have to know in advance so I can bring a table to use for that purpose.</li>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Friends/Family that are ready to assist are always helpful in that we can accomplish more in a shorter period of time.  This is your personal choice and I am fine with whatever you decide, I can handle the job with you or with the additional help. We would suggest you limit this group to three (unless they are part of your immediate family or a workshop).  The more people we have the more decision trees there will be.</li>\n</ul>','','','inherit','closed','closed','','3443-autosave-v1','','','2018-03-05 22:02:29','2018-03-05 22:02:29','',3443,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3443-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6965,1,'2018-03-05 22:02:47','2018-03-05 22:02:47','<h3>Pre-Consultation Questions and Things to Do</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The consultation is the time we use to get to know each other and to verify working together is a good fit. It is preferred that the consultation be done in the space so I can determine the overall state of your space and can begin devising a plan of action to move forward.  I am always as straightforward with you as I can be because I know your time and money is important, so this will enable us to determine if I am right for the job.  Below are a few questions that I will be asking during our consultation so you can have time to think about your answers:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">What is your future goal for the space we are about to tackle? What is your dream for the space? This helps me set expectations and defines guidelines for the sessions.</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do you have an overall budget you are trying to stay within? Think about the entire budget the hourly cost of THB as well as your organizing tools.</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since I focus on educating my Clients to organize, I recommend that you be involved in the sessions - are there any restrictions or concerns you have with this recommendation?</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Will any friends or family be available during your sessions to assist?</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Have you notified your family that you are enlisting the help of an Organizer?  Do you have any reservations about doing this...if so, what are they?</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Who are the decision makers for each space? It is our recommendation that all family members that are affected by the particular space be involved (i.e., daughters room - daughter and parent should be involved, Kitchen - anyone who cooks, shops or puts up dishes should be involved).  This enables us to determine the most effective systems for your space.</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do you have a specific cause, agency or place where you want to donate certain items (i.e., public library, animal shelter, homeless mission, etc.)?  Having a list identified as we go through your items is helpful.  Please visit the <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/donation-and-recycle-resources/\">donation and recycle resource</a> page for helpful information on this topic.</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Are there any items/things that are completely off limits when it comes to tackling your space? This is important to know so we can eliminate those things at the beginning of our session and can include/exclude them in a final design of the space.</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is not necessary to clean or tidy your space, I have seen it all and anticipate we will be addressing it together.  Seeing the real state of your space helps me determine how best to assist you.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Things to do Pre-Session</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once we determine the fit works, I work with you to schedule your first three-hour session or group workshop.  There are a few things I have learned that make the process more efficient.  I have listed them below:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Try not to think of this session as what you need to get rid of, ask yourself, \"What do I really need to keep?\"</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please secure all private and dangerous items and pets.</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Get a good nights rest, decluttering/organizing can be a very detailed and sometimes stressful job. I hope to remove as much of that from your experience as possible, but it always helps to come in fresh.</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">I advise that you eliminate as many distractions as possible.  Fill a water bottle and ensure you have a decent meal prior to our arrival.  You are free to take as many breaks as you need, but I try not to take breaks during your session because your time and money are valuable.  Once I start, our clock starts and doesn\'t stop until your three-hour session or workshop ends, unless I am pulled away for a non-session related purpose.</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is helpful to have a place identified that we can use for sorting/laying items out during your session.  If you don\'t have this type of location it is okay I just have to know in advance so I can bring a table to use for that purpose.</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Friends/Family that are ready to assist are always helpful in that we can accomplish more in a shorter period of time.  This is your personal choice and I am fine with whatever you decide, I can handle the job with you or with the additional help. We would suggest you limit this group to three (unless they are part of your immediate family or a workshop).  The more people we have the more decision trees there will be.</li>\r\n</ul>','','','inherit','closed','closed','','3443-revision-v1','','','2018-03-05 22:02:47','2018-03-05 22:02:47','',3443,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3443-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(6966,1,'2018-03-05 22:05:55','2018-03-05 22:05:55','<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">  You are almost there, I just need you to do two more things to ensure you receive all course emails and support you need.</h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<strong>1.  Please confirm your email address by clicking the link that is in the email we just sent you.</strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-4781 alignright\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Network-Image-300x267.jpg\" alt=\"network-image\" width=\"227\" height=\"202\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>2.  Join our 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Trust that you have the power to make the change you wish to see. Let me show you how!\r\n<h1><strong>Bonus Room</strong></h1>\r\nMs P. wanted to change her bonus room into an art studio.  She hired THB to project manage this job while she continued to travel to visit her family.  I really enjoyed sending her progress photos periodically to tease her until she returned.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5315\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-5315\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Ms.-P-BA-300x300.png\" alt=\"Before of Ms. P\'s Bonus Room\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /> Bonus Room Starting Point[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4434\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4434\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/www.thehappinessbucket.com_-300x300.png\" alt=\"Final of Ms. P\'s Reno\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /> Final of Ms. P\'s Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ms. P reported that before her renovation she barely went into this room.  After the Reno, she is extremely motivated and has tons of creative juices flowing.  Shortly after we completed this reno, Ms. P scored a pretty lucrative job creating the graphics for a children\'s book!  We love it!!!!</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h1><strong>Laundry Room</strong></h1>\r\nOur Client was a fabulous artist and stored many of her belongings in this laundry room which sits off her kitchen. When asked what her vision was for the space she said she wanted it to function as a laundry room.  She wanted to keep the floor clear, store cleaning supplies, and for it to be clean. She also wanted to add an accent wall where she could hang her art, but she didn\'t want a lot of \"other stuff\" hung from the wall.  Enjoy these fabulous before and after photos of her laundry room:\r\n<h2>The Before Photos</h2>\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway10.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2711\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway10.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Laundry1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway9.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2710\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway9.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Laundry2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway8.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2709\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway8.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Laundry3\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n<h2>The After Photos</h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway3-e1401922860962.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2714\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway3-e1401922860962.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"LaundryAfter1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway2-e1401922880146.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2713\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway2-e1401922880146.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"LaundryAfter2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Ms. P\'s Testimonial:</h3>\r\nThank you so much for staying within my budget! I especially appreciate the sale items you found! And seeing everything in order in the laundry room looks as if each and every item were meant for their spaces. The under the bed drawer containers was brilliant! So easy for me to access with no having to lift anything over my head to get to items. I love the room\'s functionality as well...as if looking into the future where mobility could become a serious issue.\r\n\r\nSee the <a title=\"THB Big Reveal – Ms. P’s Laundry Room Project\" href=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/thb-big-reveal-ms-ps-bonus-room-to-art-studio-project/\">details</a> on this project\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h1><strong>Master Bedroom Closet</strong></h1>\r\nDoes your space look like this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2946\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore2.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"MasterClosetBefore2\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2947\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"MasterClosetBefore1\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWell, these before and after photos are of our closet for the first year and a half that we lived in our new home.  Yes, this is another episode of confessions of a professional organizer.  Now, the reason our closet looked like this is because we wanted it to speak to us.  We wanted to take our time and really evaluate the space and determine what we wanted from it.  So, we decided to \"move in\" to the rest of the house to develop those organizational systems first, since more people see those, and then revisit our closet at the end.\r\n\r\nThe specifics of the closet:  The closet is a very nice size, but there was a lot of wasted space.  The ceilings are 10 - 11 feet tall, but the wire shelving was hung at about 8 feet.  To add additional complications there was a window in the middle of the L shaped space. So, despite the fact that we didn\'t/don\'t have a lot of closet clutter, the inadequate space made it appear that way, which is typically the problem in a lot of homes.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3177\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3177\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5833-0-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Shoe Rack (rack under window leaving space)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3176\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3176\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5835-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Closet Wall from Reno\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Final Wall of Closet Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3178\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3178\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5838-300x256.jpg\" alt=\"After of Closet Reno\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" /> Almost Finished with Closet Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Now lets revisit my closet from a few years ago.  Again proof that even the most organized person needs to maintain and sometimes re-evaluate their organizational system(s).  </em>Although the before and after video quality was not perfect, this is the transformation from my master closet in my condo.  This closet was \"built\" over time (lesson learned in video), but I loved it still the same.  This organizational system worked for both my single life (one person\'s clothing) and our married life (clothing of two people).  I hope you are inspired by the transformation, despite the video quality.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IMq723Tc8U\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BU9a0a1FIM\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h1><strong>Coaching Sessions</strong></h1>\r\nCoaching with Mrs. Alice - These before and after photos are from a coaching session with Mrs. Alice. 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Trust that you have the power to make the change you wish to see. Let me show you how!\r\n<h1><strong>Bonus Room</strong></h1>\r\nMs P. wanted to change her bonus room into an art studio.  She hired THB to project manage this job while she continued to travel to visit her family.  I really enjoyed sending her progress photos periodically to tease her until she returned.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5315\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-5315\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Ms.-P-BA-300x300.png\" alt=\"Before of Ms. P\'s Bonus Room\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /> Bonus Room Starting Point[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4434\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4434\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/www.thehappinessbucket.com_-300x300.png\" alt=\"Final of Ms. P\'s Reno\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /> Final of Ms. P\'s Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ms. P reported that before her renovation she barely went into this room.  After the Reno, she is extremely motivated and has tons of creative juices flowing.  Shortly after we completed this reno, Ms. P scored a pretty lucrative job creating the graphics for a children\'s book!  We love it!!!!</p>\r\n\r\n<h1><strong>Laundry Room</strong></h1>\r\nOur Client was a fabulous artist and stored many of her belongings in this laundry room which sits off her kitchen. 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She also wanted to add an accent wall where she could hang her art, but she didn\'t want a lot of \"other stuff\" hung from the wall.  Enjoy these fabulous before and after photos of her laundry room:\r\n<h2>The Before Photos</h2>\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway10.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2711\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway10.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Laundry1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway9.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2710\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway9.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Laundry2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway8.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2709\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway8.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Laundry3\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n<h2>The After Photos</h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway3-e1401922860962.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2714\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway3-e1401922860962.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"LaundryAfter1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway2-e1401922880146.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2713\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway2-e1401922880146.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"LaundryAfter2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Ms. P\'s Testimonial:</h3>\r\nThank you so much for staying within my budget! I especially appreciate the sale items you found! And seeing everything in order in the laundry room looks as if each and every item were meant for their spaces. The under the bed drawer containers was brilliant! So easy for me to access with no having to lift anything over my head to get to items. I love the room\'s functionality as well...as if looking into the future where mobility could become a serious issue.\r\n\r\nSee the <a title=\"THB Big Reveal – Ms. P’s Laundry Room Project\" href=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/thb-big-reveal-ms-ps-bonus-room-to-art-studio-project/\">details</a> on this project\r\n<h1><strong>Master Bedroom Closet</strong></h1>\r\nDoes your space look like this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2946\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore2.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"MasterClosetBefore2\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2947\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"MasterClosetBefore1\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWell, these before and after photos are of our closet for the first year and a half that we lived in our new home.  Yes, this is another episode of confessions of a professional organizer.  Now, the reason our closet looked like this is because we wanted it to speak to us.  We wanted to take our time and really evaluate the space and determine what we wanted from it.  So, we decided to \"move in\" to the rest of the house to develop those organizational systems first, since more people see those, and then revisit our closet at the end.\r\n\r\nThe specifics of the closet:  The closet is a very nice size, but there was a lot of wasted space.  The ceilings are 10 - 11 feet tall, but the wire shelving was hung at about 8 feet.  To add additional complications there was a window in the middle of the L shaped space. So, despite the fact that we didn\'t/don\'t have a lot of closet clutter, the inadequate space made it appear that way, which is typically the problem in a lot of homes.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3177\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3177\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5833-0-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Shoe Rack (rack under window leaving space)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3176\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3176\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5835-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Closet Wall from Reno\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Final Wall of Closet Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3178\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3178\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5838-300x256.jpg\" alt=\"After of Closet Reno\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" /> Almost Finished with Closet Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Now lets revisit my closet from a few years ago.  Again proof that even the most organized person needs to maintain and sometimes re-evaluate their organizational system(s).  </em>Although the before and after video quality was not perfect, this is the transformation from my master closet in my condo.  This closet was \"built\" over time (lesson learned in video), but I loved it still the same.  This organizational system worked for both my single life (one person\'s clothing) and our married life (clothing of two people).  I hope you are inspired by the transformation, despite the video quality.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IMq723Tc8U\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BU9a0a1FIM\r\n<h1>The Bathroom Cabinets</h1>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"237\"]<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-234030.jpg\"><img class=\"\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-234030.jpg\" alt=\"20111114-234030.jpg\" width=\"237\" height=\"178\" /></a> Before under the sink in condo[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"240\"]<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-234038.jpg\"><img src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-234038.jpg\" alt=\"20111114-234038.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /></a> After declutter under sink in condo[/caption]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-234030.jpg\"> </a>\r\n<h1><strong>Coaching Sessions</strong></h1>\r\nCoaching with Mrs. Alice - These before and after photos are from a coaching session with Mrs. Alice. She planned to do the work herself, but was interested in us giving her recommendations on how to maximize the space in her home.  She made some good progress, and will probably see much more success as we continue our coaching sessions and she conducts some maintenance sessions.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121204.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2792\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121204.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Alice linen Before\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121420.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2793\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121420.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Alice Linen After\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131143.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2311\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131143.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Living Room Before\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131523.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2313\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131523.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"LivingRm After\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131043b.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2310\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131043b.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Bedroom Before\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131520.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2312\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131520.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Bedroom After\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>','Before and After Photos','','inherit','closed','closed','','2566-autosave-v1','','','2018-03-19 16:18:28','2018-03-19 16:18:28','',2566,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2566-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7044,1,'2018-03-15 19:09:01','2018-03-15 19:09:01','Here are a few before and after photos from various THB Clients. Trust that you have the power to make the change you wish to see. Let me show you how!\r\n<h1><strong>Bonus Room</strong></h1>\r\nMs P. wanted to change her bonus room into an art studio.  She hired THB to project manage this job while she continued to travel to visit her family.  I really enjoyed sending her progress photos periodically to tease her until she returned.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5315\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-5315\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Ms.-P-BA-300x300.png\" alt=\"Before of Ms. P\'s Bonus Room\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /> Bonus Room Starting Point[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4434\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4434\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/www.thehappinessbucket.com_-300x300.png\" alt=\"Final of Ms. P\'s Reno\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /> Final of Ms. P\'s Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ms. P reported that before her renovation she barely went into this room.  After the Reno, she is extremely motivated and has tons of creative juices flowing.  Shortly after we completed this reno, Ms. P scored a pretty lucrative job creating the graphics for a children\'s book!  We love it!!!!</p>\r\n\r\n<h1><strong>Laundry Room</strong></h1>\r\nOur Client was a fabulous artist and stored many of her belongings in this laundry room which sits off her kitchen. When asked what her vision was for the space she said she wanted it to function as a laundry room.  She wanted to keep the floor clear, store cleaning supplies, and for it to be clean. She also wanted to add an accent wall where she could hang her art, but she didn\'t want a lot of \"other stuff\" hung from the wall.  Enjoy these fabulous before and after photos of her laundry room:\r\n<h2>The Before Photos</h2>\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway10.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2711\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway10.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Laundry1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway9.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2710\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway9.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Laundry2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway8.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2709\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway8.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Laundry3\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n<h2>The After Photos</h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway3-e1401922860962.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2714\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway3-e1401922860962.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"LaundryAfter1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway2-e1401922880146.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2713\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway2-e1401922880146.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"LaundryAfter2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Ms. P\'s Testimonial:</h3>\r\nThank you so much for staying within my budget! I especially appreciate the sale items you found! And seeing everything in order in the laundry room looks as if each and every item were meant for their spaces. The under the bed drawer containers was brilliant! So easy for me to access with no having to lift anything over my head to get to items. I love the room\'s functionality as well...as if looking into the future where mobility could become a serious issue.\r\n\r\nSee the <a title=\"THB Big Reveal – Ms. P’s Laundry Room Project\" href=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/thb-big-reveal-ms-ps-bonus-room-to-art-studio-project/\">details</a> on this project\r\n<h1><strong>Master Bedroom Closet</strong></h1>\r\nDoes your space look like this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2946\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore2.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"MasterClosetBefore2\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2947\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"MasterClosetBefore1\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWell, these before and after photos are of our closet for the first year and a half that we lived in our new home.  Yes, this is another episode of confessions of a professional organizer.  Now, the reason our closet looked like this is because we wanted it to speak to us.  We wanted to take our time and really evaluate the space and determine what we wanted from it.  So, we decided to \"move in\" to the rest of the house to develop those organizational systems first, since more people see those, and then revisit our closet at the end.\r\n\r\nThe specifics of the closet:  The closet is a very nice size, but there was a lot of wasted space.  The ceilings are 10 - 11 feet tall, but the wire shelving was hung at about 8 feet.  To add additional complications there was a window in the middle of the L shaped space. So, despite the fact that we didn\'t/don\'t have a lot of closet clutter, the inadequate space made it appear that way, which is typically the problem in a lot of homes.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3177\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3177\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5833-0-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Shoe Rack (rack under window leaving space)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3176\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3176\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5835-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Closet Wall from Reno\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Final Wall of Closet Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3178\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3178\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5838-300x256.jpg\" alt=\"After of Closet Reno\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" /> Almost Finished with Closet Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Now lets revisit my closet from a few years ago.  Again proof that even the most organized person needs to maintain and sometimes re-evaluate their organizational system(s).  </em>Although the before and after video quality was not perfect, this is the transformation from my master closet in my condo.  This closet was \"built\" over time (lesson learned in video), but I loved it still the same.  This organizational system worked for both my single life (one person\'s clothing) and our married life (clothing of two people).  I hope you are inspired by the transformation, despite the video quality.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IMq723Tc8U\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BU9a0a1FIM\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h1><strong>Coaching Sessions</strong></h1>\r\nCoaching with Mrs. Alice - These before and after photos are from a coaching session with Mrs. Alice. She planned to do the work herself, but was interested in us giving her recommendations on how to maximize the space in her home.  She made some good progress, and will probably see much more success as we continue our coaching sessions and she conducts some maintenance sessions.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121204.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2792\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121204.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Alice linen Before\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121420.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2793\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121420.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Alice Linen After\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131143.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2311\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131143.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Living Room Before\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131523.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2313\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131523.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"LivingRm After\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131043b.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2310\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131043b.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Bedroom Before\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131520.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2312\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131520.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Bedroom After\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>','Before and After Photos','','inherit','closed','closed','','2566-revision-v1','','','2018-03-15 19:09:01','2018-03-15 19:09:01','',2566,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2566-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7045,1,'2018-03-15 19:10:16','2018-03-15 19:10:16','Here are a few before and after photos from various THB Clients. Trust that you have the power to make the change you wish to see. Let me show you how!\r\n<h1><strong>Bonus Room</strong></h1>\r\nMs P. wanted to change her bonus room into an art studio.  She hired THB to project manage this job while she continued to travel to visit her family.  I really enjoyed sending her progress photos periodically to tease her until she returned.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5315\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-5315\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Ms.-P-BA-300x300.png\" alt=\"Before of Ms. P\'s Bonus Room\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /> Bonus Room Starting Point[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4434\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4434\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/www.thehappinessbucket.com_-300x300.png\" alt=\"Final of Ms. P\'s Reno\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /> Final of Ms. P\'s Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ms. P reported that before her renovation she barely went into this room.  After the Reno, she is extremely motivated and has tons of creative juices flowing.  Shortly after we completed this reno, Ms. P scored a pretty lucrative job creating the graphics for a children\'s book!  We love it!!!!</p>\r\n\r\n<h1><strong>Laundry Room</strong></h1>\r\nOur Client was a fabulous artist and stored many of her belongings in this laundry room which sits off her kitchen. When asked what her vision was for the space she said she wanted it to function as a laundry room.  She wanted to keep the floor clear, store cleaning supplies, and for it to be clean. She also wanted to add an accent wall where she could hang her art, but she didn\'t want a lot of \"other stuff\" hung from the wall.  Enjoy these fabulous before and after photos of her laundry room:\r\n<h2>The Before Photos</h2>\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway10.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2711\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway10.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Laundry1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway9.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2710\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway9.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Laundry2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway8.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2709\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway8.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Laundry3\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n<h2>The After Photos</h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway3-e1401922860962.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2714\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway3-e1401922860962.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"LaundryAfter1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway2-e1401922880146.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2713\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway2-e1401922880146.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"LaundryAfter2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Ms. P\'s Testimonial:</h3>\r\nThank you so much for staying within my budget! I especially appreciate the sale items you found! And seeing everything in order in the laundry room looks as if each and every item were meant for their spaces. The under the bed drawer containers was brilliant! So easy for me to access with no having to lift anything over my head to get to items. I love the room\'s functionality as well...as if looking into the future where mobility could become a serious issue.\r\n\r\nSee the <a title=\"THB Big Reveal – Ms. P’s Laundry Room Project\" href=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/thb-big-reveal-ms-ps-bonus-room-to-art-studio-project/\">details</a> on this project\r\n<h1><strong>Master Bedroom Closet</strong></h1>\r\nDoes your space look like this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2946\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore2.