(3719,560,'2015-08-14 18:30:26','2015-08-14 18:30:26','<img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3723\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/wooden-box-349703_1280.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"wooden-box-349703_1280\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />Facing the clutter of your space is never a fun thing to think about but we all have it.  Ask yourself, do you have an attic, basement, or outside storage facility where you currently store things?  If so, when was the last time you accessed the items in it?  When was the last time you actually went to those spaces and inventoried what was on and in the boxes, bags, and shelves?\r\n\r\nI know it’s a hard thing to think about, but the reality is we often take items we don\'t need and store them.  Ultimately forgetting they even exist because out of sight, out of mind is definitely a true statement.  I encourage you to make a promise and a plan to go through your storage space and really access everything that\'s in it.\r\n\r\nAsk yourself these key questions:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>When was the last time I used this item?</li>\r\n 	<li>Do I like this item?</li>\r\n 	<li>Does it meet the lifestyle I have today?</li>\r\n 	<li>Am I storing this for me or someone else?</li>\r\n 	<li>Why am I storing this?</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThese questions will help you identify items you are keeping unnecessarily.\r\n\r\nFor those of you who have lived in your home for a long period of time, you will discover things that were from a different lifetime.  For example, are you storing baby items and you have no plans of having another child?  If so, why are you keeping them?  Are the items for someone else? If so, give them to the other person or better yet, ask them if they even want it.\r\n\r\nAs we discussed in a few of our earlier posts, many times people don\'t want the stuff we think they do.  What about the drawings and items from your child’s school days?  You know, the child that is now a man with his own family.  Yes, it’s time to let those drawings from 5<sup>th</sup> grade go.  Better yet, you can scan them into a book and make a coffee table book out of his/her art.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/why-create-photobook/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[See our photobook post here]</a>  <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/why-create-photobook/\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6196 size-full\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Creating-Photobooks.png\" alt=\"Creating Your Photobooks | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"768\" height=\"480\" /></a></p>\r\nThat to me is a much better way to honor their childhood art than in a box in your storage area.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3725\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/clutter-360058_1280.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"clutter-360058_1280\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\r\n\r\nI don\'t mean to give you a hard time, but I find it is better to rip the band-aid off than to try to gently take it off...that takes longer and ultimately causes more pain in the end.  So, today commit to tackling your storage area.  I guarantee you will thank me in the end.\r\n<h1>Navigating the Storage Facility</h1>\r\nNow, for those of you who are storing items in storage facilities that you have to pay for, I encourage you to set a goal of getting to the smallest storage space possible and/or eliminating it altogether.  This will take a little work but you can do it.  In many cases, you are storing items that you don’t need or want, or you are holding onto a dream you had years ago.\r\n\r\nIf you have a snow shovel and live in Florida, I think you can probably let that item go.  It no longer meets your environment or lifestyle.  It’s ok, sale or donate it.\r\n\r\nThe key is that often the storage spaces are the easiest to declutter because you have already detached yourself from the items.  It makes it a little easier than with items in the living space of your home.  Start with just one box and begin to really review what is in it.  I promise you it won’t be as hard as you think it is.\r\n\r\nFor the items that you end up keeping, make sure to inventory them and clearly label your box.  Also, write the date of the box and commit to reviewing the items again in 6 months to a year.  This will allow you to regularly review the items to see if they should be kept.\r\n\r\nCheck out my <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/resources/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resource library</a> for further assistance in getting rid of the clutter.','How to Face the Clutter','','publish','open','open','','facing-the-clutter','','','2019-07-27 05:17:33','2019-07-27 05:17:33','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/?p=3719',0,'post','',0),(3723,1,'2015-08-14 17:55:49','2015-08-14 22:55:49','','wooden-box-349703_1280','','inherit','open','open','','wooden-box-349703_1280','','','2015-08-14 17:55:49','2015-08-14 22:55:49','',0,'http://ecbiz182.inmotionhosting.com/~thehap27/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wooden-box-349703_1280.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3725,1,'2015-08-14 18:02:08','2015-08-14 23:02:08','','clutter-360058_1280','','inherit','open','open','','clutter-360058_1280','','','2015-08-14 18:02:08','2015-08-14 23:02:08','',0,'http://ecbiz182.inmotionhosting.com/~thehap27/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/clutter-360058_1280.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3729,560,'2018-02-11 07:00:44','2018-02-11 07:00:44','.\r\n\r\nWhen you enter your closet do you hear yourself saying, \"I have nothing to wear!\", yet you have a closet full of clothes? This is a problem that many people experience. The truth is you can\'t see the things you have to wear, because of all the clutter in your closet, which I like to call noise.  Today, let\'s talk about organizing your closet and getting rid of the noise...setting it free so you can hear (see) the clothes you were meant to wear.\r\n\r\nAs many of you know I had a <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/how-to-get-rid-of-excess-weight/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clothing dilemma</a> due to my weight gain...although I regularly went through my closet I realized I had a lot of excess noise in it.  I had removed most of the too little clothes and put them in bins in our attic, but I still had a number of items in my closet that I skipped over on a daily basis.   It was time for me to face<img class=\"wp-image-3739 alignleft\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/dresses-53319_1280.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"dresses-53319_1280\" width=\"229\" height=\"185\" />\r\n\r\nthe reality in my life that I had gained my weight back and although I had a few pieces left from my larger days, many were old and faded, some I just didn\'t like, but to keep from purchasing something I forced myself to keep the items. Truth is they just frustrated and complicated my mornings and still remained in my closet unworn (well, more like on the floor or in the side chair). One day I had had enough and decided to tackle my closet once and for all! I was determined to set these clothes and myself free.\r\n<h2>Organizing Starts with Decluttering</h2>\r\nWe all want to look nice in our clothes. We want to look sexy and to feel good and the truth is many of the items in my closet did just the opposite of that. I decided to just release those items...one by one. I let my gut and heart guide me, literally and figuratively. I entered my closet and grabbed anything I didn\'t like.  I grabbed items I regularly skipped over and items I put on and immediately took off...not because I didn\'t like it, but because it didn\'t fit properly.  I know you are thinking...but if I do that I wouldn\'t have anything to wear...I will have to wear the same thing every day!  Well, let me dispel this falsity right now...\r\n\r\n1. You weren\'t wearing it, to begin with, so let it go;\r\n\r\n2.  Many people wear the same clothes all the time.  Observe the people around you and you will see that people just alternate and match things in new ways..  Even if they don\'t so what...DO YOU;\r\n\r\n3.  Getting rid of the noise will help you determine what you really need.\r\n\r\nI decided to live in my now instead of what is to be...yes I\'m working on losing weight, but until then I\'ve decided to embrace the body I have and dress it impeccably.  Since organizing my closet, you know what I have experienced???\r\n<h2>How Clearing the Noise Helped Me</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Getting dressed is now easy and fun;</li>\r\n 	<li>I\'ve discovered new combinations of clothing I\'ve never paired together before;</li>\r\n 	<li>People are regularly commenting on how good I look or how nice my outfit is;</li>\r\n 	<li>Many think I have new clothes when they are the same items I\'ve worn for years, just in a bad combination.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3176\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3176 size-medium\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5835-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5835\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> My closet before my purge.[/caption]\r\n\r\nI encourage you to take a step out on faith and try it...organize your closet today and I promise you, you will feel free! Trust me, you will thank me later. Visually my closet wasn\'t cluttered, in fact, it was very organized...a bunch of organized noise.\r\n\r\nGo ahead and tackle your closet today!  I\'d love to see your results so feel free to <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/groups/changeacademy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">join my Facebook Group</a> to share with the rest of the THB Family so we can cheer you on!  You might also enjoy some of our other post <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/new-closet-system/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creating a New Closet System</a>','How to Organize your Closet and Get Rid of the Noise','','publish','open','open','','organize-your-closet','','','2019-07-27 05:16:01','2019-07-27 05:16:01','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/?p=3729',0,'post','',0),(3739,1,'2015-08-21 11:22:43','2015-08-21 16:22:43','','dresses-53319_1280','','inherit','open','closed','','dresses-53319_1280','','','2015-08-21 11:22:43','2015-08-21 16:22:43','',0,'http://ecbiz182.inmotionhosting.com/~thehap27/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dresses-53319_1280.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3742,1,'2015-08-22 14:27:32','2015-08-22 19:27:32','<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Below you will find our playlist of organizing videos.  We hope you find them helpful in your decluttering and organizing journey.</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLIzmZtvVi33v4jE48JdCAvbel2qwKiGSD\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></p>','Professional Organizing Videos','','publish','closed','closed','','professional-organizing-videos','','','2018-03-15 18:54:23','2018-03-15 18:54:23','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/?page_id=3742',0,'page','',0),(3752,560,'2015-09-11 08:00:00','2015-09-11 08:00:00','\"Only touch things one time\"...I\'m sure you have heard this saying several times.  Every time I hear it, I shake my head because it isn\'t realistic in my house and I feel at times it can be really inefficient. Take for example when I am in the kitchen cleaning or organizing.  I am focused on the room I\'m in, not on taking items upstairs. I believe in organizing with containers and I\'m going to explain just how I do it.<!--more-->\r\n<h2>Use Containers to Batch Items</h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-5579 size-medium\" title=\"Organizing with Containers | The Happiness Bucket\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Container-Organizing-200x300.png\" alt=\"Organizing with Containers | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /> I typically coral items in a container and keep it moving.  I do this with too little clothes in my daughter\'s room too.  For anyone with a young child, you know you can blink and the same pair of shorts she/he had on the week before are now too snug to even pull up.  In our house, they are quickly and efficiently tossed into the \"too little\" bin until we have a full container and can <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/batching/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">address the clothes in batches</a>. I\'m all about efficiency and there is something about only touching something once that just irritates my being lol.  So, one way I like to \"Batch\" items throughout my home is by using containers (baskets mostly), to help corral items that belong together or in another room.  This helps cut down on the disorganized and cluttered piles that can appear seemingly out of nowhere.  I have a few in my home, but the one I use more than any other is my upstairs/downstairs basket.\r\n<h2>Efficiency of an Upstairs/Downstairs Container</h2>\r\nWe only have one container for organizing that lives downstairs, but I have known people to have one at the top and bottom of their stairs. This container serves multiple purposes (1) it keeps you from making multiple trips up and down the stairs (2) it makes the trip a little safer as you are carrying a container of items and not trying to balance individual items as you navigate the stairs (3) allows you to not waste a trip, by multi-tasking the trip you are already taking up the stairs.\r\n<h2>The Kitchen - Organizing with Containers</h2>\r\nNow those who have followed THB for a while you know I am <a href=\"http://development.thehappinessbucket.com/decontainerizing-how-to-discover-untapped-space-in-your-pantry/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pro-decontainerizing</a>, but many times, I am decontainerizing into a container.  Sounds counter intuitive doesn\'t it lol.  Well, <img class=\"alignright wp-image-5581 size-medium\" title=\"Pasta - Organizing with Containers | The Happiness Bucket\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pasta-300x300.png\" alt=\"Pasta - Organizing with Containers | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />remember, when you decontainerize you are removing the items from their original packaging to make more room.  A lot of prepackaged items are 1/4 - 1/3 filled with air.  I use containers to coral similar items like snacks and drink packets.  I also use acrylic containers to hold sugar, flour, pasta grains, coffee and more.  You will see that many of the containers you use, reduce the footprint in your pantry.\r\n\r\nI encourage you to think of ways you can use containers to batch your tasks throughout your home.','Organize by Corralling Items with Containers','','publish','open','open','','organizing-with-containers','','\nhttp://development.thehappinessbucket.com/batch-organizing/','2019-07-27 05:17:32','2019-07-27 05:17:32','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/?p=3752',0,'post','',0),(3754,560,'2015-09-04 09:00:49','2015-09-04 09:00:49','Batches of brownies or batches of cookies? well, I hate to break it to ya but I\'m referring to batching work lol...but we will get back to the cookies and brownies in a minute.  I know, go ahead and furrow your brow at the sneaky way I pulled you in, but my goal was to get you to start reading, because I want to explain how batching your work can be one of the most efficient uses of your time.<!--more-->\n\nOne person who uses batching extremely successfully is Marie Kondo.  In her book, the Magic of Tidying Up she encourages you to batch your items, so you literally take all of the shoes you own and tackle them at the same time.  There is something very rewarding in knowing you have set out to finish one thing and you accomplished that goal.  It is also easier to see what you do and don\'t need when all of the shoes are right there together.  I remember back in early 2008 when I did this with my shoes, I had an overabundance of black shoes.  It was very shocking and funny all at the same time.  It\'s hard to be in denial when the reality is staring you in the face.\n<h2>Batching Helps You Complete Work More Efficiently</h2>\nYou see, when you batch your work your focus is on doing that one thing...you get tunnel vision and tend to complete the job faster than if you were doing multiple things at one time.  This is one of the techniques we use when we help our Clients declutter their lives and spaces.  Take for example, when you are trying to declutter your closet.  Most clients find it easier to focus on their shirts or shoes vs focusing on their shirts, shoes, pants, belts, ties, etc., all at the same time. The reason is because dealing with all those things at one time is overwhelming and in many cases causes the person to quit and never return.  Having a short spirt of focus gives your mind a clear understanding of how long you need to be focused and then you know you will receive a reward/break.  Then you go for the next round.  Often times I find Clients accomplish more when we tackle things in this way than if I were to give them a long list of homework.  That is why I rarely do in-home consultation reports anymore, I more often set up 15 - 30 min coaching sessions to touch base and discuss next steps.  Consider it the agile version of organizing.\n<h2>Batching Helps You Focus</h2>\nBy batching the work, you have a focus...you can see a beginning and an end...and if it is a big job, you can set realistic goals.  If I have 10 boxes of random paperwork to go through, the best way to handle it is to batch the work and sort through all the paper first placing them into like piles.  The next step would be to tackle each pile as individual batches, sorting into category batches (shredding, filing, scanning, etc.).  You will find you have strategically and systematically broken that big job down in less time than it would take you to do all 10 boxes at one time.  Yes, you may have to touch the pieces of paper multiple times, but you are being much more efficient.  Your mind has a clear focus and isn\'t easily distracted.\n<h2>Batching Helps You Work in Time Blocks</h2>\nBy batching it also allows you to work in dedicated windows of time.  If you only have 15 - 30 minutes to work you can continue sorting your boxes until that job is done and you also know you are making progress as you empty each box.  You can batch just about any job you have, the key is understanding your bottom denominator.  What is the \"batch\" you are trying to get to - phone calls, emails, cleaning, packing, etc.  You know what you can accomplish in a short period of time and you pick the appropriate batch to coincide with that.  If you don\'t finish, it\'s ok because you have a clear goal and it is much easier to start and stop than if you were trying to do it all at once.\n\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6922\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cookies-28423_1920-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"185\" />One of the other areas I love to batch is cooking...see I told you we would get back to the brownies and cookies!\n<h2>Batching Works in the Kitchen Too</h2>\nBatch cooking (<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/exploring-the-pinterest-kitchen-chicken-tortilla-soup-pollo-con-tortilla-sopa/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">freezer cooking</a>) is one area we are working on re-applying in my home, because the few times we have instituted it, it worked beautifully.  There are a number of websites out there that are dedicated to batch cooking so make sure to look them up, you can even batch cook cookies and brownies.  The idea is pretty ingenious and the few times we have focused on doing this for the week/month it has made a huge difference in not only the amount of time required to produce a meal but financially too.  I have successfully batched soup, biscuits, homemade baby food, cake, lasagna and more.\n\nTell us, what have you batched lately and did you find it made a difference in your overall efficiency?  Tell me by commenting below or share in our <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/thehappinessbucket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">facebook page</a>.','Organizing and Increasing Productivity Using Batching','','publish','open','open','','batching','','\nhttp://development.thehappinessbucket.com/exploring-the-pinterest-kitchen-chicken-tortilla-soup-pollo-con-tortilla-sopa/','2019-09-15 20:17:55','2019-09-15 20:17:55','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/?p=3754',0,'post','',2),(3764,1,'2015-09-03 09:11:30','2015-09-03 14:11:30','','THB Pengate','THB Pengate','inherit','open','closed','','best','','','2015-09-03 09:11:30','2015-09-03 14:11:30','',0,'http://ecbiz182.inmotionhosting.com/~thehap27/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/best.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(3766,560,'2015-10-16 08:00:00','2015-10-16 08:00:00','Organizing photos can be one of the most difficult jobs you have when it comes to organizing and decluttering in your home.  It is mainly because photos tend to hold more memories then basic objects.  Just looking at them can cause instant emotions, that you may not have known were there.  It is hard to just toss those memories in the trash because they hold historical significance and many times just bring us joy. To compound this problem you have to organize not only your physical photos but your digital photos as well.  Each category holds it\'s own challenges, which is why we are doing a mini-series on photo organizing.  Today, we are going to discuss the process of organizing our physical photos.<!--more-->\r\n<h1>Gathering your Physical Photos</h1>\r\nT<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3892 size-medium\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/photo-256887_1920-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"photo-256887_1920\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" />he first step we would suggest when tackling a physical photo project is to gather all of your photos into one place.  A lot of times people have photos stored in numerous locations, so following our normal process you should bring them together in one place so you can see/know just how many photos you are needing to organize.  This will also help you determine if your storage plan is practical for the amount of photos you possess.\r\n<h1>Sorting and Evaluating your Physical Photos</h1>\r\nOnce you have all of your photos in one place, you need to begin sorting them into categories. My suggestion is to start with broad categories such as vacations, special occasions, children, family group photos, etc.  You can always break it down further if these categories end up being too big, but this is a great place to start.  Once you have everything sorted, you need to evaluate them very carefully.  You should eliminate duplicates (give them to family members if that is applicable) and get rid of any that don\'t have any real significance to you.  The measuring stick that I like to use is...when you first look at each picture, did it give you a positive or negative reaction...did you frown, smile, cry or think of a story?  Let those reactions guide your decisions to keep or toss, not your guilt or feeling of obligation.<a href=\"https://ctt.ec/8sF53\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6409\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Click-to-Tweet-Photo-Organizing.png\" alt=\"Click to Tweet Photo Organizing | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"768\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n<h1>Preserving your Physical Photos</h1>\r\nOnce you have gone through the photo evaluation process you will have the pictures that you want to keep and can begin determining how you want to preserve them.  You can choose to digitize them or you may want to create physical photo albums or scrapbook with the photos. It is perfectly okay if you just want to store them.\r\n\r\nThe beauty is at this point you can store them in a secure and safe photo box being sure to clearly label the categories within the box.  One suggestion I do have is that you store your photos by filing them like in a filing cabinet vs. stacking them on top of each other.  Stacking photos can cause them to stick together and ultimately damage the photo.\r\n\r\nAlright, so now that we have tackled your physical photos, make sure to check out the other posts in this series:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/organizing-digital-photos/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Organizing your Digital Photos</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/creating-photobooks/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creating your Photo Book</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Organizing your Printed 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It’s officially the holiday season and although I know many of you just let out a collective moan.  I love this time of year so I get in hyper-drive.\r\n\r\nOctober is all about Fall Festivals, Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos, November is Thanksgiving (in the states) and December is Christmas! In the Morales household, this is the time of year that our attic space gets a lot of love because I visit it at least once a month, if not more. This is also the time of year when things begin getting hectic because we are doing a lot of holiday organizing.  It\'s the time for holiday party invitations, weddings, family gatherings, gift shopping, baking and home decoration. <!--more-->I\'m sure for many it can be a stressful time because there is so much to do, but I want you to enjoy your holiday season! My recommendation is to plan out the season, batch as much work as you can and take it one day at a time. Sounds easy right? Well, it is and I\'m going to teach you how!\r\n<h2>Make Your High-Level Plan</h2>\r\nThe first step to holiday organizing is to plug anything you already know is happening into your calendar. I\'ll use myself as an example: on October 5th, we begin taking preorders for our hand-made crafts, mid-Oct is our wedding anniversary, a work conference and a family vacation. When we return it will be Halloween. We want to send a holiday gift box to my in-laws sometime in November. Thanksgiving is at our house again this year and Christmas is in Nashville so guests will come then. Looking at that I already know things are going to be busssssy!!!\r\n<h2>Break your plan down into To Do Lists</h2>\r\nSo the second step to holiday organizing is to look at each of those things and figure out what needs to happen for each.  You want to ask yourself what needs to happen in relation to X to be successful.  Add those items to your calendar so they become your due dates.\r\n\r\nFor some of you, you will need to add buffer tasks, but do what works best for you.  For example, I need to develop our Thanksgiving menu so I can send out the signup list to those coming who are bringing something. For the trip, I have to make sure I have what I need from a business standpoint and I need to start packing as soon as possible...not only for me but for my family as well! I need to purchase Halloween candy and begin making the food signup list for the holidays, etc etc.\r\n<h2>Batch Your To Do\'s</h2>\r\nNext on your holiday organizing plan, you want to sit down and think through the events you have planned.  By doing this, you can begin to determine your overall list of to do\'s and see where you can easily batch them together. For example, when I\'m sitting around waiting on others or have a little downtime, I can think about what I\'d like to get for my in-laws, I can also start drafting my Thanksgiving menu...all of this is of course documented in my Evernote app so it is always with me (read more about <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/organizing-with-evernote/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how I use Evernote to simplify my life</a>).  I also use all the steps previously mentioned in my <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/holiday-planning-guide-pt1/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Ultimate Holiday Planning Guide (Part 1)</a> and <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/holiday-planning-guide-pt2/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Ultimate Holiday Planning Guide (Part 2)</a>.\r\n<h2>Be Realistic</h2>\r\nI encourage you to look at your \"plan\" with an editing eye, especially if you are overwhelmed just by looking at it.  Look into areas where 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Most digital devices have the ability to take photos so not only has the number of photos increased, but we have multiples of the same photo in a number of different places.  It is important that you create a system to handle these photos now before they get any further out of control.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nIf you had to guess, how many digital photos would you say you have on your smartphone/camera/ipad today?  No cheating come on just guess.  Well, I have to say today my number isn’t nearly as high as it was a month or two ago.  That’s only because I regularly work to declutter my photos.  I would guess most of you have 1000’s of photos on your devices and if you compare your photos with your spouse or family member’s photos, many are probably duplicated.  So, now that we have come to a realization that something needs to happen, lets make a plan to tackle the problem before it gets even bigger!\r\n<h1>Go Through Your Photos</h1>\r\nThere are many ways to do this, but I have actually done them three different ways\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>I go through them on my mobile device, usually when I’m bored somewhere wasting time;</li>\r\n 	<li>Upload them to your computer and go through them there. This is my preferred method because the screen is bigger and I can see any imperfections in the photo; or</li>\r\n 	<li>You could also upload them to the cloud or to an external hard-drive.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nThere are pros and cons with each of these methods, you just have to use whichever one is easiest and works better for you.  The ultimate goal is for you to go through your photos and eliminate any that are not needed. [Now pause, you know you took 10 photos of the same thing hoping you get that one good picture.  Do you really need the other 9 that didn\'t make the facebook cut? Delete them...right now]\r\n<h1>Categorizing and Grouping your Photos</h1>\r\nNow, group these photos into logical categories. For me, I have one for my daughter, one for my family, one for my business, etc.  These categories/groups are used through out the year and is in one common place.  My photos and my husband\'s photos all get copied over to this one location, which makes it easier to eliminate the duplicates and pick our favorites.\r\n\r\nThe beauty of this common location is that we can adjust to life\'s happenings.  In fact, after we created our first two books we took a hiatus for no other reason other than we hadn\'t sat down to do it.  We know when we finally do they will be easy to digest/review and we can either create a number of smaller books or a few big books.  Ultimately, it keeps your photos organized until you are ready to work with them.\r\n<h1>Creating Photo Books</h1>\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6195 alignleft\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/How-to-Create-Photobooks-200x300.png\" alt=\"How to Organize your Photos into Photobooks | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" />\r\n\r\nAs I mentioned above, we have created two photo books so far.  The first photo book was created\r\n\r\nafter we got married and I loved it so much that we created one to document our daughter\'s life from birth to 1 year old.  What we love about these books is that our daughter loves to grab them and talk about the photos and we love doing it as well.  We found that the books are a great way to enjoy our pictures on a regular basis.  We also can give them as gifts to our family, so they have them preserved as well.  If they get damaged for some reason, we can just order a copy or create another one since we have the photos stored by the books the photos are in. 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for preparing your next lesson, photo books.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As we discussed in our previous post, we began the process of creating photo books out of our family photos to help preserve them and to also make it easy for us to give gifts to our family that live out of the country.  It is such a nice way to present your photos without having to print each one or having them permanently in one location.  I will say, if you prefer to touch your photos, you may want to use a photo album or scrapbook to store your photos or even just use the photo box method discussed in our <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/organizing-physical-photos/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first post of the series</a>.  This post is specific to creating a photo book.<!--more--></p>\r\n\r\n<h1>Identify the Photos for your Photo Book</h1>\r\nSo the first step to creating your photo book is to determine the various categories you want in the book.  As you can see in this image, I created the various book categories that I wanted to use, so\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-3901 alignleft\" src=\"http://ecbiz182.inmotionhosting.com/~thehap27/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/digital-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Folder List\" width=\"228\" height=\"197\" />\r\n\r\nI could sort the photos into the appropriate folder. By sorting in this fashion it makes the process of book creation much easier.  For example, in my daughter\'s first book we wanted to focus on birth to her 1st year birthday party. Needless to say there were literally 100\'s (if not 1,000\'s) of photos to go through, but this really wasn\'t as hard as you might think.   Once you get all the photos for the categories you have and start reviewing them you will notice as with the physical photos you have duplicates or very similar images.  Look at the photos carefully and pick your favorite ones.  