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"MasterClosetBefore2\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2947\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"MasterClosetBefore1\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWell, these before and after photos are of our closet for the first year and a half that we lived in our new home.  Yes, this is another episode of confessions of a professional organizer.  Now, the reason our closet looked like this is because we wanted it to speak to us.  We wanted to take our time and really evaluate the space and determine what we wanted from it.  So, we decided to \"move in\" to the rest of the house to develop those organizational systems first, since more people see those, and then revisit our closet at the end.\r\n\r\nThe specifics of the closet:  The closet is a very nice size, but there was a lot of wasted space.  The ceilings are 10 - 11 feet tall, but the wire shelving was hung at about 8 feet.  To add additional complications there was a window in the middle of the L shaped space. So, despite the fact that we didn\'t/don\'t have a lot of closet clutter, the inadequate space made it appear that way, which is typically the problem in a lot of homes.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3177\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3177\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5833-0-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Shoe Rack (rack under window leaving space)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3176\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3176\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5835-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Closet Wall from Reno\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Final Wall of Closet Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3178\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3178\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5838-300x256.jpg\" alt=\"After of Closet Reno\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" /> Almost Finished with Closet Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Now lets revisit my closet from a few years ago.  Again proof that even the most organized person needs to maintain and sometimes re-evaluate their organizational system(s).  </em>Although the before and after video quality was not perfect, this is the transformation from my master closet in my condo.  This closet was \"built\" over time (lesson learned in video), but I loved it still the same.  This organizational system worked for both my single life (one person\'s clothing) and our married life (clothing of two people).  I hope you are inspired by the transformation, despite the video quality.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IMq723Tc8U\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BU9a0a1FIM\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h1><strong>Coaching Sessions</strong></h1>\r\nCoaching with Mrs. Alice - These before and after photos are from a coaching session with Mrs. Alice. She planned to do the work herself, but was interested in us giving her recommendations on how to maximize the space in her home.  She made some good progress, and will probably see much more success as we continue our coaching sessions and she conducts some maintenance sessions.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121204.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2792\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121204.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Alice linen Before\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121420.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2793\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121420.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Alice Linen After\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131143.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2311\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131143.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Living Room Before\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131523.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2313\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131523.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"LivingRm After\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131043b.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2310\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131043b.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Bedroom Before\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131520.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2312\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131520.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Bedroom After\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>','Before and After Photos','','inherit','closed','closed','','2566-revision-v1','','','2018-03-15 19:10:16','2018-03-15 19:10:16','',2566,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2566-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7046,1,'2018-03-15 19:11:26','2018-03-15 19:11:26','Here are a few before and after photos from various THB Clients. Trust that you have the power to make the change you wish to see. Let me show you how!\r\n<h1><strong>Bonus Room</strong></h1>\r\nMs P. wanted to change her bonus room into an art studio.  She hired THB to project manage this job while she continued to travel to visit her family.  I really enjoyed sending her progress photos periodically to tease her until she returned.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5315\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-5315\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Ms.-P-BA-300x300.png\" alt=\"Before of Ms. P\'s Bonus Room\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /> Bonus Room Starting Point[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4434\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4434\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/www.thehappinessbucket.com_-300x300.png\" alt=\"Final of Ms. P\'s Reno\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /> Final of Ms. P\'s Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ms. P reported that before her renovation she barely went into this room.  After the Reno, she is extremely motivated and has tons of creative juices flowing.  Shortly after we completed this reno, Ms. P scored a pretty lucrative job creating the graphics for a children\'s book!  We love it!!!!</p>\r\n\r\n<h1><strong>Laundry Room</strong></h1>\r\nOur Client was a fabulous artist and stored many of her belongings in this laundry room which sits off her kitchen. When asked what her vision was for the space she said she wanted it to function as a laundry room.  She wanted to keep the floor clear, store cleaning supplies, and for it to be clean. She also wanted to add an accent wall where she could hang her art, but she didn\'t want a lot of \"other stuff\" hung from the wall.  Enjoy these fabulous before and after photos of her laundry room:\r\n<h2>The Before Photos</h2>\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway10.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2711\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway10.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Laundry1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway9.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2710\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway9.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Laundry2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway8.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2709\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway8.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Laundry3\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n<h2>The After Photos</h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway3-e1401922860962.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2714\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway3-e1401922860962.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"LaundryAfter1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway2-e1401922880146.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2713\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway2-e1401922880146.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"LaundryAfter2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Ms. P\'s Testimonial:</h3>\r\nThank you so much for staying within my budget! I especially appreciate the sale items you found! And seeing everything in order in the laundry room looks as if each and every item were meant for their spaces. The under the bed drawer containers was brilliant! So easy for me to access with no having to lift anything over my head to get to items. I love the room\'s functionality as well...as if looking into the future where mobility could become a serious issue.\r\n\r\nSee the <a title=\"THB Big Reveal – Ms. P’s Laundry Room Project\" href=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/thb-big-reveal-ms-ps-bonus-room-to-art-studio-project/\">details</a> on this project\r\n<h1><strong>Master Bedroom Closet</strong></h1>\r\nDoes your space look like this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2946\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore2.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"MasterClosetBefore2\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2947\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"MasterClosetBefore1\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWell, these before and after photos are of our closet for the first year and a half that we lived in our new home.  Yes, this is another episode of confessions of a professional organizer.  Now, the reason our closet looked like this is because we wanted it to speak to us.  We wanted to take our time and really evaluate the space and determine what we wanted from it.  So, we decided to \"move in\" to the rest of the house to develop those organizational systems first, since more people see those, and then revisit our closet at the end.\r\n\r\nThe specifics of the closet:  The closet is a very nice size, but there was a lot of wasted space.  The ceilings are 10 - 11 feet tall, but the wire shelving was hung at about 8 feet.  To add additional complications there was a window in the middle of the L shaped space. So, despite the fact that we didn\'t/don\'t have a lot of closet clutter, the inadequate space made it appear that way, which is typically the problem in a lot of homes.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3177\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3177\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5833-0-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Shoe Rack (rack under window leaving space)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3176\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3176\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5835-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Closet Wall from Reno\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Final Wall of Closet Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3178\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3178\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5838-300x256.jpg\" alt=\"After of Closet Reno\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" /> Almost Finished with Closet Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Now lets revisit my closet from a few years ago.  Again proof that even the most organized person needs to maintain and sometimes re-evaluate their organizational system(s).  </em>Although the before and after video quality was not perfect, this is the transformation from my master closet in my condo.  This closet was \"built\" over time (lesson learned in video), but I loved it still the same.  This organizational system worked for both my single life (one person\'s clothing) and our married life (clothing of two people).  I hope you are inspired by the transformation, despite the video quality.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IMq723Tc8U\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BU9a0a1FIM\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h1><strong>Coaching Sessions</strong></h1>\r\nCoaching with Mrs. Alice - These before and after photos are from a coaching session with Mrs. Alice. She planned to do the work herself, but was interested in us giving her recommendations on how to maximize the space in her home.  She made some good progress, and will probably see much more success as we continue our coaching sessions and she conducts some maintenance sessions.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121204.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2792\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121204.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Alice linen Before\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121420.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2793\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121420.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Alice Linen After\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131143.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2311\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131143.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Living Room Before\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131523.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2313\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131523.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"LivingRm After\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131043b.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2310\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131043b.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Bedroom Before\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131520.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2312\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131520.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Bedroom After\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>','Before and After Photos','','inherit','closed','closed','','2566-revision-v1','','','2018-03-15 19:11:26','2018-03-15 19:11:26','',2566,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2566-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7047,560,'2018-03-17 07:00:30','2018-03-17 07:00:30','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-doc-rid=\"4xib2f881075f9a7442f280a014ed36f8275d\">As you guys know I am all about planning your week and month out to make life easier. Even in those times when life gets in the way, it\'s always nice to have a high-level plan that you can fall back on.  It may change, but at least you have a tentative guide.  <span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, I don\'t believe in meal planning where you have the same thing every week on a specific night. Some people live by that, and if you are one of them do your thing...but it just didn\'t work for me.  As I always say your plan is uniquely yours so you don\'t have to do the same thing everyone else does. Do what is good for you and your family.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezer Meals to the Rescue</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Instead of meal planning for the week, I found that freezer meals were the better route to go for me and my family. I now recommend it to those who want an alternative to traditional meal planning.  The reason I recommend freezer meals for stressed out and overwhelmed families is because it helps to save you time and money and keeps you from getting bored with what you are eating. It takes the guesswork out of food preparation when life is just too hectic and it keeps you from eating out every day. Taking two hours on a weekend sets you up for success and is easy too. I also recommend making this a family event, giving everyone a job in the process.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Freezer Cooking Works for All Households</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7057 alignleft\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Freezer-and-Meal-Planning-200x300.png\" alt=\"Freezer and Meal Planning | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" />When I recommend to people that they should make freezer meals to help on their organizing journey, I usually get the same excuses, that it\'s too much work or I\'m single or it\'s just me and my husband. It doesn\'t matter how many people there are in your family, freezer cooking can help you. You just have to do it on a less frequent or smaller scale. You will be amazed at just how easy it is.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Freezer Cooking is not Complicated</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">As I mentioned earlier, I don\'t freezer cook constantly. In fact, I started out just doubling up a recipe that I was already cooking. So for example, when cooking the lasagna for me and my husband when we were first married, I\'d make the recipe that serves 4 - 6, but I\'d build it in smaller containers. That way I could cook the one we were going to eat and freeze the small containers. Now, I double the recipe and do the same thing. This will yield us a number of freezer lasagna\'s and it doesn\'t create any additional mess. It just requires me to spend a little more time prepping for dinner that night.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">The Benefits of Freezer Cooking</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The beauty and benefits of freezer cooking are that each meal can last from 1 - 3 months, depending on what it is. It saves you time during the week and it saves you money because you are buying in bulk or taking advantage of sales. Ultimately, it allows you to save time and allows others in the family to help with food preparation and cooking. I mean who can\'t turn on the oven and pop in a pan or even turn on the crockpot and dump in a bag?</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In my next post, I will share my personal process for freezer cooking. I hope you are finding this series helpful.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>','Use Freezer Cooking and Meal Planning to Organize Your Life','','publish','open','open','','freezer-cooking','','','2019-07-27 05:16:00','2019-07-27 05:16:00','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/?p=7047',0,'post','',0),(7048,1,'2018-03-15 19:36:24','2018-03-15 19:36:24','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-doc-rid=\"4xib2f881075f9a7442f280a014ed36f8275d\">As you guys know I am all about planning your week and month out to make life easier. Even in those times when life gets in the way, it\'s always nice to have a high-level plan that you can fall back on.  It may change, but at least you have a tentative guide.  <span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, I don\'t believe in meal planning where you have the same thing every week on a specific night. Some people live by that, and if you are one of them do your thing...but it just didn\'t work for me.  As I always say your plan is uniquely yours so you don\'t have to do the same thing everyone else does. Do what is good for you and your family.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezer Meals to the Rescue</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The reason I recommend freezer meals for stressed out and overwhelmed families is because it helps to save you time and money. It takes the guesswork out of food preparation when life is just too hectic and it keeps you from eating out every day too. Taking two hours on a weekend will set you up for success and is easy too. I recommend making this a family event, giving everyone a job in the process.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Freezer Cooking Works for All Households</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">When I recommend to people that they should make freezer meals to help on their journey, I usually get the same excuses, that it\'s too much work or I\'m single or it\'s just me and my husband. It doesn\'t matter how many people there are in your family, freezer cooking can help you. You just have to do it on a less frequent or smaller scale. You will be amazed at just how easy it is.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Freezer Cooking is not Complicated</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">As I mentioned earlier, I don\'t freezer cook constantly. In fact, I started out just doubling up a recipe that I was already cooking. So for example, when cooking the lasagna for me and my husband when we were first married, I\'d make the recipe that serves 4 - 6, but I\'d build it in smaller containers. That way I could cook the one we were going to eat and freeze the small containers. Now, I double the recipe and do the same thing. This will yield us a number of freezer lasagna\'s and it doesn\'t create any additional mess. It just requires me to spend a little more time prepping for dinner that night.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">The Benefits of Freezer Cooking</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The beauty and benefits of freezer cooking are that each meal can last from 1 - 3 months, depending on what it is. It saves you time during the week and it saves you money because you are buying in bulk or taking advantage of sales. Ultimately, it allows you to save time and allows others in the family to help with food preparation and cooking. I mean who can\'t turn on the oven and pop in a pan or even turn on the crockpot and dump in a bag?</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In my next post, I will share with you my personal process for freezer cooking. I hope you are finding this series helpful.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>','Freezer Cooking and Meal Planning Help to Organize Your Life','','inherit','closed','closed','','7047-revision-v1','','','2018-03-15 19:36:24','2018-03-15 19:36:24','',7047,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7047-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7049,560,'2018-03-21 07:00:27','2018-03-21 07:00:27','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In my last post, <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/freezer-cooking/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">User Freezer Cooking and Meal Planning to Organize Your Life</a>, I shared with you the benefits of freezer cooking. I hope this encouraged you to think about it in a new way. To think about how freezer cooking can fit into your life to ease your stress and overwhelm. Well, today I am going to share with you my freezer meal process. I eluded to it in the last post, but we will get into more detail today.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Before we go any further I do want to make you aware that this post has a few affiliate links for products that I use in my freezer cooking process.  I have included the purchase links here for your ease of identifying and purchasing the items.  By clicking these links I do get a percentage of the sale, but I would share these with you regardless of my benefit from them.  Hope you find it helpful.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">My Freezer Cooking Process (Case Study)</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My most common freezer meals are soups and pasta dishes. This is because it is easy and cheap to make on both accounts. Another great thing that I didn\'t mention in my last post is that you can easily adapt recipes to suit your needs and dietary restrictions.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">What Storage to Use</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">So let\'s assume we are making soups today because I recently did this and it yielded us about 12 different freezer meals. The one thing I like to do for soups is to put them in <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FE4GH4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000FE4GH4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=360967f215f4a9d9e652e340e26d9d87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ziploc Twist \'N Loc Containers</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000FE4GH4\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" />, so I used four different containers. Of course, if you don\'t have a lot of room in your freezer you will want to let it cool and put them in <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003UEGZNE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003UEGZNE&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=74e514ba67b426049212e49bda3b92f2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gallon sized Ziploc freezer bags</a>, laying them flat until they solidify.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">We also have a <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D5TMBE0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B01D5TMBE0&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=4ebb78573c60ba80519b3d6390bd8c36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FoodSaver Vacuum Sealing System</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B01D5TMBE0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> that we love to use to freeze meats, but that\'s a post for another time.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Deciding What to Make</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">On the day that I made the soups, I made two. I had considered making three, but not knowing how much each soup would yield I decided to just go with the two most related soups and save the third for a later time. The other reason that I decided to do this was because the third one was a crockpot meal, so it wouldn\'t take much time to make it on another day.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7057 alignleft\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Freezer-and-Meal-Planning-200x300.png\" alt=\"Freezer and Meal Planning | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Prepping for your Freezer Cooking Session </span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, one thing I recently discovered, hence my suggestion to involve the family is that pre-prep work makes the process so much easier. This particular time I asked my husband to chop up the vegetables that I would need for both soups. Both called for celery, carrots, and onions. One needed potatoes too, but I did that the day of. My husband is much better at chopping veggies, so he knocked that out. I just had to convert my measurements to know how much of each to use in each soup.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My daughter (4 1/2 at time of this post) was really excited to help, so I let her take the items I measured out and put them in the soup pot. It was something that was easy but excited her and allowed her to help.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The Eating and Prepping for the Freezer</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I followed the directions on each soup recipe (one is more complicated than the other) and then let them simmer for a few hours based on the directions. Once they were finished, we ate the soups we wanted and let the remainder of them cool.<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MF8VPO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000MF8VPO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=cf917560039144b2a1a8f3eff2b79e5b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignright\" src=\"//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B000MF8VPO&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20\" border=\"0\" /></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Once the soups were completely cooled, we packaged them in the Ziplock containers. I added the date and type of soup to a<img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000MF8VPO\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MF8VPO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000MF8VPO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=fe53fa32e76676577dd22ee5d058794b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freezer Label</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000MF8VPO\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> and put it on each container and placed them in our deep freezer.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, if you don\'t have a deep freezer it is ok, you just have to prep on a smaller scale and do it more often. So instead of cooking two soups you\'d cook one and freeze half and eat the other half or place them all in ziplock bags instead of the containers.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Breaking Your Recipe Down </span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, when I cook the lasagna I prep the sauce as the recipe says, but when it comes time to build it I do it in <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MXUZZP3/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B01MXUZZP3&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=4ee58b50a348cc4c89c6952fc6d4d53f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">small aluminum pans</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B01MXUZZP3\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> instead of one big one. <b> </b>This is one of those things that you can adjust to your lifestyle. The size of the pan is up to you, the key is to freeze them in serving sizes that match your lifestyle and family size.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The most important thing to remember is not to think of it as a meal with leftovers (unless that is what you want), but consider it as a meal with a side. So you are making a Lasagna serving for two or four with a side salad. We tend to overeat if it\'s a whole lasagna so this also helps with portion control too.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Once prepped in the small aluminum pans, I add the cooking instructions to the white lid along with the date and dish name. This way if my husband pulls out the meal he will know how to warm it up without pulling out the recipe.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Important Freezer Cooking Tools</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">SO a couple of tools that would be great to have if you can financially afford to get them. If you can\'t, you can work around not having them. I have placed asterisks beside the ones that I definitely recommend before starting the process. You can always ask for gift cards or save up for the remaining items, trust...they are well worth it.</p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-format=\"{&quot;level0&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level1&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level2&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level3&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level4&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level5&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level6&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level7&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level8&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1}}\" data-spl-bullet-format=\"{}\">\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Deep Freezer</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Large Crockpot w/timer</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Food Saver</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Aluminum Pans or other freezer/oven safe containers</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Ziploc or Gladware Containers (screw lids)</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Ziploc or Gladware Freezer bags*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezer Labels</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Sharpie*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Wax Paper</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Saran Wrap*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Aluminum Foil*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In the next post, I will share some of my favorite freezer meals and some tips I think you will find helpful.</p>','Defining Your Freezer Cooking Process to Save Time','','publish','open','open','','freezer-cooking-process','','','2019-07-27 05:16:00','2019-07-27 05:16:00','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/?p=7049',0,'post','',0),(7050,1,'2018-03-15 20:10:55','2018-03-15 20:10:55','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In my last post I shared with you the benefits of freezer cooking. I hope this encouraged you to think about it in a new way. To think about how this can fit into your life to ease your stress and overwhelm. Well, today I am going to share with you my freezer meal process. I eluded to it in the last post, but we will get into more detail today.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">My Freezer Cooking Process (Case Study)</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My most common freezer meals are soups and pasta dishes. This is because it is easy and cheap to make on both accounts. Another great thing that I didn\'t mention in my last post is that you can easily adapt recipes to suit your needs and dietary restrictions.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">What to Storage to Use</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">So let\'s assume we are making soups today because I recently did this and it yielded us about 12 different freezer meals. The one thing I like to do for soups is to put them in the gladware containers that are shaped like canisters.<strong> [Add amazon or walmart link]</strong>, so I used four different containers. Of course, if you don\'t have a lot of room in your freezer you will want to let it cool and put them in ziploc bags, laying them flat until they solidify.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">We also have a foodsaver system that we love to use to freeze meats, but that\'s a post for another time.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Deciding What to Make</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">On the day that I made the soups I made two. I had considered making three but not knowing how much each soup would yield I decided to just go with the two most related soups and save the third for a later time. The other reason that I decided to do this was because the third one was a crockpot meal, so it doesn\'t take much time to make it.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Prepping for your Freezer Cooking Session </span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, one thing I recently discovered, hence my suggestion to involve the family is that pre-prep work makes the process so much easier. This particular time I asked my husband to chop up the vegetables that I would need for both soups. Both called for celery, carrots, and onions. One needed potatoes too, but I did that the day of. My husband is much better at chopping veggies, so he knocked that out. I just had to convert my measurements to know how much of each to use in each soup.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My daughter (4 1/2 at time of this post) was really excited to help, so I let her take the items I measured out and put them in the soup pot. It was something that was easy but excited her and allowed her to help.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The Eating and Prepping for the Freezer</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I followed the directions on each soup recipe (one being more complicated than the other) and then let them simmer for a few hours based on the directions. Once they were finished, we ate the soups we wanted and let the remainder of them cool.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Once the soups were completely cooled, we packaged them in the Ziplock containers. I added a freezer label <strong>[enter freezer labels here]</strong> with the date and type of soup and put it on each container and we placed them in our deep freezer.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, if you don\'t have a deep freezer it is ok, you just have to prep on a smaller scale and do it more often. So instead of cooking two soups you\'d cook one and freeze half and eat the other half or place them all in ziplock bags instead of the containers.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Breaking Your Recipe Down </span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, when I cook the lasagna I prep the sauce as the recipe says, but when it comes time to build it I do it in small containers instead of one big one. <strong>[show image of containers]</strong> This is one of those things that you can adjust to your lifestyle. If there are only two of you, you can use a small pan, if there are four you\'d make a square pan.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The key is to not think of it as a meal with leftovers (unless that is what you want), but consider it as a meal with a side. So Lasagna serving with a side salad. We tend to overeat if it\'s a whole lasagna so this also helps with portion control too.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Once prepped in the small aluminum pans, I add the cooking instructions to the white lid along with the date and dish name. This way if my husband pulls out the meal he will know how to warm it up without pulling out the recipe.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In the next post, I will share some of my favorite freezer meals and some tips I think you will find helpful.</p>','Defining Your Freezer Cooking Process to Save Time','','inherit','closed','closed','','7049-revision-v1','','','2018-03-15 20:10:55','2018-03-15 20:10:55','',7049,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7049-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7051,560,'2018-03-24 07:00:57','2018-03-24 07:00:57','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">So below I have listed out my favorite freezer meals and a number of freezer cooking tips that I have learned along the way.  I hope you enjoy this list and find the information helpful in not only saving you time in the kitchen but in organizing your overall meal prep process.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Spaghetti and/or Spaghetti Sauce</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The part of spaghetti that takes the longest time is making the meat sauce, so you could always make a large batch of it the next time you make spaghetti using what you need that night and then freezing the sauce and/or spaghetti mixed with the sauce. You could even make baked spaghetti which is where you would layer sauce, cheese and noodles OR layer the mixed sauce and noodles with cheese and freeze. Test it out and see which you like best.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Lasagna and/or Lasagna Sauce </span></h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">As with the spaghetti, sometimes by the time I get to the end of the process I run out of cheese or another ingredient, so instead of freaking out about it, I just take the sauce and freeze it in a ziplock bag. I flash freeze it flat and then once it is frozen we stand it in the freezer. This is great over different types of pasta noodles.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Of course, as mentioned earlier, you can build your lasagna\'s in small aluminum or freezer/oven safe containers and freeze them instead of cooking them.  This is equivalent to those freezer meals you see in the grocery store.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Chicken Tortilla Soup</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This soup is one of the first soups I ever made for my husband. It can be made with all canned goods and frozen vegetables and boneless skinless chicken. I just put it all in the crockpot and let it cook. Once complete I split it into freezer safe containers the same as I do the other soups and call it a day. Make sure to check out <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/exploring-the-pinterest-kitchen-chicken-tortilla-soup-pollo-con-tortilla-sopa/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exploring the Pinterest Kitchen: Chicken Tortilla Soup (Pollo Con Tortilla Sopa)</a> to get the recipe that I use and how I adapted it.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Beef Soup</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The most important and time-consuming part of this soup is making sure to brown the meat. Also <img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7069\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Meal-Planning-1-200x300.png\" alt=\"Meal Planning | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" />prepping the veggies a day or so before is helpful too.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span>Sicilian Chicken Soup</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This soup I actually prep at the same time as the beef soup because they use all the same veggies. Again, the beauty of this one is to prep the veggies a day or so before.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Macaroni and Cheese</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This one I recently tested because we had a ton of macaroni left over after Thanksgiving. Let me say this is absolutely fantastic! I love macaroni and cheese and so does my daughter so to know that I can prep a large supply and freeze it is totally fantastic.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I would recommend freezing these in small portion sizes and not in a gallon size bag (unless that is your portion). This will ensure you only pull out what you need since you will need to warm it up all at once.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Also, I wouldn\'t pack it too tight or your macaroni will be squished. The one tip I can give you here is to put your bag in a bowl or glass and flip your ziplock bag top down over the sides so as you fill it you don\'t get the food on the outside of the bag. [enter bag holder here] I have recently discovered bag holders, so we will see how they work once I receive mine.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezing Bread (Both store-bought and homemade)</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I absolutely love freezing bread because it keeps us from wasting it. We like different types of bread and there is no way to eat them all. So, we regularly put hamburger buns, sourdough, muffins homemade biscuits and rolls in the freezer. The only bread we don\'t freeze as often anymore is white bread, and that\'s because we eat it too fast.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My mom likes to wrap her buns in saran wrap and then put them all in the same ziplock bag. My husband and I just put the bag in the freezer. The beauty of my mom\'s method is that they don\'t freezer burn as fast and they don\'t stick together. You decide based on the frequency of your use and your preference.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Vegetables</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">We chopped and froze items from our garden to preserve them, but you can do this with store bought vegetables too. Buy them when they are in season and/or on sale and then chop and place in a Ziplock bag. I would, however, recommend you measure each veggie prior to adding it to the bag. For example, if you are chopping up an entire thing of celery, chop one stock and measure it. Write that measurement on the bag so if a person is wondering how many cups one stock is they can easily figure it out.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">If your recipes usually call for a specific amount I\'d recommend freezing them that way to eliminate the guesswork. With veggies, you can choose to flash freeze them first before adding them to the freezer bag that will make the individual servings less necessary. If you don\'t take this step first they will freeze together in the bag.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Cake</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, who doesn\'t like cake! Cut the leftover cake that you have into slices and wrap them individually in plastic wrap. Then you can either wrap them in aluminum foil or you can just add them to a Ziploc bag. When you are ready to eat it, take it out the freezer and let it get to room temperature.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Additional Freezer Cooking Tips</span></h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Additionally, freezer cooking is a great way to use up ingredients that are nearing an expiration date or that you have too many of;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Use the sale ads to help you determine what freezer meal you are going to make. If you are making dinner tonight, consider cooking double portions and freezing part of it;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This is great to do with more than one person if you have the ability or you can do it alone, but I\'d recommend not trying to do it all at the same time;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Labeling is key to freezer cooking because you want to make sure you know what is in each package and also when it was put there. That way you don\'t eat the newer stuff first;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Cook things with common ingredients during your cooking sessions;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Do some of the cooking ahead of time. One great thing that we oopsed upon is pre-cooking ground beef. This was great this past Christmas because I was cooking lasagna for our Christmas Eve dinner but was still wrapping gifts. My husband took on the task of cooking the ground beef and we put it in a ziplock bag and in the frig. This is great in general, but the next day I was able to just add the additional sauce ingredients and build the lasagnas;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Flash freeze sauces flat. This allows them to stack better in the freezer.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Buy/or DIY shredded cheese in bulk and freeze them separate use sizes.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Buy meats in the family package and split it.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Leftover pizza? Freeze it too.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThese things will not only save you time but it will also save you money too.\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> I hope you found this information helpful.  Do you know of any additional tricks that you have learned along the way?  Please, by all means, share them!  We are always building our freezer cooking skills and knowledge.</span></p>','Favorite Freezer Meals and Freezer Cooking Tips','','publish','open','open','','freezer-cooking-tips','','','2019-07-27 05:16:00','2019-07-27 05:16:00','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/?p=7051',0,'post','',1),(7052,1,'2018-03-15 20:23:56','2018-03-15 20:23:56','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">So below I have listed out my favorite freezer meals and a number of freezer cooking tips that I have learned along the way.  I hope you enjoy this list and find the information helpful in not only saving you time in the kitchen but in organizing your overall meal prep process.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Spaghetti and/or Spaghetti Sauce</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The part of spaghetti that takes the longest time is making the meat sauce, so you could always make a large batch of it the next time you make spaghetti using what you need that night and then freezing the sauce and/or spaghetti mixed with the sauce. You could even make baked spaghetti which is where you would layer sauce, cheese and noodles OR layer the mixed sauce and noodles with cheese and freeze. Test it out and see which you like best.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Lasagna and/or Lasagna Sauce </span></h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">As with the spaghetti, sometimes by the time I get to the end of the process I run out of cheese or another ingredient, so instead of freaking out about it, I just take the sauce and freeze it in a ziplock bag. I flash freeze it flat and then once it is frozen we stand it in the freezer. This is great over different types of pasta noodles.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Of course as mentioned earlier, you can build your lasagna\'s in small aluminum or freezer/oven safe containers and freeze them instead of cooking them.  This is equivalent to those freezer meals you see in the grocery store.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Chicken Tortilla Soup</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This soup is one of the first soups I ever made for my husband. It can be made with all canned goods and frozen vegetables and boneless skinless chicken. I just put it all in the crockpot and let it cook. Once complete I split it into freezer safe containers the same as I do the other soups and call it a day. Make sure to check out <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/exploring-the-pinterest-kitchen-chicken-tortilla-soup-pollo-con-tortilla-sopa/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exploring the Pinterest Kitchen: Chicken Tortilla Soup (Pollo Con Tortilla Sopa)</a> to get the recipe that I use and how I adapted it.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Beef Soup</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The most important and time-consuming part of this soup is making sure to brown the meat. Also prepping the veggies a day or so before is helpful too.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span>Sicilian Chicken Soup</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This soup I actually prep at the same time as the beef soup because they use all the same veggies. Again, the beauty of this one is to prep the veggies a day or so before.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Macaroni and Cheese</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This one I recently tested because we had a ton of macaroni left over after Thanksgiving. Let me say this is absolutely fantastic! I love macaroni and cheese and so does my daughter so to know that I can prep a large supply and freeze it is totally fantastic.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I would recommend freezing these in small portion sizes and not in a gallon size bag (unless that is your portion). This will ensure you only pull out what you need since you will need to warm it up all at once.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Also, I wouldn\'t pack it too tight or your macaroni will be squished. The one tip I can give you here is to put your bag in a bowl or glass and flip your ziplock bag top down over the sides so as you fill it you don\'t get the food on the outside of the bag. [enter bag holder here] I have recently discovered bag holders, so we will see how they work once I receive mine.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezing Bread (Both store-bought and homemade)</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I absolutely love freezing bread because it keeps us from wasting it. We like different types of bread and there is no way to eat them all. We regularly freeze hamburger buns, sourdough, muffins homemade biscuits and rolls. We used to freeze white bread, but we don\'t do that as often anymore.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My mom likes to wrap her buns in saran wrap and then put them all in the same ziplock bag. My husband and I just put the bag in the freezer. The beauty of my mom\'s method is that they don\'t freezer burn as fast and they don\'t stick together. You decide based on the frequency of your use and your preference.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Vegetables</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">We chopped and froze items from our garden to preserve them, but you can do this with store bought vegetables too. Buy them when they are in season and/or on sale and then chop and place in a Ziplock bag. I would recommend you measure each veggie prior to adding it to the bag. For example, if you are chopping up an entire thing of celery, chop one stock and measure it. Write that measurement on the bag so if a person is wondering how many cups one stock is they can easily figure it out. If you recipes usually call for a specific amount I\'d recommend freezing them that way to eliminate the guesswork. With veggies you can choose to flash freeze them first before adding them to the freezer bag that will make the individual servings less necessary. If you don\'t take this step first they will freeze together in the bag.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Cake</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, who doesn\'t like cake! Cut the leftover cake that you have into slices and wrap them individually in plastic wrap. Then you can either wrap them in aluminum foil or you can just add them to a ziploc bag. When you are ready to eat it, take it out the freezer and let it get to room temperature.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Additional Freezer Cooking Tips</span></h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Additionally, freezer cooking is a great way to use up ingredients that are nearing an expiration date or that you have too many of;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Use the sale ads to help you determine what freezer meal you are going to make. If you are making dinner tonight, consider cooking double portions and freezing part of it;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This is great to do with more than one person if you have the ability or you can do it alone, but I\'d recommend not trying to do it all at the same time;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Labeling is key to freezer cooking because you want to make sure you know what is in each package and also when it was put there. That way you don\'t eat the newer stuff first;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Cook things with common ingredients during your cooking sessions;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Do some of the cooking ahead of time. One great thing that we oopsed upon is pre-cooking ground beef. This was great this past Christmas because I was cooking lasgana for our Christmas Eve dinner but was still wrapping gifts. My husband took on the task of cooking the ground beef and we put it in a ziplock bag and in the frig. This is great in general, but the next day I was able to just add the additional sauce ingredients and build the lasagnas;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Flash freeze sauces flat. This allows them to stack better in the freezer.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Buy/or DIY shredded cheese in bulk and freeze them separate use sizes.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Buy meats in the family package and split it.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Left over pizza? Freeze it too.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThese things will not only save you time but it will also save you money too.\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> I hope you found this information helpful.  Do you know of any additional tricks that you have learned along the way?  Please by all means share them!  We are always building our freezer cooking skills and knowledge.</span></p>','Favorite Freezer Meals and Freezer Cooking Tips','','inherit','closed','closed','','7051-revision-v1','','','2018-03-15 20:23:56','2018-03-15 20:23:56','',7051,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7051-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7053,1,'2018-03-15 20:27:47','2018-03-15 20:27:47','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In my last post I shared with you the benefits of freezer cooking. I hope this encouraged you to think about it in a new way. To think about how this can fit into your life to ease your stress and overwhelm. Well, today I am going to share with you my freezer meal process. I eluded to it in the last post, but we will get into more detail today.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">My Freezer Cooking Process (Case Study)</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My most common freezer meals are soups and pasta dishes. This is because it is easy and cheap to make on both accounts. Another great thing that I didn\'t mention in my last post is that you can easily adapt recipes to suit your needs and dietary restrictions.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">What to Storage to Use</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">So let\'s assume we are making soups today because I recently did this and it yielded us about 12 different freezer meals. The one thing I like to do for soups is to put them in the gladware containers that are shaped like canisters.<strong> [Add amazon or walmart link]</strong>, so I used four different containers. Of course, if you don\'t have a lot of room in your freezer you will want to let it cool and put them in ziploc bags, laying them flat until they solidify.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">We also have a foodsaver system that we love to use to freeze meats, but that\'s a post for another time.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Deciding What to Make</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">On the day that I made the soups I made two. I had considered making three but not knowing how much each soup would yield I decided to just go with the two most related soups and save the third for a later time. The other reason that I decided to do this was because the third one was a crockpot meal, so it doesn\'t take much time to make it.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Prepping for your Freezer Cooking Session </span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, one thing I recently discovered, hence my suggestion to involve the family is that pre-prep work makes the process so much easier. This particular time I asked my husband to chop up the vegetables that I would need for both soups. Both called for celery, carrots, and onions. One needed potatoes too, but I did that the day of. My husband is much better at chopping veggies, so he knocked that out. I just had to convert my measurements to know how much of each to use in each soup.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My daughter (4 1/2 at time of this post) was really excited to help, so I let her take the items I measured out and put them in the soup pot. It was something that was easy but excited her and allowed her to help.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The Eating and Prepping for the Freezer</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I followed the directions on each soup recipe (one being more complicated than the other) and then let them simmer for a few hours based on the directions. Once they were finished, we ate the soups we wanted and let the remainder of them cool.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Once the soups were completely cooled, we packaged them in the Ziplock containers. I added a freezer label <strong>[enter freezer labels here]</strong> with the date and type of soup and put it on each container and we placed them in our deep freezer.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, if you don\'t have a deep freezer it is ok, you just have to prep on a smaller scale and do it more often. So instead of cooking two soups you\'d cook one and freeze half and eat the other half or place them all in ziplock bags instead of the containers.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Breaking Your Recipe Down </span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, when I cook the lasagna I prep the sauce as the recipe says, but when it comes time to build it I do it in small containers instead of one big one. <strong>[show image of containers]</strong> This is one of those things that you can adjust to your lifestyle. If there are only two of you, you can use a small pan, if there are four you\'d make a square pan.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The key is to not think of it as a meal with leftovers (unless that is what you want), but consider it as a meal with a side. So Lasagna serving with a side salad. We tend to overeat if it\'s a whole lasagna so this also helps with portion control too.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Once prepped in the small aluminum pans, I add the cooking instructions to the white lid along with the date and dish name. This way if my husband pulls out the meal he will know how to warm it up without pulling out the recipe.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Important Freezer Cooking Tools</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">SO a couple of tools that would be great to have if you can financially afford to get them. If you can\'t, you can work around not having them. I have placed asterisks beside the ones that I definitely recommend before starting the process. You can always ask for gift cards or save up for the remaining items, trust...they are well worth it.</p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-format=\"{&quot;level0&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level1&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level2&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level3&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level4&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level5&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level6&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level7&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level8&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1}}\" data-spl-bullet-format=\"{}\">\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Deep Freezer</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Large Crock pot w/timer</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Food Saver</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Aluminum Pans or other freezer/oven safe containers</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Gladware Containers (screw lids)</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Ziploc Freezer bags*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezer Labels</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Sharpie*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Wax Paper</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Saran Wrap*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Aluminum Foil*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In the next post, I will share some of my favorite freezer meals and some tips I think you will find helpful.</p>','Defining Your Freezer Cooking Process to Save Time','','inherit','closed','closed','','7049-revision-v1','','','2018-03-15 20:27:47','2018-03-15 20:27:47','',7049,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7049-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7055,1,'2018-03-16 19:23:48','2018-03-16 19:23:48','','Freezer Cooking | The Happiness Bucket','','inherit','open','closed','','freezer-cooking-2','','','2018-03-16 19:24:55','2018-03-16 19:24:55','',7047,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Freezer-Cooking.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(7056,1,'2018-03-16 19:25:02','2018-03-16 19:25:02','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-doc-rid=\"4xib2f881075f9a7442f280a014ed36f8275d\">As you guys know I am all about planning your week and month out to make life easier. Even in those times when life gets in the way, it\'s always nice to have a high-level plan that you can fall back on.  It may change, but at least you have a tentative guide.  <span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, I don\'t believe in meal planning where you have the same thing every week on a specific night. Some people live by that, and if you are one of them do your thing...but it just didn\'t work for me.  As I always say your plan is uniquely yours so you don\'t have to do the same thing everyone else does. Do what is good for you and your family.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezer Meals to the Rescue</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Instead of meal planning for the week, I found that freezer meals were the better route to go for me and my family. I now recommend it to those who want an alternative to traditional meal planning.  The reason I recommend freezer meals for stressed out and overwhelmed families is because it helps to save you time and money and keeps you from getting bored with what you are eating. It takes the guesswork out of food preparation when life is just too hectic and it keeps you from eating out every day. Taking two hours on a weekend sets you up for success and is easy too. I also recommend making this a family event, giving everyone a job in the process.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Freezer Cooking Works for All Households</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">When I recommend to people that they should make freezer meals to help on their organizing journey, I usually get the same excuses, that it\'s too much work or I\'m single or it\'s just me and my husband. It doesn\'t matter how many people there are in your family, freezer cooking can help you. You just have to do it on a less frequent or smaller scale. You will be amazed at just how easy it is.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Freezer Cooking is not Complicated</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">As I mentioned earlier, I don\'t freezer cook constantly. In fact, I started out just doubling up a recipe that I was already cooking. So for example, when cooking the lasagna for me and my husband when we were first married, I\'d make the recipe that serves 4 - 6, but I\'d build it in smaller containers. That way I could cook the one we were going to eat and freeze the small containers. Now, I double the recipe and do the same thing. This will yield us a number of freezer lasagna\'s and it doesn\'t create any additional mess. It just requires me to spend a little more time prepping for dinner that night.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">The Benefits of Freezer Cooking</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The beauty and benefits of freezer cooking are that each meal can last from 1 - 3 months, depending on what it is. It saves you time during the week and it saves you money because you are buying in bulk or taking advantage of sales. Ultimately, it allows you to save time and allows others in the family to help with food preparation and cooking. I mean who can\'t turn on the oven and pop in a pan or even turn on the crockpot and dump in a bag?</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In my next post, I will share with you my personal process for freezer cooking. I hope you are finding this series helpful.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>','Use Freezer Cooking and Meal Planning to Organize Your Life','','inherit','closed','closed','','7047-revision-v1','','','2018-03-16 19:25:02','2018-03-16 19:25:02','',7047,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7047-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7057,1,'2018-03-16 19:34:50','2018-03-16 19:34:50','','Freezer and Meal Planning | The Happiness Bucket','','inherit','open','closed','','freezer-and-meal-planning','','','2018-03-16 19:36:09','2018-03-16 19:36:09','',7047,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Freezer-and-Meal-Planning.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(7059,1,'2018-03-16 19:37:05','2018-03-16 19:37:05','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-doc-rid=\"4xib2f881075f9a7442f280a014ed36f8275d\">As you guys know I am all about planning your week and month out to make life easier. Even in those times when life gets in the way, it\'s always nice to have a high-level plan that you can fall back on.  It may change, but at least you have a tentative guide.  <span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, I don\'t believe in meal planning where you have the same thing every week on a specific night. Some people live by that, and if you are one of them do your thing...but it just didn\'t work for me.  As I always say your plan is uniquely yours so you don\'t have to do the same thing everyone else does. Do what is good for you and your family.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezer Meals to the Rescue</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Instead of meal planning for the week, I found that freezer meals were the better route to go for me and my family. I now recommend it to those who want an alternative to traditional meal planning.  The reason I recommend freezer meals for stressed out and overwhelmed families is because it helps to save you time and money and keeps you from getting bored with what you are eating. It takes the guesswork out of food preparation when life is just too hectic and it keeps you from eating out every day. Taking two hours on a weekend sets you up for success and is easy too. I also recommend making this a family event, giving everyone a job in the process.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Freezer Cooking Works for All Households</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7057\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Freezer-and-Meal-Planning-200x300.png\" alt=\"Freezer and Meal Planning | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" />When I recommend to people that they should make freezer meals to help on their organizing journey, I usually get the same excuses, that it\'s too much work or I\'m single or it\'s just me and my husband. It doesn\'t matter how many people there are in your family, freezer cooking can help you. You just have to do it on a less frequent or smaller scale. You will be amazed at just how easy it is.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Freezer Cooking is not Complicated</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">As I mentioned earlier, I don\'t freezer cook constantly. In fact, I started out just doubling up a recipe that I was already cooking. So for example, when cooking the lasagna for me and my husband when we were first married, I\'d make the recipe that serves 4 - 6, but I\'d build it in smaller containers. That way I could cook the one we were going to eat and freeze the small containers. Now, I double the recipe and do the same thing. This will yield us a number of freezer lasagna\'s and it doesn\'t create any additional mess. It just requires me to spend a little more time prepping for dinner that night.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">The Benefits of Freezer Cooking</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The beauty and benefits of freezer cooking are that each meal can last from 1 - 3 months, depending on what it is. It saves you time during the week and it saves you money because you are buying in bulk or taking advantage of sales. Ultimately, it allows you to save time and allows others in the family to help with food preparation and cooking. I mean who can\'t turn on the oven and pop in a pan or even turn on the crockpot and dump in a bag?</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In my next post, I will share with you my personal process for freezer cooking. I hope you are finding this series helpful.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>','Use Freezer Cooking and Meal Planning to Organize Your Life','','inherit','closed','closed','','7047-revision-v1','','','2018-03-16 19:37:05','2018-03-16 19:37:05','',7047,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7047-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7060,1,'2018-03-16 19:37:38','2018-03-16 19:37:38','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-doc-rid=\"4xib2f881075f9a7442f280a014ed36f8275d\">As you guys know I am all about planning your week and month out to make life easier. Even in those times when life gets in the way, it\'s always nice to have a high-level plan that you can fall back on.  It may change, but at least you have a tentative guide.  <span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, I don\'t believe in meal planning where you have the same thing every week on a specific night. Some people live by that, and if you are one of them do your thing...but it just didn\'t work for me.  As I always say your plan is uniquely yours so you don\'t have to do the same thing everyone else does. Do what is good for you and your family.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezer Meals to the Rescue</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Instead of meal planning for the week, I found that freezer meals were the better route to go for me and my family. I now recommend it to those who want an alternative to traditional meal planning.  The reason I recommend freezer meals for stressed out and overwhelmed families is because it helps to save you time and money and keeps you from getting bored with what you are eating. It takes the guesswork out of food preparation when life is just too hectic and it keeps you from eating out every day. Taking two hours on a weekend sets you up for success and is easy too. I also recommend making this a family event, giving everyone a job in the process.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Freezer Cooking Works for All Households</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7057 alignleft\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Freezer-and-Meal-Planning-200x300.png\" alt=\"Freezer and Meal Planning | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" />When I recommend to people that they should make freezer meals to help on their organizing journey, I usually get the same excuses, that it\'s too much work or I\'m single or it\'s just me and my husband. It doesn\'t matter how many people there are in your family, freezer cooking can help you. You just have to do it on a less frequent or smaller scale. You will be amazed at just how easy it is.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Freezer Cooking is not Complicated</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">As I mentioned earlier, I don\'t freezer cook constantly. In fact, I started out just doubling up a recipe that I was already cooking. So for example, when cooking the lasagna for me and my husband when we were first married, I\'d make the recipe that serves 4 - 6, but I\'d build it in smaller containers. That way I could cook the one we were going to eat and freeze the small containers. Now, I double the recipe and do the same thing. This will yield us a number of freezer lasagna\'s and it doesn\'t create any additional mess. It just requires me to spend a little more time prepping for dinner that night.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">The Benefits of Freezer Cooking</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The beauty and benefits of freezer cooking are that each meal can last from 1 - 3 months, depending on what it is. It saves you time during the week and it saves you money because you are buying in bulk or taking advantage of sales. Ultimately, it allows you to save time and allows others in the family to help with food preparation and cooking. I mean who can\'t turn on the oven and pop in a pan or even turn on the crockpot and dump in a bag?</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In my next post, I will share with you my personal process for freezer cooking. I hope you are finding this series helpful.