Now, I would suggest getting rid of the others.  If they aren\'t good enough to go in the book why are you keeping them?  Okay okay I know there are some that look better based on the layout, so if this is the case it is perfectly fine to keep them.  I, however would suggest creating a sub-folder or category so you don\'t mix those up with the ones you are keeping for the book.\r\n<h1>Identify your Photo book Creation Software</h1>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOnce you have the photos you want for the photo book you will want to choose your photo book creator.  I chose to use Shutterfly mainly because they are the ones that offer regular discounts and that our Pamper points (yes you earn points when you buy diapers) at the time converted to...and you know how I am about my discounts! lol.  You may choose a different book creation tool and that is perfectly fine.  They are all pretty much created equal with a few minor differences, but for the purposes of this post I will refer to shutterfly.\r\n\r\nSo most photo book creators require you to create a password.  You want to make sure you read the fine print carefully to see what it says about selling your photos or using them for promotional purposes, prior to uploading them to the site.  Ultimately, make sure you are ok with what you are agreeing to...don\'t just blindly accept the terms.\r\n<h1>Determine the Photo book Style and Theme</h1>\r\nOnce your account is created you can pick the type of book you want to create.  I would suggest making sure you pick something you can easily maintain.  What I mean by that is to pick a style of book that isn\'t seasonal or being offered as a special so your books all look similar. In my case, we use the basic book which is small, but it is perfect for our purposes so our books aren\'t too large and it is also the one that is often offered free or at a discounted rate.\r\n\r\nAfter choosing your book type, you then will pick your layout.  There are a lot of cute designs that you can apply to your book to bring life to it.  For our wedding book we used a wedding theme which gave us cute images and wording that we could apply between photos.  For my daughters we used more of a modern layout.  Get creative here, you can even get your family involved if they are age appropriate.\r\n<h1>Design your Photo Layout - Get Creative</h1>\r\nYou then will arrange your photos on the page as you want them to appear.  I suggest once you get <img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6195 alignright\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/How-to-Create-Photobooks-200x300.png\" alt=\"How to Organize your Photos into Photobooks | The Happiness Bucket\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" />all the photos in the book layout that you want, you save it and take a break away from it.  I like to let it \"marinate\" and then come back to it to see if I still like the way it looks.  If not, don\'t be afraid to make a few adjustments.  Once finished you can enter your discount code (if you have one) and pay for your book or better yet just the shipping.  I definitely encourage you to wait until there is a special or you get a discount code whenever possible so you can get it for free and just pay for the shipping. 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I really love this process because I love making them and I feel good knowing we are going to have volumes of our lives preserved for easy digesting for many many years to come.  So, are you going to make your photo book today?\r\n\r\nPlease comment below and let me know what you liked most about this series and what you would like to see in the future.\r\n\r\nUntil the next post, stay happy!\r\n\r\nOh, if you are interested in the other posts in the series, check them out here:\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/organizing-physical-photos/\">Series Post 1:  Organizing Printed Photos</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/organizing-digital-photos/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Series Post 2:  Organizing Digital Photos</a>','Organizing your Photos by Creating Photo books','','publish','open','open','','creating-photobooks','','','2019-07-27 05:17:31','2019-07-27 05:17:31','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/?p=3900',0,'post','',0),(3934,1,'2015-10-17 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To compound this problem you have to organize not only your physical photos but your digital photos as well.  Each category holds it\'s own challenges, which is why we are doing a mini-series on photo organizing.  Today, we are going to discuss the process of organizing our physical photos.\r\n\r\nT<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3892 alignleft\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/photo-256887_1920.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"photo-256887_1920\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" />he first step we would suggest when tackling a physical photo project is to gather all of your photos into one place.  A lot of times people have photos stored in numerous locations, so following our normal process you should bring them together in one place so you can see/know just how many photos you are needing to organize.  This will also help you determine if your storage plan is practical for the amount of photos you possess.\r\n\r\nOnce you have all of your photos in one place, you need to begin sorting them into categories. Our suggestion is to start with broad categories such as vacations, special occasions, children, family group photos, etc.  You can always break it down further if these categories end up being too big, but this is a great place to start.  Once you have everything sorted, you need to evaluate them very carefully.  You should eliminate duplicates (give them to family members if that is applicable) and get rid of any that don\'t have any real significance to you.  The measuring stick that we like to use is...when you first look at each picture, did it give you a positive or negative reaction...did you frown, smile, cry or think of a story?  Let those reactions guide your decisions to keep or toss, not your guilt or feeling of obligation.\r\n\r\nOnce you have gone through the photo evaluation process you will have the pictures that you want to keep and can begin determining how you want to preserve them.  You can choose to digitize them or you may want to create physical photo albums or scrapbook with the photos. 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also make it easy for us to give gifts to our family that lives out of the country.  It is such a nice way to present your photos without having to print each one or having them permanently in one location.  We will say, if you prefer to touch your photos, you may want to use a photo album or scrapbook to store your photos or even just use the photo box method discussed in our first post of the series.  This post is specific to creating a photobook.</p>\r\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-3901 alignleft\" src=\"http://ecbiz182.inmotionhosting.com/~thehap27/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/digital-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Folder List\" width=\"228\" height=\"197\" />So the first step to creating your photobook is to determine the various categories you want in\r\nthe book.  For example, in my daughter\'s book we wanted to focus on birth to her 1st year birthday party. Needless to say there were literally 100\'s (if not 1,000\'s) of photos to go through, but this really wasn\'t as hard as you might think.  Get all the photos for the categories you have and you will notice as with the physical photos you have duplicates.  Look at the photos carefully and pick your favorite ones.  Now, I would suggest getting rid of the others.  If they aren\'t good enough to go in the book why are you keeping them?  Okay okay I know there are some that look better based on the layout, so if this is the case it is perfectly fine to keep them.  I however would suggest creating a subcategory so you don\'t mix those up with the ones you are keeping for the book.\r\n\r\nOnce you have the photos you want for the photobook you will want to choose your photobook creator.  We chose to use Shutterfly mainly because they are the ones that offer regular discounts and that our Pamper points (yes you earn points when you buy diapers) converted to, so it financially made sense for us, but you may choose a different book creation tool.  They are all pretty much created equal with a few minor differences, but for the purposes of this post I will refer to shutterfly.\r\n\r\nSo most photobook creators require you to create a password.  You want to make sure you read the fine print carefully to see what it says about selling your photos prior to uploading them to the site.  Once your account is created you can pick the type of book you want to create.  I would suggest making sure you pick something you can easily maintain.  What I mean by that is to pick a style of book that isn\'t a seasonal or being offered as a special so your books all look similar. In my case, we use the basic book which is small, but it is perfect for our purposes so our books aren\'t too large and it is also the one that is offered free or at a discounted rate.\r\n\r\nAfter choosing your book type, you then will pick your layout.  There are a lot of cute designs that you can apply to your book to bring life to it.  For our wedding book we used a wedding theme which gave us cute images and wording that we could apply between photos.  For my daughters we used more of a modern layout.  Get creative here, you can even get your family involved if they are age appropriate.  You then will arrange your photos on the page as you want them to appear.  I suggest once you get all the photos in the book layout that you want, you save it and take a break away from it.  I like to let it \"marinate\" and then come back to it to see if I still like the way it looks.  If not, don\'t be afraid to make a few adjustments.  Once finished you can enter your discount code (if you have one) and pay for your book or better yet just the shipping.  I definitely encourage you to wait until there is a special or you get a discount code whenever possible so you can get it for free and just pay for the shipping.\r\n\r\nI hope you found this series helpful, if so, please comment below and let us know what you liked most and what you would like to see in the future.\r\n\r\nUntil our next post, stay happy!','#THBOrganize:  Creating your Photobooks','','inherit','closed','closed','','3933-revision-v1','','','2015-10-29 22:09:54','2015-10-29 22:09:54','',3933,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3933-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3988,1,'2015-10-31 03:32:15','2015-10-31 03:32:15','This is our third post in our photography series. &nbsp;If you missed the first two posts: &nbsp;<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/2015/10/16/organizing-physical-photos/\">Organizing your Printed Photos</a>&nbsp;and <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/organizing-digital-photos/\">Organizing your Digital Photos</a> make sure to check them out so you get the steps used to prep for preparing your photobooks.\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So, as we discussed in our previous post, we began the process of creating photobooks out of our family photos to help preserve them and to also make it easy for us to give gifts to our family that lives out of the country. &nbsp;It is such a nice way to present your photos without having to print each one or having them permanently in one location. &nbsp;We will say, if you prefer to touch your photos, you may want to use a photo album or scrapbook to store your photos or even just use the photo box method discussed in our first post of the series. &nbsp;This post is specific to creating a photobook.</p>\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-3901 alignleft\" src=\"http://ecbiz182.inmotionhosting.com/~thehap27/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/digital-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Folder List\" width=\"228\" height=\"197\">So the first step to creating your photobook is to determine the various categories you want in the book. &nbsp;As you can see in the image as I sorted my photos I created book categories that I wanted to use. By sorting in this fashion it makes the process of book creation much easier.&nbsp;&nbsp;For example, in my daughter\'s book we wanted to focus on birth to her 1st year birthday party. Needless to say there were literally 100\'s (if not 1,000\'s) of photos to go through, but this really wasn\'t as hard as you might think. &nbsp; Once you get all the photos for the categories you have and start reviewing them you will notice as with the physical photos you have duplicates or very similar images. &nbsp;Look at the photos carefully and pick your favorite ones. &nbsp;Now, I would suggest getting rid of the others. &nbsp;If they aren\'t good enough to go in the book why are you keeping them? &nbsp;Okay okay I know there are some that look better based on the layout, so if this is the case it is perfectly fine to keep them. &nbsp;I however would suggest creating a subcategory so you don\'t mix those up with the ones you are keeping for the book.\n\nOnce you have the photos you want for&nbsp;the photobook you will want to choose your photobook creator. &nbsp;We chose to use Shutterfly mainly because they are the ones that offer regular discounts and that our Pamper points (yes you earn points when you buy diapers) converted to, so it financially made sense for us, but you may choose a different book creation tool. &nbsp;They are all pretty much created equal with a few minor differences, but for the purposes of this post I will refer to shutterfly.\n\nSo most photobook creators require you to create a password. &nbsp;You want to make sure you read the fine print carefully to see what it says about selling your photos prior to uploading them to the site. &nbsp;Once your account is created you can pick the type of book you want to create. &nbsp;I would suggest making sure you pick something you can easily maintain. &nbsp;What I mean by that is to pick a style of book that isn\'t seasonal or being offered as a special so your books all look similar. In my case, we use the basic book which is small, but it is perfect for our purposes so our books aren\'t too large and it is also the one that is offered free or at a discounted rate.\n\nAfter choosing your book type, you then will pick your layout. &nbsp;There are a lot of cute designs that you can apply to your book to bring life to it. &nbsp;For our wedding book we used a wedding theme which gave us cute images and wording that we could apply between photos. &nbsp;For my daughters we used more of a modern layout. &nbsp;Get creative here, you can even get your family involved if they are age appropriate. &nbsp;You then will arrange your photos on the page as you want them to appear. &nbsp;I suggest once you get all the photos in the book layout that you want, you save it and take a break away from it. &nbsp;I like to let it \"marinate\" and then come back to it to see if I still like the way it looks. &nbsp;If not, don\'t be afraid to make a few adjustments. &nbsp;Once finished you can enter your discount code (if you have one) and pay for your book or better yet just the shipping. &nbsp;I definitely encourage you to wait until there is a special or you get a discount code whenever possible so you can get it for free and just pay for the shipping. &nbsp;\n\nWell, that\'s it...I told you it wasn\'t hard. I really love this process because I love making them and I feel good knowing we are going to have volumes of our lives preserved for easy digesting for many many years to come. &nbsp;So, are you going to make your photo book today? &nbsp;\n\nPlease comment below and let us know what you liked most about our series and what you would like to see in the future.\nUntil our next post, stay happy!','#THBOrganize:  Creating your Photobooks','','inherit','closed','closed','','3933-revision-v1','','','2015-10-31 03:32:15','2015-10-31 03:32:15','',3933,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3933-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3989,1,'2015-10-31 03:33:41','2015-10-31 03:33:41','<img class=\"wp-image-3895 alignleft\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/monopod-846082_1920.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Camera picture screen\" width=\"263\" height=\"200\">If you missed our previous post, <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/2015/10/16/organizing-physical-photos/\">Organizing your Printed Photos</a>, we discussed how we handle our physical hard copy photos, but in this post we want to talk about our digital photos. &nbsp;This is becoming a big problem for many people because we take many&nbsp;more photos today than we did years ago. Most digital devices have the ability to take photos so not only has the number of photos increased, but we have multiples of the same photo in a number of different places. &nbsp;It is important that you create a system to handle these photos now before they get any further out of control.\n\nHere at THB we instituted a process of putting our digitized photos into one common place through out the month/year and then we create photo books at pivotal points each year. &nbsp;We created&nbsp;our first photo book after we got married and loved it so much that we created one&nbsp;for our daughter to document her life from birth to 1 year. It is now time for us to create&nbsp;the next books in our series: &nbsp;our daughter\'s 1 - 2 year book, our family\'s 2014 life book and we will start our 2015 life book. &nbsp;What we love about these books is that our daughter loves to grab them and talk about the photos and we love doing it as well. &nbsp;We found that the books are a great way to enjoy our pictures on a regular basis. &nbsp;We also can give them as gifts to&nbsp;our family, so they have them preserved as well. &nbsp;If they get damaged for some reason, we can just order another one or create another one since we have the photos stored by the books the photos are in. This allows us to easily locate a photo if someone sees it in a book and requests a copy.<img class=\"wp-image-3898 alignright\" src=\"http://ecbiz182.inmotionhosting.com/~thehap27/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_5823.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"NCM Photobook\" width=\"242\" height=\"242\">\n\nIf you are interested in starting your own photo books, make sure to stay tuned for our next post, which will share&nbsp;how we actually corral our photos in preparation for our photo book development.\n\nWe hope you found this post helpful and will begin to tackle your own photo book projects&nbsp;soon. &nbsp;If you need help with your project, contact us for a virtual session or if you are local, we will be happy to provide in-person assistance. &nbsp;Until our next post, stay happy.','#THBOrganize:  Organizing your Digital Photos','','inherit','closed','closed','','3875-revision-v1','','','2015-10-31 03:33:41','2015-10-31 03:33:41','',3875,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3875-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3991,1,'2015-11-02 17:48:04','2015-11-02 17:48:04','<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;\">What is the overall purpose of the space we are about to tackle? What is your dream for the space?  This helps us define what needs to be removed and returned to the space.</li>\r\n	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please secure all private and dangerous items, and pets.  It is not necessary to clean or tidy your space, we have seen it all and anticipate we will be addressing it together.  Seeing the real state of your space helps us determine how best to assist you.</li>\r\n	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Get a good nights rest, decluttering/organizing can be a very detailed and sometimes stressful job.  We 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;\">If you will be hands-on during your session we 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 we try not to take breaks during your session because your time and money are valuable.  Once we start, our clock starts and doesn\'t stop until our three hour session ends, unless we are 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 we just have to know in advance so we 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 we are fine with whatever you decide, we can handle the job alone (after consultation), with you or with the additional help. We would suggest you limit this group to three (unless they are part of your immediate family).  The more people we have the more decision trees there will be.</li>\r\n	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Determine who the decision makers are for each space you have, so if we need to determine the importance of something, we can easily identify who should make the decision.</li>\r\n	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are interested in donating items, think about where you want your items to go and see if they have any restrictions of things they can take.  Having a list identified as we go through your items is helpful.  Please visit our <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 the space.  This is important to know so we can eliminate those things in the beginning of our session and can include/exclude them in a final design of the space.</li>\r\n</ul>','Pre-Consultation Questions and Things to Do','','inherit','closed','closed','','3443-revision-v1','','','2015-11-02 17:48:04','2015-11-02 17:48:04','',3443,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3443-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(3995,1,'2015-11-03 00:01:32','2015-11-03 00:01:32','This is our third post in our photography series.  If you missed the first two posts:  <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/2015/10/16/organizing-physical-photos/\">Organizing your Printed Photos</a> and <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/organizing-digital-photos/\">Organizing your Digital Photos</a> make sure to check them out so you get the steps used to prep for preparing your photobooks.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So, as we discussed in our previous post, we began the process of creating photobooks out of our family photos to help preserve them and to also make it easy for us to give gifts to our family that lives out of the country.  It is such a nice way to present your photos without having to print each one or having them permanently in one location.  We will say, if you prefer to touch your photos, you may want to use a photo album or scrapbook to store your photos or even just use the photo box method discussed in our first post of the series.  This post is specific to creating a photobook.</p>\r\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-3901 alignleft\" src=\"http://ecbiz182.inmotionhosting.com/~thehap27/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/digital-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Folder List\" width=\"228\" height=\"197\" />So the first step to creating your photobook is to determine the various categories you want in the book.  As you can see in the image as I sorted my photos I created book categories that I wanted to use. By sorting in this fashion it makes the process of book creation much easier.  For example, in my daughter\'s book we wanted to focus on birth to her 1st year birthday party. Needless to say there were literally 100\'s (if not 1,000\'s) of photos to go through, but this really wasn\'t as hard as you might think.   Once you get all the photos for the categories you have and start reviewing them you will notice as with the physical photos you have duplicates or very similar images.  Look at the photos carefully and pick your favorite ones.  Now, I would suggest getting rid of the others.  If they aren\'t good enough to go in the book why are you keeping them?  Okay okay I know there are some that look better based on the layout, so if this is the case it is perfectly fine to keep them.  I however would suggest creating a subcategory so you don\'t mix those up with the ones you are keeping for the book.\r\n\r\nOnce you have the photos you want for the photobook you will want to choose your photobook creator.  We chose to use Shutterfly mainly because they are the ones that offer regular discounts and that our Pamper points (yes you earn points when you buy diapers) converted to, so it financially made sense for us, but you may choose a different book creation tool.  They are all pretty much created equal with a few minor differences, but for the purposes of this post I will refer to shutterfly.\r\n\r\nSo most photobook creators require you to create a password.  You want to make sure you read the fine print carefully to see what it says about selling your photos prior to uploading them to the site.  Once your account is created you can pick the type of book you want to create.  I would suggest making sure you pick something you can easily maintain.  What I mean by that is to pick a style of book that isn\'t seasonal or being offered as a special so your books all look similar. In my case, we use the basic book which is small, but it is perfect for our purposes so our books aren\'t too large and it is also the one that is offered free or at a discounted rate.\r\n\r\nAfter choosing your book type, you then will pick your layout.  There are a lot of cute designs that you can apply to your book to bring life to it.  For our wedding book we used a wedding theme which gave us cute images and wording that we could apply between photos.  For my daughters we used more of a modern layout.  Get creative here, you can even get your family involved if they are age appropriate.  You then will arrange your photos on the page as you want them to appear.  I suggest once you get all the photos in the book layout that you want, you save it and take a break away from it.  I like to let it \"marinate\" and then come back to it to see if I still like the way it looks.  If not, don\'t be afraid to make a few adjustments.  Once finished you can enter your discount code (if you have one) and pay for your book or better yet just the shipping.  I definitely encourage you to wait until there is a special or you get a discount code whenever possible so you can get it for free and just pay for the shipping.\r\n\r\nWell, that\'s it...I told you it wasn\'t hard. I really love this process because I love making them and I feel good knowing we are going to have volumes of our lives preserved for easy digesting for many many years to come.  So, are you going to make your photo book today?\r\n\r\nPlease comment below and let us know what you liked most about our series and what you would like to see in the future.\r\nUntil our next post, stay happy!','#THBOrganize:  Creating your Photobooks','','inherit','closed','closed','','3933-revision-v1','','','2015-11-03 00:01:32','2015-11-03 00:01:32','',3933,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3933-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4003,1,'2015-12-08 00:01:21','2015-12-08 00:01:21','','IMG_4262','','inherit','open','closed','','img_4262','','','2015-12-08 00:01:21','2015-12-08 00:01:21','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_4262.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4004,1,'2015-12-08 00:01:27','2015-12-08 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href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/organizing-digital-photos/\">Organizing your Digital Photos</a> make sure to check them out so you get the steps used to prep for preparing your photobooks.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So, as we discussed in our previous post, we began the process of creating photobooks out of our family photos to help preserve them and to also make it easy for us to give gifts to our family that lives out of the country.  It is such a nice way to present your photos without having to print each one or having them permanently in one location.  We will say, if you prefer to touch your photos, you may want to use a photo album or scrapbook to store your photos or even just use the photo box method discussed in our first post of the series.  This post is specific to creating a photobook.<!--more--></p>\r\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-3901 alignleft\" src=\"http://ecbiz182.inmotionhosting.com/~thehap27/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/digital-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Folder List\" width=\"228\" height=\"197\" />So the first step to creating your photobook is to determine the various categories you want in the book.  As you can see in the image as I sorted my photos I created book categories that I wanted to use. By sorting in this fashion it makes the process of book creation much easier.  For example, in my daughter\'s book we wanted to focus on birth to her 1st year birthday party. Needless to say there were literally 100\'s (if not 1,000\'s) of photos to go through, but this really wasn\'t as hard as you might think.   Once you get all the photos for the categories you have and start reviewing them you will notice as with the physical photos you have duplicates or very similar images.  Look at the photos carefully and pick your favorite ones.  Now, I would suggest getting rid of the others.  If they aren\'t good enough to go in the book why are you keeping them?  Okay okay I know there are some that look better based on the layout, so if this is the case it is perfectly fine to keep them.  I however would suggest creating a subcategory so you don\'t mix those up with the ones you are keeping for the book.\r\n\r\nOnce you have the photos you want for the photobook you will want to choose your photobook creator.  We chose to use Shutterfly mainly because they are the ones that offer regular discounts and that our Pamper points (yes you earn points when you buy diapers) converted to, so it financially made sense for us, but you may choose a different book creation tool.  They are all pretty much created equal with a few minor differences, but for the purposes of this post I will refer to shutterfly.\r\n\r\nSo most photobook creators require you to create a password.  You want to make sure you read the fine print carefully to see what it says about selling your photos prior to uploading them to the site.  Once your account is created you can pick the type of book you want to create.  I would suggest making sure you pick something you can easily maintain.  What I mean by that is to pick a style of book that isn\'t seasonal or being offered as a special so your books all look similar. In my case, we use the basic book which is small, but it is perfect for our purposes so our books aren\'t too large and it is also the one that is offered free or at a discounted rate.\r\n\r\nAfter choosing your book type, you then will pick your layout.  There are a lot of cute designs that you can apply to your book to bring life to it.  For our wedding book we used a wedding theme which gave us cute images and wording that we could apply between photos.  For my daughters we used more of a modern layout.  Get creative here, you can even get your family involved if they are age appropriate.  You then will arrange your photos on the page as you want them to appear.  I suggest once you get all the photos in the book layout that you want, you save it and take a break away from it.  I like to let it \"marinate\" and then come back to it to see if I still like the way it looks.  If not, don\'t be afraid to make a few adjustments.  Once finished you can enter your discount code (if you have one) and pay for your book or better yet just the shipping.  I definitely encourage you to wait until there is a special or you get a discount code whenever possible so you can get it for free and just pay for the shipping.\r\n\r\nWell, that\'s it...I told you it wasn\'t hard. I really love this process because I love making them and I feel good knowing we are going to have volumes of our lives preserved for easy digesting for many many years to come.  So, are you going to make your photo book today?\r\n\r\nPlease comment below and let us know what you liked most about our series and what you would like to see in the future.\r\nUntil our next post, stay happy!','#THBOrganize:  Creating your Photobooks','','inherit','closed','closed','','3933-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 20:23:40','2016-01-07 20:23:40','',3933,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3933-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4062,1,'2016-01-07 20:26:12','2016-01-07 20:26:12','<img class=\"wp-image-3895 alignleft\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/monopod-846082_1920.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Camera picture screen\" width=\"263\" height=\"200\" />If you missed our previous post, <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/2015/10/16/organizing-physical-photos/\">Organizing your Printed Photos</a>, we discussed how we handle our physical hard copy photos, but in this post we want to talk about our digital photos.  This is becoming a big problem for many people because we take many more photos today than we did years ago. Most digital devices have the ability to take photos so not only has the number of photos increased, but we have multiples of the same photo in a number of different places.  It is important that you create a system to handle these photos now before they get any further out of control.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nHere at THB we instituted a process of putting our digitized photos into one common place through out the month/year and then we create photo books at pivotal points each year.  We created our first photo book after we got married and loved it so much that we created one for our daughter to document her life from birth to 1 year. It is now time for us to create the next books in our series:  our daughter\'s 1 - 2 year book, our family\'s 2014 life book and we will start our 2015 life book.  What we love about these books is that our daughter loves to grab them and talk about the photos and we love doing it as well.  We found that the books are a great way to enjoy our pictures on a regular basis.  We also can give them as gifts to our family, so they have them preserved as well.  