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>','Use Freezer Cooking and Meal Planning to Organize Your Life','','inherit','closed','closed','','7047-revision-v1','','','2018-03-16 19:37:38','2018-03-16 19:37:38','',7047,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7047-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7061,1,'2018-03-16 19:38:42','2018-03-16 19:38:42','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-doc-rid=\"4xib2f881075f9a7442f280a014ed36f8275d\">As you guys know I am all about planning your week and month out to make life easier. Even in those times when life gets in the way, it\'s always nice to have a high-level plan that you can fall back on.  It may change, but at least you have a tentative guide.  <span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, I don\'t believe in meal planning where you have the same thing every week on a specific night. Some people live by that, and if you are one of them do your thing...but it just didn\'t work for me.  As I always say your plan is uniquely yours so you don\'t have to do the same thing everyone else does. Do what is good for you and your family.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezer Meals to the Rescue</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Instead of meal planning for the week, I found that freezer meals were the better route to go for me and my family. I now recommend it to those who want an alternative to traditional meal planning.  The reason I recommend freezer meals for stressed out and overwhelmed families is because it helps to save you time and money and keeps you from getting bored with what you are eating. It takes the guesswork out of food preparation when life is just too hectic and it keeps you from eating out every day. Taking two hours on a weekend sets you up for success and is easy too. I also recommend making this a family event, giving everyone a job in the process.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Freezer Cooking Works for All Households</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7057 alignleft\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Freezer-and-Meal-Planning-200x300.png\" alt=\"Freezer and Meal Planning | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" />When I recommend to people that they should make freezer meals to help on their organizing journey, I usually get the same excuses, that it\'s too much work or I\'m single or it\'s just me and my husband. It doesn\'t matter how many people there are in your family, freezer cooking can help you. You just have to do it on a less frequent or smaller scale. You will be amazed at just how easy it is.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Freezer Cooking is not Complicated</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">As I mentioned earlier, I don\'t freezer cook constantly. In fact, I started out just doubling up a recipe that I was already cooking. So for example, when cooking the lasagna for me and my husband when we were first married, I\'d make the recipe that serves 4 - 6, but I\'d build it in smaller containers. That way I could cook the one we were going to eat and freeze the small containers. Now, I double the recipe and do the same thing. This will yield us a number of freezer lasagna\'s and it doesn\'t create any additional mess. It just requires me to spend a little more time prepping for dinner that night.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">The Benefits of Freezer Cooking</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The beauty and benefits of freezer cooking are that each meal can last from 1 - 3 months, depending on what it is. It saves you time during the week and it saves you money because you are buying in bulk or taking advantage of sales. Ultimately, it allows you to save time and allows others in the family to help with food preparation and cooking. I mean who can\'t turn on the oven and pop in a pan or even turn on the crockpot and dump in a bag?</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In my next post, I will share my personal process for freezer cooking. I hope you are finding this series helpful.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>','Use Freezer Cooking and Meal Planning to Organize Your Life','','inherit','closed','closed','','7047-revision-v1','','','2018-03-16 19:38:42','2018-03-16 19:38:42','',7047,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7047-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7062,1,'2018-03-16 19:44:20','2018-03-16 19:44:20','','Freezer Cooking Process | The Happiness Bucket','','inherit','open','closed','','freezer-cooking-process-2','','','2018-03-16 19:44:54','2018-03-16 19:44:54','',7049,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Freezer-Cooking-Process.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(7063,1,'2018-03-16 19:45:04','2018-03-16 19:45:04','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In my last post, I shared with you the benefits of freezer cooking. I hope this encouraged you to think about it in a new way. To think about how this can fit into your life to ease your stress and overwhelm. Well, today I am going to share with you my freezer meal process. I eluded to it in the last post, but we will get into more detail today.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">My Freezer Cooking Process (Case Study)</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My most common freezer meals are soups and pasta dishes. This is because it is easy and cheap to make on both accounts. Another great thing that I didn\'t mention in my last post is that you can easily adapt recipes to suit your needs and dietary restrictions.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">What to Storage to Use</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">So let\'s assume we are making soups today because I recently did this and it yielded us about 12 different freezer meals. The one thing I like to do for soups is to put them in the gladware containers that are shaped like canisters.<strong> [Add amazon or walmart link]</strong>, so I used four different containers. Of course, if you don\'t have a lot of room in your freezer you will want to let it cool and put them in ziploc bags, laying them flat until they solidify.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">We also have a foodsaver system that we love to use to freeze meats, but that\'s a post for another time.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Deciding What to Make</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">On the day that I made the soups I made two. I had considered making three but not knowing how much each soup would yield I decided to just go with the two most related soups and save the third for a later time. The other reason that I decided to do this was because the third one was a crockpot meal, so it doesn\'t take much time to make it.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Prepping for your Freezer Cooking Session </span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, one thing I recently discovered, hence my suggestion to involve the family is that pre-prep work makes the process so much easier. This particular time I asked my husband to chop up the vegetables that I would need for both soups. Both called for celery, carrots, and onions. One needed potatoes too, but I did that the day of. My husband is much better at chopping veggies, so he knocked that out. I just had to convert my measurements to know how much of each to use in each soup.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My daughter (4 1/2 at time of this post) was really excited to help, so I let her take the items I measured out and put them in the soup pot. It was something that was easy but excited her and allowed her to help.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The Eating and Prepping for the Freezer</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I followed the directions on each soup recipe (one being more complicated than the other) and then let them simmer for a few hours based on the directions. Once they were finished, we ate the soups we wanted and let the remainder of them cool.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Once the soups were completely cooled, we packaged them in the Ziplock containers. I added a freezer label <strong>[enter freezer labels here]</strong> with the date and type of soup and put it on each container and we placed them in our deep freezer.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, if you don\'t have a deep freezer it is ok, you just have to prep on a smaller scale and do it more often. So instead of cooking two soups you\'d cook one and freeze half and eat the other half or place them all in ziplock bags instead of the containers.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Breaking Your Recipe Down </span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, when I cook the lasagna I prep the sauce as the recipe says, but when it comes time to build it I do it in small containers instead of one big one. <strong>[show image of containers]</strong> This is one of those things that you can adjust to your lifestyle. If there are only two of you, you can use a small pan, if there are four you\'d make a square pan.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The key is to not think of it as a meal with leftovers (unless that is what you want), but consider it as a meal with a side. So Lasagna serving with a side salad. We tend to overeat if it\'s a whole lasagna so this also helps with portion control too.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Once prepped in the small aluminum pans, I add the cooking instructions to the white lid along with the date and dish name. This way if my husband pulls out the meal he will know how to warm it up without pulling out the recipe.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Important Freezer Cooking Tools</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">SO a couple of tools that would be great to have if you can financially afford to get them. If you can\'t, you can work around not having them. I have placed asterisks beside the ones that I definitely recommend before starting the process. You can always ask for gift cards or save up for the remaining items, trust...they are well worth it.</p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-format=\"{&quot;level0&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level1&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level2&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level3&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level4&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level5&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level6&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level7&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level8&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1}}\" data-spl-bullet-format=\"{}\">\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Deep Freezer</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Large Crock pot w/timer</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Food Saver</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Aluminum Pans or other freezer/oven safe containers</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Gladware Containers (screw lids)</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Ziploc Freezer bags*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezer Labels</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Sharpie*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Wax Paper</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Saran Wrap*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Aluminum Foil*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In the next post, I will share some of my favorite freezer meals and some tips I think you will find helpful.</p>','Defining Your Freezer Cooking Process to Save Time','','inherit','closed','closed','','7049-revision-v1','','','2018-03-16 19:45:04','2018-03-16 19:45:04','',7049,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7049-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7064,1,'2018-03-16 19:46:08','2018-03-16 19:46:08','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In my last post, I shared with you the benefits of freezer cooking. I hope this encouraged you to think about it in a new way. To think about how this can fit into your life to ease your stress and overwhelm. Well, today I am going to share with you my freezer meal process. I eluded to it in the last post, but we will get into more detail today.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">My Freezer Cooking Process (Case Study)</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My most common freezer meals are soups and pasta dishes. This is because it is easy and cheap to make on both accounts. Another great thing that I didn\'t mention in my last post is that you can easily adapt recipes to suit your needs and dietary restrictions.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">What to Storage to Use</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">So let\'s assume we are making soups today because I recently did this and it yielded us about 12 different freezer meals. The one thing I like to do for soups is to put them in the gladware containers that are shaped like canisters.<strong> [Add amazon or walmart link]</strong>, so I used four different containers. Of course, if you don\'t have a lot of room in your freezer you will want to let it cool and put them in ziploc bags, laying them flat until they solidify.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">We also have a foodsaver system that we love to use to freeze meats, but that\'s a post for another time.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Deciding What to Make</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">On the day that I made the soups I made two. I had considered making three but not knowing how much each soup would yield I decided to just go with the two most related soups and save the third for a later time. The other reason that I decided to do this was because the third one was a crockpot meal, so it doesn\'t take much time to make it.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7057 alignleft\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Freezer-and-Meal-Planning-200x300.png\" alt=\"Freezer and Meal Planning | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Prepping for your Freezer Cooking Session </span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, one thing I recently discovered, hence my suggestion to involve the family is that pre-prep work makes the process so much easier. This particular time I asked my husband to chop up the vegetables that I would need for both soups. Both called for celery, carrots, and onions. One needed potatoes too, but I did that the day of. My husband is much better at chopping veggies, so he knocked that out. I just had to convert my measurements to know how much of each to use in each soup.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My daughter (4 1/2 at time of this post) was really excited to help, so I let her take the items I measured out and put them in the soup pot. It was something that was easy but excited her and allowed her to help.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The Eating and Prepping for the Freezer</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I followed the directions on each soup recipe (one being more complicated than the other) and then let them simmer for a few hours based on the directions. Once they were finished, we ate the soups we wanted and let the remainder of them cool.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Once the soups were completely cooled, we packaged them in the Ziplock containers. I added a freezer label <strong>[enter freezer labels here]</strong> with the date and type of soup and put it on each container and we placed them in our deep freezer.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, if you don\'t have a deep freezer it is ok, you just have to prep on a smaller scale and do it more often. So instead of cooking two soups you\'d cook one and freeze half and eat the other half or place them all in ziplock bags instead of the containers.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Breaking Your Recipe Down </span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, when I cook the lasagna I prep the sauce as the recipe says, but when it comes time to build it I do it in small containers instead of one big one. <strong>[show image of containers]</strong> This is one of those things that you can adjust to your lifestyle. If there are only two of you, you can use a small pan, if there are four you\'d make a square pan.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The key is to not think of it as a meal with leftovers (unless that is what you want), but consider it as a meal with a side. So Lasagna serving with a side salad. We tend to overeat if it\'s a whole lasagna so this also helps with portion control too.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Once prepped in the small aluminum pans, I add the cooking instructions to the white lid along with the date and dish name. This way if my husband pulls out the meal he will know how to warm it up without pulling out the recipe.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Important Freezer Cooking Tools</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">SO a couple of tools that would be great to have if you can financially afford to get them. If you can\'t, you can work around not having them. I have placed asterisks beside the ones that I definitely recommend before starting the process. You can always ask for gift cards or save up for the remaining items, trust...they are well worth it.</p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-format=\"{&quot;level0&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level1&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level2&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level3&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level4&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level5&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level6&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level7&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level8&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1}}\" data-spl-bullet-format=\"{}\">\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Deep Freezer</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Large Crock pot w/timer</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Food Saver</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Aluminum Pans or other freezer/oven safe containers</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Gladware Containers (screw lids)</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Ziploc Freezer bags*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezer Labels</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Sharpie*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Wax Paper</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Saran Wrap*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Aluminum Foil*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In the next post, I will share some of my favorite freezer meals and some tips I think you will find helpful.</p>','Defining Your Freezer Cooking Process to Save Time','','inherit','closed','closed','','7049-revision-v1','','','2018-03-16 19:46:08','2018-03-16 19:46:08','',7049,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7049-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7065,1,'2018-03-16 20:40:53','2018-03-16 20:40:53','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In my last post, I shared with you the benefits of freezer cooking. I hope this encouraged you to think about it in a new way. To think about how this can fit into your life to ease your stress and overwhelm. Well, today I am going to share with you my freezer meal process. I eluded to it in the last post, but we will get into more detail today.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Before we go any further I do want to make you aware that this post has a few affiliate links for products that I use in my freezer cooking process.  I have included the purchase links here for your ease of identifying and purchasing the items.  By clicking these links I do get a percentage of the sale, but I would share these with you regardless of my benefit from them.  Hope you find it helpful.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">My Freezer Cooking Process (Case Study)</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My most common freezer meals are soups and pasta dishes. This is because it is easy and cheap to make on both accounts. Another great thing that I didn\'t mention in my last post is that you can easily adapt recipes to suit your needs and dietary restrictions.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">What to Storage to Use</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">So let\'s assume we are making soups today because I recently did this and it yielded us about 12 different freezer meals. The one thing I like to do for soups is to put them in <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FE4GH4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000FE4GH4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=360967f215f4a9d9e652e340e26d9d87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ziploc Twist \'N Loc Containers</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000FE4GH4\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" />, so I used four different containers. Of course, if you don\'t have a lot of room in your freezer you will want to let it cool and put them in <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003UEGZNE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003UEGZNE&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=74e514ba67b426049212e49bda3b92f2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gallon sized ziploc freezer bags</a>, laying them flat until they solidify.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">We also have a <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D5TMBE0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B01D5TMBE0&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=4ebb78573c60ba80519b3d6390bd8c36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FoodSaver Vacuum Sealing System</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B01D5TMBE0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> that we love to use to freeze meats, but that\'s a post for another time.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Deciding What to Make</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">On the day that I made the soups, I made two. I had considered making three, but not knowing how much each soup would yield I decided to just go with the two most related soups and save the third for a later time. The other reason that I decided to do this was because the third one was a crockpot meal, so it wouldn\'t take much time to make it on another day.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7057 alignleft\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Freezer-and-Meal-Planning-200x300.png\" alt=\"Freezer and Meal Planning | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Prepping for your Freezer Cooking Session </span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, one thing I recently discovered, hence my suggestion to involve the family is that pre-prep work makes the process so much easier. This particular time I asked my husband to chop up the vegetables that I would need for both soups. Both called for celery, carrots, and onions. One needed potatoes too, but I did that the day of. My husband is much better at chopping veggies, so he knocked that out. I just had to convert my measurements to know how much of each to use in each soup.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My daughter (4 1/2 at time of this post) was really excited to help, so I let her take the items I measured out and put them in the soup pot. It was something that was easy but excited her and allowed her to help.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The Eating and Prepping for the Freezer</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I followed the directions on each soup recipe (one being more complicated than the other) and then let them simmer for a few hours based on the directions. Once they were finished, we ate the soups we wanted and let the remainder of them cool.<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MF8VPO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000MF8VPO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=cf917560039144b2a1a8f3eff2b79e5b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignright\" src=\"//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B000MF8VPO&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20\" border=\"0\" /></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Once the soups were completely cooled, we packaged them in the Ziplock containers. I added the date and type of soup to a<img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000MF8VPO\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MF8VPO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000MF8VPO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=fe53fa32e76676577dd22ee5d058794b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freezer Label</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000MF8VPO\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> and put it on each container and placed them in our deep freezer.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, if you don\'t have a deep freezer it is ok, you just have to prep on a smaller scale and do it more often. So instead of cooking two soups you\'d cook one and freeze half and eat the other half or place them all in ziplock bags instead of the containers.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Breaking Your Recipe Down </span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, when I cook the lasagna I prep the sauce as the recipe says, but when it comes time to build it I do it in <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MXUZZP3/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B01MXUZZP3&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=4ee58b50a348cc4c89c6952fc6d4d53f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">small aluminum pans</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B01MXUZZP3\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> instead of one big one. <b> </b>This is one of those things that you can adjust to your lifestyle. The size of pan is up to you, the key is to freeze them in serving sizes that match your lifestyle and family size.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The most important thing to remember is not to think of it as a meal with leftovers (unless that is what you want), but consider it as a meal with a side. So you are making a Lasagna serving for two or four with a side salad. We tend to overeat if it\'s a whole lasagna so this also helps with portion control too.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Once prepped in the small aluminum pans, I add the cooking instructions to the white lid along with the date and dish name. This way if my husband pulls out the meal he will know how to warm it up without pulling out the recipe.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Important Freezer Cooking Tools</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">SO a couple of tools that would be great to have if you can financially afford to get them. If you can\'t, you can work around not having them. I have placed asterisks beside the ones that I definitely recommend before starting the process. You can always ask for gift cards or save up for the remaining items, trust...they are well worth it.</p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-format=\"{&quot;level0&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level1&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level2&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level3&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level4&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level5&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level6&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level7&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level8&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1}}\" data-spl-bullet-format=\"{}\">\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Deep Freezer</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Large Crockpot w/timer</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Food Saver</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Aluminum Pans or other freezer/oven safe containers</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Ziploc or Gladware Containers (screw lids)</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Ziploc or Gladware Freezer bags*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezer Labels</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Sharpie*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Wax Paper</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Saran Wrap*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Aluminum Foil*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In the next post, I will share some of my favorite freezer meals and some tips I think you will find helpful.</p>','Defining Your Freezer Cooking Process to Save Time','','inherit','closed','closed','','7049-revision-v1','','','2018-03-16 20:40:53','2018-03-16 20:40:53','',7049,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7049-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7066,1,'2018-03-16 20:52:37','2018-03-16 20:52:37','<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Effective Date: August 1, 2017</strong></p>\r\nThis privacy policy discloses the privacy practices for www.thehappinessbucket.com. 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You could even make baked spaghetti which is where you would layer sauce, cheese and noodles OR layer the mixed sauce and noodles with cheese and freeze. Test it out and see which you like best.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Lasagna and/or Lasagna Sauce </span></h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">As with the spaghetti, sometimes by the time I get to the end of the process I run out of cheese or another ingredient, so instead of freaking out about it, I just take the sauce and freeze it in a ziplock bag. I flash freeze it flat and then once it is frozen we stand it in the freezer. This is great over different types of pasta noodles.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Of course as mentioned earlier, you can build your lasagna\'s in small aluminum or freezer/oven safe containers and freeze them instead of cooking them.  This is equivalent to those freezer meals you see in the grocery store.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Chicken Tortilla Soup</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This soup is one of the first soups I ever made for my husband. It can be made with all canned goods and frozen vegetables and boneless skinless chicken. I just put it all in the crockpot and let it cook. Once complete I split it into freezer safe containers the same as I do the other soups and call it a day. Make sure to check out <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/exploring-the-pinterest-kitchen-chicken-tortilla-soup-pollo-con-tortilla-sopa/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exploring the Pinterest Kitchen: Chicken Tortilla Soup (Pollo Con Tortilla Sopa)</a> to get the recipe that I use and how I adapted it.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Beef Soup</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The most important and time-consuming part of this soup is making sure to brown the meat. Also <img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7069\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Meal-Planning-1-200x300.png\" alt=\"Meal Planning | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" />prepping the veggies a day or so before is helpful too.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span>Sicilian Chicken Soup</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This soup I actually prep at the same time as the beef soup because they use all the same veggies. Again, the beauty of this one is to prep the veggies a day or so before.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Macaroni and Cheese</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This one I recently tested because we had a ton of macaroni left over after Thanksgiving. Let me say this is absolutely fantastic! I love macaroni and cheese and so does my daughter so to know that I can prep a large supply and freeze it is totally fantastic.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I would recommend freezing these in small portion sizes and not in a gallon size bag (unless that is your portion). This will ensure you only pull out what you need since you will need to warm it up all at once.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Also, I wouldn\'t pack it too tight or your macaroni will be squished. The one tip I can give you here is to put your bag in a bowl or glass and flip your ziplock bag top down over the sides so as you fill it you don\'t get the food on the outside of the bag. [enter bag holder here] I have recently discovered bag holders, so we will see how they work once I receive mine.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezing Bread (Both store-bought and homemade)</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I absolutely love freezing bread because it keeps us from wasting it. We like different types of bread and there is no way to eat them all. We regularly freeze hamburger buns, sourdough, muffins homemade biscuits and rolls. We used to freeze white bread, but we don\'t do that as often anymore.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My mom likes to wrap her buns in saran wrap and then put them all in the same ziplock bag. My husband and I just put the bag in the freezer. The beauty of my mom\'s method is that they don\'t freezer burn as fast and they don\'t stick together. You decide based on the frequency of your use and your preference.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Vegetables</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">We chopped and froze items from our garden to preserve them, but you can do this with store bought vegetables too. Buy them when they are in season and/or on sale and then chop and place in a Ziplock bag. I would recommend you measure each veggie prior to adding it to the bag. For example, if you are chopping up an entire thing of celery, chop one stock and measure it. Write that measurement on the bag so if a person is wondering how many cups one stock is they can easily figure it out. If you recipes usually call for a specific amount I\'d recommend freezing them that way to eliminate the guesswork. With veggies you can choose to flash freeze them first before adding them to the freezer bag that will make the individual servings less necessary. If you don\'t take this step first they will freeze together in the bag.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Cake</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, who doesn\'t like cake! Cut the leftover cake that you have into slices and wrap them individually in plastic wrap. Then you can either wrap them in aluminum foil or you can just add them to a ziploc bag. When you are ready to eat it, take it out the freezer and let it get to room temperature.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Additional Freezer Cooking Tips</span></h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Additionally, freezer cooking is a great way to use up ingredients that are nearing an expiration date or that you have too many of;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Use the sale ads to help you determine what freezer meal you are going to make. If you are making dinner tonight, consider cooking double portions and freezing part of it;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This is great to do with more than one person if you have the ability or you can do it alone, but I\'d recommend not trying to do it all at the same time;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Labeling is key to freezer cooking because you want to make sure you know what is in each package and also when it was put there. That way you don\'t eat the newer stuff first;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Cook things with common ingredients during your cooking sessions;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Do some of the cooking ahead of time. One great thing that we oopsed upon is pre-cooking ground beef. This was great this past Christmas because I was cooking lasgana for our Christmas Eve dinner but was still wrapping gifts. My husband took on the task of cooking the ground beef and we put it in a ziplock bag and in the frig. This is great in general, but the next day I was able to just add the additional sauce ingredients and build the lasagnas;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Flash freeze sauces flat. This allows them to stack better in the freezer.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Buy/or DIY shredded cheese in bulk and freeze them separate use sizes.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Buy meats in the family package and split it.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Left over pizza? Freeze it too.