If they get damaged for some reason, we can just order another one or create another one since we have the photos stored by the books the photos are in. This allows us to easily locate a photo if someone sees it in a book and requests a copy.<img class=\"wp-image-3898 alignright\" src=\"http://ecbiz182.inmotionhosting.com/~thehap27/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_5823.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"NCM Photobook\" width=\"242\" height=\"242\" />\r\n\r\nIf you are interested in starting your own photo books, make sure to stay tuned for our next post, which will share how we actually corral our photos in preparation for our photo book development.\r\n\r\nWe hope you found this post helpful and will begin to tackle your own photo book projects soon.  If you need help with your project, contact us for a virtual session or if you are local, we will be happy to provide in-person assistance.  Until our next post, stay happy.','#THBOrganize:  Organizing your Digital Photos','','inherit','closed','closed','','3875-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 20:26:12','2016-01-07 20:26:12','',3875,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3875-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4063,1,'2016-01-07 20:27:15','2016-01-07 20:27:15','Organizing photos can be one of the most difficult jobs you have when it comes to organizing and decluttering in your home.  It is mainly because photos tend to hold more memories then basic objects.  Just looking at them can cause instant emotions, that you may not have known were there.  It is hard to just toss those memories in the trash because they hold historical significance and many times just bring us joy. To compound this problem you have to organize not only your physical photos but your digital photos as well.  Each category holds it\'s own challenges, which is why we are doing a mini-series on photo organizing.  Today, we are going to discuss the process of organizing our physical photos.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nT<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3892 alignleft\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/photo-256887_1920.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"photo-256887_1920\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" />he first step we would suggest when tackling a physical photo project is to gather all of your photos into one place.  A lot of times people have photos stored in numerous locations, so following our normal process you should bring them together in one place so you can see/know just how many photos you are needing to organize.  This will also help you determine if your storage plan is practical for the amount of photos you possess.\r\n\r\nOnce you have all of your photos in one place, you need to begin sorting them into categories. Our suggestion is to start with broad categories such as vacations, special occasions, children, family group photos, etc.  You can always break it down further if these categories end up being too big, but this is a great place to start.  Once you have everything sorted, you need to evaluate them very carefully.  You should eliminate duplicates (give them to family members if that is applicable) and get rid of any that don\'t have any real significance to you.  The measuring stick that we like to use is...when you first look at each picture, did it give you a positive or negative reaction...did you frown, smile, cry or think of a story?  Let those reactions guide your decisions to keep or toss, not your guilt or feeling of obligation.\r\n\r\nOnce you have gone through the photo evaluation process you will have the pictures that you want to keep and can begin determining how you want to preserve them.  You can choose to digitize them or you may want to create physical photo albums or scrapbook with the photos. It is perfectly okay if you just want to store them.  <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/photo-256889_1920.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3891 alignright\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/photo-256889_1920.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"photo-256889_1920\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>The beauty is at this point you can store them in a secure and safe photo box being sure to clearly label the categories within the box.  One suggestion we do have is that you store your photos by filing them like in a filing cabinet vs. stacking them on top of each other.  Stacking photos can cause them to stick together and ultimately damage the photo.\r\n\r\nAlright, so now that we have tackled your physical photos, make sure to join us next week when we will discuss <a href=\"http://ecbiz182.inmotionhosting.com/~thehap27/?p=3875\" target=\"_blank\">digital photos</a>.  Until then, stay happy!','#THBOrganize: Organizing your Printed Photos','','inherit','closed','closed','','3766-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 20:27:15','2016-01-07 20:27:15','',3766,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3766-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4064,1,'2016-01-07 20:28:39','2016-01-07 20:28:39','It\'s October and you know what that means? It’s officially the holiday season! I know many of you just let out a collective moan, but think about it…October is Halloween, November is Thanksgiving (in the states) and December is Christmas. In the Morales household, this is the time of year that our attic space gets a lot of love because I visit it at least once a month, if not more. This is also the time of year when things begin getting hectic because it is the time of holiday party invitations, weddings, family gatherings, gift shopping, baking and home decoration. I\'m sure for many it can be a fun yet stressful time because there is so much to do. My recommendation is to plan out the season, batch as much work as you can and take it one day at a time. Sounds easy right?<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/holiday-organizing.png\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3836 alignright\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/holiday-organizing.png?w=300\" alt=\"Monthly Calendar with Schedule\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>Ok so first, write the months out and plug in anything you already know is happening. I\'ll use myself as an example: on October 5<sup>th</sup> , we begin taking preorders for our hand-made crafts, mid Oct is our wedding anniversary, a work conference and a family vacation. When we return it will be Halloween. We want to send a holiday gift box to my in-laws sometime in November. Thanksgiving is at our house again this year and Christmas is in Nashville so guests will come then. Looking at that I already know things are going to be busssssy!!! I then look at each of those things and figure out what needs to happen for each of the items to be successful and I plug in those to-do deadline’s. For example, I need to develop our Thanksgiving menu so I can send out the signup list to those coming who are bringing something. For the trip, I have to make sure I have what I need from a business standpoint and I need to start packing as soon as possible...not only for me but for my family as well! I need to purchase Halloween candy and begin making the food signup list for the holidays, etc etc.\r\n\r\nBy sitting down and thinking through the events you have planned you can begin to determine your overall list of to do\'s and see where you can easily batch them together. For example, when I\'m sitting around waiting on others or have a little downtime, I can think about what I\'d like to get for my in-laws, I can also start drafting my Thanksgiving menu...all of this is of course documented in my Evernote app so it is always with me (read more about <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/2015/07/11/thborganize-how-evernote-changed-the-game/\" target=\"_blank\">how I use evernote to simplify my life</a>).  I also use all the steps previously mentioned in my <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/2014/12/01/the-ultimate-preparing-your-home-guide/\" target=\"_blank\">holiday planning guide(s)</a>\r\n\r\nI encourage you to look at your \"plan\" with an editing eye, especially if you are overwhelmed just by looking at it.  Look into areas where you can lessen your load or even delegate responsibilities.  This will help you have an enjoyable holiday season without the stress and frustration so many experience.\r\n\r\nIf you like what you read here, please share our website with someone you know.  I\'d greatly appreciate it!\r\n\r\nHave a great weekend!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','#THBOrganize:  Organizing for the Holidays','','inherit','closed','closed','','3834-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 20:28:39','2016-01-07 20:28:39','',3834,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3834-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4065,1,'2016-01-07 20:30:40','2016-01-07 20:30:40','Organizing photos can be one of the most difficult jobs you have when it comes to organizing and decluttering in your home.  It is mainly because photos tend to hold more memories then basic objects.  Just looking at them can cause instant emotions, that you may not have known were there.  It is hard to just toss those memories in the trash because they hold historical significance and many times just bring us joy. To compound this problem you have to organize not only your physical photos but your digital photos as well.  Each category holds it\'s own challenges, which is why we are doing a mini-series on photo organizing.  Today, we are going to discuss the process of organizing our physical photos.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nT<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3892 size-medium\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/photo-256887_1920-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"photo-256887_1920\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" />he first step we would suggest when tackling a physical photo project is to gather all of your photos into one place.  A lot of times people have photos stored in numerous locations, so following our normal process you should bring them together in one place so you can see/know just how many photos you are needing to organize.  This will also help you determine if your storage plan is practical for the amount of photos you possess.\r\n\r\nOnce you have all of your photos in one place, you need to begin sorting them into categories. Our suggestion is to start with broad categories such as vacations, special occasions, children, family group photos, etc.  You can always break it down further if these categories end up being too big, but this is a great place to start.  Once you have everything sorted, you need to evaluate them very carefully.  You should eliminate duplicates (give them to family members if that is applicable) and get rid of any that don\'t have any real significance to you.  The measuring stick that we like to use is...when you first look at each picture, did it give you a positive or negative reaction...did you frown, smile, cry or think of a story?  Let those reactions guide your decisions to keep or toss, not your guilt or feeling of obligation.\r\n\r\nOnce you have gone through the photo evaluation process you will have the pictures that you want to keep and can begin determining how you want to preserve them.  You can choose to digitize them or you may want to create physical photo albums or scrapbook with the photos. It is perfectly okay if you just want to store them.  <a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/photo-256889_1920.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3891 alignright\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/photo-256889_1920.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"photo-256889_1920\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>The beauty is at this point you can store them in a secure and safe photo box being sure to clearly label the categories within the box.  One suggestion we do have is that you store your photos by filing them like in a filing cabinet vs. stacking them on top of each other.  Stacking photos can cause them to stick together and ultimately damage the photo.\r\n\r\nAlright, so now that we have tackled your physical photos, make sure to join us next week when we will discuss <a href=\"http://ecbiz182.inmotionhosting.com/~thehap27/?p=3875\" target=\"_blank\">digital photos</a>.  Until then, stay happy!','#THBOrganize: Organizing your Printed Photos','','inherit','closed','closed','','3766-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 20:30:40','2016-01-07 20:30:40','',3766,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3766-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4071,1,'2016-01-07 20:55:43','2016-01-07 20:55:43','Organizing photos can be one of the most difficult jobs you have when it comes to organizing and decluttering in your home.  It is mainly because photos tend to hold more memories then basic objects.  Just looking at them can cause instant emotions, that you may not have known were there.  It is hard to just toss those memories in the trash because they hold historical significance and many times just bring us joy. To compound this problem you have to organize not only your physical photos but your digital photos as well.  Each category holds it\'s own challenges, which is why we are doing a mini-series on photo organizing.  Today, we are going to discuss the process of organizing our physical photos.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nT<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3892 size-medium\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/photo-256887_1920-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"photo-256887_1920\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" />he first step we would suggest when tackling a physical photo project is to gather all of your photos into one place.  A lot of times people have photos stored in numerous locations, so following our normal process you should bring them together in one place so you can see/know just how many photos you are needing to organize.  This will also help you determine if your storage plan is practical for the amount of photos you possess.\r\n\r\nOnce you have all of your photos in one place, you need to begin sorting them into categories. Our suggestion is to start with broad categories such as vacations, special occasions, children, family group photos, etc.  You can always break it down further if these categories end up being too big, but this is a great place to start.  Once you have everything sorted, you need to evaluate them very carefully.  You should eliminate duplicates (give them to family members if that is applicable) and get rid of any that don\'t have any real significance to you.  The measuring stick that we like to use is...when you first look at each picture, did it give you a positive or negative reaction...did you frown, smile, cry or think of a story?  Let those reactions guide your decisions to keep or toss, not your guilt or feeling of obligation.\r\n\r\nOnce you have gone through the photo evaluation process you will have the pictures that you want to keep and can begin determining how you want to preserve them.  You can choose to digitize them or you may want to create physical photo albums or scrapbook with the photos. It is perfectly okay if you just want to store them.\r\nThe beauty is at this point you can store them in a secure and safe photo box being sure to clearly label the categories within the box.  One suggestion we do have is that you store your photos by filing them like in a filing cabinet vs. stacking them on top of each other.  Stacking photos can cause them to stick together and ultimately damage the photo.\r\n\r\nAlright, so now that we have tackled your physical photos, make sure to join us next week when we will discuss <a href=\"http://ecbiz182.inmotionhosting.com/~thehap27/?p=3875\" target=\"_blank\">digital photos</a>.  Until then, stay happy!','#THBOrganize: Organizing your Printed Photos','','inherit','closed','closed','','3766-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 20:55:43','2016-01-07 20:55:43','',3766,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3766-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4073,1,'2016-01-07 20:57:39','2016-01-07 20:57:39','If you missed our previous post, <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/2015/10/16/organizing-physical-photos/\">Organizing your Printed Photos</a>, we discussed how we handle our physical hard copy photos, but in this post we want to talk about our digital photos.  This is becoming a big problem for many people because we take many more photos today than we did years ago. Most digital devices have the ability to take photos so not only has the number of photos increased, but we have multiples of the same photo in a number of different places.  It is important that you create a system to handle these photos now before they get any further out of control.<!--more-->\r\n\r\nHere at THB we instituted a process of putting our digitized photos into one common place through out the month/year and then we create photo books at pivotal points each year.  We created our first photo book after we got married and loved it so much that we created one for our daughter to document her life from birth to 1 year. It is now time for us to create the next books in our series:  our daughter\'s 1 - 2 year book, our family\'s 2014 life book and we will start our 2015 life book.  What we love about these books is that our daughter loves to grab them and talk about the photos and we love doing it as well.  We found that the books are a great way to enjoy our pictures on a regular basis.  We also can give them as gifts to our family, so they have them preserved as well.  If they get damaged for some reason, we can just order another one or create another one since we have the photos stored by the books the photos are in. This allows us to easily locate a photo if someone sees it in a book and requests a copy.<img class=\"wp-image-3898 alignright\" src=\"http://ecbiz182.inmotionhosting.com/~thehap27/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_5823.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"NCM Photobook\" width=\"242\" height=\"242\" />\r\n\r\nIf you are interested in starting your own photo books, make sure to stay tuned for our next post, which will share how we actually corral our photos in preparation for our photo book development.\r\n\r\nWe hope you found this post helpful and will begin to tackle your own photo book projects soon.  If you need help with your project, contact us for a virtual session or if you are local, we will be happy to provide in-person assistance.  Until our next post, stay happy.','#THBOrganize:  Organizing your Digital Photos','','inherit','closed','closed','','3875-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 20:57:39','2016-01-07 20:57:39','',3875,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3875-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4076,1,'2016-01-07 21:08:37','2016-01-07 21:08:37','Yes, you knew it was coming, the world of baby tips...well people need tips on baby stuff too! Several of the THB readers have recently had babies, so I thought it would be a good time to talk about homemade baby food. It may seem a little intimidating to you, but I encourage you to try it before you count it out. Now I must put a disclaimer on this post because I have not physically done this myself. WHATTTTT???? yes I must admit, my wonderful husband is the food preparer in our home, but I tell you it is something I am very glad that we are doing and it has saved us a lot of money. I am a big believer in co-parenting...no this is not just a term for divorced parents...I believe this is a term for all parents because it is not just one person\'s responsibility to care for a baby. Daddy\'s and Mommy\'s both have to pitch in and do what needs to be done to help care for the baby.\n\nSee in our situation we both work full-time jobs outside the home. We decided early on that we wanted to make her baby food for a few reasons, 1. We know what she is getting - I am not knocking baby food in jars, but I know that there are preservatives in jarred food, I also don\'t know what else is in those jars, so I wanted to be 100% sure. 2. We felt it would be less expensive to make our own food - now I honestly don\'t know if this is true, but it seems to be true. I\'ll have to do the math and see one day. I know we purchase items when they are on sale and make big batches that last approximately two or three weeks. It probably costs $10.00 - $20.00 a batch (this is honestly a guess). We also decided early on that I would handle the first 4 - 6 months because I was breastfeeding and hubby would handle the rest of the months until she graduated to regular food. Our system has worked for us. Her dad really enjoyed the process of making the food and it gave him the joy of knowing he was doing something special for his baby girl. As corny or strange as this may sound for those guys out there that want to be more connected with their child this is a great way because you know your contribution is important. Her dad also was the bath giver (we will talk about that in a future post).','#THBCHANGE:  Homemade Baby Food','','inherit','closed','closed','','2697-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:08:37','2016-01-07 21:08:37','',2697,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2697-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4079,1,'2016-01-07 21:15:03','2016-01-07 21:15:03','<p style=\"text-align:center;\">I am not a florist I just play one in my home.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/arrangement.png\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2883\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/arrangement.png\" alt=\"Arrangement\" width=\"529\" height=\"371\" /></a></p>\nAs you all know, THB is all about having nice things and making things look pretty without spending an arm and a leg and that is exactly what led us down the path to create these lovely flower arrangements.\n\nI encourage you to practice with fresh flowers from the store and encourage your spouse to do the same. I know back in February my husband and I had a conversation after seeing a commercial for roses on the television. I made it clear to him that yes I am a woman and yes I like flowers, but if he EVER spends $70 on an arrangement of roses that are going to die in a week or two I will kill him! Ok, that was a little overly dramatic, but I did make it abundantly clear that I felt that was a waste of money and I would prefer he be a little more creative and frugal, like purchase me flowers on a day other than a major holiday, purchase a plant,  plant me flowers so he can make my arrangement himself or do what he normally does and get me fresh flowers from the store…you know plan ahead lol.\n\nSo anyway, I am not only a pinterest-er, but I am also a youtuber, especially when there is something I want to know how to do. Therefore, when I needed to create flower arrangements I decided that I would search youtube for a few videos to teach myself how to do it. I had watched a florist friend create the arrangements for my wedding and it didn’t seem that difficult…it just required a little patience.  After watching the videos on YouTube, I really felt I could do this...so I did.  Now I will apologize now because I didn’t think to take step by step photos at the time, but I have written the steps I took to create them below.\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Gather your materials</span>\n<ul>\n	<li>Vase/Container - I used a scalloped vase as my base, but you can use just about anything that can hold water;</li>\n	<li>Scissors;</li>\n	<li>Tape (can be floral but I used good old scotch);</li>\n	<li>Newspaper/bag - to catch your mess;</li>\n	<li>Flowers - yeah pretty obvious, but you can get your flowers from a number of places. I got mine from a local wholesale flower place but you can go to your yard or local grocery store;</li>\n	<li>Greenery - This is something you will definitely need…but if for some reason you forget, you can always use greens from your trees outside;</li>\n	<li>Cool or cold water;</li>\n	<li>Ice Cubes (Optional);</li>\n	<li>Florist powder (don’t know it’s real name but the florist will give it to you in a little packet).</li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">What to do</span>\n<ol>\n	<li>Wash, dry and line up your containers/vases;</li>\n	<li>Fill them halfway with cool water, the florist powder and ice cubes (see below for explanation);</li>\n	<li>Take your tape and make a tic tac toe grid on the top of your container. You may have to cut your tape if it is too wide. This is why a thin florist tape may be better;</li>\n	<li>Add a little greenery around the outside of your grid as a base. I also added some inside the vase as filler;</li>\n	<li>Take your flowers and cut the ends at an angle and begin placing them in your container using the grid as a guide. You want the middle of your arrangement to be taller than the sides…but you should make sure it is uniform. If you cut it too tall, take it back out and make it shorter. Alternate the flowers used based on your inspiration/goal;</li>\n	<li>Fill in the arrangement with greenery/flowers as needed;</li>\n	<li>Store your arrangement in a cool place.</li>\n</ol>\nThat’s it, it was just that easy to create my own arrangement!\n\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/babyshower-arrangement.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-2882 aligncenter\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/babyshower-arrangement.jpg\" alt=\"Babyshower Arrangement\" width=\"529\" height=\"315\" /></a>\n\nYou of course can fill it in with embellishments and make the arrangement(s) your own. Remember, just grab an inspirational photo from our <a href=\"http://www.pinterest.com/happinessbucket/partyevent-decor-ideas/\">Party/Event - Décor Ideas Pinterest Board</a> and start playing…you will never know what you can do unless you try.','Pinterest by Trial and Error Challenge – (6) DIY Flower Arrangements','','inherit','closed','closed','','2877-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:15:03','2016-01-07 21:15:03','',2877,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2877-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4082,1,'2016-01-07 21:15:08','2016-01-07 21:15:08','<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/mb9004074011.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1497 alignleft\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/mb9004074011.jpg?w=192\" height=\"192\" width=\"192\" /></a>How many of you dreamed how your Christmas party, baby shower, wedding or surprise anniversary party was going to turn out? How many times did it go just as you had dreamed? How many of you remember more of what went wrong or what you couldn’t do versus what went well or what was done? In the planning period of any event, make sure to take the time to enjoy the experience. Also, make a point of separating your dream or vision for the event from the reality of your situation.<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/mh900443764.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1498 alignright\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/mh900443764.jpg?w=300\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" /></a>\n\nPlease don’t misunderstand me, I think everyone can have an elegant and beautiful event if they want to, no matter the budget, and they can dream up the foundation or vision for the event…but it should be just that, a foundation to build on or pull from. Our dreams tend to be in high definition and in techno color with the fairy and pixy dust. However, those dreams don’t always translate into financial ability or the actual possibility of our situations. Make sure to evaluate your financial ability and then base your actual event on the pieces of your dream that you can afford. Pull the elements that are the most important to you and incorporate them into your event. Many times it will exceed your expectations when you give it a chance to live….be creative. I’ve seen people kill themselves trying to live out a dream that isn’t based on reality and they have a miserable time during the planning process and by the time the event comes they just want it to be over. That is not the way you want to experience an event, especially an event as special as a wedding, anniversary, birthday or surprise party.\n\nCome on live your dream, but in realities color.\n\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/the-happiness-bucket-white1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-894\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/the-happiness-bucket-white1.jpg?w=300\" height=\"125\" width=\"300\" /></a>','Event Planning Series - Living the Dream','','inherit','closed','closed','','1289-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:15:08','2016-01-07 21:15:08','',1289,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/1289-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4083,1,'2016-01-07 21:15:08','2016-01-07 21:15:08','<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/mp900442435.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1448\" title=\"Red rope barrier detail on red carpet\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/mp900442435.jpg?w=300\" height=\"200\" width=\"300\" /></a>I’m sure many of you have seen the reality shows on popular networks like Bravo and Style related to weddings and wedding dresses…bridezilla’s and momzilla’s, well I am here to tell you that those things really do happen, but they don’t have to nor do they need to.  A wedding is about the joining of two lives, two families, and two hearts.  Most girls dream about their “perfect” wedding day, mom’s dream about their daughter in poofy Cinderella-like dresses meeting their Prince charming and being whisked away to make them grandmothers LOL…and dad’s well, some dream of walking their daughter down the aisle others are saying how much is this gonna cost me!  Well, I am here to tell you…from my own experience and those of others…don’t let your dream overshadow your reality.  You don’t want to look back on what should have been a day of a lifetime to not remember what happened or to only remember the negative parts or everything that “went wrong”.  The reality is that something always goes wrong…or not as planned with any event.  It is inevitable that someone will forget or break something or someone will get lost, but that is so not important.  Keep your focus on what is important and you will be able to enjoy your day.  I remember having a conversation with my mother after she told me she just wanted everything to be perfect.  I realized that she just wanted me to have a wonderful day and the love for me kept her moving towards that world of perfection…I mean what mother doesn’t want that for her daughter?  Although I knew that was the case I calmly told her that no wedding is perfect.  No matter how much you plan or how strict you are about every detail, no wedding is perfect.  All you can do is prepare yourself to address those things that go wrong, which in turn can make it appear to be perfect.  For example, at my wedding I realized on the day before that I forgot to print two sets of the food name cards.  This was important as we had two buffet lines.  What happened?  One buffet had menu cards and one didn’t.  Who knew this was the case?  Me and the group I had helping me coordinate the day.  Who cared?  No one LOL.\n\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/mp900442439.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1447\" title=\"Celebratory drink\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/mp900442439.jpg?w=300\" height=\"200\" width=\"300\" /></a>Just focus on the purpose of the day and relax.  There is no point in obsessing over all the small details that no one will notice anyway.  Yeah...it\'s great if you all have your nails painted the same color, but if for some reason that can\'t happen...no one will notice.  Don\'t worry if the extra cake for Bobby\'s 2nd birthday split down the middle.  You have the one for photos and you start by cutting the second one in the back or on the side as though you had planned to offer up precut slices.  It still tastes good and believe me Bobby won\'t know or care.  The bigger question is why do you have two cakes for a 2 year old\'s party. lol\n\nHopefully you get the point.  I\'m not saying don\'t plan these special extras.  I\'m not saying not to consider things to be important...I\'m just saying that you should put things into perspective and have plans B and C for your events.  Know why you are having the event and don\'t lose focus of that.  Learn when to let things go and when to be adament about them, but know you can\'t be adament about everything.  And most of all ENJOY the celebration be it a wedding, birthday, anniversary, graduation, etc.\n\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/the-happiness-bucket-transparent7.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1025\" title=\"The-Happiness-Bucket transparent\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/the-happiness-bucket-transparent7.png?w=300\" height=\"125\" width=\"300\" /></a>','Event Planning Series - Event Mongers','','inherit','closed','closed','','1291-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:15:08','2016-01-07 21:15:08','',1291,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/1291-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4084,1,'2016-01-07 21:15:09','2016-01-07 21:15:09','<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/party1.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-1303 alignleft\" title=\"It\'s Time To Plan\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/party1.jpg?w=199\" height=\"300\" width=\"199\" /></a>How many times have you wanted to throw a party but said, I can’t afford it. How many times have you planned to have one event that ended up being something completely different without even knowing it. I believe it is important for you to evaluate your purpose and financial ability prior to having an event so you know what you are truly capable of doing without going into debt or completely missing the mark. It baffles me when I see parties for children that costs thousands of dollars. I don’t like waste and that to me is a waste. It not only spoils the child but it also wastes money unnecessarily.