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThese things will not only save you time but it will also save you money too.\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> I hope you found this information helpful.  Do you know of any additional tricks that you have learned along the way?  Please by all means share them!  We are always building our freezer cooking skills and knowledge.</span></p>','Favorite Freezer Meals and Freezer Cooking Tips','','inherit','closed','closed','','7051-revision-v1','','','2018-03-16 21:11:55','2018-03-16 21:11:55','',7051,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7051-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7071,1,'2018-03-16 21:16:54','2018-03-16 21:16:54','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">So below I have listed out my favorite freezer meals and a number of freezer cooking tips that I have learned along the way.  I hope you enjoy this list and find the information helpful in not only saving you time in the kitchen but in organizing your overall meal prep process.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Spaghetti and/or Spaghetti Sauce</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The part of spaghetti that takes the longest time is making the meat sauce, so you could always make a large batch of it the next time you make spaghetti using what you need that night and then freezing the sauce and/or spaghetti mixed with the sauce. You could even make baked spaghetti which is where you would layer sauce, cheese and noodles OR layer the mixed sauce and noodles with cheese and freeze. Test it out and see which you like best.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Lasagna and/or Lasagna Sauce </span></h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">As with the spaghetti, sometimes by the time I get to the end of the process I run out of cheese or another ingredient, so instead of freaking out about it, I just take the sauce and freeze it in a ziplock bag. I flash freeze it flat and then once it is frozen we stand it in the freezer. This is great over different types of pasta noodles.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Of course as mentioned earlier, you can build your lasagna\'s in small aluminum or freezer/oven safe containers and freeze them instead of cooking them.  This is equivalent to those freezer meals you see in the grocery store.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Chicken Tortilla Soup</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This soup is one of the first soups I ever made for my husband. It can be made with all canned goods and frozen vegetables and boneless skinless chicken. I just put it all in the crockpot and let it cook. Once complete I split it into freezer safe containers the same as I do the other soups and call it a day. Make sure to check out <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/exploring-the-pinterest-kitchen-chicken-tortilla-soup-pollo-con-tortilla-sopa/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exploring the Pinterest Kitchen: Chicken Tortilla Soup (Pollo Con Tortilla Sopa)</a> to get the recipe that I use and how I adapted it.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Beef Soup</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The most important and time-consuming part of this soup is making sure to brown the meat. Also <img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7069\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Meal-Planning-1-200x300.png\" alt=\"Meal Planning | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" />prepping the veggies a day or so before is helpful too.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span>Sicilian Chicken Soup</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This soup I actually prep at the same time as the beef soup because they use all the same veggies. Again, the beauty of this one is to prep the veggies a day or so before.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Macaroni and Cheese</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This one I recently tested because we had a ton of macaroni left over after Thanksgiving. Let me say this is absolutely fantastic! I love macaroni and cheese and so does my daughter so to know that I can prep a large supply and freeze it is totally fantastic.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I would recommend freezing these in small portion sizes and not in a gallon size bag (unless that is your portion). This will ensure you only pull out what you need since you will need to warm it up all at once.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Also, I wouldn\'t pack it too tight or your macaroni will be squished. The one tip I can give you here is to put your bag in a bowl or glass and flip your ziplock bag top down over the sides so as you fill it you don\'t get the food on the outside of the bag. [enter bag holder here] I have recently discovered bag holders, so we will see how they work once I receive mine.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezing Bread (Both store-bought and homemade)</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I absolutely love freezing bread because it keeps us from wasting it. We like different types of bread and there is no way to eat them all. We regularly freeze hamburger buns, sourdough, muffins homemade biscuits and rolls. We used to freeze white bread, but we don\'t do that as often anymore.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My mom likes to wrap her buns in saran wrap and then put them all in the same ziplock bag. My husband and I just put the bag in the freezer. The beauty of my mom\'s method is that they don\'t freezer burn as fast and they don\'t stick together. You decide based on the frequency of your use and your preference.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Vegetables</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">We chopped and froze items from our garden to preserve them, but you can do this with store bought vegetables too. Buy them when they are in season and/or on sale and then chop and place in a Ziplock bag. I would recommend you measure each veggie prior to adding it to the bag. For example, if you are chopping up an entire thing of celery, chop one stock and measure it. Write that measurement on the bag so if a person is wondering how many cups one stock is they can easily figure it out. If you recipes usually call for a specific amount I\'d recommend freezing them that way to eliminate the guesswork. With veggies, you can choose to flash freeze them first before adding them to the freezer bag that will make the individual servings less necessary. If you don\'t take this step first they will freeze together in the bag.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Cake</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, who doesn\'t like cake! Cut the leftover cake that you have into slices and wrap them individually in plastic wrap. Then you can either wrap them in aluminum foil or you can just add them to a Ziploc bag. When you are ready to eat it, take it out the freezer and let it get to room temperature.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Additional Freezer Cooking Tips</span></h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Additionally, freezer cooking is a great way to use up ingredients that are nearing an expiration date or that you have too many of;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Use the sale ads to help you determine what freezer meal you are going to make. If you are making dinner tonight, consider cooking double portions and freezing part of it;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This is great to do with more than one person if you have the ability or you can do it alone, but I\'d recommend not trying to do it all at the same time;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Labeling is key to freezer cooking because you want to make sure you know what is in each package and also when it was put there. That way you don\'t eat the newer stuff first;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Cook things with common ingredients during your cooking sessions;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Do some of the cooking ahead of time. One great thing that we oopsed upon is pre-cooking ground beef. This was great this past Christmas because I was cooking lasagna for our Christmas Eve dinner but was still wrapping gifts. My husband took on the task of cooking the ground beef and we put it in a ziplock bag and in the frig. This is great in general, but the next day I was able to just add the additional sauce ingredients and build the lasagnas;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Flash freeze sauces flat. This allows them to stack better in the freezer.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Buy/or DIY shredded cheese in bulk and freeze them separate use sizes.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Buy meats in the family package and split it.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Leftover pizza? Freeze it too.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThese things will not only save you time but it will also save you money too.\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> I hope you found this information helpful.  Do you know of any additional tricks that you have learned along the way?  Please, by all means, share them!  We are always building our freezer cooking skills and knowledge.</span></p>','Favorite Freezer Meals and Freezer Cooking Tips','','inherit','closed','closed','','7051-revision-v1','','','2018-03-16 21:16:54','2018-03-16 21:16:54','',7051,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7051-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7072,1,'2018-03-16 21:22:31','2018-03-16 21:22:31','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">So below I have listed out my favorite freezer meals and a number of freezer cooking tips that I have learned along the way.  I hope you enjoy this list and find the information helpful in not only saving you time in the kitchen but in organizing your overall meal prep process.</p>\n\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Spaghetti and/or Spaghetti Sauce</h2>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The part of spaghetti that takes the longest time is making the meat sauce, so you could always make a large batch of it the next time you make spaghetti using what you need that night and then freezing the sauce and/or spaghetti mixed with the sauce. You could even make baked spaghetti which is where you would layer sauce, cheese and noodles OR layer the mixed sauce and noodles with cheese and freeze. Test it out and see which you like best.</p>\n\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Lasagna and/or Lasagna Sauce </span></h2>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">As with the spaghetti, sometimes by the time I get to the end of the process I run out of cheese or another ingredient, so instead of freaking out about it, I just take the sauce and freeze it in a ziplock bag. I flash freeze it flat and then once it is frozen we stand it in the freezer. This is great over different types of pasta noodles.</p>\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Of course as mentioned earlier, you can build your lasagna\'s in small aluminum or freezer/oven safe containers and freeze them instead of cooking them.  This is equivalent to those freezer meals you see in the grocery store.</p>\n\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Chicken Tortilla Soup</h2>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This soup is one of the first soups I ever made for my husband. It can be made with all canned goods and frozen vegetables and boneless skinless chicken. I just put it all in the crockpot and let it cook. Once complete I split it into freezer safe containers the same as I do the other soups and call it a day. Make sure to check out <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/exploring-the-pinterest-kitchen-chicken-tortilla-soup-pollo-con-tortilla-sopa/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exploring the Pinterest Kitchen: Chicken Tortilla Soup (Pollo Con Tortilla Sopa)</a> to get the recipe that I use and how I adapted it.</p>\n\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Beef Soup</h2>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The most important and time-consuming part of this soup is making sure to brown the meat. Also <img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7069\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Meal-Planning-1-200x300.png\" alt=\"Meal Planning | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" />prepping the veggies a day or so before is helpful too.</p>\n\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span>Sicilian Chicken Soup</h2>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This soup I actually prep at the same time as the beef soup because they use all the same veggies. Again, the beauty of this one is to prep the veggies a day or so before.</p>\n\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Macaroni and Cheese</h2>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This one I recently tested because we had a ton of macaroni left over after Thanksgiving. Let me say this is absolutely fantastic! I love macaroni and cheese and so does my daughter so to know that I can prep a large supply and freeze it is totally fantastic.</p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I would recommend freezing these in small portion sizes and not in a gallon size bag (unless that is your portion). This will ensure you only pull out what you need since you will need to warm it up all at once.</p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Also, I wouldn\'t pack it too tight or your macaroni will be squished. The one tip I can give you here is to put your bag in a bowl or glass and flip your ziplock bag top down over the sides so as you fill it you don\'t get the food on the outside of the bag. [enter bag holder here] I have recently discovered bag holders, so we will see how they work once I receive mine.</p>\n\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezing Bread (Both store-bought and homemade)</h2>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I absolutely love freezing bread because it keeps us from wasting it. We like different types of bread and there is no way to eat them all. So, we regularly put hamburger buns, sourdough, muffins homemade biscuits and rolls in the freezer. The only bread we don\'t freeze as often anymore is white bread, and that\'s because we eat it too fast.</p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My mom likes to wrap her buns in saran wrap and then put them all in the same ziplock bag. My husband and I just put the bag in the freezer. The beauty of my mom\'s method is that they don\'t freezer burn as fast and they don\'t stick together. You decide based on the frequency of your use and your preference.</p>\n\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Vegetables</h2>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">We chopped and froze items from our garden to preserve them, but you can do this with store bought vegetables too. Buy them when they are in season and/or on sale and then chop and place in a Ziplock bag. I would, however, recommend you measure each veggie prior to adding it to the bag. For example, if you are chopping up an entire thing of celery, chop one stock and measure it. Write that measurement on the bag so if a person is wondering how many cups one stock is they can easily figure it out.</p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">If your recipes usually call for a specific amount I\'d recommend freezing them that way to eliminate the guesswork. With veggies, you can choose to flash freeze them first before adding them to the freezer bag that will make the individual servings less necessary. If you don\'t take this step first they will freeze together in the bag.</p>\n\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Cake</h2>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, who doesn\'t like cake! Cut the leftover cake that you have into slices and wrap them individually in plastic wrap. Then you can either wrap them in aluminum foil or you can just add them to a Ziploc bag. When you are ready to eat it, take it out the freezer and let it get to room temperature.</p>\n\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Additional Freezer Cooking Tips</span></h1>\n<ul>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Additionally, freezer cooking is a great way to use up ingredients that are nearing an expiration date or that you have too many of;</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Use the sale ads to help you determine what freezer meal you are going to make. If you are making dinner tonight, consider cooking double portions and freezing part of it;</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This is great to do with more than one person if you have the ability or you can do it alone, but I\'d recommend not trying to do it all at the same time;</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Labeling is key to freezer cooking because you want to make sure you know what is in each package and also when it was put there. That way you don\'t eat the newer stuff first;</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Cook things with common ingredients during your cooking sessions;</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Do some of the cooking ahead of time. One great thing that we oopsed upon is pre-cooking ground beef. This was great this past Christmas because I was cooking lasagna for our Christmas Eve dinner but was still wrapping gifts. My husband took on the task of cooking the ground beef and we put it in a ziplock bag and in the frig. This is great in general, but the next day I was able to just add the additional sauce ingredients and build the lasagnas;</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Flash freeze sauces flat. This allows them to stack better in the freezer.</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Buy/or DIY shredded cheese in bulk and freeze them separate use sizes.</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Buy meats in the family package and split it.</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Leftover pizza? Freeze it too.</li>\n</ul>\nThese things will not only save you time but it will also save you money too.\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> I hope you found this information helpful.  Do you know of any additional tricks that you have learned along the way?  Please, by all means, share them!  We are always building our freezer cooking skills and knowledge.</span></p>','Favorite Freezer Meals and Freezer Cooking Tips','','inherit','closed','closed','','7051-autosave-v1','','','2018-03-16 21:22:31','2018-03-16 21:22:31','',7051,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7051-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7073,1,'2018-03-16 21:21:07','2018-03-16 21:21:07','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">So below I have listed out my favorite freezer meals and a number of freezer cooking tips that I have learned along the way.  I hope you enjoy this list and find the information helpful in not only saving you time in the kitchen but in organizing your overall meal prep process.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Spaghetti and/or Spaghetti Sauce</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The part of spaghetti that takes the longest time is making the meat sauce, so you could always make a large batch of it the next time you make spaghetti using what you need that night and then freezing the sauce and/or spaghetti mixed with the sauce. You could even make baked spaghetti which is where you would layer sauce, cheese and noodles OR layer the mixed sauce and noodles with cheese and freeze. Test it out and see which you like best.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Lasagna and/or Lasagna Sauce </span></h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">As with the spaghetti, sometimes by the time I get to the end of the process I run out of cheese or another ingredient, so instead of freaking out about it, I just take the sauce and freeze it in a ziplock bag. I flash freeze it flat and then once it is frozen we stand it in the freezer. This is great over different types of pasta noodles.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Of course as mentioned earlier, you can build your lasagna\'s in small aluminum or freezer/oven safe containers and freeze them instead of cooking them.  This is equivalent to those freezer meals you see in the grocery store.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Chicken Tortilla Soup</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This soup is one of the first soups I ever made for my husband. It can be made with all canned goods and frozen vegetables and boneless skinless chicken. I just put it all in the crockpot and let it cook. Once complete I split it into freezer safe containers the same as I do the other soups and call it a day. Make sure to check out <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/exploring-the-pinterest-kitchen-chicken-tortilla-soup-pollo-con-tortilla-sopa/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exploring the Pinterest Kitchen: Chicken Tortilla Soup (Pollo Con Tortilla Sopa)</a> to get the recipe that I use and how I adapted it.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Beef Soup</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The most important and time-consuming part of this soup is making sure to brown the meat. Also <img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7069\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Meal-Planning-1-200x300.png\" alt=\"Meal Planning | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" />prepping the veggies a day or so before is helpful too.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span>Sicilian Chicken Soup</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This soup I actually prep at the same time as the beef soup because they use all the same veggies. Again, the beauty of this one is to prep the veggies a day or so before.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Macaroni and Cheese</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This one I recently tested because we had a ton of macaroni left over after Thanksgiving. Let me say this is absolutely fantastic! I love macaroni and cheese and so does my daughter so to know that I can prep a large supply and freeze it is totally fantastic.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I would recommend freezing these in small portion sizes and not in a gallon size bag (unless that is your portion). This will ensure you only pull out what you need since you will need to warm it up all at once.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Also, I wouldn\'t pack it too tight or your macaroni will be squished. The one tip I can give you here is to put your bag in a bowl or glass and flip your ziplock bag top down over the sides so as you fill it you don\'t get the food on the outside of the bag. [enter bag holder here] I have recently discovered bag holders, so we will see how they work once I receive mine.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezing Bread (Both store-bought and homemade)</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I absolutely love freezing bread because it keeps us from wasting it. We like different types of bread and there is no way to eat them all. So, we regularly put hamburger buns, sourdough, muffins homemade biscuits and rolls in the freezer. The only bread we don\'t freeze as often any more is white bread, and that\'s because we eat it too fast.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My mom likes to wrap her buns in saran wrap and then put them all in the same ziplock bag. My husband and I just put the bag in the freezer. The beauty of my mom\'s method is that they don\'t freezer burn as fast and they don\'t stick together. You decide based on the frequency of your use and your preference.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Vegetables</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">We chopped and froze items from our garden to preserve them, but you can do this with store bought vegetables too. Buy them when they are in season and/or on sale and then chop and place in a Ziplock bag. I would, however, recommend you measure each veggie prior to adding it to the bag. For example, if you are chopping up an entire thing of celery, chop one stock and measure it. Write that measurement on the bag so if a person is wondering how many cups one stock is they can easily figure it out.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">If your recipes usually call for a specific amount I\'d recommend freezing them that way to eliminate the guesswork. With veggies, you can choose to flash freeze them first before adding them to the freezer bag that will make the individual servings less necessary. If you don\'t take this step first they will freeze together in the bag.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Cake</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, who doesn\'t like cake! Cut the leftover cake that you have into slices and wrap them individually in plastic wrap. Then you can either wrap them in aluminum foil or you can just add them to a Ziploc bag. When you are ready to eat it, take it out the freezer and let it get to room temperature.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Additional Freezer Cooking Tips</span></h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Additionally, freezer cooking is a great way to use up ingredients that are nearing an expiration date or that you have too many of;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Use the sale ads to help you determine what freezer meal you are going to make. If you are making dinner tonight, consider cooking double portions and freezing part of it;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This is great to do with more than one person if you have the ability or you can do it alone, but I\'d recommend not trying to do it all at the same time;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Labeling is key to freezer cooking because you want to make sure you know what is in each package and also when it was put there. That way you don\'t eat the newer stuff first;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Cook things with common ingredients during your cooking sessions;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Do some of the cooking ahead of time. One great thing that we oopsed upon is pre-cooking ground beef. This was great this past Christmas because I was cooking lasagna for our Christmas Eve dinner but was still wrapping gifts. My husband took on the task of cooking the ground beef and we put it in a ziplock bag and in the frig. This is great in general, but the next day I was able to just add the additional sauce ingredients and build the lasagnas;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Flash freeze sauces flat. This allows them to stack better in the freezer.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Buy/or DIY shredded cheese in bulk and freeze them separate use sizes.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Buy meats in the family package and split it.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Leftover pizza? Freeze it too.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThese things will not only save you time but it will also save you money too.\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> I hope you found this information helpful.  Do you know of any additional tricks that you have learned along the way?  Please, by all means, share them!  We are always building our freezer cooking skills and knowledge.</span></p>','Favorite Freezer Meals and Freezer Cooking Tips','','inherit','closed','closed','','7051-revision-v1','','','2018-03-16 21:21:07','2018-03-16 21:21:07','',7051,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7051-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7074,1,'2018-03-16 21:22:44','2018-03-16 21:22:44','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">So below I have listed out my favorite freezer meals and a number of freezer cooking tips that I have learned along the way.  I hope you enjoy this list and find the information helpful in not only saving you time in the kitchen but in organizing your overall meal prep process.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Spaghetti and/or Spaghetti Sauce</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The part of spaghetti that takes the longest time is making the meat sauce, so you could always make a large batch of it the next time you make spaghetti using what you need that night and then freezing the sauce and/or spaghetti mixed with the sauce. You could even make baked spaghetti which is where you would layer sauce, cheese and noodles OR layer the mixed sauce and noodles with cheese and freeze. Test it out and see which you like best.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Lasagna and/or Lasagna Sauce </span></h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">As with the spaghetti, sometimes by the time I get to the end of the process I run out of cheese or another ingredient, so instead of freaking out about it, I just take the sauce and freeze it in a ziplock bag. I flash freeze it flat and then once it is frozen we stand it in the freezer. This is great over different types of pasta noodles.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Of course, as mentioned earlier, you can build your lasagna\'s in small aluminum or freezer/oven safe containers and freeze them instead of cooking them.  This is equivalent to those freezer meals you see in the grocery store.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Chicken Tortilla Soup</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This soup is one of the first soups I ever made for my husband. It can be made with all canned goods and frozen vegetables and boneless skinless chicken. I just put it all in the crockpot and let it cook. Once complete I split it into freezer safe containers the same as I do the other soups and call it a day. Make sure to check out <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/exploring-the-pinterest-kitchen-chicken-tortilla-soup-pollo-con-tortilla-sopa/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exploring the Pinterest Kitchen: Chicken Tortilla Soup (Pollo Con Tortilla Sopa)</a> to get the recipe that I use and how I adapted it.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Beef Soup</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The most important and time-consuming part of this soup is making sure to brown the meat. Also <img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7069\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Meal-Planning-1-200x300.png\" alt=\"Meal Planning | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" />prepping the veggies a day or so before is helpful too.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span>Sicilian Chicken Soup</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This soup I actually prep at the same time as the beef soup because they use all the same veggies. Again, the beauty of this one is to prep the veggies a day or so before.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Macaroni and Cheese</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This one I recently tested because we had a ton of macaroni left over after Thanksgiving. Let me say this is absolutely fantastic! I love macaroni and cheese and so does my daughter so to know that I can prep a large supply and freeze it is totally fantastic.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I would recommend freezing these in small portion sizes and not in a gallon size bag (unless that is your portion). This will ensure you only pull out what you need since you will need to warm it up all at once.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Also, I wouldn\'t pack it too tight or your macaroni will be squished. The one tip I can give you here is to put your bag in a bowl or glass and flip your ziplock bag top down over the sides so as you fill it you don\'t get the food on the outside of the bag. [enter bag holder here] I have recently discovered bag holders, so we will see how they work once I receive mine.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezing Bread (Both store-bought and homemade)</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I absolutely love freezing bread because it keeps us from wasting it. We like different types of bread and there is no way to eat them all. So, we regularly put hamburger buns, sourdough, muffins homemade biscuits and rolls in the freezer. The only bread we don\'t freeze as often anymore is white bread, and that\'s because we eat it too fast.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My mom likes to wrap her buns in saran wrap and then put them all in the same ziplock bag. My husband and I just put the bag in the freezer. The beauty of my mom\'s method is that they don\'t freezer burn as fast and they don\'t stick together. You decide based on the frequency of your use and your preference.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Vegetables</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">We chopped and froze items from our garden to preserve them, but you can do this with store bought vegetables too. Buy them when they are in season and/or on sale and then chop and place in a Ziplock bag. I would, however, recommend you measure each veggie prior to adding it to the bag. For example, if you are chopping up an entire thing of celery, chop one stock and measure it. Write that measurement on the bag so if a person is wondering how many cups one stock is they can easily figure it out.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">If your recipes usually call for a specific amount I\'d recommend freezing them that way to eliminate the guesswork. With veggies, you can choose to flash freeze them first before adding them to the freezer bag that will make the individual servings less necessary. If you don\'t take this step first they will freeze together in the bag.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Cake</h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, who doesn\'t like cake! Cut the leftover cake that you have into slices and wrap them individually in plastic wrap. Then you can either wrap them in aluminum foil or you can just add them to a Ziploc bag. When you are ready to eat it, take it out the freezer and let it get to room temperature.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Additional Freezer Cooking Tips</span></h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Additionally, freezer cooking is a great way to use up ingredients that are nearing an expiration date or that you have too many of;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Use the sale ads to help you determine what freezer meal you are going to make. If you are making dinner tonight, consider cooking double portions and freezing part of it;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">This is great to do with more than one person if you have the ability or you can do it alone, but I\'d recommend not trying to do it all at the same time;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Labeling is key to freezer cooking because you want to make sure you know what is in each package and also when it was put there. That way you don\'t eat the newer stuff first;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Cook things with common ingredients during your cooking sessions;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Do some of the cooking ahead of time. One great thing that we oopsed upon is pre-cooking ground beef. This was great this past Christmas because I was cooking lasagna for our Christmas Eve dinner but was still wrapping gifts. My husband took on the task of cooking the ground beef and we put it in a ziplock bag and in the frig. This is great in general, but the next day I was able to just add the additional sauce ingredients and build the lasagnas;</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Flash freeze sauces flat. This allows them to stack better in the freezer.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Buy/or DIY shredded cheese in bulk and freeze them separate use sizes.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Buy meats in the family package and split it.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Leftover pizza? Freeze it too.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThese things will not only save you time but it will also save you money too.\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\"> I hope you found this information helpful.  Do you know of any additional tricks that you have learned along the way?  Please, by all means, share them!  We are always building our freezer cooking skills and knowledge.</span></p>','Favorite Freezer Meals and Freezer Cooking Tips','','inherit','closed','closed','','7051-revision-v1','','','2018-03-16 21:22:44','2018-03-16 21:22:44','',7051,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7051-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7075,1,'2018-03-16 21:24:03','2018-03-16 21:24:04','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In my last post, I shared with you the benefits of freezer cooking. I hope this encouraged you to think about it in a new way. To think about how this can fit into your life to ease your stress and overwhelm. Well, today I am going to share with you my freezer meal process. I eluded to it in the last post, but we will get into more detail today.