\n\nI’m going to give you a couple of suggestions for planning your event(s) in the future and hopefully, you won’t go overboard this holiday season. (1) What is the purpose of your event, what is it that you are trying to do and why? Are you just getting friends together because you miss them? Are you celebrating something…are you just not wanting to watch the game alone, whatever it is verbalize it, write it down. (2) Evaluate the budget for this event. Now the key is not to start preplanning at this point, just evaluate your finances and determine how much you believe you can realistically spare for this event. Note, this doesn’t mean you will spend all of this amount, it just means you are earmarking this as the amount you can work with, without having to take out a loan or mortgage your house. I mean seriously if you have to do that for an event there are bigger issues here. (3) Conduct a brainstorming session with yourself or others documenting your ideas, visions and dreams for the event. At this point, you can try to adjust to what you know from #1 and #2, or you can just free flow. I do suggest a little free flowing here because it is all adjustable later…and you want to make sure you really think about what it is you really want. (4) Prioritize - now really look at your list from #3 and prioritize them in the order of most important to least important. During this process you may even eliminate some things from your list, realizing it is really not important in the grand scheme of things. (5) Scope your event - now comes the “hard” part, you need to take everything you have done and determine what stays and what goes…you look at the purpose and say do the items I have on my priority list align with my purpose for the event…are the items on my list possible within the budget allotted?\n\nCongratulations, you should have a pretty solid foundation for your event planning process. You now know where to focus your planning juices and overall budget. You know where your money should go and where it shouldn’t…how many people to invite, how much decorating and what type you need to look for or create. You know what type of food/beverages you want to have. This doesn’t mean you have everything figured out, it just means you have your foundation and boundaries to work from and within.\n\nHappy planning and good luck on your event!\n\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/the-happiness-bucket-transparent7.png\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1025\" title=\"The-Happiness-Bucket transparent\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/the-happiness-bucket-transparent7.png?w=300\" height=\"125\" width=\"300\" /></a>','Event Planning Series:  Beginning Your Planning Process','','inherit','closed','closed','','1287-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:15:09','2016-01-07 21:15:09','',1287,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/1287-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4085,1,'2016-01-07 21:15:09','2016-01-07 21:15:09','When I was single I didn\'t cook a lot at home because I was only taught to cook with recipes for a family, so everything I had would easily feed four people.  I felt this was wasteful because I would get tired of eating it after having it for dinner and then again for left overs.  Fast forward to my \"couple\" life.  I now cook more often and I don\'t have the same issue with most meals, but there is one particular recipe that we absolutely love, but whenever I make it me and Luis almost kill ourselves trying to eat it all before it goes bad.  The lasagna recipe yields about 12 servings.  By the time we get to the end of the pan we don\'t want to see lasagna again for months.  Well, something I started doing is making the lasagna in mini servings.  Just make the recipe as it is written, but when it is time to build it, use the alumnium pans (usually you can get 5 or 6 for a dollar or so).  Layer the lasagna as you would in one big pan, just do it in the numerous little pans.  My recipe can yield five little pans of lasagna!!!  Each little pan is two and a half to four servings, if you aren\'t being greedy.  The beauty is that you can build each tray and then freeze them until you are ready to eat.  Take one out and bake as usual.\n\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/lasagna.png\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1202\" title=\"lasagna\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/lasagna.png\" alt=\"Photo from Kraftrecipes.com\" width=\"137\" height=\"91\" /></a>\n\nYou can do this with many recipes that freeze well...just break them into smaller containers before you freeze them.  This is known as freezer meals.  I am soon going to branch out into freezer crockpot meals...so stay tuned for that, especially now that we have a 6 qt crockpot!\n\nGo ahead and explore your inner chef and stop making excuses as to why you can\'t cook (single people)...come on you can do it!  I don\'t want to discriminate, so those parents that just don\'t seem to have enough time to cook at home because there are so many family activities...make a couple of freezer meals and assign it to someone who comes home to pop it in the oven so that when you get home it can already be in the oven cooking.  For those newliweds/couples out there that just don\'t want to cook...come onnnnnnnnnnnn you can do it...try cooking together...or challenging each other to see who can make the best freezer meal.  You can eat the first servings and then freeze the rest...well unless someone doesn\'t do so well and then welllllll I don\'t know, that isn\'t my problem LOLLLLL j/k I\'m sure it will be fine.\n\nExplore something new...and have fun!  You can search for \"freezer meals\" and \"Crockpot meals\" to get some inspiration.\n\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/the-happiness-bucket-transparent7.png\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1025\" title=\"The-Happiness-Bucket transparent\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/the-happiness-bucket-transparent7.png?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" /></a>','Quick Minute Tip of the Week: Split the Recipe Up!','','inherit','closed','closed','','1200-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:15:09','2016-01-07 21:15:09','',1200,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/1200-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4086,1,'2016-01-07 21:15:09','2016-01-07 21:15:09','My Office is having its annual Holiday party this Friday and I felt this blog post was so appropriate, not only to share with my co-workers but also to share with my friends in twitter, facebook and wordpress land who will be attending Office parties this month.','Office Holiday Party Etiquette','','inherit','closed','closed','','506-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:15:09','2016-01-07 21:15:09','',506,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/506-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4092,1,'2016-01-07 21:18:15','2016-01-07 21:18:15','My goal when I began the process of packing up&nbsp;our then 1355 sq ft condo I wanted 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, considering I would be 7 months pregnant at the time we listed our house. I knew that I wouldn\'t be able to move around as quickly as I wanted carrying this extra load and I also couldn\'t be at the condo, new house and 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. I located this pinterest post by A Bowl Full of Lemons (love her!!!!)\n<a href=\"http://www.abowlfulloflemons.net/2012/06/how-to-organize-your-move-2.html\">How To Organize Your Move</a>\n\nIt was just what I needed! I had an old binder laying 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:\n\nMaster Bedroom\nMaster Bathroom\nGuest Bathroom\nGuest Room\nBabies Room\nOffice\nKitchen\nDining Room\nDecor/Misc.\nLiving Room\n\nI had the prime color dots that I found during one of my decluttering moments in my office and since that wasn\'t enough of a color variety I went and picked up some pastel colors as well. I Then assigned each room a color. i don\'t remember all of the assignments but I do remember the Kitchen was red and my daughters room was pink. \n<ul>Boxing/Packing Up</ul>\n&nbsp;\nI chose to pack room by room starting with our guest room/baby room/office because it had the most items that weren\'t used regularly in it. We were prepping for our angels arrival so we had to clean it out anyway. I decided I wanted to declutter the space prior to packing, so I tackled/packed areas based on use. For example, we had two bookshelves full of books. I wanted to use those shelves for baby clothes and diapers so I went through all the books that were there and created the donate throw away and pack piles. I then packed those that were to be kept and put a label on it. The label gave a high level description of what was in the box, the box number and the box color - which told me what room it went into in the new house. In the binder, I went to that room\'s page and wrote down the box number and description which in this case was personal books.\n<ul>The Good</ul>\nWould 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.\n\n<strong>The Bad</strong>\n\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. We ended up having to move our house before the storage unit and the last items I. The condo seemed to multiply (there were more than I imagined) so we didn\'t get those items labeled so 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. \n\n<strong>The Lessons Learned</strong>\n\nIt was unfortunate that we had to move our items into the garage of the house vs the house itself, because stuff was just stacked/piled on top of one another in a limited amount of space. When we were finally able to move in, it did help because we just grabbed the stuff closest to the door and put it where it went based on the colored 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 and you would have EVERYTHING packed or you would move those things in last or have them all grouped together. You would want 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 fuller and fuller the guys abandoned that idea and they started putting it in...however they could. I also forgot to check off boxes as we loaded and unpacked them so now it is impossible for me to tell you if a box is missing or not...except for when I would look for something like my bed skirt and silverware drawer organizer. \n\nThe good thing is you can do this even if you don\'t choose to declutter first, but that would be my advice so you aren\'t moving unnecessary items into a new space. Also, this would work 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.\n<ul>Bottom Line</ul>\nThis is a win win pin and a definite keeper.','#THBOrganize: Discover the Value of a Move Binder','','inherit','closed','closed','','3376-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:18:15','2016-01-07 21:18:15','',3376,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3376-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4093,1,'2016-01-07 21:18:15','2016-01-07 21:18:15','<p>Recently, we posted an article titled, 14 Tips When Organizing and Planning A Move. &nbsp;In it, we mentioned an invaluable tool called a floor map, this is basically a rough sketch of how you want the room setup. Mostly you focus on the big furniture items and any electrical things that may need to be connected. This is helpful for those who will be helping you move, because you can\'t be everywhere at the same time. It is so much easier to get the heavy items placed right the first time. On your sketch you should make it clear where the windows and doors are so those looking at it clearly understand the directions. &nbsp;Prior to making your map it is always good to measure the space, if possible, so you are sure your layout will work.&nbsp;</p><p>Additionally, on your floor map you should apply your room color. &nbsp;We use the color dots you get from office supply stores. Most are in primary colors, but if you are moving into a larger home you may need to get the pastels too so each room can have a distinct color. &nbsp;Once you assign a room a color, you should place that color dot on the floor map and also place that same color dot on all boxes that go to that room. &nbsp;This makes it easy for movers to know where the boxes go and it also makes it easier for you to identify the items in a box from across the room. &nbsp;It may also be helpful to create a few master maps that just have the room color, name and location (upstairs or downstairs, left or right arrows) so movers can know with a quick glance. &nbsp;Tape your room maps on the door frame of each room and make sure to strategically place the master maps at key direction points throughout the house.</p><p>We also found the colored dots helpful in identifying items quickly when they were temporarily stored in our storage shelter while our house was on the market. &nbsp;</p><p>We hope you have found these moving tips to be helpful. &nbsp;If you have, please let us know by commenting below and make sure to signup to regularly receive our organization, decluttering and overall happiness tips.</p><p>We wish you a successful and easy move!&nbsp;</p>','#THBOrganize: How to Make Your Move Smoother with a Floor Plan Map ','','inherit','closed','closed','','3402-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:18:15','2016-01-07 21:18:15','',3402,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3402-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4094,1,'2016-01-07 21:18:15','2016-01-07 21:18:15','<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2686\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/moving.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"moving\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">In honor of National Move month, we are going to take a trip back in time to March/April of 2013.  This is when my husband and I were anticipating the arrival of our daughter.  it was also the time when I decided it was time to move into a stand alone home.  My goal when I began the process of planning our move, was that I wanted 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. I knew that I wouldn\'t be able to move around as quickly as I wanted carrying this extra load (my daughter) and I also couldn\'t be at the condo, new house and 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.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><img class=\"  wp-image-636 alignleft\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/20120305-192257.jpg\" alt=\"20120305-192257.jpg\" width=\"138\" height=\"138\" /></p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">I want to share with you some of the following key tips on how to plan a move, and don\'t worry...being pregnant isn\'t a prerequisite:</p>\n\n<ol style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n	<li>\n<h6>Create a move binder</h6>\nThis is your master binder that will help keep you sane.  You will have one place to reference everything related to your move.  We will have a future blog post to cover what should go in your binder.</li>\n	<li>\n<h6>Establish Responsibilities</h6>\nIf you and your spouse/helper are available on move day, delegate move day responsibilities. In our scenario, my hubby was responsible for getting the truck loaded/moving the heavy stuff and I was responsible for the little things, last minute packing and new space coordination.  This helped eliminate the need for everyone to contact me for every decision. If delegation isn\'t possible, you definitely want #3, #4 and #5.</li>\n	<li>\n<h6>Create a floor plan map</h6>\nThis is invaluable in helping to plan out where everything needs to go in your new space.  I learned this trick from our many many office moves at the law firm.  It was standard practice that you would draw out how you want your office set up with your desk, filing cabinets, computer, etc.  That way the people moving you would know where to place your items and wouldn\'t need you there to show them.  You tape the floor plan on the wall outside the space and/or place it in the space so they can see where to place your large items.</li>\n	<li>\n<h6>Create a kitchen map</h6>\nThis is also an invaluable tool if you are able to create one.  I will have a future blog post detailing the specifics of how you create one coming soon.  The kitchen is usually the first one you organize and the one that you can easily delegate to someone else to arrange, if you have a map.</li>\n	<li>\n<h6>Have a move meeting</h6>\nYes, a meeting...one with everyone involved in the move.  When you have four or five people involved moving and packing items it can get chaotic really quickly.  It is helpful to have everyone in one space so you can ensure they are all on the same page.  Use this time to explain the space colors, floor plan maps, responsibility delegation, timing, and any other instructions that are needed.</li>\n	<li>\n<h6>Declutter</h6>\nNow you knew this one was going to be on here!  Just think about it, moving is costly so why would you want to waste time and money moving items you don\'t need or want?  For those with short notice it may be more difficult, but you can still do it.  If you pick up an item to pack, you should think to yourself - what is this or why do I still have this?  Then don\'t pack it, put it in a predetermined give away/throw away box or bag.</li>\n	<li>\n<h6>Pack based on your new space</h6>\nI think this is one of the most important tips (other than #6) that I can give you.  Think about your new space and how it will be arranged.  Pack your boxes based on the new space not the old.  This will definitely come in handy if you are used to keeping non-room related items in a space just because you didn\'t have room for it anywhere else.  For us, we were moving from a 1355 sq ft home to a 3000 sq ft home.  My guestroom, Guest bathroom, overflow closet, baby room and office didn\'t have to share space any longer.  If I had packed all the items together as they were in the old space, I would have had to travel up and down the stairs just to put items away.</li>\n	<li>\n<h6>Color code your rooms</h6>\nThis will be helpful for you and for your movers.  We will get more into this in a future post, but you want to assign a dot color to each room.  We got our dots at an office supply store, but most big box stores have them in the office supply section.  We used one package that had all the primary colors and one that had pastel colors.</li>\n	<li>\n<h6>create a box inventory</h6>\nFor those going on long moves across country this can be extremely important to prove you had an item in case of loss or damage.  This is also helpful when you are trying to find something, in your new space, before you get completely unpacked.</li>\n	<li>\n<h6>Pack a bag...or Two</h6>\nReally, each person in your home should probably pack as though they were going on a week  or weekend long trip.  You are going to be exhausted when you finish moving everything and all you will want to see is your bed and MAYBE a shower before you go to sleep.  So when you wake, you will need to be able to locate your toiletries and a change of clothes.  Now, devils advocate, what are you going to spend the day doing on day two?  Are you going to unpack everything?  Well, okay in my case, yes...but it was very helpful to not HAVE to do this.  Make sure to put your valuables in this bag as well or include it with #11.</li>\n	<li>\n<h6>Pack a Box...OR Two</h6>\nUsing the same premise above,  you need to be able to quickly find your sheets, coffee, snacks, hand-towel/towels, etc.  Yes, some of this you could pack in your suitcases, but I would suggest you have a separate box for the more bulkier items and that you carry them in your vehicle to ensure it arrives safely and you know where it is.  The thought is to pack items in this box that you will need right away...again think a week long trip where you have to bring everything, what would you need?</li>\n	<li>\n<h6>Cleaning Supplies</h6>\nThis is another set of items you want to have set aside for easy access.  You will need to clean your old space once everything is out and clean your new space before you put everything in.  If nothing else make sure these items are the last thing loaded on your moving truck, unless you are moving cross country then you may consider putting them in your vehicle as you may arrive before your stuff.</li>\n	<li>\n<h6>Schedule your utilities start and end times</h6>\nYou need to ensure  you have your utilities (water, electric and gas) turned on at your new location as well as shut off at the old space.  It will be hard to clean your new home if you don\'t have water or electricity.  You also want to verify how they will calculate your new and old bill, so you don\'t get overcharged.</li>\n	<li>\n<h6>Eat a healthy breakfast</h6>\nThis seems so simple, but so many people forget about this step.  You will be really active on move day and you don\'t want to run out of energy or worse have a medical issue due to your blood sugar dropping.  Eat something substantial, but leave cracker barrel for another day.  You don\'t want to be too satisfied that you are sluggish most of the day.</li>\n</ol>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Join us next week when we go into some of this in more detail.  Happy Moving!!!</p>\n&nbsp;','#THBOrganize:  14 Tips When Organizing and Planning A Move','','inherit','closed','closed','','2982-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:18:15','2016-01-07 21:18:15','',2982,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2982-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4095,1,'2016-01-07 21:18:15','2016-01-07 21:18:15','Ok recyclers please don\'t get mad at me with this pin, but I loved the idea of this pin!!!! The idea is that you don\'t have to buy expensive boxes to take your hanging clothes to your new location, you just buy a box of trash bags and you tear a hole in the bottom of it. Slip that over the hangers and tie the bottom.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_2689\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/hanging-clothes.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2689\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/hanging-clothes.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"http://www.pinterest.com/pin/86272149084518369/\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a> http://www.pinterest.com/pin/86272149084518369/[/caption]\n\n<strong>The Good</strong>\n\nWe were able to move all our hanging clothes using this method which was great. I did not use a rubberband around the hangers and I would suggest if you don\'t have one vehicle to designate as the clothing vehicle that you should use rubber bands too so they don\'t slip and slide everywhere. We also got the cheapest bags we could find and we tore the hole in the top versus cutting a hole or making it all nice and neat.\n<ul>The Bad</ul>\nOur trashbags didn\'t cover the bottom of the clothes as this photo implies. So we had clothes hanging out but overall it didn\'t really make that big of a deal. For the recyclers out there you may be concerned with the use of plastic bags.\n<ul>The Decision</ul>\nThis is good for those going short distances and who can control how the clothes are transported. If they are going in a moving truck is there a flat surface that they can lay on without flip flopping around. If not, you will have a clothing mess on your hands when you get to your location (unless your bags cover your clothes and can be tied at the bottom). If, however, you have a car or separate vehicle that can be designated to transport clothes or you have a rack in your moving truck, then you are good to go.\n\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/happiness-bucket_logo-e1395435278247.png\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2554\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/happiness-bucket_logo-e1395435278247.png?w=300\" alt=\"Happiness bucket_logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" /></a>','Pinterest by Trial and Error Challenge – (4) Easily Moving Hanging Clothes','','inherit','closed','closed','','2449-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:18:15','2016-01-07 21:18:15','',2449,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2449-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4096,1,'2016-01-07 21:20:00','2016-01-07 21:20:00','&nbsp;\n\nOkay Stats\n\n&nbsp;\n\nStarting Weight 260\n\nLowest weight - 155 ( Oct 2014 - during healthy wage challenge )\n\nCurrent weight- 167\n\nGoal weight- 140- (Still recovering from the Honeymoon)\n\nBMI 27 it says I\'m overweight\n\n(honestly I am cause I have too much fat still on my body)\n\nBody goals- slimmer thighs, COMPLETELY flat stomach, no love handles\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo basically its the old sayings - Eat right and exercise but that is easier said than done\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li>you have to do it for yourself- if its about anyone else you aint gone stick with it</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li>Set <strong><u>realistic</u></strong> goals and milestones for you so you\'re not just out here hoping for your goal weight and nothing else- My first goal was to look good in my clothes ( not a number of lbs ) Here’s the rest from 2009-Present</li>\n</ul>\n-get under two hundred\n\n- stay under two hundred\n\n- look good in a swimsuit\n\n- Get small enough for Justin to pick me up\n\n- look good in my wedding dress\n\n-look good in a two piece. (I can send you a pic but cannot share it - Thanks Johnson &amp; Johnson)\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li><strong><u>Get a scale and weigh  yourself every two weeks</u></strong></li>\n</ul>\n(that sounds like a lot but you should weigh more than once a month)\n\nThere will be times when you see minimal changes in numbers and get disgruntled( I am obsessed and i weigh myself 2-3 times a days but that\'s Me.  DO NOT DO THIS!!!!   I would suggest <strong><u>not</u></strong> to do it every week but at Max 1 time per week.  Also if you do weigh in try it on a Monday.  Then you will see the effects of what you did on the weekend.  A lot of ppl do well during the work week but struggle on the weekend. Ps make a chart and right things down- note your weight, measure your chest, waist and hips.  Either do it yourself each month or have the same person do it for you.  Even when you weight seems to plateau you may be losing inches!\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li><strong><u>Nutrition nutrition nutrition</u></strong>- It is hand in hand with Exercise.  You CANNOT eat badly and still get where you want to be! Have a plan for meals.  Ex.  If you are going to a party plan your meals throughout the day better (lighter so if you eat at th party you will be able to maintain.  Do not eat out as much.  That saves money AND Calories meals ( many more details just ask)</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li><strong><u>Work it out-</u></strong> this is often the hard part but you gotta do it. My secret is two fold</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<ol>\n	<li>Find something you like (I love kickboxing )</li>\n	<li>Find something that pushes you ( Running)</li>\n</ol>\nI have always since a kid been obsessed with kickboxing.  So I love that I have since discovered spin class which is an excellent calorie burn and total body work out.\n\nThen there is running.  This is scary to some ppl but don’t be afraid.  Start out Walking! Yes!! You will have to go twice as long but you can still burn those calories and also it great for cardiovascular health.  I started out running in batches.  I like running out side.  So I pick a point and go.  Then I started trying to run a few minutes.  Like 5 then  10 then I got up to a mile.  After I discovered I could run a mile I just kept going.  I push myself to do as much as I can to run until I can’t anymore.  Most days my goal is always to make it back to the house without stopping.  Sometimes I run 1.5 and sometimes I push it to my best with was 4.2.  Either way do you and just try.  Don’t get intimidated its just your will.  Get it done\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li><strong><u>Don’t quit-</u></strong> it takes at minimum 18 days to turn something into a habit so don’t give up.  You need to keep it going .  at first I suggest don’t cheat be strict but keep up with your plan and you will be rewarded</li>\n</ul>\nWhen its all said and done you have to WANt it.  You have to do this for you.  If you don’t want it it won’t happen.  Don’t get caught up in having a workout buddy cause they won’t always be there.  Don’t get me wrong it is great to have a close circle of friends to hold you accountable (trust me I have mine #teamshrinking)  but they will not be with you through ever meal, every crunch, every mile so suck it up get out there and get healthy for you\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li><strong><u>Don’t’ forget about God-</u></strong> I would not have been able to do this without him.  When I’ve been exhausted, sad hurt, mad whatever he’s there.  I have prayed that he help me lose weight and it happened.  I pray that he gives me strength and he does.  When I am dedicated(working on it countdown to daily morning run is 5/3 when the sun is up at 6 am again) I take Wed morning off and instead of running with a great play list I run and think about God.  I pray and talk to him.  It’s a great meditation time.  But I always start each run off with a little pray just thanking God for waking me up and blessing me.  Try it .  Prayer works yall.</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\nI began this journey in the summer of 2007 after I broke up with my long time College boyfriend.  He had cheated on me and I kept asking why.  To myself.  Why wasn’t I good enough what did I do wrong, was she prettier than me was she nicer than me etc.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI knew one thing form looking at the myspace page(where my college besties found his dirt ) that she was in fact skinnier than me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThat was a wake up call\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAt first I put him down.  He was a jerk but I thought to myself he wasn’tthta attractive and had acne and was a band geek anyway but so what.  I wasn’t perfect either and I did love him.  So then I re evaluated myself anfd thought ok.  So you’ve been a couple for two years and now you’re on your own.  What now.  iI tried dating around for a while and going out to the club but at the end of the day the night life was never my thing and I have always been a one guy kind of woman so I said cool.  Let me take his opportunity to work on me.  My weight at my largest was 260.  I am not 100 % sure I ws that heavy at this time but I know I was close.  So I began to put in work.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nDuring my entire college process besides some of my best friends from home there was someone who was always there for me.  My cousin.  She was an inspiration as she was intelligent and pretty and had her master degree.  She also owned her own home and lived on her own.  These were all things I wanted to have! She was independent and was very smart, real and positive.  I loved hanging with her and all of my family since we were kids but during colleg we really became much tighter.  I took the time to spend many weekends visiting her and my second home Nashville.  In the past my “home” was at my aunt and uncle’s house(her parents) but as I struck out on my own I began to always stop in and visit them and just stay with her.  She lived on the other side of the city so we always got to share a Friday night meal with my favorite Aunt and uncle and then she and I would hang out, watch random shows on Tivo and just talk.  Over the years this happened so often I would be put off if we went out and got too tired to stay up lol.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut theses talks were more than just a catch up session or short bonding experience.  They were times for me to share who I was who I was becoming and to seek her advise for m varying situations.  Wheteher it was family business or dating life she lways gave me a fresh perspective and a real talk answer that helped me wheteher I liked it or not.  She would give me perspective on how to handle relationship issues, compromise love struggles and eventually was instrumental in helping me find myself.  I knew that she was strong and so when I found myself alone (romatically) he helped me to understand that life was n’t over.  It’s cliché but I was better off.  Even having known him because after talking to her I relized these were experiences I needed to have.  He taught me things about respect, and honesty and dependability and especially trust. By not having those things he helped me to know exactly what I wanted ot have in a relationship.  He helped me grow form a naïve little girl to an more knowledgable and realistic woman.  She helped me to take these lesssons analize them and use them for my good.  She had been there, we all have and regardless of your situation often times there is something that someone older than you can either relate to or provide some different type of perspective on.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI cherish the times we spent together and a while sitting here thinking I am wishing for another weekend to go visit.  Of course I can do this at any time but now we are both married so Hubbies must tag along lol\n\n&nbsp;\n\nShe has been one of my rocks an unmoving supportive force that has only grown stronger through the years.  It’s funny because she gets to experience most of life’s normal journeys before me and share with me the deets .  lol.  She was married and I got to share with her and Primo and sing at their wedding.  She became a mother and I got to come to her shower and support her and meet and love on my sweet little cousin who was the flower girl in my wedding.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI haven’t taken that last hurdle but I know when I do when sill be there waiting just to encourage me and enlighten me\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNow she is encouraging me to take my time in the nesting process to set clear goals and to encourage my hubby to do his part ot help out as well.  Its strange to be at the ppoint in my life talking about my husband is a normal thing but that’s were I am.  I am glad that she has gone through so many things because since I have know her she has always been a source of good sound advise, encouragement and increasingly in the last few years a spiritual example and  guide.  She is one of the most positive people I know (ie the Happness bucket)\n\nAnd it is just so wonderful to know her.  I look forward to driving up the road ( a couple of hours lol ) soon to see my favorite Prima and her/ our family.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut prior to that','#THBLYT:  Lifestyle Change Transformation','','inherit','closed','closed','','3519-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:20:00','2016-01-07 21:20:00','',3519,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3519-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4098,1,'2016-01-07 21:20:00','2016-01-07 21:20:00','So in our last At Home with The Happiness Bucket, we talked about our keys for decluttering, organizing and decorating. Today, we would like to share with you how we decorate for the various months, to minimize on the amount of décor that is needed in the home…and how we declutter along the way. We will TRY to do this in a systematic way…going month by month…so let’s get started!\n\nSeptember - This is the month that signifies serious football and the start of us switching our house over to a much cozier mood. The weather gets cooler, so you want more blankets available around the house and you inevitably will need to pull a few coats out of storage. Now, we hope that you would have gone through the coats at the end of the season last year, but if you are anything like me, you may have thought oh I can wear that one more season…but then the new season comes and you face the facts of…nope I need to let this go. You also may want to get your coats and blankets washted/cleaned since they have not been used in a while. We also start considering pulling out the flannel sheets…now in most cases this is too early, but who wants to wait until it is supposed to freeze to pull out and wash the flannel sheets??? Remember plan ahead.\n\nWhat about the time…it also changes so it makes sense to change batteries, clocks and timers in the house to coincide with the time and it getting darker earlier. You want to make sure to check your fire extinguisher levels and your fire alarm to ensure the batteries are up to date. Close the vents to the basement/crawl space of your home and also winterize your irrigation system and pipes.\n\nMost pumpkin patches start around this time and the trees begin to change so that helps guide our decorating. We add decorations that bring out more of the autumn colors - reds, oranges, greens and browns. To decorate we use many inexpensive items…fake leaves and potpourri, pumpkins and scarecrows. We put out our fall tablescape as well, which includes changing the placemats and napkins (scored during the Dillard’s New Year’s Day sale). In our home, we really didn’t have to take down any of our day to day decorations because we don’t really decorate for the other seasons of the year. We might shift statues or photos around, but all in all it is just about adding items.\n\nOctober - I will preference this by saying I don’t like having ghoulish items such as witches and vampires in our home. I do however want to embrace my husband’s culture and educate our daughter regarding the day of the dead celebration __________. So, I decided we would begin collecting pumpkins and happy scarecrows to put out as well as sugar skulls and photos that remind us of people who have passed on. These items are just added to the décor I put out in September.\n\nNovember is when we remove the items added in October and add more of the cornucopia’s and turkeys.\n\nDecember of course (really The weekend after Thanksgiving) we remove all the fall items and add the Holiday items.\n\nI wanted to take a minute and suggest a 30 minute declutter…ok this one may take a little longer but it is the perfect time to start the process. See Holiday decluttering is one that we don’t do often enough…these are the items that hold the most memories in them…this is where Clutter tends to come to stay and it is ok because they represent memories of your life…right?!?!? Well…really that is a big ol’ cop out that we need to stop…\n\nMy family loves the holidays…we have big traditions around Thanksgiving and Christmas. I have now also started my collection of pumpkins for the Fall decorations which go up in September. We don’t really celebrate halloweeen, but I do acknowledge it but with pumpkins and not with ghoulish characters. My husband is also from Mexico, so we will begin a celebration of dia des maurtos for my daughter so she will understand her culture and the meaning of the day in the right way.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>End of the Season Sales</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo in the first post of this series (enter link here) we mentioned that we would discuss End of the Season Sales in more detail.','The Ultimate Guide to Tackling the Holidays Series - 2','','inherit','closed','closed','','2916-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:20:00','2016-01-07 21:20:00','',2916,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2916-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4099,1,'2016-01-07 21:20:00','2016-01-07 21:20:00','<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/garagebefore.jpg\"><img src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/garagebefore.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"GarageBefore\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2756\" /></a>\n\n<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/garagebefore2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/garagebefore2.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"GarageBefore2\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2757\" /></a>\n\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/garagebefore3-e1402431571678.jpg\"><img src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/garagebefore3-e1402431571678.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"GarageBefore3\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2758\" /></a>','THB The Great Garage Declutter/Organization Project','','inherit','closed','closed','','2755-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:20:00','2016-01-07 21:20:00','',2755,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2755-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4101,1,'2016-01-07 21:20:00','2016-01-07 21:20:00','The Before Photos...\n\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/babyclosetbefore-e1402431850155.jpg\"><img src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/babyclosetbefore-e1402431850155.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"BabyClosetBefore\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2767\" /></a>\n\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/babyclosetbefore2-e1402431864646.jpg\"><img src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/babyclosetbefore2-e1402431864646.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"BabyClosetBefore2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2768\" /></a>\n\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/babyclosetbefore3-e1402431880708.jpg\"><img src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/babyclosetbefore3-e1402431880708.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"BabyClosetBefore3\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2769\" /></a>\n\nThe After Photos\n\n','Baby Room Declutter - Too Little Clothes (June)','','inherit','closed','closed','','2749-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:20:00','2016-01-07 21:20:00','',2749,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2749-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4102,1,'2016-01-07 21:20:00','2016-01-07 21:20:00','Not only did we get a lot of extra space, we got a lot more responsibility.  See before we lived in a two bedroom townhome...so that meant no maintaining the lawn, not having to worry about bugs in the bushes or spraying for mosquitos, trash pickup or an irrigation system.  So needless to say we have a lot of change in store for us. ','Organizing A New Home - Vendors and More','','inherit','closed','closed','','2419-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:20:00','2016-01-07 21:20:00','',2419,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2419-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4103,1,'2016-01-07 21:20:00','2016-01-07 21:20:00','Similar to the National Do Not Call Registry, there is a list for people who don\'t want pre-approved credit applications or insurance offers. Started in December of 2004 and run jointly by credit reporting companies Equifax, Experian, Innovis and TransUnion, the service is free and allows you to opt out either permanently or for five years. Visit: www.optoutprescreen.com or call (888) 5-OPTOUT or (888) 567-8688.','Are You Opting Out?','','inherit','closed','closed','','2441-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:20:00','2016-01-07 21:20:00','',2441,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2441-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4105,1,'2016-01-07 21:20:00','2016-01-07 21:20:00','','Operation Putting House On Market:  Storing Your Items in a Storage Facility','','inherit','closed','closed','','2406-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:20:00','2016-01-07 21:20:00','',2406,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2406-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4106,1,'2016-01-07 21:20:01','2016-01-07 21:20:01','','Event Planning Series - Order Early/Plan Ahead','','inherit','closed','closed','','840-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:20:01','2016-01-07 21:20:01','',840,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/840-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4107,1,'2016-01-07 21:20:01','2016-01-07 21:20:01','','It Really Does Make a Difference (empty)','','inherit','closed','closed','','962-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:20:01','2016-01-07 21:20:01','',962,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/962-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4109,1,'2016-01-07 21:20:01','2016-01-07 21:20:01','You just got engaged and reality has now set in that you dream wedding cost more money than you have to spend.  Those invitations you have been eyeballing are $5.00 a piece and you are inviting 200 people to the wedding.  This just isn\'t feasible...so you decide you are going to embark on the DIY Journey.  I mean how hard can it be right? Well, I have a couple of suggestions for any and all DIYers out there.\n\n1.  Allotting enough time - this is so very important not just with wedding DIYs but with all DIYs.  We always think we have enough time and then we realize that easy project takes a lot more time when you are doing it more than once.  Additionally some DIYs can\'t be completed until something else is finished which cuts into your \"development time\". Account for this in your overall timeline of projects. \n\n2.  Be Realistic - some things you just can\'t do cheaper than buying it. So evaluate your projects and all the materials needed before you begin.  Do you already have the tools needed...how much material do you need to create your master piece, do you know what you are doing or will there be a learning curve.  Once you take this into consideration you will be able to realistically determine if you can completely the project yourself and if it makes sense to do so.\n\n3.  Find Resources - there are tons of sites/forums out there that can direct you to things you will need.  Some things I learned along the way is that brides often sale items after their wedding, so if you need vases for 24 tables buy them used...no one will know.  There are lots of projects out there that others have already tried. They share their successes and failures and also suggestions.  Make the time to do your research.\n\n4.  Be Willing To Compromise - sometimes we dream beyond our abilities, that\'s just reality.  Be willing to let some things go if you can\'t achieve them or can\'t afford them.  Your day is really about you and your Groom/Bride not the stuff.  Determine what are must haves first and then you can supplement with other things if you choose.\n\n5.  Day I\'d DIYers Sit Down - on the day of your wedding you should get someone you trust to handle day of coordination.  The Bride nor her Mother nor her Bridal party should be coordinating anything on that day.','Event Planning Series - Do It Yourself Projects','','inherit','closed','closed','','837-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:20:01','2016-01-07 21:20:01','',837,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/837-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4110,1,'2016-01-07 21:20:01','2016-01-07 21:20:01','One Sunday our Pastor said something that really just stuck with me.  He said that God told us to cast our sins into the sea of forgetfulness.  I pondered on that for a few minutes and really just loved it.  What do we have going on in our lives that we need to cast into the sea of forgetfulness?  Past hurts?  Past disappointments?  Past mistakes?','The Sea of Forgetfulness','','inherit','closed','closed','','952-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:20:01','2016-01-07 21:20:01','',952,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/952-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4112,1,'2016-01-07 21:20:02','2016-01-07 21:20:02','Craigslist and Facebook.\n\nThe bed, cars, TV, mattresses, etc.','How To Sell Items You Know Have Worth','','inherit','closed','closed','','720-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:20:02','2016-01-07 21:20:02','',720,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/720-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4113,1,'2016-01-07 21:20:03','2016-01-07 21:20:03','Create an extra supply area where you keep unused supplies, boxes, tins, etc. that you may use later in your decluttering process.  BUT don\'t let this get out of hand and become just a place to store clutter you don\'t want to get rid of.','Finding Supplies in Your Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','960-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:20:03','2016-01-07 21:20:03','',960,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/960-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4126,1,'2016-01-07 21:24:11','2016-01-07 21:24:11','Ok for those of you wanting to save money I have discovered a way to get more bang for my buck using giftcard purchases.  It just requires a little preplanning…ok put your seatbelts on…here we go.\n\nBenefits:  Giftcards earn you double points for gas at Kroger (or its family of stores).  Occassionally (like now through 6/18) they sometimes run promotions so right now for fathers day you get 4x\'s the points!!!!  Ok there are restrictions on the promotions.  They don\'t count on kroger cards or on refill cards (those without denominations), but shoot stock up on your restaurant cards during this promotion…especially if you eat at a specific place a lot.  By using this method, you get the same items but get up to $1.00 off the price of the gallon at the tank (i.e., 1000 points = $1.00 off your price per gallon!).  \n\nCons:  You have to think ahead and you do use a lot of plastic (the cards are plastic, haven\'t tested if I just refill a card vs. repurchasing).  I haven\'t run into this but the website says it won\'t count Kroger giftcards towards your points, but I bought one yesterday and it did sooooo it may be dependant upon the store.  I would suggest doing a test and see.  Purchase one the next time you are going to buy grocery (prior to buying grocery) and see if you accumulate points.  Locate the Kroger locations with a gas station, it may be worth driving out of your way once a week.\n\nHere\'s how you do it:\n\n1.  Determine where you need to shop for the week and how much you THINK you will spend at each store\n2.  Go to Kroger\'s Giftcard center and find the giftcards you want to get (yeah I probably should have said go scout the cards first so you know which ones they carry and which ones they don\'t)\n3.  Make sure they scan your Kroger Plus Card (if you don\'t have one get it at the customer service window)\n4.  Purchase the cards in the proper denominations \n\nNow…the $.10, $.20, $.30 discount is only on 35 gallons of gas.  Once you cut the pump off the discount is gone.  So I suggest doing your purchases weekly so you don\'t waste the discount.  I have to fill up about four times a month so I try to spread mine out…but for example I have to purchase a flight on southwest soon.  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I earn gas discounts on both homedepot AND at Kroger with the same purchase just thinking ahead)','Saving Money Using Giftcards','','inherit','closed','closed','','276-revision-v1','','','2016-01-07 21:24:11','2016-01-07 21:24:11','',276,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/276-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4140,1,'2016-01-08 14:43:36','2016-01-08 14:43:36','','Whose Life Are You Living','','inherit','open','closed','','sunset-370244_1920','','','2016-01-12 23:35:04','2016-01-12 23:35:04','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunset-370244_1920.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4141,1,'2016-01-08 14:43:38','2016-01-08 14:43:38','','lake-430508_1920','','inherit','open','closed','','lake-430508_1920','','','2016-01-08 14:43:38','2016-01-08 14:43:38','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lake-430508_1920.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4142,1,'2016-01-08 14:43:42','2016-01-08 14:43:42','','sunset-549677_1920','','inherit','open','closed','','sunset-549677_1920','','','2016-01-08 14:44:26','2016-01-08 14:44:26','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sunset-549677_1920.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4143,1,'2016-01-08 14:43:45','2016-01-08 14:43:45','','sky-1107579_1920','','inherit','open','closed','','sky-1107579_1920','','','2016-01-08 14:43:45','2016-01-08 14:43:45','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sky-1107579_1920.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4152,1,'2016-01-08 18:09:41','2016-01-08 18:09:41','','Ms. P Bonus Rm Before - Right','','inherit','open','closed','','img_3503','','','2016-01-08 18:12:33','2016-01-08 18:12:33','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_3503.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4153,1,'2016-01-08 18:09:59','2016-01-08 18:09:59','','Ms. P Bonus Rm Before - Left','','inherit','open','closed','','img_3501','','','2016-01-08 18:12:27','2016-01-08 18:12:27','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_3501.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4155,1,'2016-01-08 18:35:26','2016-01-08 18:35:26','','Ms. P Flooring - In Progress','','inherit','open','closed','','1','','','2016-01-08 18:36:44','2016-01-08 18:36:44','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4156,1,'2016-01-08 18:35:29','2016-01-08 18:35:29','','Ms. P Flooring Complete','','inherit','open','closed','','2','','','2016-01-08 18:35:52','2016-01-08 18:35:52','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4157,1,'2016-01-08 18:57:10','2016-01-08 18:57:10','','Ms. P\'s Finished Bonus Rm','','inherit','open','closed','','1-2','','','2016-01-08 19:05:45','2016-01-08 19:05:45','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/11.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4158,1,'2016-01-08 18:57:14','2016-01-08 18:57:14','','Ms. P\'s Finished Bonus Rm','','inherit','open','closed','','2-2','','','2016-01-08 19:05:31','2016-01-08 19:05:31','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/21.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4159,1,'2016-01-08 18:57:18','2016-01-08 18:57:18','','Ms. P\'s Finished Bonus Rm','','inherit','open','closed','','3','','','2016-01-08 19:05:20','2016-01-08 19:05:20','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/3.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4160,1,'2016-01-08 18:57:21','2016-01-08 18:57:21','','Ms. P\'s Finished Bonus Rm','','inherit','open','closed','','4','','','2016-01-08 19:05:07','2016-01-08 19:05:07','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/4.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4161,1,'2016-01-08 18:57:25','2016-01-08 18:57:25','','Ms. P\'s Finished Bonus Rm','','inherit','open','closed','','5','','','2016-01-08 19:04:21','2016-01-08 19:04:21','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4169,1,'2016-01-12 20:22:37','2016-01-12 20:22:37','','Imprints Your Life','','inherit','open','closed','','ocean-546369_1920','','','2016-01-12 20:23:12','2016-01-12 20:23:12','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ocean-546369_1920.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4172,560,'2016-01-23 08:00:39','2016-01-23 08:00:39','<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">“Whose life are you living”?  Are you setting unrealistic expectations?</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\nWhen you look at your life as it is today, is it yours?  Are you doing things that you want and should be doing or are you doing the things that your parents, spouse, children, friends or colleagues want you to do?  Do you THINK people expect something from you and therefore establish impossible standards for yourself? <!--more-->\r\n\r\nOften times we set expectations on our lives that shouldn’t be there.  Don’t get me wrong, I have done it myself.  Trying to look or speak a certain way because that is what is expected of a speaker. 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That person is doing everything they can trying to maintain that lifestyle.  They typically only get 4 or 5 hours of sleep a night and are exhausted trying to maintain the façade.\r\n\r\nNow don’t get me wrong, I am not saying all neat homes have sleep deprived and exhausted individuals attached to them.  What I am saying is that you shouldn’t begin to second guess your abilities because you have set unattainable goals for yourself and your family.  Don’t read a blog or see a photo on Pinterest and then set out to make your space look exactly the same way.\r\n\r\nPLEASE STOP THIS!\r\n<h1>Systems Developed for Your Environment</h1>\r\nIt is ok to use those images and stories as inspiration. 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PLEASE STOP THIS!&nbsp; You need to create the system that works for your home/space.&nbsp; It is ok to use those images and stories as inspiration, that is what they are there for, but understand this...a lot of the images are staged so they look good online.&nbsp; Even with our before and after photos, yes those photos are real, but we try to make sure everything is in just the right place before snapping the photo.&nbsp; Focus your energy on establishing your own systems and what works in your space and for your life and you will be a lot happier and more successful in maintaining your home.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n********\n\nThe THB works with Clients who are experiencing life transitions, to provide them with the tools they need to organize and maintain their spaces so they can live their happiest lives. &nbsp;If you haven\'t already, make sure to participate in one or both of our challenges:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/30daychallenge/\" target=\"_blank\">The 30 day declutter challenge</a>&nbsp;or the&nbsp;<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/the-thb-clarity-challenge/\" target=\"_blank\">The Clarity Challenge</a>, they will change your life!\n\n&nbsp;','THBOrganize:  Whose Life are You Living?','','inherit','closed','closed','','4172-revision-v1','','','2016-01-27 05:03:12','2016-01-27 05:03:12','',4172,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/4172-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4194,1,'2016-01-27 23:01:44','2016-01-27 23:01:44','On Wednesday, our <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/thbreflections-reimprint-your-life/\" target=\"_blank\">THBreflection’s post was about Dr. Lacrecia Dangerfield’s Reimprint Your Life program</a>.  Today, I want to follow-up with a question,\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">“Whose life are you living”?</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\nWhen you look at your life as it is today, is it yours?  Are you doing things that you want and should be doing or are you doing the things that your parents, spouse, children, friends or colleagues want you to do?  Do you THINK people expect something from you and therefore establish impossible standards for yourself?  Often times we set expectations on our lives that shouldn’t be there.  Don’t get me wrong, I have done it myself…trying to look or speak a certain way because that is what is expected of a speaker or trying to meet the “perfect” mate because that’s what fits into your circle.  Let’s get one thing straight…your life is YOURS uniquely.  It is not going to be a cookie cutter to someone else’s.  Just because your colleague and you have the same pedigree and the same job etc. doesn’t mean your life will be the same.  As Dr. Dangerfield’s post last week stated, you have imprints on your life that effect the way it progresses.\r\n\r\nThe reason I wanted to ask that question is because I see this issue a lot when working with Clients in their spaces.  They have this vision of what their home should look like and when I drill down into the why’s and the how’s of their lifestyle, their vision doesn’t fit their reality.\r\n<h1>Unrealistic EXPECTATIONS</h1>\r\nAn example of what I am able to discover after a little prodding is that my Client has a co-worker who has three kids but their house is super organized.  My Client is feeling overwhelmed because they begin to second guess their abilities and how good a housekeeper, parent or spouse they are.  What they fail to realize is that the coworker they are looking up to is stressed out to the hilt because they are always trying to maintain this lifestyle.  They typically only get 4 or 5 hours of sleep a night and are exhausted trying to maintain this façade.\r\n\r\nNow don’t get me wrong, I am not saying all neat homes have sleep deprived and exhausted individuals attached to them.  What I am saying is that you shouldn’t begin to second guess your abilities because you have set unattainable goals for yourself and your family.  Don’t read a blog or see a photo on pinterest and then set out to make your space look exactly the same way. PLEASE STOP THIS!  You need to create the system that works for your home/space.  It is ok to use those images and stories as inspiration, that is what they are there for, but understand this...a lot of the images are staged so they look good online.  Even with our before and after photos, yes those photos are real, but we try to make sure everything is in just the right place before snapping the photo.  Focus your energy on establishing your own systems and what works in your space and for your life and you will be a lot happier and more successful in maintaining your home.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n********\r\n\r\nThe THB works with Clients who are experiencing life transitions, to provide them with the tools they need to organize and maintain their spaces so they can live their happiest lives.  If you haven\'t already, make sure to participate in one or both of our challenges: <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/30daychallenge/\" target=\"_blank\">The 30 day declutter challenge</a> or the <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/the-thb-clarity-challenge/\" target=\"_blank\">The Clarity Challenge</a>, they will change your life!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','#THBOrganize:  Whose Life are You Living?','','inherit','closed','closed','','4172-revision-v1','','','2016-01-27 23:01:44','2016-01-27 23:01:44','',4172,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/4172-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4195,1,'2016-01-27 23:02:00','2016-01-27 23:02:00','On Wednesday, our <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/thbreflections-reimprint-your-life/\" target=\"_blank\">THBreflection’s post was about Dr. Lacrecia Dangerfield’s Reimprint Your Life program</a>.  Today, I want to follow-up with a question,\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">“Whose life are you living”?</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\nWhen you look at your life as it is today, is it yours?  Are you doing things that you want and should be doing or are you doing the things that your parents, spouse, children, friends or colleagues want you to do?  Do you THINK people expect something from you and therefore establish impossible standards for yourself?  Often times we set expectations on our lives that shouldn’t be there.  Don’t get me wrong, I have done it myself…trying to look or speak a certain way because that is what is expected of a speaker or trying to meet the “perfect” mate because that’s what fits into your circle.  Let’s get one thing straight…your life is YOURS uniquely.  It is not going to be a cookie cutter to someone else’s.  Just because your colleague and you have the same pedigree and the same job etc. doesn’t mean your life will be the same.  As Dr. Dangerfield’s post last week stated, you have imprints on your life that affect the way it progresses.\r\n\r\nThe reason I wanted to ask that question is because I see this issue a lot when working with Clients in their spaces.  They have this vision of what their home should look like and when I drill down into the why’s and the how’s of their lifestyle, their vision doesn’t fit their reality.\r\n<h1>Unrealistic EXPECTATIONS</h1>\r\nAn example of what I am able to discover after a little prodding is that my Client has a co-worker who has three kids but their house is super organized.  My Client is feeling overwhelmed because they begin to second guess their abilities and how good a housekeeper, parent or spouse they are.  What they fail to realize is that the coworker they are looking up to is stressed out to the hilt because they are always trying to maintain this lifestyle.  They typically only get 4 or 5 hours of sleep a night and are exhausted trying to maintain this façade.\r\n\r\nNow don’t get me wrong, I am not saying all neat homes have sleep deprived and exhausted individuals attached to them.  What I am saying is that you shouldn’t begin to second guess your abilities because you have set unattainable goals for yourself and your family.  Don’t read a blog or see a photo on pinterest and then set out to make your space look exactly the same way. PLEASE STOP THIS!  You need to create the system that works for your home/space.  It is ok to use those images and stories as inspiration, that is what they are there for, but understand this...a lot of the images are staged so they look good online.  Even with our before and after photos, yes those photos are real, but we try to make sure everything is in just the right place before snapping the photo.  Focus your energy on establishing your own systems and what works in your space and for your life and you will be a lot happier and more successful in maintaining your home.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n********\r\n\r\nThe THB works with Clients who are experiencing life transitions, to provide them with the tools they need to organize and maintain their spaces so they can live their happiest lives.  If you haven\'t already, make sure to participate in one or both of our challenges: <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/30daychallenge/\" target=\"_blank\">The 30 day declutter challenge</a> or the <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/the-thb-clarity-challenge/\" target=\"_blank\">The Clarity Challenge</a>, they will change your life!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','#THBOrganize:  Whose Life are You Living?','','inherit','closed','closed','','4172-revision-v1','','','2016-01-27 23:02:00','2016-01-27 23:02:00','',4172,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/4172-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4199,1,'2017-08-24 22:53:10','2017-08-24 22:53:10','<p class=\"mceTemp\">Think back to when you were a young\'un LOL.  If you are over the age of 30 you will remember when your mom used to make food that would seemingly feed the masses.  How did she do that?  Back then we probably didn\'t think about it too much or you thought she was just magic.  Well, the reality of the situation is that she probably made a lot of meals that were inexpensive and would stretch...Spaghetti (or really any type of pasta dish), Casseroles with rice at the base, Stew, Pot pies, etc.  In an attempt to cook more at home, my family has been adding more freezer meals, soups and casseroles to our meal lineup.  This will help us to not only save money, but to save time and meet some of our health goals as well.  Talk about life transitions!!!</p>\n\n<h1>Identifying the Lies We Tell Ourselves</h1>\n<p class=\"mceTemp\">I remember when I first started doing this, I really had to sit back and be honest with myself as to why I wasn\'t cooking as much as I could.  At the time I was single, but I know you\'ve used those same excuses before, some may have used them more recently than they\'d like to admit.</p>\n<p class=\"mceTemp\">You know the excuses I\'m talking about...I\'m too busy to cook, it\'s cheaper for me to eat out or I\'m too tired, it\'s too hard to cook for one person...yeah yeah yadda yadda.  Lets just be honest with ourselves...we are just being L.A.Z.Y...yeah I can say it, because when I used to make those excuses I was being lazy.  Now, that\'s not to say we weren\'t busy, but we always find time for what we really want to do.</p>\nWell, I realize that you can\'t change a habit overnight, but I can definitely help you to change one small step at a time.  I have for years made this dish that is absolutely delicious and it doesn\'t take much at all.  I am going to post the recipe here (as I make it) and will link to the recipe.\n<h1><strong><a title=\"Full Recipe from Recipe.com\" href=\"http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/anniversary-chicken-i/Detail.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"rel=\"nofollow\">Anniversary Chicken</a></strong> (my adapted recipe from allrecipe.com click the title for the full recipe)</h1>\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"250\"]<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/anniversary-chicken.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1148 \" title=\"Anniversary Chicken\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/anniversary-chicken.