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Before we go any further I do want to make you aware that this post has a few affiliate links for products that I use in my freezer cooking process.  I have included the purchase links here for your ease of identifying and purchasing the items.  By clicking these links I do get a percentage of the sale, but I would share these with you regardless of my benefit from them.  Hope you find it helpful.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">My Freezer Cooking Process (Case Study)</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My most common freezer meals are soups and pasta dishes. This is because it is easy and cheap to make on both accounts. Another great thing that I didn\'t mention in my last post is that you can easily adapt recipes to suit your needs and dietary restrictions.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">What Storage to Use</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">So let\'s assume we are making soups today because I recently did this and it yielded us about 12 different freezer meals. The one thing I like to do for soups is to put them in <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FE4GH4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000FE4GH4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=360967f215f4a9d9e652e340e26d9d87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ziploc Twist \'N Loc Containers</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000FE4GH4\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" />, so I used four different containers. Of course, if you don\'t have a lot of room in your freezer you will want to let it cool and put them in <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003UEGZNE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003UEGZNE&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=74e514ba67b426049212e49bda3b92f2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gallon sized ziploc freezer bags</a>, laying them flat until they solidify.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">We also have a <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D5TMBE0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B01D5TMBE0&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=4ebb78573c60ba80519b3d6390bd8c36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FoodSaver Vacuum Sealing System</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B01D5TMBE0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> that we love to use to freeze meats, but that\'s a post for another time.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Deciding What to Make</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">On the day that I made the soups, I made two. I had considered making three, but not knowing how much each soup would yield I decided to just go with the two most related soups and save the third for a later time. The other reason that I decided to do this was because the third one was a crockpot meal, so it wouldn\'t take much time to make it on another day.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7057 alignleft\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Freezer-and-Meal-Planning-200x300.png\" alt=\"Freezer and Meal Planning | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Prepping for your Freezer Cooking Session </span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, one thing I recently discovered, hence my suggestion to involve the family is that pre-prep work makes the process so much easier. This particular time I asked my husband to chop up the vegetables that I would need for both soups. Both called for celery, carrots, and onions. One needed potatoes too, but I did that the day of. My husband is much better at chopping veggies, so he knocked that out. I just had to convert my measurements to know how much of each to use in each soup.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My daughter (4 1/2 at time of this post) was really excited to help, so I let her take the items I measured out and put them in the soup pot. It was something that was easy but excited her and allowed her to help.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The Eating and Prepping for the Freezer</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I followed the directions on each soup recipe (one being more complicated than the other) and then let them simmer for a few hours based on the directions. Once they were finished, we ate the soups we wanted and let the remainder of them cool.<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MF8VPO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000MF8VPO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=cf917560039144b2a1a8f3eff2b79e5b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignright\" src=\"//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B000MF8VPO&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20\" border=\"0\" /></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Once the soups were completely cooled, we packaged them in the Ziplock containers. I added the date and type of soup to a<img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000MF8VPO\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MF8VPO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000MF8VPO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=fe53fa32e76676577dd22ee5d058794b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freezer Label</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000MF8VPO\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> and put it on each container and placed them in our deep freezer.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, if you don\'t have a deep freezer it is ok, you just have to prep on a smaller scale and do it more often. So instead of cooking two soups you\'d cook one and freeze half and eat the other half or place them all in ziplock bags instead of the containers.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Breaking Your Recipe Down </span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, when I cook the lasagna I prep the sauce as the recipe says, but when it comes time to build it I do it in <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MXUZZP3/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B01MXUZZP3&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=4ee58b50a348cc4c89c6952fc6d4d53f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">small aluminum pans</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B01MXUZZP3\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> instead of one big one. <b> </b>This is one of those things that you can adjust to your lifestyle. The size of pan is up to you, the key is to freeze them in serving sizes that match your lifestyle and family size.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The most important thing to remember is not to think of it as a meal with leftovers (unless that is what you want), but consider it as a meal with a side. So you are making a Lasagna serving for two or four with a side salad. We tend to overeat if it\'s a whole lasagna so this also helps with portion control too.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Once prepped in the small aluminum pans, I add the cooking instructions to the white lid along with the date and dish name. This way if my husband pulls out the meal he will know how to warm it up without pulling out the recipe.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Important Freezer Cooking Tools</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">SO a couple of tools that would be great to have if you can financially afford to get them. If you can\'t, you can work around not having them. I have placed asterisks beside the ones that I definitely recommend before starting the process. You can always ask for gift cards or save up for the remaining items, trust...they are well worth it.</p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-format=\"{&quot;level0&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level1&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level2&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level3&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level4&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level5&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level6&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level7&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level8&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1}}\" data-spl-bullet-format=\"{}\">\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Deep Freezer</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Large Crockpot w/timer</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Food Saver</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Aluminum Pans or other freezer/oven safe containers</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Ziploc or Gladware Containers (screw lids)</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Ziploc or Gladware Freezer bags*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezer Labels</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Sharpie*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Wax Paper</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Saran Wrap*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Aluminum Foil*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In the next post, I will share some of my favorite freezer meals and some tips I think you will find helpful.</p>','Defining Your Freezer Cooking Process to Save Time','','inherit','closed','closed','','7049-revision-v1','','','2018-03-16 21:24:03','2018-03-16 21:24:04','',7049,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7049-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7076,1,'2018-03-19 14:19:34','2018-03-19 14:19:34','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In my last post, <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/freezer-cooking/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">User Freezer Cooking and Meal Planning to Organize Your Life</a>, I shared with you the benefits of freezer cooking. I hope this encouraged you to think about it in a new way. To think about how fr can fit into your life to ease your stress and overwhelm. Well, today I am going to share with you my freezer meal process. I eluded to it in the last post, but we will get into more detail today.</p>\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Before we go any further I do want to make you aware that this post has a few affiliate links for products that I use in my freezer cooking process.  I have included the purchase links here for your ease of identifying and purchasing the items.  By clicking these links I do get a percentage of the sale, but I would share these with you regardless of my benefit from them.  Hope you find it helpful.</p>\n\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">My Freezer Cooking Process (Case Study)</span></h1>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My most common freezer meals are soups and pasta dishes. This is because it is easy and cheap to make on both accounts. Another great thing that I didn\'t mention in my last post is that you can easily adapt recipes to suit your needs and dietary restrictions.</p>\n\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">What Storage to Use</span></h1>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">So let\'s assume we are making soups today because I recently did this and it yielded us about 12 different freezer meals. The one thing I like to do for soups is to put them in <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FE4GH4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000FE4GH4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=360967f215f4a9d9e652e340e26d9d87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ziploc Twist \'N Loc Containers</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000FE4GH4\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" />, so I used four different containers. Of course, if you don\'t have a lot of room in your freezer you will want to let it cool and put them in <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003UEGZNE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003UEGZNE&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=74e514ba67b426049212e49bda3b92f2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gallon sized ziploc freezer bags</a>, laying them flat until they solidify.</p>\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">We also have a <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D5TMBE0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B01D5TMBE0&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=4ebb78573c60ba80519b3d6390bd8c36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FoodSaver Vacuum Sealing System</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B01D5TMBE0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> that we love to use to freeze meats, but that\'s a post for another time.</p>\n\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Deciding What to Make</span></h1>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">On the day that I made the soups, I made two. I had considered making three, but not knowing how much each soup would yield I decided to just go with the two most related soups and save the third for a later time. The other reason that I decided to do this was because the third one was a crockpot meal, so it wouldn\'t take much time to make it on another day.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7057 alignleft\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Freezer-and-Meal-Planning-200x300.png\" alt=\"Freezer and Meal Planning | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></p>\n\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Prepping for your Freezer Cooking Session </span></h1>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, one thing I recently discovered, hence my suggestion to involve the family is that pre-prep work makes the process so much easier. This particular time I asked my husband to chop up the vegetables that I would need for both soups. Both called for celery, carrots, and onions. One needed potatoes too, but I did that the day of. My husband is much better at chopping veggies, so he knocked that out. I just had to convert my measurements to know how much of each to use in each soup.</p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My daughter (4 1/2 at time of this post) was really excited to help, so I let her take the items I measured out and put them in the soup pot. It was something that was easy but excited her and allowed her to help.</p>\n\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The Eating and Prepping for the Freezer</h1>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I followed the directions on each soup recipe (one being more complicated than the other) and then let them simmer for a few hours based on the directions. Once they were finished, we ate the soups we wanted and let the remainder of them cool.<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MF8VPO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000MF8VPO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=cf917560039144b2a1a8f3eff2b79e5b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignright\" src=\"//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B000MF8VPO&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20\" border=\"0\" /></a></p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Once the soups were completely cooled, we packaged them in the Ziplock containers. I added the date and type of soup to a<img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000MF8VPO\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MF8VPO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000MF8VPO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=fe53fa32e76676577dd22ee5d058794b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freezer Label</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000MF8VPO\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> and put it on each container and placed them in our deep freezer.</p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, if you don\'t have a deep freezer it is ok, you just have to prep on a smaller scale and do it more often. So instead of cooking two soups you\'d cook one and freeze half and eat the other half or place them all in ziplock bags instead of the containers.</p>\n\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Breaking Your Recipe Down </span></h1>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, when I cook the lasagna I prep the sauce as the recipe says, but when it comes time to build it I do it in <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MXUZZP3/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B01MXUZZP3&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=4ee58b50a348cc4c89c6952fc6d4d53f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">small aluminum pans</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B01MXUZZP3\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> instead of one big one. <b> </b>This is one of those things that you can adjust to your lifestyle. The size of pan is up to you, the key is to freeze them in serving sizes that match your lifestyle and family size.</p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The most important thing to remember is not to think of it as a meal with leftovers (unless that is what you want), but consider it as a meal with a side. So you are making a Lasagna serving for two or four with a side salad. We tend to overeat if it\'s a whole lasagna so this also helps with portion control too.</p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Once prepped in the small aluminum pans, I add the cooking instructions to the white lid along with the date and dish name. This way if my husband pulls out the meal he will know how to warm it up without pulling out the recipe.</p>\n\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Important Freezer Cooking Tools</h1>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">SO a couple of tools that would be great to have if you can financially afford to get them. If you can\'t, you can work around not having them. I have placed asterisks beside the ones that I definitely recommend before starting the process. You can always ask for gift cards or save up for the remaining items, trust...they are well worth it.</p>\n\n<ul data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-format=\"{&quot;level0&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level1&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level2&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level3&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level4&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level5&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level6&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level7&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level8&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1}}\" data-spl-bullet-format=\"{}\">\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Deep Freezer</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Large Crockpot w/timer</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Food Saver</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Aluminum Pans or other freezer/oven safe containers</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Ziploc or Gladware Containers (screw lids)</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Ziploc or Gladware Freezer bags*</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezer Labels</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Sharpie*</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Wax Paper</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Saran Wrap*</li>\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Aluminum Foil*</li>\n</ul>\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In the next post, I will share some of my favorite freezer meals and some tips I think you will find helpful.</p>','Defining Your Freezer Cooking Process to Save Time','','inherit','closed','closed','','7049-autosave-v1','','','2018-03-19 14:19:34','2018-03-19 14:19:34','',7049,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7049-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7077,1,'2018-03-19 14:20:19','2018-03-19 14:20:19','<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In my last post, <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/freezer-cooking/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">User Freezer Cooking and Meal Planning to Organize Your Life</a>, I shared with you the benefits of freezer cooking. I hope this encouraged you to think about it in a new way. To think about how freezer cooking can fit into your life to ease your stress and overwhelm. Well, today I am going to share with you my freezer meal process. I eluded to it in the last post, but we will get into more detail today.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Before we go any further I do want to make you aware that this post has a few affiliate links for products that I use in my freezer cooking process.  I have included the purchase links here for your ease of identifying and purchasing the items.  By clicking these links I do get a percentage of the sale, but I would share these with you regardless of my benefit from them.  Hope you find it helpful.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">My Freezer Cooking Process (Case Study)</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My most common freezer meals are soups and pasta dishes. This is because it is easy and cheap to make on both accounts. Another great thing that I didn\'t mention in my last post is that you can easily adapt recipes to suit your needs and dietary restrictions.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">What Storage to Use</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">So let\'s assume we are making soups today because I recently did this and it yielded us about 12 different freezer meals. The one thing I like to do for soups is to put them in <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FE4GH4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000FE4GH4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=360967f215f4a9d9e652e340e26d9d87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ziploc Twist \'N Loc Containers</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000FE4GH4\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" />, so I used four different containers. Of course, if you don\'t have a lot of room in your freezer you will want to let it cool and put them in <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003UEGZNE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003UEGZNE&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=74e514ba67b426049212e49bda3b92f2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gallon sized Ziploc freezer bags</a>, laying them flat until they solidify.</p>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">We also have a <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D5TMBE0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B01D5TMBE0&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=4ebb78573c60ba80519b3d6390bd8c36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FoodSaver Vacuum Sealing System</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B01D5TMBE0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> that we love to use to freeze meats, but that\'s a post for another time.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Deciding What to Make</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">On the day that I made the soups, I made two. I had considered making three, but not knowing how much each soup would yield I decided to just go with the two most related soups and save the third for a later time. The other reason that I decided to do this was because the third one was a crockpot meal, so it wouldn\'t take much time to make it on another day.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7057 alignleft\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Freezer-and-Meal-Planning-200x300.png\" alt=\"Freezer and Meal Planning | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Prepping for your Freezer Cooking Session </span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, one thing I recently discovered, hence my suggestion to involve the family is that pre-prep work makes the process so much easier. This particular time I asked my husband to chop up the vegetables that I would need for both soups. Both called for celery, carrots, and onions. One needed potatoes too, but I did that the day of. My husband is much better at chopping veggies, so he knocked that out. I just had to convert my measurements to know how much of each to use in each soup.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">My daughter (4 1/2 at time of this post) was really excited to help, so I let her take the items I measured out and put them in the soup pot. It was something that was easy but excited her and allowed her to help.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The Eating and Prepping for the Freezer</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">I followed the directions on each soup recipe (one is more complicated than the other) and then let them simmer for a few hours based on the directions. Once they were finished, we ate the soups we wanted and let the remainder of them cool.<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MF8VPO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000MF8VPO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=cf917560039144b2a1a8f3eff2b79e5b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignright\" src=\"//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B000MF8VPO&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20\" border=\"0\" /></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Once the soups were completely cooled, we packaged them in the Ziplock containers. I added the date and type of soup to a<img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000MF8VPO\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MF8VPO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000MF8VPO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=fe53fa32e76676577dd22ee5d058794b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freezer Label</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000MF8VPO\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> and put it on each container and placed them in our deep freezer.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, if you don\'t have a deep freezer it is ok, you just have to prep on a smaller scale and do it more often. So instead of cooking two soups you\'d cook one and freeze half and eat the other half or place them all in ziplock bags instead of the containers.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\"><span class=\"EOP\">Breaking Your Recipe Down </span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Now, when I cook the lasagna I prep the sauce as the recipe says, but when it comes time to build it I do it in <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MXUZZP3/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B01MXUZZP3&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehappines0e-20&amp;linkId=4ee58b50a348cc4c89c6952fc6d4d53f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">small aluminum pans</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thehappines0e-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B01MXUZZP3\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> instead of one big one. <b> </b>This is one of those things that you can adjust to your lifestyle. The size of the pan is up to you, the key is to freeze them in serving sizes that match your lifestyle and family size.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">The most important thing to remember is not to think of it as a meal with leftovers (unless that is what you want), but consider it as a meal with a side. So you are making a Lasagna serving for two or four with a side salad. We tend to overeat if it\'s a whole lasagna so this also helps with portion control too.</p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Once prepped in the small aluminum pans, I add the cooking instructions to the white lid along with the date and dish name. This way if my husband pulls out the meal he will know how to warm it up without pulling out the recipe.</p>\r\n\r\n<h1 data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Important Freezer Cooking Tools</h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">SO a couple of tools that would be great to have if you can financially afford to get them. If you can\'t, you can work around not having them. I have placed asterisks beside the ones that I definitely recommend before starting the process. You can always ask for gift cards or save up for the remaining items, trust...they are well worth it.</p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-format=\"{&quot;level0&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level1&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level2&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level3&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level4&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level5&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level6&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:6,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level7&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:7,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1},&quot;level8&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:8,&quot;startsWith&quot;:1}}\" data-spl-bullet-format=\"{}\">\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Deep Freezer</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Large Crockpot w/timer</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Food Saver</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Aluminum Pans or other freezer/oven safe containers</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Ziploc or Gladware Containers (screw lids)</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Ziploc or Gladware Freezer bags*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Freezer Labels</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Sharpie*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Wax Paper</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Saran Wrap*</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-list-id=\"25765475\" data-list-info=\"{&quot;id&quot;:25765475,&quot;l&quot;:0}\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">Aluminum Foil*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p data-textformat=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\">In the next post, I will share some of my favorite freezer meals and some tips I think you will find helpful.</p>','Defining Your Freezer Cooking Process to Save Time','','inherit','closed','closed','','7049-revision-v1','','','2018-03-19 14:20:19','2018-03-19 14:20:19','',7049,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7049-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7078,560,'2019-07-27 05:16:00','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','How to Use Freezer Meals to Offset Your Schedule','','draft','open','open','','','','','2019-07-27 05:16:00','2019-07-27 05:16:00','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/?p=7078',0,'post','',0),(7079,1,'2018-03-19 14:29:19','2018-03-19 14:29:19','','How to Use Freezer Meals to Offset Your Schedule','','inherit','closed','closed','','7078-revision-v1','','','2018-03-19 14:29:19','2018-03-19 14:29:19','',7078,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/7078-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7080,1,'2018-03-19 15:07:05','2018-03-19 15:07:05','<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-hd-info=\"3\" data-header=\"3\" data-doc-rid=\"3lm6eb4f9f16ba4fc44de8550d341d4254138\"><span class=\"zw-portion\">Keep it happy</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\"><span class=\"zw-portion\">Organization is a very personal process and we may venture into a few sensitive subject areas. Please remember that this is a learning space and a supportive community. When offering your opinion or discussing an issue, please do so with a supportive heart.  </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\"><br class=\"zw-br\" /><span class=\"zw-portion\">Comments I find to be hateful, inflammatory, or harassing may be removed. If you don’t have something nice to say about another user, don\'t say it. Treat others the way you’d like to be treated.</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h1 class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-hd-info=\"3\" data-header=\"3\"><span class=\"zw-portion\">If you see something, say something</span></h1>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\"><span class=\"zw-portion\">I work diligently to answer all questions, but encourage you all to have an open conversation. Your ideas have merit and I want you to help one another, encourage one another and help facility positive change and reinforcement. That being said, </span><span class=\"zw-portion\">If you see an issue, contact me or flag any comments for review.</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-header=\"0\"><span class=\"zw-portion\">No Self-promotion</span></h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-header=\"0\"><span class=\"zw-portion\">A discussion or comment that contains only a link to your blog, a product, or your article on another site will almost always be removed.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-header=\"0\"><span class=\"zw-portion\">Choose Your Words Wisely</span></h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-header=\"0\"><span class=\"zw-portion\">Comments that contain profanity are automatically held for moderator review before being posted. I am not a fan of profanity and feel other words can be used to get your point across.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-header=\"0\"><span class=\"zw-portion\">Don’t Copy and Paste</span></h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-header=\"0\"><span class=\"zw-portion\">If you didn’t write it, or haven’t properly cited the article you’re quoting, don’t post it.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"zw-paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-header=\"0\"><span class=\"zw-portion\">Language Barriers</span></h2>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-header=\"0\"><span class=\"zw-portion\">In an effort to ensure I am properly understanding your question, if you are a non-English speaking person, I ask that you translate your question to English prior to posting.  </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph\"><span class=\"EOP\"> </span></p>','Comment Policy','','inherit','closed','closed','','5182-autosave-v1','','','2018-03-19 15:07:05','2018-03-19 15:07:05','',5182,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/5182-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7083,1,'2018-03-19 15:26:51','2018-03-19 15:26:51','','Project Management | The Happiness Bucket','','inherit','open','closed','','wordpress-post-768-x-480-template-2','','','2018-03-19 15:27:27','2018-03-19 15:27:27','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Wordpress-Post-768-x-480-Template-2.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(7084,1,'2018-03-19 15:30:43','2018-03-19 15:30:43','','Project Management Toolbox | The Happiness Bucket','','inherit','open','closed','','box-310027_1280','','','2018-03-19 15:31:07','2018-03-19 15:31:07','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/box-310027_1280.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(7086,1,'2018-03-19 15:35:34','2018-03-19 15:35:34','<strong>June 25, 2015 - 6:30 p.m. cst  (Recorded)</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t Go Chasing Waterfalls - A practical project management approach using an hybrid agile and waterfall method for non-development projects</strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Please note:  There were a few technical/audio issues at the beginning of the recording, but they fade away once the teaching begins.</span></strong></p>\r\n[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM9Tpm8Gm_w]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This event was in conjunction with Global Sisters in Project Management (\"GSPM\"), a small group of black women project managers which was started in 2006.  The Mission of GSPM is to build a network of minority women in the field of project management.  To become a primary resource for the advancement of its members by enhancing their knowledge base through educational opportunities, mentoring and creating alliances with other professional organizations.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For additional information about GSPM, please send an email to gspmmeetings@gmail.com.</p>\r\n&nbsp;','Hybrid Agile and Waterfall Project Methodology','','inherit','closed','closed','','3541-revision-v1','','','2018-03-19 15:35:34','2018-03-19 15:35:34','',3541,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3541-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7087,1,'2018-03-19 15:36:58','2018-03-19 15:36:58','<strong>June 25, 2015 - 6:30 p.m. cst  (Recorded)</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t Go Chasing Waterfalls - A practical project management approach using an hybrid agile and waterfall method for non-development projects</strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Please note:  There were a few technical/audio issues at the beginning of the recording, but they fade away once the teaching begins.