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" /></a> HtCasey\'s Photo from allrecipes.com[/caption]\n<p class=\"mceTemp\"><strong>Ingredients</strong></p>\n\n<ul>\n 	<li>Chicken (however much you want)</li>\n 	<li>1/2 cup teriyaki basting sauce (low sodium)</li>\n 	<li>1/2 cup Ranch-style salad dressing</li>\n 	<li>Shredded Cheese (whichever kind you prefer)*</li>\n 	<li>Bacon bits (real or canned)*</li>\n 	<li>Rice (enough to serve number you are feeding)</li>\n 	<li>Water (enough to cover the rice)</li>\n</ul>\n<ol>\n 	<li>Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).</li>\n 	<li>Place chicken in a baking dish, pour teriyaki sauce and then the ranch dressing over chicken evenly.</li>\n 	<li>Sprinkle rice in between the chicken pieces and pour water over rice (Don\'t add too much water at the beginning, you can add more later to thin sauce out if necessary).</li>\n 	<li>Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear. Baste chicken with sauce halfway through cooking time.</li>\n 	<li>*Optional - You can add bacon bits and cheese to the top of your chicken at the end of cooking until melted. Garnish and serve.</li>\n</ol>\nTips:  The teriyaki sauce and ranch dressing and water create this delicious sauce that the chicken and rice cook in, so depending on your preference you can make the sauce thick or more liquid by adding more water.  I usually turn and baste the chicken (stirring and blending the sauce some) halfway through the cooking time.  Remember teriyaki sauce is sweet and can be high in sodium so I usually buy the low sodium sauce.  You can adjust your teriyaki to ranch dressing measurements based on your preference.\n\nThis meal is very inexpensive and can feed a ton of people based on how you make it.  It takes me maybe 5 mins to prepare and the magic happens all on its own.  You can omit the rice from the recipe and make it separately if you choose...I just like one pot cooking whenever possible and the sauce that is made is mixed with the rice which is delicious.  So, try this recipe and let me know how it works for you.\n\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/the-happiness-bucket-transparent7.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1025\" title=\"The-Happiness-Bucket transparent\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/the-happiness-bucket-transparent7.png?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" /></a>','Returning to Casserole Basics with Surprise Chicken','','inherit','closed','closed','','129-autosave-v1','','','2017-08-24 22:53:10','2017-08-24 22:53:10','',129,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/129-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4200,1,'2016-01-29 20:09:42','2016-01-29 20:09:42','<p class=\"mceTemp\">Think back to when you were a young\'un LOL.  If you are over the age of 30 you will remember when your mom used to make food that would seemingly feed the masses.  How did she do that?  Back then we probably didn\'t think about it too much or you thought she was just magic.  Well, the reality of the situation is that she probably made a lot of meals that were inexpensive and would stretch...Spaghetti (or really any type of pasta dish), Casseroles with rice at the base, Stew, Pot pies, etc.  I have recently decided to try and cook more at home.  This will not only help me reach my financial goals, but my health goals as well...see how that all ties together.  Anywho, in my self-reflection, I am realizing that my excuses for not doing it are pretty sad.  Have you used any of these...I\'m too busy to cook, it\'s cheaper for me to eat out or I\'m too tired, it\'s too hard to cook for one person...yeah yeah yadda yadda.  If I\'m honest with myself I will face the fact that I am just L.A.Z.Y...yeah I can call myself that.</p>\r\nWell, I realize that you can\'t change a habit overnight, but I can definitely try to change one small step at a time.  I have for years made this dish that is absolutely delicious and it doesn\'t take much at all.  I am going to post the recipe here (as I remember it) but know it has no measurements because I stopped measuring after the first time making it (I will update with the precise measurements if I find the recipe).\r\n<h1><strong><a title=\"Full Recipe from Recipe.com\" href=\"http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/anniversary-chicken-i/Detail.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Anniversary Chicken</a></strong> (my adapted recipe from allrecipe.com click the title for the full recipe)</h1>\r\n<dl class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/anniversary-chicken.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1148 \" title=\"Anniversary Chicken\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/anniversary-chicken.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" /></a></dt><dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">HtCasey\'s Photo from allrecipes.com</dd></dl>\r\n<p class=\"mceTemp\"><strong>Ingredients</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Chicken (however much you want)</li>\r\n	<li>1/2 cup teriyaki basting sauce (low sodium)</li>\r\n	<li>1/2 cup Ranch-style salad dressing</li>\r\n	<li>Shredded Cheese (whichever kind you prefer)*</li>\r\n	<li>Bacon bits (real or canned)*</li>\r\n	<li>Rice (enough to serve number you are feeding)</li>\r\n	<li>Water (enough to cover the rice)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).</li>\r\n	<li>Place chicken in a baking dish, pour teriyaki sauce and then the ranch dressing over chicken evenly.</li>\r\n	<li>Sprinkle rice in between the chicken pieces and pour water over rice (Don\'t add too much water at the beginning, you can add more later to thin sauce out if necessary).</li>\r\n	<li>Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear. Baste chicken with sauce halfway through cooking time.</li>\r\n	<li>*Optional - You can add bacon bits and cheese to the top of your chicken at the end of cooking until melted. Garnish and serve.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nTips:  The teriyaki sauce and ranch dressing and water create this delicious sauce that the chicken and rice cook in, so depending on your preference you can make the sauce thick or more liquid by adding more water.  I usually turn and baste the chicken (stirring and blending the sauce some) halfway through the cooking time.  Remember teriyaki sauce is sweet and can be high in sodium so I usually buy the low sodium sauce.  You can adjust your teriyaki to ranch dressing measurements based on your preference.\r\n\r\nThis meal is very inexpensive and can feed a ton of people based on how you make it.  It takes me maybe 5 mins to prepare and the magic happens all on its own.  You can omit the rice from the recipe and make it separately if you choose...I just like one pot cooking whenever possible and the sauce that is made is mixed with the rice which is delicious.  So, try this recipe and let me know how it works for you.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/the-happiness-bucket-transparent7.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1025\" title=\"The-Happiness-Bucket transparent\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/the-happiness-bucket-transparent7.png?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" /></a>','Returning to the Basics of Casseroles with Surprise Chicken','','inherit','closed','closed','','129-revision-v1','','','2016-01-29 20:09:42','2016-01-29 20:09:42','',129,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/129-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4201,1,'2016-01-29 20:10:41','2016-01-29 20:10:41','<p class=\"mceTemp\">Think back to when you were a young\'un LOL.  If you are over the age of 30 you will remember when your mom used to make food that would seemingly feed the masses.  How did she do that?  Back then we probably didn\'t think about it too much or you thought she was just magic.  Well, the reality of the situation is that she probably made a lot of meals that were inexpensive and would stretch...Spaghetti (or really any type of pasta dish), Casseroles with rice at the base, Stew, Pot pies, etc.  I have recently decided to try and cook more at home.  This will not only help me reach my financial goals, but my health goals as well...see how that all ties together.  Anywho, in my self-reflection, I am realizing that my excuses for not doing it are pretty sad.  Have you used any of these...I\'m too busy to cook, it\'s cheaper for me to eat out or I\'m too tired, it\'s too hard to cook for one person...yeah yeah yadda yadda.  If I\'m honest with myself I will face the fact that I am just L.A.Z.Y...yeah I can call myself that.</p>\r\nWell, I realize that you can\'t change a habit overnight, but I can definitely try to change one small step at a time.  I have for years made this dish that is absolutely delicious and it doesn\'t take much at all.  I am going to post the recipe here (as I remember it) but know it has no measurements because I stopped measuring after the first time making it (I will update with the precise measurements if I find the recipe).\r\n<h1><strong><a title=\"Full Recipe from Recipe.com\" href=\"http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/anniversary-chicken-i/Detail.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Anniversary Chicken</a></strong> (my adapted recipe from allrecipe.com click the title for the full recipe)</h1>\r\n<dl class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/anniversary-chicken.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1148 \" title=\"Anniversary Chicken\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/anniversary-chicken.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" /></a></dt><dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">HtCasey\'s Photo from allrecipes.com</dd></dl>\r\n<p class=\"mceTemp\"><strong>Ingredients</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Chicken (however much you want)</li>\r\n	<li>1/2 cup teriyaki basting sauce (low sodium)</li>\r\n	<li>1/2 cup Ranch-style salad dressing</li>\r\n	<li>Shredded Cheese (whichever kind you prefer)*</li>\r\n	<li>Bacon bits (real or canned)*</li>\r\n	<li>Rice (enough to serve number you are feeding)</li>\r\n	<li>Water (enough to cover the rice)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).</li>\r\n	<li>Place chicken in a baking dish, pour teriyaki sauce and then the ranch dressing over chicken evenly.</li>\r\n	<li>Sprinkle rice in between the chicken pieces and pour water over rice (Don\'t add too much water at the beginning, you can add more later to thin sauce out if necessary).</li>\r\n	<li>Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear. Baste chicken with sauce halfway through cooking time.</li>\r\n	<li>*Optional - You can add bacon bits and cheese to the top of your chicken at the end of cooking until melted. Garnish and serve.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nTips:  The teriyaki sauce and ranch dressing and water create this delicious sauce that the chicken and rice cook in, so depending on your preference you can make the sauce thick or more liquid by adding more water.  I usually turn and baste the chicken (stirring and blending the sauce some) halfway through the cooking time.  Remember teriyaki sauce is sweet and can be high in sodium so I usually buy the low sodium sauce.  You can adjust your teriyaki to ranch dressing measurements based on your preference.\r\n\r\nThis meal is very inexpensive and can feed a ton of people based on how you make it.  It takes me maybe 5 mins to prepare and the magic happens all on its own.  You can omit the rice from the recipe and make it separately if you choose...I just like one pot cooking whenever possible and the sauce that is made is mixed with the rice which is delicious.  So, try this recipe and let me know how it works for you.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/the-happiness-bucket-transparent7.png\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1025\" title=\"The-Happiness-Bucket transparent\" src=\"http://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/the-happiness-bucket-transparent7.png?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" /></a>','Returning to Casserole Basics with Surprise Chicken','','inherit','closed','closed','','129-revision-v1','','','2016-01-29 20:10:41','2016-01-29 20:10:41','',129,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/129-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4204,1,'2016-01-29 20:24:12','2016-01-29 20:24:12','','original_kit72-300x200','','inherit','open','closed','','original_kit72-300x200','','','2016-01-29 20:24:57','2016-01-29 20:24:57','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/original_kit72-300x200.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4209,1,'2016-01-29 20:46:45','2016-01-29 20:46:45','Alright, it is January 18th and many of you are anxious and itching to file your taxes because that is like an instant payday.  OKAY PEOPLE CALM DOWN!!!!  I have to tell you I used to work for the IRS as a CSR (Customer Service Rep) during tax time...so let me give you a few tips!\r\n\r\n1.  Don\'t file too fast! Many of you have gotten your W2 and you only worked at one place and you want to go ahead and file...whoaaaaaa nelly!!!!  Do you really have all the documents you need to file?  You need to really think about what assets/liabilities you have and ensure you properly account for them in all the places on your tax form.  You\'d hate to receive your refund and then have to pay back money or amend your return because you omitted something in error.  By law, all tax documents should be mailed by Jan 31st...so at least wait until Feb 5th. to ensure you have what you need.\r\n\r\n2.  Don\'t go to these fast cash preparers (i.e., Anticipation loans)!!!  By going to these places you are essentially taking out a loan on your own money!  Did you know by filing electronically you can get your money in as quickly as 7 days?!?!  Why pay someone to do the same thing that you can do for free?  Just go directly to the source to <a href=\"https://sa.www4.irs.gov/irfof/lang/en/irfofgetstatus.jsp\" target=\"_blank\">get the status of your refund</a>.\r\n\r\n3.  Don\'t claim people you aren\'t allowed to claim - if you have a person that may be claimable by someone else you need to ensure you can claim them before you put them on your taxes.  Just because they live with you during the year does not mean you can claim them.  It\'s based on five tests:  Relationship, age, residency, support and joint return and the answers aren\'t necessarily what you may think.  Divorce decrees and/or written declarations can also change the rules.  Chapter 3 of <a title=\"Publication 17\" href=\"http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">IRS Publication 17</a> details this out.  If all else fails call and ask a CSR <a href=\"http://www.irs.gov/help/article/0,,id=96730,00.html\">http://www.irs.gov/help/article/0,,id=96730,00.html</a>, but be honest in your responses so they can give you the real answer.  Claiming someone on your taxes that someone else should claim will only delay your refund or cause you to owe money back.\r\n\r\n4.  <a title=\"Link to Help for Taxes\" href=\"http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=107626,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">Help preparing your taxes</a> - for those who make $54,000 or less you can receive free help at a <a href=\"http://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/\" target=\"_blank\">VITA site</a>.  Those over the age of 60 can participate in the Tax Counseling for the elderly program and there is something a few other specific groups as well.  For everyone else don\'t be afraid to call the 1-800 help line to get assistance.  Also, use <a title=\"Publication 17\" href=\"http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">IRS Publication 17 </a>to assist you in preparing your taxes.\r\n\r\n5.  Use the free online filing options offered to you by the IRS.  You should use the <a title=\"E-File Through IRS\" href=\"https://www.irs.gov/uac/Free-File:-Do-Your-Federal-Taxes-for-Free\" target=\"_blank\">IRS Free File links</a> to obtain the offer.  Many \"other\" sites have tricky extras that end up costing you when using their links.\r\n\r\n6.  Make sure you are applying all your deductions and credits.  There are many out there that people miss because they don\'t educate themselves.  It doesn\'t take an extremely long time...empower yourself!\r\n\r\n7.  Get a physical/downloaded copy of <a title=\"Publication 17\" href=\"http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">IRS Publication 17</a>.  It explains most of the scenarios you will need to have covered.  If when reading it refers to another publication, just get it/download it from the website, they are all there.\r\n\r\n8.  Keep good records! - You always want to make sure you have records of anything you plan on claiming...or have a way of proving it if you are ever audited.\r\n\r\n9.  Know what changed in your tax year - With all the natural disasters, job loss and home loss there were tons of credits and changes applied to our taxes.  Please educate yourselves so you don\'t miss out or make a mistake when it comes to <a href=\"https://www.irs.gov/Credits-&amp;-Deductions\" target=\"_blank\">credits and deductions</a>.\r\n\r\n10.  Don\'t miss the deadline!!! - Whatever you do, do not miss the April 15th deadline if you owe!  File an extension, but don\'t just try to ignore it as though it\'s going to go away because it is not and all that is going to happen is interest and penalties will continue to add up (these are calculated daily!).   If it is just a matter of you don\'t have the money, it\'s okay!!!  Just call and tell them you want to make an arrangement to pay.  They will set you up on a payment plan that works for your budget...no matter the amount.','10 Tax Time Mistakes to Avoid','','inherit','closed','closed','','145-revision-v1','','','2016-01-29 20:46:45','2016-01-29 20:46:45','',145,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/145-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4227,1,'2016-02-10 21:16:19','2016-02-10 21:16:19','Whether dealing with family business or my dating life, Dana Morales has always given me a fresh perspective and a \"real talk\" answer.  She helped me figure out the path I needed to take; whether I liked it or not.  With her help, I was able to see myself through her lens, giving me a fresh perspective on how to handle relationship issues, which was instrumental in helping me find myself.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Courtni Harbin Johnson','','publish','closed','closed','','courtni-harbin-johnson','','','2016-02-10 21:30:49','2016-02-10 21:30:49','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/?post_type=jetpack-testimonial&#038;p=4227',0,'jetpack-testimonial','',0),(4229,1,'2016-02-10 20:29:00','2016-02-10 20:29:00','','Courtni Harbin Johnson','','inherit','open','closed','','courtni4','','','2016-02-10 20:29:49','2016-02-10 20:29:49','',4227,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Courtni4.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4231,1,'2016-02-10 21:30:06','2016-02-10 21:30:06','Whether dealing with family business or my dating life, Dana Morales has always given me a fresh perspective and a \"real talk\" answer.  She helped me figure out the path I needed to take; whether I liked it or not.  She would give me perspective on how to handle relationship issues and was instrumental in helping me find myself.\n\n&nbsp;','Courtni Harbin Johnson','','inherit','closed','closed','','4227-autosave-v1','','','2016-02-10 21:30:06','2016-02-10 21:30:06','',4227,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/4227-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4232,1,'2016-01-07 21:39:37','2016-01-07 21:39:37','The transformation of my bonus room into a functional and attractive work space has been sheer joy! The expertise that Dana has put into attractive results has increased the value of my home. I couldn\'t be happier. The room was obviously a catch all for a variety of uses but had become ugly and cluttered. Again I followed the steps to decluttering, discarding, donating, and repurposing of accumulated furnishings. These steps along with my written objective for the newly converted space focused my attention to future results. Motivation therefore was easy and fun!\r\n\r\nI look forward to working with Dana on additional projects.','Pauletta Janaway - Art Studio','','publish','closed','closed','','pauletta-janaway-art-studio','','','2016-02-10 21:41:46','2016-02-10 21:41:46','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/?post_type=jetpack-testimonial&#038;p=4232',0,'jetpack-testimonial','',0),(4233,1,'2016-02-10 21:41:53','2016-02-10 21:41:53','The transformation of my bonus room into a functional and attractive work space has been sheer joy! The expertise that Dana has put into attractive results has increased the value of my home. I couldn\'t be happier. The room was obviously a catch all for a variety of uses but had become ugly and cluttered. Again I followed the steps to decluttering, discarding, donating, and repurposing of accumulated furnishings. These steps along with my written objective for the newly converted space focused my attention to future results. Motivation therefore was easy and fun!\r\n\r\nI look forward to working with Dana on additional projects.','Pauletta Janaway - Art Studio','','inherit','closed','closed','','4232-autosave-v1','','','2016-02-10 21:41:53','2016-02-10 21:41:53','',4232,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/4232-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4234,560,'2016-02-26 23:43:43','2016-02-26 23:43:43','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here are Courtni\'s 7 tips for losing weight based on her journey. I will share some of the do’s and don’ts.</p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">All in all, it goes back to the old saying: Eat right and exercise, but that is easier said than done - Courtni Johnson</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n1.) Make sure you are doing this for yourself, if its about anyone else you aren’t going to stick with it;\r\n\r\n2.) Set realistic goals and milestones so you\'re not just hoping for your goal weight and nothing else- Here were my goals from 2009 to the present:\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a. Look good in my clothes (not a number of lbs );\r\nb. Get under two hundred;\r\nc. Stay under two hundred;\r\nd. Look good in a swimsuit;\r\ne. Get small enough for my boyfriend to pick me up;\r\nf. Look good in my wedding dress;\r\ng. Look good in a two piece.</p>\r\n3.) Get a scale and weigh yourself. I would recommend that you weigh every two weeks. I know that sounds like a lot, but you should weigh yourself more than once a month. Learning from my own lesson, I would suggest that you not weigh yourself every week but if you must, at Max 1 time per week. The reason being that there will be times when you see minimal changes in numbers and get disgruntled. In the beginning, I was obsessed with losing weight and I would weigh myself 2-3 times a day, but that was a long time ago, please DO NOT do this!!!! Also if you do weigh in I recommend doing it on a Monday. This will allow you to see the effects of what you did on the weekend. A lot of people do well during the work week but struggle on the weekend. Make a chart and write things down- note your weight, measure your chest, waist and hips. Either do it yourself each month or have the same person do it for you. Even when you weight seems to plateau you may be losing inches!\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>SHOULD THIS BE TWO TIPS (1) FOR WEIGHING AND (1) FOR MEASURING?</strong></span></p>\r\n4.) Nutrition nutrition nutrition- This goes hand in hand with exercise. You CANNOT eat badly and still get where you want to be! Have a plan for meals. For example, if you are going to a party plan your meals throughout the day better (lighter so if you eat at the party you will be able to maintain. Also, begin to limit the meals you eat out. This saves money AND calories. Additional information will be provided in an upcoming post.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Get Losing Weight with Courtni\r\nin your mailbox</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to give your posts a name…so I can create a special lists that gets those. What about Losing Weight with Courtni “LWC”. You decide.</strong></span></p>\r\n5.) Work it out- this is often the hard part but you’ve gotta do it. My secret is two fold\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a. Find something you like (I love kickboxing )\r\nb. Find something that pushes you ( Running)</p>\r\nSince I was a kid, I have always been obsessed with kickboxing. I have since discovered spin class which is an excellent calorie burn and total body work out. Then there is running. This is scary to some people but don’t be afraid. Start out Walking! Yes!! You will have to go twice as long but you can still burn those calories and also it great for cardiovascular health. I started out running in batches. I like running out side. So I pick a point and go. Then I started trying to run a few minutes. Like 5 then 10 then I got up to a mile. After I discovered I could run a mile I just kept going. I push myself to do as much as I can to run until I can’t anymore. Most days my goal is always to make it back to the house without stopping. Sometimes I run 1.5 and sometimes I push it to my best with was 4.2. Either way do you and just try. Don’t get intimidated its just your will. Get it done\r\n\r\n6.) Don’t quit- it takes at minimum 18 days to turn something into a habit so don’t give up. You need to keep it going . at first I suggest don’t cheat be strict but keep up with your plan and you will be rewarded.  When its all said and done you have to WANT it. You have to do this for you. If you don’t want it, it won’t happen. Don’t get caught up in having a workout buddy cause they won’t always be there. Don’t get me wrong it is great to have a close circle of friends to hold you accountable (trust me I have mine #teamshrinking) but they will not be with you through every meal, every crunch, every mile so suck it up get out there and get healthy for you\r\n\r\n7.) Don’t forget about God- I would not have been able to do this without him. When I’ve been exhausted, sad, hurt, mad whatever he’s there. I have prayed that he help me lose weight and it happened. I pray that he gives me strength and he does. When I am dedicated (working on it countdown to daily morning run is 5/3 when the sun is up at 6 am again) I take Wed morning off and instead of running with a great play list I run and think about God. I pray and talk to him. It’s a great meditation time. But I always start each run off with a little prayer just thanking God for waking me up and blessing me. Try it . Prayer works yall.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Courtni’s Stats</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Starting Weight 260\r\nLowest weight - 155 ( Oct 2014 - during healthy wage challenge )\r\nCurrent weight- 167\r\nGoal weight- 140- (Still recovering from the Honeymoon)\r\nBMI 27 it says I\'m overweight\r\n(honestly I am cause I have too much fat still on my body)\r\nBody goals- slimmer thighs, COMPLETELY flat stomach, no love handles</p>','Courtni\'s Tips for Losing Weight','','draft','open','open','','7-tips-for-losing-weight','','','2019-07-27 05:17:31','2019-07-27 05:17:31','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/?p=4234',0,'post','',0),(4235,1,'2016-02-10 22:41:31','2016-02-10 22:41:31','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here are Courtni\'s 7 tips for losing weight based on her journey. I will share some of the do’s and don’ts.</p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">All in all, it goes back to the old saying: Eat right and exercise, but that is easier said than done - Courtni Johnson</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n1.) Make sure you are doing this for yourself, if its about anyone else you aren’t going to stick with it;\r\n\r\n2.) Set realistic goals and milestones so you\'re not just hoping for your goal weight and nothing else- Here were my goals from 2009 to the present:\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a. Look good in my clothes (not a number of lbs );\r\nb. Get under two hundred;\r\nc. Stay under two hundred;\r\nd. Look good in a swimsuit;\r\ne. Get small enough for my boyfriend to pick me up;\r\nf. Look good in my wedding dress;\r\ng. Look good in a two piece.</p>\r\n3.) Get a scale and weigh yourself. I would recommend that you weigh every two weeks. I know that sounds like a lot, but you should weigh yourself more than once a month. Learning from my own lesson, I would suggest that you not weigh yourself every week but if you must, at Max 1 time per week. The reason being that there will be times when you see minimal changes in numbers and get disgruntled. In the beginning, I was obsessed with losing weight and I would weigh myself 2-3 times a day, but that was a long time ago, please DO NOT do this!!!! Also if you do weigh in I recommend doing it on a Monday. This will allow you to see the effects of what you did on the weekend. A lot of people do well during the work week but struggle on the weekend. Make a chart and write things down- note your weight, measure your chest, waist and hips. Either do it yourself each month or have the same person do it for you. Even when you weight seems to plateau you may be losing inches!\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>SHOULD THIS BE TWO TIPS (1) FOR WEIGHING AND (1) FOR MEASURING?</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n4.) Nutrition nutrition nutrition- This goes hand in hand with exercise. You CANNOT eat badly and still get where you want to be! Have a plan for meals. For example, if you are going to a party plan your meals throughout the day better (lighter so if you eat at the party you will be able to maintain. Also, begin to limit the meals you eat out. This saves money AND calories. Additional information will be provided in an upcoming post.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Get Losing Weight with Courtni\r\nin your mailbox</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to give your posts a name…so I can create a special lists that gets those. What about Losing Weight with Courtni “LWC”. You decide.</strong></span></p>\r\n5.) Work it out- this is often the hard part but you’ve gotta do it. My secret is two fold\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a. Find something you like (I love kickboxing )\r\nb. Find something that pushes you ( Running)</p>\r\nSince I was a kid, I have always been obsessed with kickboxing. I have since discovered spin class which is an excellent calorie burn and total body work out. Then there is running. This is scary to some people but don’t be afraid. Start out Walking! Yes!! You will have to go twice as long but you can still burn those calories and also it great for cardiovascular health. I started out running in batches. I like running out side. So I pick a point and go. Then I started trying to run a few minutes. Like 5 then 10 then I got up to a mile. After I discovered I could run a mile I just kept going. I push myself to do as much as I can to run until I can’t anymore. Most days my goal is always to make it back to the house without stopping. Sometimes I run 1.5 and sometimes I push it to my best with was 4.2. Either way do you and just try. Don’t get intimidated its just your will. Get it done\r\n\r\n6.) Don’t quit- it takes at minimum 18 days to turn something into a habit so don’t give up. You need to keep it going . at first I suggest don’t cheat be strict but keep up with your plan and you will be rewarded.  When its all said and done you have to WANT it. You have to do this for you. If you don’t want it, it won’t happen. Don’t get caught up in having a workout buddy cause they won’t always be there. Don’t get me wrong it is great to have a close circle of friends to hold you accountable (trust me I have mine #teamshrinking) but they will not be with you through every meal, every crunch, every mile so suck it up get out there and get healthy for you\r\n\r\n7.) Don’t forget about God- I would not have been able to do this without him. When I’ve been exhausted, sad, hurt, mad whatever he’s there. I have prayed that he help me lose weight and it happened. I pray that he gives me strength and he does. When I am dedicated (working on it countdown to daily morning run is 5/3 when the sun is up at 6 am again) I take Wed morning off and instead of running with a great play list I run and think about God. I pray and talk to him. It’s a great meditation time. But I always start each run off with a little prayer just thanking God for waking me up and blessing me. Try it . Prayer works yall.\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Courtni’s Stats</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Starting Weight 260\r\nLowest weight - 155 ( Oct 2014 - during healthy wage challenge )\r\nCurrent weight- 167\r\nGoal weight- 140- (Still recovering from the Honeymoon)\r\nBMI 27 it says I\'m overweight\r\n(honestly I am cause I have too much fat still on my body)\r\nBody goals- slimmer thighs, COMPLETELY flat stomach, no love handles</p>','Courtni\'s Tips for Losing Weight','','inherit','closed','closed','','4234-revision-v1','','','2016-02-10 22:41:31','2016-02-10 22:41:31','',4234,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/4234-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4236,1,'2016-02-10 22:42:01','2016-02-10 22:42:01','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here are Courtni\'s 7 tips for losing weight based on her journey. I will share some of the do’s and don’ts.</p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">All in all, it goes back to the old saying: Eat right and exercise, but that is easier said than done - Courtni Johnson</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n1.) Make sure you are doing this for yourself, if its about anyone else you aren’t going to stick with it;\r\n\r\n2.) Set realistic goals and milestones so you\'re not just hoping for your goal weight and nothing else- Here were my goals from 2009 to the present:\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a. Look good in my clothes (not a number of lbs );\r\nb. Get under two hundred;\r\nc. Stay under two hundred;\r\nd. Look good in a swimsuit;\r\ne. Get small enough for my boyfriend to pick me up;\r\nf. Look good in my wedding dress;\r\ng. Look good in a two piece.</p>\r\n3.) Get a scale and weigh yourself. I would recommend that you weigh every two weeks. I know that sounds like a lot, but you should weigh yourself more than once a month. Learning from my own lesson, I would suggest that you not weigh yourself every week but if you must, at Max 1 time per week. The reason being that there will be times when you see minimal changes in numbers and get disgruntled. In the beginning, I was obsessed with losing weight and I would weigh myself 2-3 times a day, but that was a long time ago, please DO NOT do this!!!! Also if you do weigh in I recommend doing it on a Monday. This will allow you to see the effects of what you did on the weekend. A lot of people do well during the work week but struggle on the weekend. Make a chart and write things down- note your weight, measure your chest, waist and hips. Either do it yourself each month or have the same person do it for you. Even when you weight seems to plateau you may be losing inches!\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>SHOULD THIS BE TWO TIPS (1) FOR WEIGHING AND (1) FOR MEASURING?</strong></span></p>\r\n4.) Nutrition nutrition nutrition- This goes hand in hand with exercise. You CANNOT eat badly and still get where you want to be! Have a plan for meals. For example, if you are going to a party plan your meals throughout the day better (lighter so if you eat at the party you will be able to maintain. Also, begin to limit the meals you eat out. This saves money AND calories. Additional information will be provided in an upcoming post.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Get Losing Weight with Courtni\r\nin your mailbox</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We need to give your posts a name…so I can create a special lists that gets those. What about Losing Weight with Courtni “LWC”. You decide.</strong></span></p>\r\n5.) Work it out- this is often the hard part but you’ve gotta do it. My secret is two fold\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a. Find something you like (I love kickboxing )\r\nb. Find something that pushes you ( Running)</p>\r\nSince I was a kid, I have always been obsessed with kickboxing. I have since discovered spin class which is an excellent calorie burn and total body work out. Then there is running. This is scary to some people but don’t be afraid. Start out Walking! Yes!! You will have to go twice as long but you can still burn those calories and also it great for cardiovascular health. I started out running in batches. I like running out side. So I pick a point and go. Then I started trying to run a few minutes. Like 5 then 10 then I got up to a mile. After I discovered I could run a mile I just kept going. I push myself to do as much as I can to run until I can’t anymore. Most days my goal is always to make it back to the house without stopping. Sometimes I run 1.5 and sometimes I push it to my best with was 4.2. Either way do you and just try. Don’t get intimidated its just your will. Get it done\r\n\r\n6.) Don’t quit- it takes at minimum 18 days to turn something into a habit so don’t give up. You need to keep it going . at first I suggest don’t cheat be strict but keep up with your plan and you will be rewarded.  When its all said and done you have to WANT it. You have to do this for you. If you don’t want it, it won’t happen. Don’t get caught up in having a workout buddy cause they won’t always be there. Don’t get me wrong it is great to have a close circle of friends to hold you accountable (trust me I have mine #teamshrinking) but they will not be with you through every meal, every crunch, every mile so suck it up get out there and get healthy for you\r\n\r\n7.) Don’t forget about God- I would not have been able to do this without him. When I’ve been exhausted, sad, hurt, mad whatever he’s there. I have prayed that he help me lose weight and it happened. I pray that he gives me strength and he does. When I am dedicated (working on it countdown to daily morning run is 5/3 when the sun is up at 6 am again) I take Wed morning off and instead of running with a great play list I run and think about God. I pray and talk to him. It’s a great meditation time. But I always start each run off with a little prayer just thanking God for waking me up and blessing me. Try it . 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20:41:53','',3238,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3238-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4432,1,'2016-02-15 21:00:09','2016-02-15 21:00:09','The Happiness Bucket has a very defined method for helping you clear the noise and find your life’s purpose.  We believe your happiness journey is personal, it’s uniquely yours and requires that you make regular deposits to truly live your happiest life.  You must regularly invest in yourself and your own happiness to get a return.  We help you develop a unique system in a very compassionate and economical way.  We also teach you how to maintain your systems so you no longer have the sense of overwhelm.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhy do we do this?  We do this type of work because we are living our purpose, it is what we truly feel God placed us on this earth to do.  We love being able to provide you with clear and compassionate assistance at a time when you are feeling out of control.  We know how difficult the journey can be and we don’t want anyone to have to walk it alone.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So what is the cause of your frustration?  Is it because you are experiencing a life transition (Engagement/Marriage/Divorce, Birth/Death, Selling or purchasing a home, right-sizing into a smaller home or assisted living facility, physical changes or illness, etc.) or just because of life in general?  The Happiness Bucket is here to help you through this period in your life with compassion and efficiency.  We encourage you to schedule your free 20 minute mini session today to see how we can help you regain peace in your life.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Specialty Areas</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Life mapping sessions</li>\r\n	<li>Goal setting sessions</li>\r\n	<li>Wedding Consultation/Coaching Services</li>\r\n	<li>Day of Wedding Coordination Services</li>\r\n	<li>Decluttering/Organizing a home in 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Started','','inherit','closed','closed','','3238-revision-v1','','','2016-02-15 21:00:09','2016-02-15 21:00:09','',3238,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3238-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4435,1,'2016-02-15 22:20:51','2016-02-15 22:20:51','Downsizing Seniors is often a difficult task, because many times they have lived in one space a long time and have accumulated years and years of personal belongings.  We encourage you, whether you or your parents are of a senior age, to begin the process early.  We typically know when there will be a need for living arrangement shifts or changes within the next few years.  I like to say don\'t anticipate the worst, but plan for the future.  It is never a good idea to wait until tragedy strikes or an ailment forces living arrangement changes and you have to deal not only with the incident, but also the clutter at the same time.\n\nHere are six great tips given by Mary Kay Buysse, executive director for the National Association of Senior Move Managers in an article I recently ran across by <em>Marni Jameson </em>on www.nola.com:\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Bring in an outsider:</strong> Parents, no matter how old, will always see their children as children. When the adult child takes control, that upsets the equilibrium. \"It can get messy,\" Buysse said. Couples often resort to blaming each other for the excess. Having an unrelated objective party helps a lot.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>It gets easier:</strong> Start with the easiest places, Buysse said. Clear out the basement, the garage, and the kids\' bedrooms. Over time, you get desensitized to the downsizing process, so it gets easier.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Attitude is everything:</strong> Moves to downsize are easier when seniors choose to move..., rather than when the move chooses them, which happens when they become too frail, have an accident, lose a spouse who made independent living possible or start having cognitive issues.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Find the silver lining:</strong> \"At first glance, moving into a smaller home or into assisted living may seem to seniors like their independence is shrinking, but it\'s actually expanding,\" Buysse said. \"Going to the right level of care can expand independence and quality of life and extend life.\"</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>For a fee:</strong> Most senior move managers charge between $25 and $60 per hour, according to an NASMM survey; most (82 percent) spend between 17 and 33 hours total per client.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Allow time:</strong> It took 40 years to build a home. You don\'t have to dispose of it all in two weekends. Give the process the dignity it deserves. But do keep moving.</li>\n</ul>\nHopefully these tips and insights will give you the courage you need to start on your decluttering journey.  You will thank yourself later.  Please use the following link if you would like to read the entire article <a href=\"http://www.nola.com/homegarden/index.ssf/2015/03/how_to_help_a_senior_downsize.html\" target=\"_blank\">How to Help A Senior Downsize</a> on www.nola.com\n\nIf you would like to receive our regular decluttering and THB Community blog posts please subscribe to our blog.  Also, if you would like to join our facebook group - <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/THBNoMoreDebt/\" target=\"_blank\">THB C.H.A.N.G.E Center Community</a>, to share your successes, frustrations and challenges as you go through your decuttering rand personal growth process...we would be glad to have you!\n\n&nbsp;','#THBReblog Wednesday: Tips to Downsizing Seniors','','inherit','closed','closed','','3524-revision-v1','','','2016-02-15 22:20:51','2016-02-15 22:20:51','',3524,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3524-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4437,1,'2016-02-15 22:29:00','2016-02-15 22:29:00','<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2686\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/moving.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"moving\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In honor of National Move month, we are going to take a trip back in time to March/April of 2013.  This is when my husband and I were anticipating the arrival of our daughter.  it was also the time when I decided it was time to move into a stand alone home.  My goal when I began the process of planning our move, was that I wanted 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. I knew that I wouldn\'t be able to move around as quickly as I wanted carrying this extra load (my daughter) and I also couldn\'t be at the condo, new house and 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.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img class=\" wp-image-636 alignleft\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/20120305-192257.jpg\" alt=\"20120305-192257.jpg\" width=\"138\" height=\"138\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to share with you some of the following key tips on how to plan a move, and don\'t worry...being pregnant isn\'t a prerequisite:</p>\r\n\r\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>\r\n<h6>Create a move binder</h6>\r\nThis is your master binder that will help keep you sane.  You will have one place to reference everything related to your move.  We will have a future blog post to cover what should go in your binder.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h6>Establish Responsibilities</h6>\r\nIf you and your spouse/helper are available on move day, delegate move day responsibilities. In our scenario, my hubby was responsible for getting the truck loaded/moving the heavy stuff and I was responsible for the little things, last minute packing and new space coordination.  This helped eliminate the need for everyone to contact me for every decision. If delegation isn\'t possible, you definitely want #3, #4 and #5.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h6>Create a floor plan map</h6>\r\nThis is invaluable in helping to plan out where everything needs to go in your new space.  I learned this trick from our many many office moves at the law firm.  It was standard practice that you would draw out how you want your office set up with your desk, filing cabinets, computer, etc.  That way the people moving you would know where to place your items and wouldn\'t need you there to show them.  You tape the floor plan on the wall outside the space and/or place it in the space so they can see where to place your large items.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h6>Create a kitchen map</h6>\r\nThis is also an invaluable tool if you are able to create one.  I will have a future blog post detailing the specifics of how you create one coming soon.  The kitchen is usually the first one you organize and the one that you can easily delegate to someone else to arrange, if you have a map.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h6>Have a move meeting</h6>\r\nYes, a meeting...one with everyone involved in the move.  When you have four or five people involved moving and packing items it can get chaotic really quickly.  It is helpful to have everyone in one space so you can ensure they are all on the same page.  Use this time to explain the space colors, floor plan maps, responsibility delegation, timing, and any other instructions that are needed.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h6>Declutter</h6>\r\nNow you knew this one was going to be on here!  Just think about it, moving is costly so why would you want to waste time and money moving items you don\'t need or want?  For those with short notice it may be more difficult, but you can still do it.  If you pick up an item to pack, you should think to yourself - what is this or why do I still have this?  Then don\'t pack it, put it in a predetermined give away/throw away box or bag.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h6>Pack based on your new space</h6>\r\nI think this is one of the most important tips (other than #6) that I can give you.  Think about your new space and how it will be arranged.  Pack your boxes based on the new space not the old.  This will definitely come in handy if you are used to keeping non-room related items in a space just because you didn\'t have room for it anywhere else.  For us, we were moving from a 1355 sq ft home to a 3000 sq ft home.  My guestroom, Guest bathroom, overflow closet, baby room and office didn\'t have to share space any longer.  If I had packed all the items together as they were in the old space, I would have had to travel up and down the stairs just to put items away.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h6>Color code your rooms</h6>\r\nThis will be helpful for you and for your movers.  We will get more into this in a future post, but you want to assign a dot color to each room.  We got our dots at an office supply store, but most big box stores have them in the office supply section.  We used one package that had all the primary colors and one that had pastel colors.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h6>create a box inventory</h6>\r\nFor those going on long moves across country this can be extremely important to prove you had an item in case of loss or damage.  This is also helpful when you are trying to find something, in your new space, before you get completely unpacked.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h6>Pack a bag...or Two</h6>\r\nReally, each person in your home should probably pack as though they were going on a week  or weekend long trip.  You are going to be exhausted when you finish moving everything and all you will want to see is your bed and MAYBE a shower before you go to sleep.  So when you wake, you will need to be able to locate your toiletries and a change of clothes.  Now, devils advocate, what are you going to spend the day doing on day two?  Are you going to unpack everything?  Well, okay in my case, yes...but it was very helpful to not HAVE to do this.  Make sure to put your valuables in this bag as well or include it with #11.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h6>Pack a Box...OR Two</h6>\r\nUsing the same premise above,  you need to be able to quickly find your sheets, coffee, snacks, hand-towel/towels, etc.  Yes, some of this you could pack in your suitcases, but I would suggest you have a separate box for the more bulkier items and that you carry them in your vehicle to ensure it arrives safely and you know where it is.  The thought is to pack items in this box that you will need right away...again think a week long trip where you have to bring everything, what would you need?</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h6>Cleaning Supplies</h6>\r\nThis is another set of items you want to have set aside for easy access.  You will need to clean your old space once everything is out and clean your new space before you put everything in.  If nothing else make sure these items are the last thing loaded on your moving truck, unless you are moving cross country then you may consider putting them in your vehicle as you may arrive before your stuff.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h6>Schedule your utilities start and end times</h6>\r\nYou need to ensure  you have your utilities (water, electric and gas) turned on at your new location as well as shut off at the old space.  It will be hard to clean your new home if you don\'t have water or electricity.  You also want to verify how they will calculate your new and old bill, so you don\'t get overcharged.</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h6>Eat a healthy breakfast</h6>\r\nThis seems so simple, but so many people forget about this step.  You will be really active on move day and you don\'t want to run out of energy or worse have a medical issue due to your blood sugar dropping.  Eat something substantial, but leave cracker barrel for another day.  You don\'t want to be too satisfied that you are sluggish most of the day.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Join us next week when we go into some of this in more detail.  Happy Moving!!!</p>\r\n&nbsp;','#THBOrganize:  14 Tips When Organizing and Planning A Move','','inherit','closed','closed','','2982-revision-v1','','','2016-02-15 22:29:00','2016-02-15 22:29:00','',2982,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2982-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4438,1,'2016-02-15 22:29:49','2016-02-15 22:29:49','My goal when I began the process of packing up our then 1355 sq ft condo I wanted 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, considering I would be 7 months pregnant at the time we listed our house. I knew that I wouldn\'t be able to move around as quickly as I wanted carrying this extra load and I also couldn\'t be at the condo, new house and 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. I located this pinterest post by A Bowl Full of Lemons (love her!!!!)\r\n<a href=\"http://www.abowlfulloflemons.net/2012/06/how-to-organize-your-move-2.html\">How To Organize Your Move</a>\r\n\r\nIt was just what I needed! I had an old binder laying 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\r\nMaster Bedroom\r\nMaster Bathroom\r\nGuest Bathroom\r\nGuest Room\r\nBabies Room\r\nOffice\r\nKitchen\r\nDining Room\r\nDecor/Misc.\r\nLiving Room\r\n\r\nI had the prime color dots that I found during one of my decluttering moments in my office and since that wasn\'t enough of a color variety I went and picked up some pastel colors as well. I Then assigned each room a color. i don\'t remember all of the assignments but I do remember the Kitchen was red and my daughters room was pink.\r\n<ul>Boxing/Packing Up</ul>\r\nI chose to pack room by room starting with our guest room/baby room/office because it had the most items that weren\'t used regularly in it. We were prepping for our angels arrival so we had to clean it out anyway. I decided I wanted to declutter the space prior to packing, so I tackled/packed areas based on use. For example, we had two bookshelves full of books. I wanted to use those shelves for baby clothes and diapers so I went through all the books that were there and created the donate throw away and pack piles. I then packed those that were to be kept and put a label on it. The label gave a high level description of what was in the box, the box number and the box color - which told me what room it went into in the new house. In the binder, I went to that room\'s page and wrote down the box number and description which in this case was personal books.\r\n<ul>The Good</ul>\r\nWould 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.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Bad</strong>\r\n\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. We ended up having to move our house before the storage unit and the last items I. The condo seemed to multiply (there were more than I imagined) so we didn\'t get those items labeled so 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\r\n<strong>The Lessons Learned</strong>\r\n\r\nIt was unfortunate that we had to move our items into the garage of the house vs the house itself, because stuff was just stacked/piled on top of one another in a limited amount of space. When we were finally able to move in, it did help because we just grabbed the stuff closest to the door and put it where it went based on the colored 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 and you would have EVERYTHING packed or you would move those things in last or have them all grouped together. You would want 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 fuller and fuller the guys abandoned that idea and they started putting it in...however they could. I also forgot to check off boxes as we loaded and unpacked them so now it is impossible for me to tell you if a box is missing or not...except for when I would look for something like my bed skirt and silverware drawer organizer.\r\n\r\nThe good thing is you can do this even if you don\'t choose to declutter first, but that would be my advice so you aren\'t moving unnecessary items into a new space. Also, this would work 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.\r\n<ul>Bottom Line</ul>\r\nThis is a win win pin and a definite keeper.','#THBOrganize: Discover the Value of a Move Binder','','inherit','closed','closed','','3376-revision-v1','','','2016-02-15 22:29:49','2016-02-15 22:29:49','',3376,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3376-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4441,1,'2016-02-15 22:33:23','2016-02-15 22:33:23','I promised you a surprise and here it is!!!!  The reveal of <a href=\"http://www.bendure-arch.com/index_20140324.htm\">Baby Alice\'s Nursery!</a> This has been an absolutely fun project and I am so happy I was a part of it.\r\n\r\nI will add to her dad\'s rendition to give you the declutter/organizational side of this endeavor.  This room was previously a bedroom/office/storage space in their home.  As with many people when a new baby arrives you have to change things around to plan for their arrival.  Alice started this process by clearing out the closet.  She used the bed as the dumping ground to get everything out so she could see it.  She then went through it to determine which category it belonged in:  (1) Move to another space, (2) Toss, (3) donate or (4) keep in room.  Needless to say when she finished the closet was empty.\r\n\r\nShe then went on to plan out where and how she was going to store all the baby items she was soon to receive.  Lucky for her we had just had a baby of our own so we could offer our words of wisdom to her process.  After obtaining her husband\'s fabulous nursery...architectural design (I snicker here), she knew they must set out to find a dresser and crib for the designated space.','The Reveal of Baby Alice\'s Nursery','','inherit','closed','closed','','2580-revision-v1','','','2016-02-15 22:33:23','2016-02-15 22:33:23','',2580,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2580-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4442,1,'2016-02-15 22:33:55','2016-02-15 22:33:55','Ok you know by now that we are on a mission to do a master declutter/cleanse in preparation of listing our home on the market. So I have set the next few days as master cleansing days. I expect to have guests staying with me for my brother\'s wedding on May 3rd, so that is a built in timelimit that I have given myself to get all this stuff done or at least most of it. My mother has graciously offered to come over this weekend to help after seeing how much we had left to do LOL. In knowing this I decided to create decluttering zones in our living room. See the weekend before, we took a lot of extra furniture to our storage facility, so our living room has the bare necessities in it and has the most open space right now. I decided to move all items that need to be packed to this area so we can just set up a packing area. We also have a section for goodwill and a section for storage. This way, everything is being moved downstairs so it can be prepped to leave the house.\r\n\r\nSo, I am starting in our sweet little Osa\'s (Bear) room since we are also trying to get it ready for her arrival. We will then work strategically through the top floor and down to the living room. My hope is by Sunday I will only have the downstairs area to finish.\r\n\r\nWhat I find is that it is extremely easy to get distracted and start projects in one room and move to another room without even realizing it. You end up with an entire house that looks like a tornado went through it. You begin to feel overwhelmed with the stuff that is left to do and ultimately get frustrated and just stop. By strategically moving through the house and developing work zones it will help give you guidance. Now, everyone may not choose to have a downstairs prep area when you have two levels, but it helps me when I am spending family time downstairs to have everything down there so me and my mom can just focus on that area when she comes and we can easily get it out of the house. It also allows us to really see a space without all the empty boxes and stuff to leave in the way. You need to truly be able to see a room when you are decluttering/staging to make sure it appears the way you envision it. I will TRY to document the process as I go because up to this point I haven\'t done a good job of capturing before and after photos so unfortunately some of my postings will be pictureless, but hopefully you will be able to visualize on your own.\r\n\r\nwe aren\'t expecting many guests or people in our home in the next week so we decided to really try to get a lot done during this time.','Operation Putting House On Market:  Creating Decluttering Zones','','inherit','closed','closed','','2408-revision-v1','','','2016-02-15 22:33:55','2016-02-15 22:33:55','',2408,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/2408-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4447,1,'2016-02-15 23:11:55','2016-02-15 23:11:55','','Logo-2C-21px-R','','inherit','open','closed','','logo-2c-21px-r','','','2016-02-15 23:11:55','2016-02-15 23:11:55','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Logo-2C-21px-R.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4448,1,'2016-02-15 23:12:15','2016-02-15 23:12:15','','Logo-2C-94px-R','','inherit','open','closed','','logo-2c-94px-r','','','2016-02-15 23:12:15','2016-02-15 23:12:15','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Logo-2C-94px-R.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4453,1,'2016-02-16 21:03:29','2016-02-16 21:03:29','','aimirslogo','','inherit','open','closed','','aimirslogo','','','2017-04-13 19:41:50','2017-04-13 19:41:50','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/aimirslogo.gif',0,'attachment','image/gif',0),(4477,1,'2016-02-26 23:42:46','2016-02-26 23:42:46','\"Only touch things one time\"...I\'m sure you have heard this saying several times.  Every time I hear it, I cringe because it isn\'t realistic in my house and I feel at times it can be really inefficient. Take for example when I am in the kitchen cleaning or organizing.  I am focused on the room I\'m in, not on taking items upstairs.  I typically place the item in our upstairs transport bin and keep it moving.  I do this with too little clothes in my daughter\'s room too.  For anyone with a young child, you know you can blink and the same pair of shorts she/he had on the week before are now too snug to even pull up.  In our house, they are quickly and efficiently tossed into the \"too little\" bin until we have a full bin and can address the clothes in batches (read my <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/2015/09/04/thborganize-creating-batches/\" target=\"_blank\">latest post on batching your work</a>).  I\'m all about efficiency and there is something about only touching something once that just irritates my being lol.\n\nSo, one way I like to \"Batch\" items throughout my home is by using containers (baskets mostly), to help corral items that belong together or in another room.  This helps cut down on the disorganized and cluttered piles that can appear seemingly out of nowhere.  I have a few in my home, but the one I use more than any other is my upstairs/downstairs basket.  We only have one that lives downstairs, but I have known people to have one at the top and bottom of their stairs.  This container serves multiple purposes (1) it keeps you from making multiple trips up and down the stairs (2) it makes the trip a little safer as you are carrying a container of items and not trying to balance individual items as you navigate the stairs (3) allows you to not waste a trip, by multi-tasking the trip you are already taking up the stairs.\n\nI encourage you to think of ways you can use containers to batch your tasks throughout your home.  To help you, we are covering several in our <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/30daychallenge/\">30-Day Declutter Challenge</a>, why not join it today and get your \"batch on\".','#THBOrganize: Corralling Items with Containers','','inherit','closed','closed','','3752-revision-v1','','','2016-02-26 23:42:46','2016-02-26 23:42:46','',3752,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3752-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4478,1,'2016-02-26 23:42:47','2016-02-26 23:42:47','Batches of brownies or batches of cookies? well, I hate to break it to ya but I\'m referring to batches of work lol...but we will get back to the cookies and brownies in a minute.  I know, go ahead and furrow your brow at the sneaky way I pulled you in, but my goal was to get you to start reading, because I want to explain how batching your work can be one of the most efficient uses of your time.\n\nYou see, when you batch your work your focus is on doing that one thing...you get tunnel vision and tend to complete the job faster than if you were doing multiple things at one time.  This is one of the techniques we use when we help our Clients declutter their lives and spaces.  Take for example, when you are trying to declutter your closet.  Most clients find it easier to focus on their shirts or shoes vs focusing on their shirts, shoes, pants, belts, ties, etc., all at the same time. The reason is because dealing with all those things at one time is overwhelming and in many cases causes the person to quit and never return.  By batching the work, you have a focus...you can see a beginning and an end...and if it is a big job, you can set realistic goals.  If I have 10 boxes of random paperwork to go through, the best way to handle it is to batch the work and sort through all the paper first placing them into like piles.  The next step would be to tackle each pile as individual batches (shredding, filing, scanning, etc.).  You will find you have strategically and systematically broken that big job down in less time than it would take you to do all 10 boxes at one time.  Yes, you may have to touch the pieces of paper multiple times, but you are being much more efficient. By batching it also allows you to work in dedicated windows of time.  If you only have 15 - 30 minutes to work you can continue sorting your boxes until that job is done and you also know you are making progress as you empty each box.  You can batch just about any job you have - phone calls, emails, cleaning, packing, etc.  One of the other areas I love to batch is cooking...see I told you we would get back to the brownies and cookies!\n\nBatch cooking (freezer cooking) is one area we are working on re-applying in our home, because the few times we have instituted it, it worked beautifully.  There are a number of websites out there that are dedicated to batch cooking so make sure to look them up, you can even batch cook cookies and brownies .  The idea is pretty ingenious and the few times we have focused on doing this for the week/month it has made a huge difference in not only the amount of time required to produce a meal, but financially too.\n\nTell us, what have you batched lately and did you find it made a difference in your overall efficiency?  Tell us by commenting below or by telling us in our <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/THBNoMoreDebt/\" target=\"_blank\">facebook group</a>.','#THBOrganize: One Batch at a Time','','inherit','closed','closed','','3754-revision-v1','','','2016-02-26 23:42:47','2016-02-26 23:42:47','',3754,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3754-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4480,1,'2016-02-26 23:42:47','2016-02-26 23:42:47','<img class=\"wp-image-3739 alignleft\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/dresses-53319_1280.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"dresses-53319_1280\" width=\"229\" height=\"185\" />\n\nWhen you enter your closet do you hear yourself saying, \"I have nothing to wear!\", yet you have a closet full of clothes? This is a problem that many people experience. The truth is you can\'t see the things you have to wear because of all the noise in your closet.  Today, lets talk about getting rid of the noise...setting it free so you can hear the clothes you were meant to wear.\n\nA month or so ago I shared with you <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/2015/06/26/thborganize-how-to-get-rid-of-excess-weight/\">my clothing dilemma</a>, due to my weight gain...although I regularly go through my closet I realized I had a lot of excess noise in it.  