</span></strong></p>\r\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM9Tpm8Gm_w[/embed]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This event was in conjunction with Global Sisters in Project Management (\"GSPM\"), a small group of black women project managers which was started in 2006.  The Mission of GSPM is to build a network of minority women in the field of project management.  To become a primary resource for the advancement of its members by enhancing their knowledge base through educational opportunities, mentoring and creating alliances with other professional organizations.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For additional information about GSPM, please send an email to gspmmeetings@gmail.com.</p>\r\n&nbsp;','Hybrid Agile and Waterfall Project Methodology','','inherit','closed','closed','','3541-revision-v1','','','2018-03-19 15:36:58','2018-03-19 15:36:58','',3541,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3541-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7099,1,'2018-03-19 16:18:20','2018-03-19 16:18:20','Here are a few before and after photos from various THB Clients. Trust that you have the power to make the change you wish to see. Let me show you how!\r\n<h1><strong>Bonus Room</strong></h1>\r\nMs P. wanted to change her bonus room into an art studio.  She hired THB to project manage this job while she continued to travel to visit her family.  I really enjoyed sending her progress photos periodically to tease her until she returned.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5315\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-5315\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Ms.-P-BA-300x300.png\" alt=\"Before of Ms. P\'s Bonus Room\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /> Bonus Room Starting Point[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4434\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4434\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/www.thehappinessbucket.com_-300x300.png\" alt=\"Final of Ms. P\'s Reno\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /> Final of Ms. P\'s Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ms. P reported that before her renovation she barely went into this room.  After the Reno, she is extremely motivated and has tons of creative juices flowing.  Shortly after we completed this reno, Ms. P scored a pretty lucrative job creating the graphics for a children\'s book!  We love it!!!!</p>\r\n\r\n<h1><strong>Laundry Room</strong></h1>\r\nOur Client was a fabulous artist and stored many of her belongings in this laundry room which sits off her kitchen. When asked what her vision was for the space she said she wanted it to function as a laundry room.  She wanted to keep the floor clear, store cleaning supplies, and for it to be clean. She also wanted to add an accent wall where she could hang her art, but she didn\'t want a lot of \"other stuff\" hung from the wall.  Enjoy these fabulous before and after photos of her laundry room:\r\n<h2>The Before Photos</h2>\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway10.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2711\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway10.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Laundry1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway9.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2710\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway9.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Laundry2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway8.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2709\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway8.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Laundry3\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n<h2>The After Photos</h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway3-e1401922860962.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2714\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway3-e1401922860962.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"LaundryAfter1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway2-e1401922880146.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2713\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway2-e1401922880146.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"LaundryAfter2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Ms. P\'s Testimonial:</h3>\r\nThank you so much for staying within my budget! I especially appreciate the sale items you found! And seeing everything in order in the laundry room looks as if each and every item were meant for their spaces. The under the bed drawer containers was brilliant! So easy for me to access with no having to lift anything over my head to get to items. I love the room\'s functionality as well...as if looking into the future where mobility could become a serious issue.\r\n\r\nSee the <a title=\"THB Big Reveal – Ms. P’s Laundry Room Project\" href=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/thb-big-reveal-ms-ps-bonus-room-to-art-studio-project/\">details</a> on this project\r\n<h1><strong>Master Bedroom Closet</strong></h1>\r\nDoes your space look like this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2946\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore2.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"MasterClosetBefore2\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2947\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"MasterClosetBefore1\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWell, these before and after photos are of our closet for the first year and a half that we lived in our new home.  Yes, this is another episode of confessions of a professional organizer.  Now, the reason our closet looked like this is because we wanted it to speak to us.  We wanted to take our time and really evaluate the space and determine what we wanted from it.  So, we decided to \"move in\" to the rest of the house to develop those organizational systems first, since more people see those, and then revisit our closet at the end.\r\n\r\nThe specifics of the closet:  The closet is a very nice size, but there was a lot of wasted space.  The ceilings are 10 - 11 feet tall, but the wire shelving was hung at about 8 feet.  To add additional complications there was a window in the middle of the L shaped space. So, despite the fact that we didn\'t/don\'t have a lot of closet clutter, the inadequate space made it appear that way, which is typically the problem in a lot of homes.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3177\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3177\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5833-0-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Shoe Rack (rack under window leaving space)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3176\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3176\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5835-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Closet Wall from Reno\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Final Wall of Closet Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3178\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3178\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5838-300x256.jpg\" alt=\"After of Closet Reno\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" /> Almost Finished with Closet Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Now lets revisit my closet from a few years ago.  Again proof that even the most organized person needs to maintain and sometimes re-evaluate their organizational system(s).  </em>Although the before and after video quality was not perfect, this is the transformation from my master closet in my condo.  This closet was \"built\" over time (lesson learned in video), but I loved it still the same.  This organizational system worked for both my single life (one person\'s clothing) and our married life (clothing of two people).  I hope you are inspired by the transformation, despite the video quality.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IMq723Tc8U\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BU9a0a1FIM\r\n<h1>The Bathroom Cabinets</h1>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"237\"]<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-234030.jpg\"><img class=\"\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-234030.jpg\" alt=\"20111114-234030.jpg\" width=\"237\" height=\"178\" /></a> Before under the sink in condo[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"240\"]<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-234038.jpg\"><img src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-234038.jpg\" alt=\"20111114-234038.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /></a> After declutter under sink in condo[/caption]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-234030.jpg\"> </a>\r\n<h1><strong>Coaching Sessions</strong></h1>\r\nCoaching with Mrs. Alice - These before and after photos are from a coaching session with Mrs. Alice. She planned to do the work herself, but was interested in us giving her recommendations on how to maximize the space in her home.  She made some good progress, and will probably see much more success as we continue our coaching sessions and she conducts some maintenance sessions.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121204.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2792\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121204.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Alice linen Before\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121420.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2793\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121420.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Alice Linen After\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131143.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2311\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131143.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Living Room Before\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131523.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2313\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131523.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"LivingRm After\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131043b.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2310\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131043b.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Bedroom Before\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131520.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2312\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131520.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Bedroom After\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>','Before and After Photos','','inherit','closed','closed','','2566-revision-v1','','','2018-03-19 16:18:20','2018-03-19 16:18:20','',2566,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2566-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7100,1,'2018-03-19 16:19:29','2018-03-19 16:19:29','Here are a few before and after photos from various THB Clients. Trust that you have the power to make the change you wish to see. Let me show you how!\r\n<h1><strong>Bonus Room</strong></h1>\r\nMs P. wanted to change her bonus room into an art studio.  She hired THB to project manage this job while she continued to travel to visit her family.  I really enjoyed sending her progress photos periodically to tease her until she returned.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5315\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-5315\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Ms.-P-BA-300x300.png\" alt=\"Before of Ms. P\'s Bonus Room\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /> Bonus Room Starting Point[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4434\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4434\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/www.thehappinessbucket.com_-300x300.png\" alt=\"Final of Ms. P\'s Reno\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /> Final of Ms. P\'s Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ms. P reported that before her renovation she barely went into this room.  After the Reno, she is extremely motivated and has tons of creative juices flowing.  Shortly after we completed this reno, Ms. P scored a pretty lucrative job creating the graphics for a children\'s book!  We love it!!!!</p>\r\n\r\n<h1><strong>Laundry Room</strong></h1>\r\nOur Client was a fabulous artist and stored many of her belongings in this laundry room which sits off her kitchen. When asked what her vision was for the space she said she wanted it to function as a laundry room.  She wanted to keep the floor clear, store cleaning supplies, and for it to be clean. She also wanted to add an accent wall where she could hang her art, but she didn\'t want a lot of \"other stuff\" hung from the wall.  Enjoy these fabulous before and after photos of her laundry room:\r\n<h2>The Before Photos</h2>\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway10.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2711\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway10.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Laundry1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway9.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2710\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway9.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Laundry2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway8.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2709\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/janaway8.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Laundry3\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n<h2>The After Photos</h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway3-e1401922860962.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2714\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway3-e1401922860962.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"LaundryAfter1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway2-e1401922880146.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2713\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/thbjanaway2-e1401922880146.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"LaundryAfter2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Ms. P\'s Testimonial:</h3>\r\nThank you so much for staying within my budget! I especially appreciate the sale items you found! And seeing everything in order in the laundry room looks as if each and every item were meant for their spaces. The under the bed drawer containers was brilliant! So easy for me to access with no having to lift anything over my head to get to items. I love the room\'s functionality as well...as if looking into the future where mobility could become a serious issue.\r\n\r\nSee the <a title=\"THB Big Reveal – Ms. P’s Laundry Room Project\" href=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/thb-big-reveal-ms-ps-bonus-room-to-art-studio-project/\">details</a> on this project\r\n<h1><strong>Master Bedroom Closet</strong></h1>\r\nDoes your space look like this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2946\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore2.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"MasterClosetBefore2\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2947\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/masterclosetbefore.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"MasterClosetBefore1\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWell, these before and after photos are of our closet for the first year and a half that we lived in our new home.  Yes, this is another episode of confessions of a professional organizer.  Now, the reason our closet looked like this is because we wanted it to speak to us.  We wanted to take our time and really evaluate the space and determine what we wanted from it.  So, we decided to \"move in\" to the rest of the house to develop those organizational systems first, since more people see those, and then revisit our closet at the end.\r\n\r\nThe specifics of the closet:  The closet is a very nice size, but there was a lot of wasted space.  The ceilings are 10 - 11 feet tall, but the wire shelving was hung at about 8 feet.  To add additional complications there was a window in the middle of the L shaped space. So, despite the fact that we didn\'t/don\'t have a lot of closet clutter, the inadequate space made it appear that way, which is typically the problem in a lot of homes.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3177\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3177\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5833-0-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Shoe Rack (rack under window leaving space)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3176\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3176\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5835-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Closet Wall from Reno\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Final Wall of Closet Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3178\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3178\" src=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5838-300x256.jpg\" alt=\"After of Closet Reno\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" /> Almost Finished with Closet Reno[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Now lets revisit my closet from a few years ago.  Again proof that even the most organized person needs to maintain and sometimes re-evaluate their organizational system(s).  </em>Although the before and after video quality was not perfect, this is the transformation from my master closet in my condo.  This closet was \"built\" over time (lesson learned in video), but I loved it still the same.  This organizational system worked for both my single life (one person\'s clothing) and our married life (clothing of two people).  I hope you are inspired by the transformation, despite the video quality.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IMq723Tc8U\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BU9a0a1FIM\r\n<h1>The Bathroom Cabinets</h1>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"237\"]<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-234030.jpg\"><img src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-234030.jpg\" alt=\"Before Under Cabinet Declutter\" width=\"237\" height=\"178\" /></a> Before under the sink in condo[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"240\"]<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-234038.jpg\"><img src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-234038.jpg\" alt=\"After Under the Cabinet Declutter\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /></a> After declutter under sink in condo[/caption]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-234030.jpg\"> </a>\r\n<h1><strong>Coaching Sessions</strong></h1>\r\nCoaching with Mrs. Alice - These before and after photos are from a coaching session with Mrs. Alice. She planned to do the work herself, but was interested in us giving her recommendations on how to maximize the space in her home.  She made some good progress, and will probably see much more success as we continue our coaching sessions and she conducts some maintenance sessions.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121204.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2792\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121204.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Alice linen Before\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121420.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2793\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0804121420.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Alice Linen After\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131143.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2311\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131143.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Living Room Before\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131523.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2313\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131523.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"LivingRm After\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131043b.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2310\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131043b.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Bedroom Before\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131520.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2312\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/0202131520.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Bedroom After\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>','Before and After Photos','','inherit','closed','closed','','2566-revision-v1','','','2018-03-19 16:19:29','2018-03-19 16:19:29','',2566,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2566-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7103,1,'2018-03-19 18:45:21','2018-03-19 18:45:21','November is for many Thanksgiving month, but it means different things to different people.  Traditionally for me, it is a time to focus on your life and to give thanks for it. Let me ask you, do you really ever stop and reflect, or is the month like any other, you are just rushing through it not blinking, not stopping to just inhale.  Are you just focused on making the turkey and prepping for the family to come?\r\n\r\nI love Thanksgiving and the entire month of November because it signified many things for me:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CHANGE</span></strong> - the leaves are changing on the trees signifying that winter is coming, clocks change, we flip our wardrobes to account for the crazy dips and flips in the weather, especially here in Tennessee.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HOMECOMING</span></strong> - high schools and colleges have homecoming games where friends of old and new come back to reminisce about their time spent together, families and friends gather around the table (whether large or small) talking about family traditions and fun times.</li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>REFLECTION</strong></span> - I begin thinking about the things I did and didn\'t accomplish in the current year and determine what I want to work on in the new year.</li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAPPINESS</strong></span> - having all of the above plus of course the smells of delicious food and the endless sound of laughter...makes me so extremely happy...I just love what this time of year represents.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nNow, I know Thanksgiving in the US has historical meaning and I don\'t want to minimize that, but even taking that into consideration it is a time when I really focus on the harvest in my life.\r\n\r\nI thank God for all the blessings He puts in my life during the year (both obvious and not so obvious...both requested and not requested...both wanted and not wanted) and during this time I also begin asking what else should I be doing... I tend to have a deeper conversation with myself and with God during the last two months of the year. It\'s like my annual reboot.\r\n\r\nDo you have a time of reflection or reboot in your life?  You don\'t have to wait until November to do this, but you should make sure you fit it into the year.  Reflection allows you to readjust the areas of your life that just aren\'t right.  It allows you to fix mistakes and build on successes.  It keeps you grounded in the important things and limits your focus on the superficial.\r\n\r\nSo for me November and Thanksgiving are not about Black Friday or the countdown to Christmas, it is much bigger than that. I am truly thankful for my unique life and for you the family at The Happiness Bucket.\r\n\r\nHave a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving and I pray you begin your reboot process with a smile!','What is the Meaning of Thanksgiving?','','inherit','closed','closed','','428-autosave-v1','','','2018-03-19 18:45:21','2018-03-19 18:45:21','',428,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/428-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7104,1,'2018-03-19 18:44:10','2018-03-19 18:44:10','','Meaning of Thanksgiving | The Happiness Bucket','','inherit','open','closed','','thankgivingmeaning','','','2018-03-19 18:44:39','2018-03-19 18:44:39','',428,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ThankgivingMeaning.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(7105,1,'2018-03-19 18:45:06','2018-03-19 18:45:06','November is for many Thanksgiving month, but it means different things to different people.  Traditionally for me, it is a time to focus on your life and to give thanks for it. Let me ask you, do you really ever stop and reflect, or is the month like any other, you are just rushing through it not blinking, not stopping to just inhale.  Are you just focused on making the turkey and prepping for the family to come?\r\n\r\nI love Thanksgiving and the entire month of November because it signified many things for me:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CHANGE</span></strong> - the leaves are changing on the trees signifying that winter is coming, clocks change, we flip our wardrobes to account for the crazy dips and flips in the weather, especially here in Tennessee.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HOMECOMING</span></strong> - high schools and colleges have homecoming games where friends of old and new come back to reminisce about their time spent together, families and friends gather around the table (whether large or small) talking about family traditions and fun times.</li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>REFLECTION</strong></span> - I begin thinking about the things I did and didn\'t accomplish in the current year and determine what I want to work on in the new year.</li>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAPPINESS</strong></span> - having all of the above plus of course the smells of delicious food and the endless sound of laughter...makes me so extremely happy...I just love what this time of year represents.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nNow, I know Thanksgiving in the US has historical meaning and I don\'t want to minimize that, but even taking that into consideration it is a time when I really focus on the harvest in my life.\r\n\r\nI thank God for all the blessings He puts in my life during the year (both obvious and not so obvious...both requested and not requested...both wanted and not wanted) and during this time I also begin asking what else should I be doing... I tend to have a deeper conversation with myself and with God during the last two months of the year. It\'s like my annual reboot.\r\n\r\nDo you have a time of reflection or reboot in your life?  You don\'t have to wait until November to do this, but you should make sure you fit it into the year.  Reflection allows you to readjust the areas of your life that just aren\'t right.  It allows you to fix mistakes and build on successes.  It keeps you grounded in the important things and limits your focus on the superficial.\r\n\r\nSo for me November and Thanksgiving are not about Black Friday or the countdown to Christmas, it is much bigger than that. I am truly thankful for my unique life and for you the family at The Happiness Bucket.\r\n\r\nHave a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving and I pray you begin your reboot process with a smile!','What is the Meaning of Thanksgiving?','','inherit','closed','closed','','428-revision-v1','','','2018-03-19 18:45:06','2018-03-19 18:45:06','',428,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/428-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7106,1,'2018-03-19 19:12:07','2018-03-19 19:12:07','Stop and take a look around (hopefully you are reading this at home and not in someone else\'s house). Identify the key areas that could use some decluttering...come on I know you have some, we all do. Well, it\'s time to take back your space and get rid of the junk, the unnecessary, the clothes that you never or can\'t wear, that item that you don\'t know what it goes to or what it does...you get the point, why are you holding onto it?\r\n\r\nHere at the Happiness Bucket I have a moto and it is that we should...\r\n<blockquote>Let go of the things that no longer serve a purpose in your life today</blockquote>\r\n<h1>The Challenge Steps</h1>\r\nSo what is the challenge? The challenge is to begin working on one decluttering project a day or week...see not hard right? Rome wasn\'t built in a day and neither was your clutter.  It will take you some time to get everything back in order, and that time is now.  So, if you are up for the challenge, here is what you should do:\r\n<h2>Step 1: Identify the Area to be Decluttered</h2>\r\nBe specific as to what area it is for the day/week...you can confess that area in our Change <a href=\"https://facebook.com/groups/changeacademy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Academy Facebook Group</a> or here in the comments...that\'s up to you just pick one.  Now, if the area is large set some small obtainable goals to reach by the end of the week.  Remember avoidance is not an option.\r\n<h2>Step 2: Take a before photo</h2>\r\nYou don\'t have to share this image, but it is proven that sharing will help to hold you accountable. It\'s something about airing your \"dirty laundry\" that makes you want to succeed and show it in it\'s changed state.  I know accountability does wonders for me.\r\n<h2>Step 3:  Set a timer</h2>\r\nEvery day during the day/week set an alarm or timer to 30+ minutes and work on tackling the chosen area. You will be amazed at how dedicated segments of time will focus your attention to the task at hand.  Go ahead if you don\'t believe me...try it.\r\n<h2>Step 4:  Take an After Photo</h2>\r\nI believe that you should always celebrate your accomplishments no matter how big or small.  It takes commitment to set a goal and then work to reach it, no matter the size...so look at the before and after and see what you have done.\r\n<h2>Step 5:  Develop Your Maintenance Plan</h2>\r\nNow the most important part of all of this is determining how you are going to keep it looking that way.  Many times we put in all the work to get a place looking just right and then we omit the most important part which is to determine how to maintain it over time.\r\n<h1>Do Not Get Distracted</h1>\r\nDo not get sidetracked by trying to develop systems or to beautify, the goal is to declutter. Place like items together, rid yourself of the unnecessary. Once you get rid of the junk and unnecessary items, THEN you can organize it...but don\'t go buying a bunch of unnecessary organizational stuff just yet, it serves as a distraction.\r\n\r\nSo look at this example, of a drawer declutter.  Remember the job doesn\'t have to be a huge project. The photos below show both the before and after.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-231610.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-231610.jpg\" alt=\"20111114-231610.jpg\" />  </a><a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-231706.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-231706.jpg\" alt=\"20111114-231706.jpg\" /></a></p>\r\nGood luck and keep me posted regarding your progress!','Take this Easy 5 Step Decluttering Challenge','','inherit','closed','closed','','400-autosave-v1','','','2018-03-19 19:12:07','2018-03-19 19:12:07','',400,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/400-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7107,1,'2018-03-19 19:02:49','2018-03-19 19:02:49','Stop and take a look around (hopefully you are reading this at home and not in someone else\'s house). Identify the key areas that could use some decluttering...come on I know you have some, we all do. Well, it\'s time to take back your space and get rid of the junk, the unnecessary, the clothes that you never or can\'t wear, that item that you don\'t know what it goes to or what it does...you get the point, why are you holding onto it?\r\n\r\nHere at the Happiness Bucket I have a moto and it is that we should...\r\n<blockquote>Let go of the things that no longer serve a purpose in your life today</blockquote>\r\n<h1>The Challenge Steps</h1>\r\nSo what is the challenge? The challenge is to begin working on one decluttering project a day or week...see not hard right? Rome wasn\'t built in a day and neither was your clutter.  It will take you some time to get everything back in order, and that time is now.  So, if you are up for the challenge, here is what you should do:\r\n<h2>Step 1: Identify the Area to be Decluttered</h2>\r\nBe specific as to what area it is for the day/week...you can confess that area in our Change <a href=\"https://facebook.com/groups/changeacademy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Academy Facebook Group</a> or here in the comments...that\'s up to you just pick one.  Now, if the area is large set some small obtainable goals to reach by the end of the week.  Remember avoidance is not an option.\r\n<h2>Step 2: Take a before photo</h2>\r\nYou don\'t have to share this image, but it is proven that sharing will help to hold you accountable. It\'s something about airing your \"dirty laundry\" that makes you want to succeed and show it in it\'s changed state.  I know accountability does wonders for me.\r\n<h2>Step 3:  Set a timer</h2>\r\nEvery day during the day/week set an alarm or timer to 30+ minutes and work on tackling the chosen area. You will be amazed at how dedicated segments of time will focus your attention to the task at hand.  Go ahead if you don\'t believe me...try it.\r\n<h2>Step 4:  Take an After Photo</h2>\r\nI believe that you should always celebrate your accomplishments no matter how big or small.  It takes commitment to set a goal and then work to reach it, no matter the size...so look at the before and after and see what you have done.\r\n<h2>Step 5:  Develop Your Maintenance Plan</h2>\r\nNow the most important part of all of this is determining how you are going to keep it looking that way.  Many times we put in all the work to get a place looking just right and then we omit the most important part which is to determine how to maintain it over time.\r\n<h1>Do Not Get Distracted</h1>\r\nDo not get sidetracked by trying to develop systems or to beautify, the goal is to declutter. Place like items together, rid yourself of the unnecessary. Once you get rid of the junk and unnecessary items, THEN you can organize it...but don\'t go buying a bunch of unnecessary organizational stuff just yet, it serves as a distraction.\r\n\r\nSo look at this example, of a drawer declutter.  Remember the job doesn\'t have to be a huge project. The photos below show both the before and after.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-231610.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-231610.jpg\" alt=\"20111114-231610.jpg\" />  </a><a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-231706.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/20111114-231706.jpg\" alt=\"20111114-231706.jpg\" /></a></p>\r\nGood luck and keep me posted regarding your progress!','Take this Easy 5 Step Decluttering Challenge','','inherit','closed','closed','','400-revision-v1','','','2018-03-19 19:02:49','2018-03-19 19:02:49','',400,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/400-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7108,1,'2018-03-19 19:11:03','2018-03-19 19:11:03','','5 Step Declutter Challenge | The Happiness Bucket','','inherit','open','closed','','declutter-challenge','','','2018-03-19 19:11:37','2018-03-19 19:11:37','',400,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Declutter-Challenge.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(7110,1,'2018-03-19 19:16:25','2018-03-19 19:16:25','So...when we left off last week, I was trying to decide which space I would tackle next in my decluttering challenge. Well people, I decided to jump right in to the jungle that is my closet! Yeah I\'m making that sound like it was a no brainer but actually, \"what had happened waaaaaaaaaas\" I was watching a youtube video that showed how to fold your shirts using a Japanese folding technique. Well, honestly I thought that it wouldn\'t work and said I\'m gonna try it just to see. So I went to my closet and got a t-shirt down...did it and it worked!! Not believing this I grabbed another shirt and tried it again...success for a second time! I realized not only does this technique work but it takes literally 2 - 3 seconds and my shirts look like a department store display! Needless to say this is all it took to get me started on that jungle and next thing I know I had six areas of my closet decluttered and organized!!!\r\n\r\nOk, honestly it did happen that way, but here are the specifics of what I did once I made the decision to organize/declutter this area of my closet. So first I started with the section that held my t-shirts. This area was split into three sections: T-shirts I wear around the house or to do dirty work, workout t-shirts/shirts and decent t-shirts I can wear out with Jeans. I set my timer to 15 mins and did the following:\r\n\r\n1. I removed the shirts from the area\r\n2. Sorted them based on keep, donate or in the wrong area\r\n3. Folded the shirt (Japanese Technique)\r\n4. Placed the shirts back in the proper location.\r\n\r\nOnce finished, I realized that there weren\'t enough clothes to really fill this space anymore, which excited me...so I moved on to another area of three drawers that held my shells, tank tops and turtlenecks. I followed the same technique as with the first section. I was able to move the day to day t-shirts into this area which freed one entire section for something else. I have come to the conclusion that based on the amount of shirts/lack of shirts, I probably need to move some stuff around but will wait until i get more of the closet decluttered and organized. I can also say I have an entire box of to donate items that either I didn\'t really wear to begin with, had too many of the same shirt or just didn\'t like.\r\n\r\nHere are some photos of what I have accomplished thus far! I\'m so excited...it looks so nice, especially compared to where I started.\r\n\r\n[slideshow]\r\n\r\nRemember, one step at a time...you can do it, don\'t get discouraged. Find your motivation even if it is a Youtube video on Japanese folding techniques.\r\n\r\nHappy folding!','Using the Japanese Technique - Week 3 Challenge Entry','','inherit','closed','closed','','480-revision-v1','','','2018-03-19 19:16:25','2018-03-19 19:16:25','',480,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/480-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7111,1,'2018-03-19 19:17:40','2018-03-19 19:17:40','Ha yeah we could all use Space, what did you think I was giving it away? lol...actually I am...the acronymn created by professional organizer, Julie Morgenstern S.P.A.C.E. Stands for Sort, Purge, Assign, Containerize and Equalize. Below are the steps in each:\r\n\r\n1. <strong>Sort</strong> things and group similar items: also known as batching\r\n2. <strong>Purge</strong> unessentials\r\n3. <strong>Assign</strong> a place for everything\r\n4. <strong>Containerize</strong> by using time maps to define the parameters of each meaningful activity or actual containers\r\n5. <strong>Equalize</strong>: periodically reassess the effectiveness of your system\r\n\r\nSo the following photos show me using the S.P.A.C.E method on an area of my room (don\'t judge) in just 15 minutes! No lie, 15 minutes. I was able to sort everything into four distinct piles of like items. At the time of this posting all of the piles except one has been completed and the table has been moved over against the wall. I\'m so happy and excited with the major difference...that only took me 15 minutes! To complete in totality it probably took me about an hour.\r\n\r\n[slideshow]\r\n\r\nTune in next week to see the decluttered closet reveal!','Could You Use S.P.A.C.E?','','inherit','closed','closed','','441-revision-v1','','','2018-03-19 19:17:40','2018-03-19 19:17:40','',441,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/441-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7115,1,'2018-03-19 20:47:43','2018-03-19 20:47:43','Now that you have started all of this decluttering and organizing, I hope that you have identified \"tons\" of stuff that you don\'t need...well, if you are anything like me, you don\'t want to just throw away non-trash items, because I\'m always thinking about paying it forward (who could use this stuff). Well, I have a couple of ideas for you to consider:\n<h1>Identify Similar Sized Friends (clothing)</h1>\nIdentify a couple of friends who are similar in size as you (both larger and smaller). These individuals can benefit from any clothes you have that are too large or too small. It helps keep them from having to go and purchase stuff, especially if they are on a journey just like you. Now this can be a delicate situation for some in that they don\'t want to offend. Just offer from your heart and your true friends won\'t mind you offering.  Just don\'t have any expectations of them taking it.  Remember you don\'t want anyone to take something they don\'t need.\n<h1>Adopt a few Non-Profit Organizations</h1>\nAdopt a couple of non-profit organizations and obtain their wish list. Most have them posted online or you can call and obtain the information and instructions for drop off.\n<h1>Locate your Local Recycle Center</h1>\nMost residential areas now have these and they have specific rules over what they will and won\'t take.  Familiarize yourself with their rules and schedules.\n\nI would start there and as you get your process down, your list will get more and more defined. Remember you are working in zones so you will have stuff that should leave your space at various stages of the game. My suggestion is not to wait until all spaces are decluttered to remove unnecessary items from your space, but to do it one zone at a time. This keeps you from getting the urge to sneak it back in.\n<h1>My Personal Donation List</h1>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Friends are big benefactors of stuff I really treasure and for which I want to find a good home.</li>\n 	<li>Co-workers are a great resource. We have what is know as classified ads, so if there is something strange (sewing filler) that I think someone may want I post it. We can give away or sell items. It\'s like a little online yard sale. Many times they can direct me to a group who could use the item(s) too.</li>\n 	<li>Nashville Rescue Mission: I spend a lot of my time volunteering here so I have a special connection and know the things they need. They also have a wishlist posted on their website that keeps me in tune with items they need. I give them clothing items mostly.</li>\n 	<li>Goodwill: I drop off a lot of items there because they are everywhere and have made it extremely convenient to drop off items with their drive through centers. I usually give them more household items.</li>\n 	<li>McKays Book Store: this is a used bookstore that takes videos, books, games, CDs and DVDs. They review them and offer you a price for the items. You can decide to get either cash or store credit...or you can just take your stuff. Sometimes your items aren\'t worth anything, but they have a free bin available too. Just don\'t take it back home!  You could also consider your local library.</li>\n 	<li>Grocery Stores: many recycle plastic bags you obtain from stores. I had an overabundance at one time and took them, but most of the time if I have any I use them as trash can liners. I don\'t get many anymore now that I take my own cloth bags. And many stores give you a discount for doing so.</li>\n 	<li>Overseas Bases: groups take expired coupons because soldiers can use for up to 6 mths after the expiration date. I just started this and I\'m still hunting for a group from Ft. Campbell to connect with overseas.</li>\n 	<li>Old cell phones/chargers etc: domestic violence shelters. Or the little plastic bags provided many times with your new purchase.</li>\n 	<li>Old computers: technical schools or recycle days offered by various agencies during the summer and spring (make sure to remove your hard drive and properly destroy it to protect your information).</li>\n 	<li>Local recycling centers: many cities now have recycled centers that you can go to and take care of everything at once. Goodwill/salvation army, trash, metal, plastic, cans, etc.</li>\n</ul>\nYou can see a full list of suggestions for decluttering, organizing and business needs by visiting our <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/resources/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resource library</a>.','Decluttering: Now What Do You Do With All That Stuff?','','inherit','closed','closed','','452-autosave-v1','','','2018-03-19 20:47:43','2018-03-19 20:47:43','',452,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/452-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7116,1,'2018-03-19 20:48:48','2018-03-19 20:48:48','Now that you have started all of this decluttering and organizing, I hope that you have identified \"tons\" of stuff that you don\'t need...well, if you are anything like me, you don\'t want to just throw away non-trash items, because I\'m always thinking about paying it forward (who could use this stuff). Well, I have a couple of ideas for you to consider:\r\n<h1>Identify Similar Sized Friends (clothing)</h1>\r\nIdentify a couple of friends who are similar in size as you (both larger and smaller). These individuals can benefit from any clothes you have that are too large or too small. It helps keep them from having to go and purchase stuff, especially if they are on a journey just like you. Now this can be a delicate situation for some in that they don\'t want to offend. Just offer from your heart and your true friends won\'t mind you offering.  Just don\'t have any expectations of them taking it.  Remember you don\'t want anyone to take something they don\'t need.\r\n<h1>Adopt a few Non-Profit Organizations</h1>\r\nAdopt a couple of non-profit organizations and obtain their wish list. Most have them posted online or you can call and obtain the information and instructions for drop off.\r\n<h1>Locate your Local Recycle Center</h1>\r\nMost residential areas now have these and they have specific rules over what they will and won\'t take.  Familiarize yourself with their rules and schedules.\r\n\r\nI would start there and as you get your process down, your list will get more and more defined. Remember you are working in zones so you will have stuff that should leave your space at various stages of the game. My suggestion is not to wait until all spaces are decluttered to remove unnecessary items from your space, but to do it one zone at a time. This keeps you from getting the urge to sneak it back in.\r\n<h1>My Personal Donation List</h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Friends are big benefactors of stuff I really treasure and for which I want to find a good home.</li>\r\n 	<li>Co-workers are a great resource. We have what is know as classified ads, so if there is something strange (sewing filler) that I think someone may want I post it. We can give away or sell items. It\'s like a little online yard sale. Many times they can direct me to a group who could use the item(s) too.</li>\r\n 	<li>Nashville Rescue Mission: I spend a lot of my time volunteering here so I have a special connection and know the things they need. They also have a wishlist posted on their website that keeps me in tune with items they need. I give them clothing items mostly.</li>\r\n 	<li>Goodwill: I drop off a lot of items there because they are everywhere and have made it extremely convenient to drop off items with their drive through centers. I usually give them more household items.</li>\r\n 	<li>McKays Book Store: this is a used bookstore that takes videos, books, games, CDs and DVDs. They review them and offer you a price for the items. You can decide to get either cash or store credit...or you can just take your stuff. Sometimes your items aren\'t worth anything, but they have a free bin available too. Just don\'t take it back home!  You could also consider your local library.</li>\r\n 	<li>Grocery Stores: many recycle plastic bags you obtain from stores. I had an overabundance at one time and took them, but most of the time if I have any I use them as trash can liners. I don\'t get many anymore now that I take my own cloth bags. And many stores give you a discount for doing so.</li>\r\n 	<li>Overseas Bases: groups take expired coupons because soldiers can use for up to 6 mths after the expiration date. I just started this and I\'m still hunting for a group from Ft. Campbell to connect with overseas.</li>\r\n 	<li>Old cell phones/chargers etc: domestic violence shelters. Or the little plastic bags provided many times with your new purchase.</li>\r\n 	<li>Old computers: technical schools or recycle days offered by various agencies during the summer and spring (make sure to remove your hard drive and properly destroy it to protect your information).</li>\r\n 	<li>Local recycling centers: many cities now have recycled centers that you can go to and take care of everything at once. Goodwill/salvation army, trash, metal, plastic, cans, etc.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nYou can see a full list of suggestions for decluttering, organizing and business needs by visiting our <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/resources/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resource library</a>.','Decluttering: Now What Do You Do With All That Stuff?','','inherit','closed','closed','','452-revision-v1','','','2018-03-19 20:48:48','2018-03-19 20:48:48','',452,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/452-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7121,1,'2018-03-19 21:24:09','2018-03-19 21:24:09','Recently, a dear friend of mine experienced a heart-breaking and scary event in her life that found her in a place she never expected to be. Her daughter had been in a serious accident that required her to be life-flighted to a trauma center. Obviously, this is a scary situation and in dealing with everything that comes with that it lead me to think about how we plan our lives, how we handle tragedy and what we can do during unplanned moments.\n\nSo, let me begin with a funny but important lesson I learned. I have known for years that my dear friend is the ultimate planner. She is always the person with the tissue when you are crying, the water when you are thirsty, the needle when your hem comes undone or the aspirin when your head hurts...she\'s just that type of person. Well, we joked about the fact that even in the unplanned event of a car accident, she was still unknowingly prepared!\n\nSee she had a bag under her desk at work that (without giving away all the contents) basically was able to serve as an overnight bag for her on the night she had to stay in the hospital with her daughter. She had a mouth cleansing kit, deodorant, eye solution, tennis shoes, etc. Now understand the bag was originally intended for workouts and as backup clothes when she had to work late or when we went to feed the homeless at the mission. (Note, she later revealed to me that she also had a workout bag in her car...hummm)...\n\nUltimately, as I sat there watching her go through the items in the bag that we had brought to her, I realized...man we all could do a little pre-planning for the possible emergency event. When women are pregnant they pack a birthing bag in preparation for their new arrival...why wouldn\'t you do the same for a possible emergency (Be that tragic or otherwise). Think about some events that could possibly happen and what you think you would need. Traveling and car breaks down, at work and have to stay to address issue overnight, overnight hospital stay, a friend needs you urgently without notice, etc. With the plethora of travel size items, I would recommend you start building your various emergency bags. I would suggest there be one kept in your car, at home and at work. Below are a couple of items I would suggest you put in this bag:\n<h1>Emergency Bag List</h1>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Mouth cleansing items: toothbrush and toothpaste</li>\n 	<li>Change of underwear</li>\n 	<li>Deodorant</li>\n 	<li>Contact Solution and case</li>\n 	<li>Old pair of glasses or Extra Contact Lenses (if you have to spare)</li>\n 	<li>Socks</li>\n 	<li>Tennis Shoes (may not be able to keep three spare pair but keep an inexpensive pair of comfortable shoes in your trunk)</li>\n 	<li>Pants/Shirt - would suggest comfortable clothes, like gym pants and t-shirt</li>\n 	<li>Sweater/sweatshirt</li>\n 	<li>Chapstick</li>\n 	<li>Hair items to pull hair up or out of the way (comb, brush, scrunchie, hair tie/band, bandana, etc.)</li>\n</ul>\nWhat other items can you think to add? I personally think the contents of the bag will depend on the location of the bag. The bag at home, will have more toiletries in it than anything because you have all the possible items you need right there. What you could do is make a list and put it in the bag of other items that should be grabbed and where they are located so anyone coming to get the bag will know how to fill it with the remaining contents.\n\nThe bag in the car should assume you either have to stay somewhere overnight without planning or you are stranded in a broken down car, etc. So you may add to this bag a bottle of water, flashlight, disposable camera, blanket (specifically for winter), jumper cables, white rag (to serve as a help me flag), sharpie marker (if you have to write something that is seen), emergency overnight items.\n\nThe bag at work would contain items that assume an unexpected overnight stay. Instead of shoes maybe you just add those socks that keep you from slipping with the rubber stuff on the bottom.\n\nThe key is to think ahead...oh and make sure you let some key people know where the items are...Your spouse, parents, children, co-worker, boss...\n\nSpecial note of consideration: You will periodically have to swap some items out due to expiration dates. Just put them in your day to day rotation and replace with another item. I\'d rather spend a couple of extra dollars than to be in need of something and not have it there.','Creating your Emergency Preparedness Bag','','inherit','closed','closed','','556-autosave-v1','','','2018-03-19 21:24:09','2018-03-19 21:24:09','',556,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/556-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7122,1,'2018-03-19 21:23:03','2018-03-19 21:23:03','Recently, a dear friend of mine experienced a heart-breaking and scary event in her life that found her in a place she never expected to be. Her daughter had been in a serious accident that required her to be life-flighted to a trauma center. Obviously, this is a scary situation and in dealing with everything that comes with that it lead me to think about how we plan our lives, how we handle tragedy and what we can do during unplanned moments.\r\n\r\nSo, let me begin with a funny but important lesson I learned. I have known for years that my dear friend is the ultimate planner. She is always the person with the tissue when you are crying, the water when you are thirsty, the needle when your hem comes undone or the aspirin when your head hurts...she\'s just that type of person. Well, we joked about the fact that even in the unplanned event of a car accident, she was still unknowingly prepared!\r\n\r\nSee she had a bag under her desk at work that (without giving away all the contents) basically was able to serve as an overnight bag for her on the night she had to stay in the hospital with her daughter. She had a mouth cleansing kit, deodorant, eye solution, tennis shoes, etc. Now understand the bag was originally intended for workouts and as backup clothes when she had to work late or when we went to feed the homeless at the mission. (Note, she later revealed to me that she also had a workout bag in her car...hummm)...\r\n\r\nUltimately, as I sat there watching her go through the items in the bag that we had brought to her, I realized...man we all could do a little pre-planning for the possible emergency event. When women are pregnant they pack a birthing bag in preparation for their new arrival...why wouldn\'t you do the same for a possible emergency (Be that tragic or otherwise). Think about some events that could possibly happen and what you think you would need. Traveling and car breaks down, at work and have to stay to address issue overnight, overnight hospital stay, a friend needs you urgently without notice, etc. With the plethora of travel size items, I would recommend you start building your various emergency bags. I would suggest there be one kept in your car, at home and at work. Below are a couple of items I would suggest you put in this bag:\r\n<h1>Emergency Bag List</h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Mouth cleansing items: toothbrush and toothpaste</li>\r\n 	<li>Change of underwear</li>\r\n 	<li>Deodorant</li>\r\n 	<li>Contact Solution and case</li>\r\n 	<li>Old pair of glasses or Extra Contact Lenses (if you have to spare)</li>\r\n 	<li>Socks</li>\r\n 	<li>Tennis Shoes (may not be able to keep three spare pair but keep an inexpensive pair of comfortable shoes in your trunk)</li>\r\n 	<li>Pants/Shirt - would suggest comfortable clothes, like gym pants and t-shirt</li>\r\n 	<li>Sweater/sweatshirt</li>\r\n 	<li>Chapstick</li>\r\n 	<li>Hair items to pull hair up or out of the way (comb, brush, scrunchie, hair tie/band, bandana, etc.)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhat other items can you think to add? I personally think the contents of the bag will depend on the location of the bag. The bag at home, will have more toiletries in it than anything because you have all the possible items you need right there. What you could do is make a list and put it in the bag of other items that should be grabbed and where they are located so anyone coming to get the bag will know how to fill it with the remaining contents.\r\n\r\nThe bag in the car should assume you either have to stay somewhere overnight without planning or you are stranded in a broken down car, etc. So you may add to this bag a bottle of water, flashlight, disposable camera, blanket (specifically for winter), jumper cables, white rag (to serve as a help me flag), sharpie marker (if you have to write something that is seen), emergency overnight items.\r\n\r\nThe bag at work would contain items that assume an unexpected overnight stay. Instead of shoes maybe you just add those socks that keep you from slipping with the rubber stuff on the bottom.\r\n\r\nThe key is to think ahead...oh and make sure you let some key people know where the items are...Your spouse, parents, children, co-worker, boss...\r\n\r\nSpecial note of consideration: You will periodically have to swap some items out due to expiration dates. Just put them in your day to day rotation and replace with another item. I\'d rather spend a couple of extra dollars than to be in need of something and not have it there.','L.E.P Series: Preparing for the Unknown','','inherit','closed','closed','','556-revision-v1','','','2018-03-19 21:23:03','2018-03-19 21:23:03','',556,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/556-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7123,1,'2018-03-19 21:30:51','2018-03-19 21:30:51','Recently, a dear friend of mine experienced a heart-breaking and scary event in her life that found her in a place she never expected to be. Her daughter had been in a serious accident that required her to be life-flighted to a trauma center. Obviously, this is a scary situation and in dealing with everything that comes with that it lead me to think about how we plan our lives, how we handle tragedy and what we can do during unplanned moments.\r\n\r\nSo, let me begin with a funny but important lesson I learned. I have known for years that my dear friend is the ultimate planner. She is always the person with the tissue when you are crying, the water when you are thirsty, the needle when your hem comes undone or the aspirin when your head hurts...she\'s just that type of person. Well, we joked about the fact that even in the unplanned event of a car accident, she was still unknowingly prepared!\r\n\r\nSee she had a bag under her desk at work that (without giving away all the contents) basically was able to serve as an overnight bag for her on the night she had to stay in the hospital with her daughter. She had a mouth cleansing kit, deodorant, eye solution, tennis shoes, etc. Now understand the bag was originally intended for workouts and as backup clothes when she had to work late or when we went to feed the homeless at the mission. (Note, she later revealed to me that she also had a workout bag in her car...hummm)...\r\n\r\nUltimately, as I sat there watching her go through the items in the bag that we had brought to her, I realized...man we all could do a little pre-planning for the possible emergency event. When women are pregnant they pack a birthing bag in preparation for their new arrival...why wouldn\'t you do the same for a possible emergency (Be that tragic or otherwise). Think about some events that could possibly happen and what you think you would need. Traveling and car breaks down, at work and have to stay to address issue overnight, overnight hospital stay, a friend needs you urgently without notice, etc. With the plethora of travel size items, I would recommend you start building your various emergency bags. I would suggest there be one kept in your car, at home and at work. Below are a couple of items I would suggest you put in this bag:\r\n<h1>Emergency Bag List</h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Mouth cleansing items: toothbrush and toothpaste</li>\r\n 	<li>Change of underwear</li>\r\n 	<li>Deodorant</li>\r\n 	<li>Contact Solution and case</li>\r\n 	<li>Old pair of glasses or Extra Contact Lenses (if you have to spare)</li>\r\n 	<li>Socks</li>\r\n 	<li>Tennis Shoes (may not be able to keep three spare pair but keep an inexpensive pair of comfortable shoes in your trunk)</li>\r\n 	<li>Pants/Shirt - would suggest comfortable clothes, like gym pants and t-shirt</li>\r\n 	<li>Sweater/sweatshirt</li>\r\n 	<li>Chapstick</li>\r\n 	<li>Hair items to pull hair up or out of the way (comb, brush, scrunchie, hair tie/band, bandana, etc.)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhat other items can you think to add? I personally think the contents of the bag will depend on the location of the bag. The bag at home, will have more toiletries in it than anything because you have all the possible items you need right there. What you could do is make a list and put it in the bag of other items that should be grabbed and where they are located so anyone coming to get the bag will know how to fill it with the remaining contents.\r\n\r\nThe bag in the car should assume you either have to stay somewhere overnight without planning or you are stranded in a broken down car, etc. So you may add to this bag a bottle of water, flashlight, disposable camera, blanket (specifically for winter), jumper cables, white rag (to serve as a help me flag), sharpie marker (if you have to write something that is seen), emergency overnight items.\r\n\r\nThe bag at work would contain items that assume an unexpected overnight stay. Instead of shoes maybe you just add those socks that keep you from slipping with the rubber stuff on the bottom.\r\n\r\nThe key is to think ahead...oh and make sure you let some key people know where the items are...Your spouse, parents, children, co-worker, boss...\r\n\r\nSpecial note of consideration: You will periodically have to swap some items out due to expiration dates. Just put them in your day to day rotation and replace with another item. I\'d rather spend a couple of extra dollars than to be in need of something and not have it there.','Creating your Emergency Preparedness Bag','','inherit','closed','closed','','556-revision-v1','','','2018-03-19 21:30:51','2018-03-19 21:30:51','',556,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/556-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(7124,1,'2018-03-21 21:46:21','2018-03-21 21:46:21','In 2013, when I began the process of packing up our then 1355 sq ft condo, my goal was to make sure that my husband and family would know where I wanted things to go and what was in which box, in case I was not able to be there.  You see, I would be 7 months pregnant by the time we listed our house on the market. I knew there was a possibility that I wouldn\'t be able to help with the move and if I was there that I wouldn\'t be able to move around as quickly as I wanted carrying the extra load that was my daughter.  I also knew that I couldn\'t be everywhere at one time (at the condo, at the new house and at the storage shelter all at the same time). So knowing the goal, I set out to find a way to organize the move so anyone could jump in and help. Enter the creation of my Move Binder.\r\n<h1>Purpose of the Move Binder</h1>\r\nAs I mentioned earlier, the reason I created the move binder was to provide instructions and guidance to anyone filling in for me if I wasn\'t available.  I recommend everyone create a move binder, whether they are available or not as a way to have everything they need in one place.  It enables you to quickly and efficiently manage the in\'s and out\'s of the move.  As you could see in my <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/thborganize-14-tips-when-organizing-and-planning-a-move/\">14 Tips When Organizing and Planning a Move</a> post, there are a lot of things you need to do and keep track of when you are moving.  A move binder just enables you to track things a little easier.  Consider it your move book of knowledge that you refer to for all things move related.\r\n<h1>How I Started My Move Binder</h1>\r\nIt was just what I needed! I had an old binder lying around and was able to begin the process. I based my room categories on what I had in my house that we were looking for in our new home. You see we hadn\'t yet bought the home...at the time the binder was created we were just decluttering and packing up extra stuff to prep to put the house on the market. I had to use my wanted rooms instead of my actual rooms. The categories I had were:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Master Bedroom</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Master Bathroom</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Guest Bathroom</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Guest Room</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Baby\'s Room</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Office</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Kitchen</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Dining Room</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Decor/Misc.</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Living Room</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h1>Color-Coding Your Rooms in Your Move Binder</h1>\r\nThe next step was to color-code my rooms, so I could easily identify what boxes/items went in which space.  I used the small circular dots you get from office supply stores.  Luckily, I had found a package of prime color dots during one of my decluttering moments in my office and since that wasn\'t enough of a color variety (based on my room list) I went and picked up some pastel colors as well. I Then assigned each room a color.  I don\'t remember all of the color assignments, but I do remember the Kitchen was red and my daughters room was pink.\r\n<h1>Developing Your Move Inventory Sheets</h1>\r\nYour move inventory sheets are a running list of all your boxes per room and a high level and secondary level of what is in them.  You don\'t have to write anything for the secondary level, but I found that some high level categories needed more than one box (i.e., books).  If I was looking for a specific author or book type, I could refer to the secondary level in the inventory.  I could identify the room color and the box number based on the contents.  You will find that the high level description was helpful when looking at items when you didn\'t have the inventory sheet handy, but the inventory sheet was helpful when you were looking for that one specific item.\r\n\r\nThe sheet also was helpful in determining how many boxes you had for one particular room.  This would allow you to take a count to ensure all boxes were loaded and all boxes were removed.\r\n<h1>The Kitchen Map</h1>\r\n<ul>The kitchen map is something I absolutely fell in love with.  You can\'t always do this step, but if you can it will be so very helpful for you or anyone else who is helping you unpack.</ul>\r\n<ul>To create this map you have to have photos of the kitchen.  You can take these yourself during a walk through or you can create them from the online photos of the house.  You want to number all of the cabinets and drawers.  I actually created my map electronically by importing the photo into powerpoint and overlaying the numbers on each drawer/cabinet (you can also do this in word or another app or by hand).  In the notes section or on another sheet of paper, I listed the number and beside it what would be going in it.  For example, Drawer 1: Everyday Silverware; Drawer 2: Dish Towels; Drawer 3: Tupperware, etc.</ul>\r\n<ul>This process is not only fun, but it allows you to dream a little and plan ahead too.  You could also use your inventory to help you ensure you have identified a place for everything.  When you get in the space you may change your mind, but having an idea of how it should go and having a plan so someone else can pitch in and help is beyond amazing!  Needless to say my kitchen was the easiest space to unpack and organize.</ul>\r\n<h1>Room Floor Plan Maps</h1>\r\nRoom <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/organize-move-floor-plan-map/\">floor plans maps</a> are similar to your kitchen map, except most rooms are empty.  Instead of numbering the drawers and cabinets you draw the walls of the room and then draw the pieces of furniture where you want them to go.  The floor plans should also have a corresponding colored dot to that of the boxes that go into them.  This way the movers aren\'t calling you asking you were or how the furniture should go...or worse yet they won\'t just sit the furniture haphazardly in the room. By having things clearly drawn out, at the end of move day most of your heavy furniture is where it belongs and boxes are stacked in the proper rooms out of the way.  Click here to<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/organize-move-floor-plan-map/\"> learn more about creating and using the floor plan maps</a> .\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 30px; font-weight: bold;\">The Pros of Using a Move Binder</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Would I do this again? Heck yeah!!!! This system allowed me to know that I had X number of boxes for the living room. X number for the kitchen etc. I also knew at a glance which box number to look for if we were hunting for something specific. the storage facility not only looked heavenly, but made it easy to locate things if we needed them. My mother even commented on how great it looked and how we were able to use every single inch. When we did finally get to the house and were beginning to unpack, the system was great because we knew to look for all the red dots when we were washing and putting up all the dishes. When I got ready to do the baby\'s room I knew to look for all the pink dots. It made those processes a lot easier.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h1><strong>The Possible Cons of Using a Move Binder</strong></h1>\r\nIn our case the bad was the craziness of our move (not the normal situation) so we had to just go for what we knew vs the organized way I imagined/planned the move to be.  Our house closing was delayed, but in our situation we closed on our condo on the same day so we had to be out of the house.  We ended up having to move our house items before the storage unit items and all of the last minute items that remained in our condo unpacked.  As with any space that hasn\'t been completely packed, the contents seemed to multiply, so there was no time to label and properly inventory those items and needless to say some items were lost because In a rush I don\'t know how they were removed from the house...my gut says they accidentally got mixed up with our last Goodwill run.\r\n<h1><strong>The Lessons Learned</strong></h1>\r\nDue to the closing debacle, it was unfortunate that we had to move our items into the garage of the house vs into the house itself.  This caused stuff to just be stacked on top of one another in a limited amount of space. When we were finally able to move into the houes, it did help because we just grabbed the stuff closest to the door and put it where it belonged based on the color coded tags. We were able to quickly assess where things went if it had a label on the box, but those random last minute things were all over the place. In a perfect world you can move from one place to another all at once or in a slow controlled fashion.  I would also highly recommend that you have EVERYTHING packed.  If that isn\'t possible, plan to move those unpacked things last or have them all grouped together.  A multiple and gradual move over two or more days is ideal, but not always possible, so you should plan a large enough work force so you can take all the items to the rooms where they belong instead of putting them in a staging area (unless that\'s what you want). You could also put up your room labels with colors on them, which would be helpful for those who don\'t know which rooms are what or if you aren\'t there to help unload. The first load that we unloaded, I was there to supervise and the guys began stacking the items by room/color in the garage, but as time slipped away, I was needed elsewhere and the garage got too full.  The guys abandoned the color coding idea and they started piling it in...however it would fit.  In the flurry of activity, I also forgot to check off boxes as we loaded and unpacked them, so in hindsight it would be better to assign that task to someone else, maybe someone who isn\'t in high demand.\r\n\r\nThe good thing about the move binder is that even though we had a few hiccups during move day it still came in very handy.  I was able to keep up with all the important dates, contracts, vendors, etc.  I was able to use the inventory as we unpacked the boxes.  The color coding was absolutely fabulous and helpful and the room diagrams were super helpful too.  Also, you can use this binder method even if you didn\'t have the amount of time we did to move it to storage first. It actually may work better for you since all the boxes would be in one place in your home and therefore would already be all together based on room.  In that case, I would definitely encourage you to have everything packed and ready to go the night before move day.\r\n<ul>The Bottom Line - The move binder is a win win pin and a definite keeper. Here are a few other posts that may help you with your move:</ul>\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/thborganize-14-tips-when-organizing-and-planning-a-move/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14 Tips When Organizing and Planning a Move</a>','Increase Your Chances of a Successful Move with a Move Binder','','inherit','closed','closed','','3376-revision-v1','','','2018-03-21 21:46:21','2018-03-21 21:46:21','',3376,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3376-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),