I had removed most of the too little clothes and put them in bins in our attic, but I still had a number of items in my closet that I skipped over on a daily basis.   It was time for me to face the reality in my life that I had gained my weight back and although I had a few pieces left from my larger days, many were old and faded, some I just didn\'t like, but to keep from purchasing something I forced myself to keep the items. Truth is they just frustrated and complicated my mornings and still remained in my closet unworn (well, more like on the floor or in the side chair). One day I had had enough and decided to tackle my closet once and for all! I was determined to set these clothes and myself free.\n\nWe all want to look nice in our clothes. We want to look sexy and to feel good and the truth is many of the items in my closet did just the opposite of that. I decided to just release those items...one by one. I let my gut and heart guide me lol, literally and figuratively. I entered my closet and grabbed anything I didn\'t like.  I grabbed items I regularly skipped over and items I put on and immediately took off...not because I didn\'t like it, but because it didn\'t fit properly.  I know you are thinking...but if I do that I wouldn\'t have anything to wear...I will have to wear the same thing every day!  Well, let me dispel this falsity right now...\n\n1. You weren\'t wearing it to begin with, so let it go;\n\n2.  Many people wear the same clothes all the time...observe people around you and you will see that people just alternate and match things in new ways...and even if they didn\'t so what lol...do you;\n\n3.  Getting rid of the noise will help you determine what you really need.\n\nI decided to live in my now instead of what is to be...yes I\'m working on losing weight, but until then I\'ve decided to embrace the body I have and dress it impeccably.  Since doing this, you know what I have experienced???\n<ul>\n	<li>Getting dressed is now easy and fun;</li>\n	<li>I\'ve discovered new combinations of clothing I\'ve never paired together before;</li>\n	<li>People are regularly commenting on how good I look or how nice my outfit is;</li>\n	<li>Many think I have on new clothes, when they are the same items I\'ve worn for years, just in bad combination.</li>\n</ul>\n[caption id=\"attachment_3176\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3176 size-medium\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_5835.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"IMG_5835\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> My closet before my recent purge.[/caption]\n\nIt has been a great couple of months and I am not done yet. I encourage you to take a step out on faith and try it...I promise you it is so freeing and you will thank me later. Visually my closet wasn\'t cluttered, in fact it was very organized...a bunch of organized noise. lol.\n\nGo ahead and tackle your closet today, and if you need help...let me help you get rid of the noise, contact me today to schedule your closet noise removal session.','#THBOrganize: How to Get Rid of your Closet Noise','','inherit','closed','closed','','3729-revision-v1','','','2016-02-26 23:42:47','2016-02-26 23:42:47','',3729,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3729-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4481,1,'2016-02-26 23:42:47','2016-02-26 23:42:47','<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/mp900430526.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-1004 alignleft\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/mp900430526.jpg?w=220\" alt=\"Joy\" width=\"112\" height=\"153\"></a>Where in the world has THB gone?&nbsp; Well people I tell you July was a heck of a month, but I am not complaining…well anymore ha!&nbsp; Even the happiest people have days when they need support and a shoulder to lean on and I am no exception. &nbsp;Last month was&nbsp;packed full of shingles, lost, found and delivered surprise furniture, birthdays, 2 wisdom teeth, a physical that yielded some questionable results, and a dear friend who is adjusting to life being paralyzed.&nbsp; Yes!!!! It has been a little rough, but even through the storm we must remember that we are still blessed and God has a plan for our lives.&nbsp; So, although it has been a pretty painful month…I can honestly say there were still great moments and I am grateful for all of them.\n\nI will take this time to say that each and every one of you reading this post should get your phone out and schedule your physical for the year.&nbsp; I have not always done that, but since I am all about living our truth…I decided enough was enough that I needed to get a new doctor (didn’t really care for my last one and used that as an excuse) and get a physical.&nbsp; I took the shingle and wisdom tooth/teeth episode as a sign&nbsp;that I should take much better care of myself…so needless to say I spent the remainder of last month and beginning of this month going to doctor appointments.&nbsp; I can honestly say everything is fine and my doctor and I&nbsp;have a plan of action in place for the next six months, so I guess that means it\'s time&nbsp;to get back on track with my weight loss journey!\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"color:#800080;\"><strong>Alright so enough about my healthy...now for some really exciting news! &nbsp;</strong></span></p>\nDespite all the happenings last month, I was&nbsp;able to begin working on the highly requested new decluttering challenge and I hope you are just as excited as we are!&nbsp; This challenge will be a little different from our THBLYT Challenge in that it will not be posted on our website, so if you are interested in participating you will have to actually sign up for it using this <a href=\"http://eepurl.com/buh03f\" target=\"_blank\">THB 30 Day Decluttering Challenge Link</a>.&nbsp; Each part of this challenge I have personally doing myself, so grab your friends, neighbors, family and co-workers and have them signup for the challenge as well!&nbsp; As you know, we believe support is what helps each of us continue to strive on and this challenge is no different.&nbsp; We look forward to having you participate and seeing you succeed!\n\n<a href=\"http://eepurl.com/buh03f\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3678\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/30-day-popup.png?w=300\" alt=\"30 Day popup\" width=\"300\" height=\"46\"></a>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#800080;\">The Challenge will start on September 1<sup>st</sup>, so <a href=\"http://eepurl.com/buh03f\" target=\"_blank\">sign up</a> today so you don’t miss the first Challenge communication.</span></strong></p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"></p>','#THBLYT: When Reality Hits You In the Face','','inherit','closed','closed','','3649-revision-v1','','','2016-02-26 23:42:47','2016-02-26 23:42:47','',3649,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3649-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4482,1,'2016-02-26 23:42:47','2016-02-26 23:42:47','<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Let’s talk electronic bill pay.  This is something that has been around since the mid 1990s, but I know many of you still don’t take advantage of it.  I honestly can’t tell you when I swapped from writing checks to paying electronically through my bank, but I can tell you I now pay all but one thing via electronic bill pay and that is our tithes to the church…although I could do that electronically, I just like having something to physically put in the collection plate each Sunday.</p>\nThe reason I am broaching this subject is because bills and the papers produced by them create a mountain of unnecessary paper in your home.  Add to that paper checks, boxes of checks, bank statements, etc. and you have a ton of paper and processes that can easily be eliminated.\n\n<span style=\"color:#800080;\"><strong>So let’s review my electronic pay system and bill pay process:</strong></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;text-decoration:underline;\">Step 1</span></span>:  I set up all of the companies/Individuals I pay as payee accounts in my online bank account.  All you need is the bill or payee information in front of you to do this.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_3700\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"364\"]<a href=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/boa.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-3700\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/boa.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Bank of America Manage Pay to Accounts area (Note: Your bank\'s area may look different)\" width=\"364\" height=\"147\" /></a> Bank of America Manage Pay to Accounts area (Note: Your bank\'s area may look different)[/caption]\n\nYou can actually stop here in the process and decide that every time you need to pay a bill you will just go online and “schedule a payment”.  If you choose to do this you just open your bill get the amount, go to your bill pay area of your bank website and enter the amount and date to pay.  Most banks have a two day processing time, so make sure to keep that in mind when scheduling the payment.\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;\">Step 2</span>:  I choose to set all of my bills up as reoccurring payments unless it isn’t something that comes regularly or the change in amount is too drastic (i.e., credit card - we don’t ever have a set amount because we try to pay it off each month).  Now, for those things that often change, but the change isn\'t drastic like our electric, gas and water bills, I put in an average amount as the reoccurring payment.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>Note:  Steps 1 and 2 theoretically only have to be done once, unless you are adding a new payee account or changing your reoccurring payment.</em></p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;\">Step 3</span>:  When the bill comes in each month, I look at the amount of the bill and the amount in my bill pay area, if they are different I update it with the correct amount for that payment.  This step literally takes me 5 - 10 mins, if that, twice a month (my routine is to go into my account twice a month to schedule payments, but sometimes I’m feeling froggy and I schedule them as soon as I get the bill.  It usually depends on if I\'m at the computer or not at the time the bill is placed in my hand.</p>\n<span style=\"color:#800080;\"><strong>So why do I choose to pay online using reoccurring payments and what are the benefits?</strong></span>\n<ul>\n	<li>I never miss a due date.  Life happens and sometimes you just get busy and a bill accidentally gets misplaced between the mailbox and your hands.  The way I have guesstimated my utilities they are more often on the high side, so I get a small credit on the next bill, if I don\'t go in and change it in time;</li>\n	<li>It is much easier than pulling out the check book and/or going to the location to pay in person;</li>\n	<li>It eliminates the need to have a bill pay center in your home;</li>\n	<li>It eliminates the need for postage;</li>\n	<li>It eliminates the need for physical bill files - for utility type accounts or other monthly accounts that you pay in full, I only have one file.  I keep one month of each bill.  As soon as I get the next bill that shows the amount was paid in full, I discard the previous month, which eliminates the need to keep a separate file for each bill;</li>\n	<li>Historical information is kept online, so no need to keep the physical paper and if you absolutely must have the information you can download and save the electronic copy of your pay history and/or bank statement;</li>\n	<li>You get discounts when you receive your bank statement online and/or for some banks you get a perk when you activate online bill pay; and</li>\n	<li>The information feeds into most personal/business accounting software systems like Mint</li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"color:#800080;\"><strong>What if I\'m barely making ends meet?</strong></span>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Lets evaluate this for a minute.  If you are living paycheck to paycheck, I would suggest scheduling all the \"have to pay\" items through your bank so you ensure they are paid on time so you don\'t incur late fees.  We get paid basically twice a month the last day of the month and the 15th.  All of our bills are scheduled to come out around those two dates.  Even if the bill is due on the 25th I pay it on the 16th.  That way I know once those are paid how much money is left for the rest of that two week period.  If your due date is in the middle of that time frame, see if you can get it changed and/or pay it early.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#800080;\"><strong>What about direct debit?</strong></span></p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Well, I much prefer electronic bill pay through your bank over the direct debit system.  There is just something about companies having access to my checking account that I don\'t like.  I do, however, have a few of those set up as well (insurance/student loans).</p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"color:#800080;\"><strong>What about security</strong></span></p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">With all of the system hacks companies are experiencing these days I can understand why you may be concerned with banking online.  I can tell you that they adhere to a pretty stringent security standard and I have never felt compromised when it came to online banking.  Also, banks are FDIC insured so your money is protected (up to $250,000).   I would say if you are concerned to contact your bank and discuss how they protect your data online and your account.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">All in all you can decide what method of online payment you want to test out, scheduled payments or reoccurring payments.  It is just one more way you can eliminate clutter in your home and set up a system to better control and organize your life.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">If you like this post, please like it and make sure to subscribe to our blog to receive more like it. Also, our free 30 day Declutter Challenge starts on September 1st.  Make sure to register using the link to the right.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Have a Happy Clutter Free Day!</p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"></p>','THBOrganize:  How Electronic Bill Pay Helps You Declutter','','inherit','closed','closed','','3699-revision-v1','','','2016-02-26 23:42:47','2016-02-26 23:42:47','',3699,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3699-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4487,1,'2016-02-26 23:43:44','2016-02-26 23:43:44','<img class=\"wp-image-3294 alignright\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/proj-mgmt-website-image.png?w=300\" alt=\"Pen and Journal\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\" />How many times have you looked around and realized you had notes written on every type of surface.  Sticky notes, pads of paper, on the back of an envelope, on something you shouldn\'t have...\n\nThe day I discovered Evernote is the day that really changed the game for me and my family.  It is a program that truly understands the mobile person/family and keeping them organized.  So here are 5 ways that Evernote has changed the game for me and my family, for FREE!\n\n1.  <strong>Grocery and Stockpile Lists</strong> - How many times have you been at the store and thought, how much of XYZ do we have and you pick one up just in case to get home and see you have three.  OR your spouse is going by the grocery store and he/she calls you at work and says, honey do we have XYZ at home?  You are thinking, I have no idea?!?!?  Well, my husband and I now use Evernote to keep track of both our grocery and stockpile list.  It is great!  At any time we are at the store we can pull it up on our mobile device and add it.  or if you are out and remember we need this or that...you can just open it and add it right there.  This has changed the game!  I am thinking about keeping track of coupons that we currently have for those items as well, but that would be phase II of our Evernote implementation lol.\n\n2.  <strong>Home Management - </strong>So I am a big proponent of the home management binder, but the one problem I always had was trying to keep the info updated in the binder...and everyone having the info handy when it was needed.  Well low and behold Evernote resolved that issue.  We now have it electronic in this system.  I have a sheet that lists all of our information from light bulb brands/sizes to the air conditioner man\'s number and rates.  Again, it is all there and can be shared with the necessary people.\n\n3.  <strong>To do\'s from Email</strong> - I absolutely love the Outlook email capture feature.  Now, I\'m not sure if this is a feature in all email or even email on your mobile device, but I have this plugin on my work computer.  So, as I work, if I get an email with an action item attached to it I can either just add it to an Action - To Call list I have set up or I can capture that email, removing the info I don\'t need from it and just save the action that way.  This has allowed me to reduce my email box size as well as millions of trees.\n\n4.  <strong>Website Capture -</strong> This is another great feature that allows you to take pieces of a webpage and save it as well.  This is helpful for those projects you work on that you just need the website for that to do item or to reference for a short period and then you can get rid of it.  You really don\'t want to save it in your favorites but you don\'t want to lose it either.\n\n5.  <strong>Random Lists -</strong> I maintain a number of lists with this system as well.  Weekly to do list, list of vendors I like to use for my business, list of items I need to research, Sizes of my In-Law\'s, etc.  The other great things is that you can set reminders for your \"notes\" too.\n\nAs you can see, the ability to create notes/lists on the fly and sync them through all of your devices is something that has changed our world.  Something I didn\'t even mention is the fact that you can tag your notes for easy retrieval, but it also has a great generic search and the fact that you can share your notes with others or just print them.  I encourage you to give it a try, it is free so what will you lose.  Make sure to share with us what you think about it.\n\nUntil next time, happy organizing!\n\n<hr />\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">I hope you found some useful information in this post. If you did, please consider liking and commenting on it. We also invite you to join our THB C.H.A.N.G.E. Center Community group on Facebook that we would love for you to join.</p>','#THBOrganize:  5 Ways that Evernote Organized My Life','','inherit','closed','closed','','3619-revision-v1','','','2016-02-26 23:43:44','2016-02-26 23:43:44','',3619,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3619-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4488,1,'2016-02-26 23:52:56','2016-02-26 23:52:56','Learning to store like things together and labeling so you and everyone else who is looking for those items will know that that is where they should be.  Lightbulbs, extra glade plug ins, etc.','Does Everything Have a Home?','','inherit','closed','closed','','965-revision-v1','','','2016-02-26 23:52:56','2016-02-26 23:52:56','',965,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/965-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4489,1,'2016-02-26 23:53:22','2016-02-26 23:53:22','filling another person\'s happiness bucket = pay it forward  Pick someone at least 5 years older and at least 5 years younger than you.  Of no relation.','Honoring Important People In Your Life','','inherit','closed','closed','','946-revision-v1','','','2016-02-26 23:53:22','2016-02-26 23:53:22','',946,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/946-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4490,1,'2016-02-26 23:53:30','2016-02-26 23:53:30','How many of you remember the old movie \"Pay It Forward?\".  Well, in this new millenium we have a new vision of what this means to each of us.  When was the last time you did something without expecting something in return?  The other week I was in line at Kroger waiting to check out and the cashier asked me if I had a Kroger Plus Card.  This baffled me because she was still checking the person ahead of me out.  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When did we stop wanting to know about new and different things?  Finally, that brings me to their excitement for life.  Oh they love the small things in life...squirts from a water bottle, the arrival of mom or dad, finding a penny, getting to water the flowers, helping to mix the cake, having imaginary tea, and so much more.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">I challenge you to approach this next week with a child\'s view...try to let go of the small stuff and just enjoy your life.  Go to work with the desire to learn and discover new things.  As you encounter other people, put on a child\'s compassion and love and see if your day doesn\'t look a little different.  Sometimes we get so caught up in living our lives that we don\'t realize we have acquired such a huge shield that it is not only heavy but burdensome.  Let the shield go people and know that you don\'t need it, because if we had...God would have given it to us when we were born.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">I hope you have found these words helpful and that you will begin making the necessary changes in your life so you can be the happiest you possible.  If you haven\'t already, make sure you join our facebook group <a title=\"The C.H.A.N.G.E Center Community\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/THBNoMoreDebt/\" target=\"_blank\">The C.H.A.N.G.E Center Community</a> and subscribe to our blog to ensure you are the first to receive all of our posts.</p>','#THBChange: Viewing Life with a Child\'s Lense','','inherit','closed','closed','','3529-revision-v1','','','2016-02-27 00:01:23','2016-02-27 00:01:23','',3529,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3529-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4494,1,'2016-02-27 00:01:58','2016-02-27 00:01:58','People often mention how happy I am and how my life seems perfect and I am always quick to tell them that I and my life are both far from perfect, I just choose to focus on the good in life. There are times when this is beyond hard, but the one thing that gets me through is my faith in God. I prefer to let my light shine instead of my pain. &nbsp;You see we all have a choice in life to learn the lesson from our trials and move forward or to stay stuck in the roundabout of life circling and circling in the pain, sorrow of our situation. I try to remember when I am upset or hurt that I am blessed beyond measure and to look for the lesson in the situation. &nbsp;Pray for guidance and patience to get through it, because we weren\'t promised to have no struggles, but we were promised eternal life with our Heavenly Father.&nbsp;\n\nI know there have been a number of incidents in the news lately, and I try to pray about them instead of commenting on them. &nbsp;So instead of commenting I will share this with you. &nbsp; Don\'t put your trust and faith in man, because you will always be heartbroken and disappointed, instead...put your trust in God and your whole view of this sad cold world will change. &nbsp;You see Jesus is the center of my joy and no matter what comes my way, I will do my best to praise Him anyway, despite of. &nbsp;So I encourage you, no matter what you are going through to turn it over to the Lord...know if He lead you to it, He will lead you through it. &nbsp;You can conquer whatever you are struggling with...you can achieve those goals you are setting as long as you keep your eyes and mind on the right thing...our Heavenly Father. He will give you all the help you need.&nbsp;\n\nI pray something you have read today on this site has blessed your soul, because we strive to help you holistically in dealing with the clutter in your life. Please consider subscribing to our blog to get updates regarding our regular postings. We also encourage you to join our Facebook group, \"THB C.H.A.N.G.E Center Community\" &nbsp;where we offer a supportive community to help you through your projects and goals.&nbsp;','#THBCHANGE: What is at the Center of your Joy?','','inherit','closed','closed','','3557-revision-v1','','','2016-02-27 00:01:58','2016-02-27 00:01:58','',3557,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3557-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4495,1,'2016-02-27 00:02:17','2016-02-27 00:02:17','<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">We have all encountered the awkward situation when a family member offers you something that you really don\'t want or need, but to prevent hurt feelings you begrudgingly accept it into your home or worse yet get a storage facility to house said belongings. &nbsp;I have done it myself and later was upset with myself for accepting something I knew I didn\'t want.&nbsp;Yes, I know what some of you are saying...you\'d rather sacrifice your space than hurt your family member\'s feelings. &nbsp;I definitely understand that thought process, but think honesty is best for everyone. &nbsp;I recently read an article that made me think more about the issue of inheriting/taking possession of other people\'s clutter.&nbsp;</p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">I think there is a way to begin the conversation with your loved one so you don\'t intentionally hurt there feelings. I also encourage you to start the conversation as early as possible. &nbsp;My parents and I have regularly discussed death in our family, but we are a military family so this is par for the course. &nbsp;You are prepared to know things may change in the blink of an eye, although you pray it doesn\'t. &nbsp;Well, once my father retired we continued these discussions and most recently we began discussing how to handle their belongings upon their death. &nbsp;I used it as an opportunity to ask what they wanted us to do with their stuff...and in the same breath mentioning specific pieces so we could open the discussion. &nbsp;One big one was about the&nbsp;china cabinet my parents have that is older than me. &nbsp;It is beautiful, but I don\'t feel it suits my decor and I don\'t have space for it in my home. &nbsp;My mother realized that that was probably the case with all of my siblings, so she said she would ask, but if no one wanted it she would try to sell it and use the money to get cabinetry that better suits their current needs.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Using the conversation flip is a great tactic to use when talking with your loved ones. &nbsp;Ask the question, \"Why are you getting rid of it?\", then&nbsp;use some of the same words they use to explain why you can\'t use it either. &nbsp;For example your mom says, \"I\'m moving into a one bedroom nursing facility so I can\'t take it with me, I want you to take it.\" Your response could be, \"You know mom I definitely understand that, and as beautiful as I feel it is I just don\'t feel like we have the room in our home either. &nbsp;Why don\'t you see if there is a nursing facility or other organization that could use it and appreciate it as much as we do?\" Then talk about the memories you have of the item.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">The key is to start the conversation before it is necessary. Mention it in passing so when the time comes it isn\'t a shock to your loved one. Over time, you will find a diplomatic way to not accept other people\'s stuff into your space (those things You don\'t want nor need) and no one will be left with a broken heart. &nbsp;I think many times we are assuming that is how the other person would feel, when honestly they just want it out of their house. &nbsp;Now, there are some situations where you would be completely correct and the individual\'s feelings would be hurt...and I get it. &nbsp;So, if you have gotten suckered...I mean agree to take something you know you don\'t want or need, I suggest you set a time limit as to how long it will remain in your home or space out of guilt.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Now, for those who had the unfortunate experience of inheriting a loved one\'s possessions after they have passed away I know how difficult this may be for you. &nbsp;I would suggest trying to select a few key pieces that mean the most to you and letting go of the rest. &nbsp;To bring a house full of furniture to a home that is already packed to the hilt, or to get a storage facility to store it forever (because that is usually what happens) is not giving the items any more honor than if you sold them or donated them to a charity that could really use them. &nbsp;Stop and really look at the items and determine why you want to keep them. If it is for memory sake only, I encourage you to work towards giving them to a place or a person who could really use them...THIS will be honoring your loved one in the best way possible.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"></p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Now, why don\'t you read the article that prompted this <a href=\"http://adelehorin.com.au/2015/03/22/getting-rid-of-our-parents-stuff-is-painful-work/\">blog post</a> to begin with and tell me what you think. &nbsp;Oh and don\'t forget to sign up to receive our posts so you are among the first to receive it and join our THB C.H.A.N.G.E Community group on Facebook.</p>','#THBReblog Wednesday: Handling Your Parents Stuff','','inherit','closed','closed','','3507-revision-v1','','','2016-02-27 00:02:17','2016-02-27 00:02:17','',3507,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3507-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4498,1,'2016-02-29 22:11:37','2016-02-29 22:11:37','<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Last Updated: April 13, 2018</strong></p>\r\nThis privacy policy discloses the privacy practices for The Happiness Bucket \"THB\". This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by THB in the process of and for the purposes of conducting business. It will notify you of the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website (or third-party applications) that THB uses, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.</li>\r\n 	<li>What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.</li>\r\n 	<li>The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.</li>\r\n 	<li>How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Information Collection, Use, and Sharing </strong></h3>\r\nWe are the sole owners of the information collected on this site or on the sites of third-party applications where we have accounts. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contacts from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.\r\n\r\nWe will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third-party outside of our organization or, other than as necessary to conduct our business or to fulfill your request, e.g. to ship an order.\r\n\r\nIn order to use some services on this website, a user must first complete the registration form. During registration, a user is required to give certain information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact you about the products/services in which you have expressed interest. At your option, you may also provide demographic information (such as gender or age) about yourself, but it is not required.\r\n\r\nWe request information from you on our order form. To buy from us, you must provide contact information (like name and shipping address) and financial information (like credit card number, expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we\'ll use this information to contact you.\r\n\r\nThis website contains links to other sites. Unless expressly stated, please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.\r\n\r\nWe use \"cookies\" on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor\'s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site other than identifying the computer IP as having accessed our site.\r\n\r\nWe are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.\r\n\r\nWe share aggregated demographic information with Google Analytics. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify an individual person.\r\n\r\nSome of our business partners may use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.\r\n\r\nWe use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and we use <a href=\"https://stripe.com/us/privacy\">Stripe</a> and <a href=\"https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full\">PayPal, Inc</a>. to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes beyond filling your order.\r\n\r\nOccasionally, we partner with another party to provide specific services to our Clients. When the user signs up for these services, we will share names or other contact information that is necessary for the third-party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.\r\n\r\nUnless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.\r\n<h3><strong>Your Access to and Control Over Information </strong></h3>\r\nYou may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>See what data we have about you if any.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Change/correct any data we have about you.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Have us delete any data we have about you.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Express any concern you have about our use of your data.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Security </strong></h3>\r\nWe take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.\r\n\r\nWherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for \"https\" at the beginning of the address of the web page.\r\n\r\nWhile we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.\r\n<h3><strong>Updates</strong></h3>\r\nOur Privacy Policy may change from time to time and all updates will be posted on this page.\r\n\r\nIf you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at 615-669-7706 or via email at <a href=\"mailto:support@thehappinessbucket.com\">support@thehappinessbucket.com</a>.','Privacy Policy','','publish','closed','closed','','privacy-policy','','','2018-04-13 15:42:25','2018-04-13 15:42:25','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/?page_id=4498',0,'page','',0),(4499,1,'2016-02-29 22:11:37','2016-02-29 22:11:37','<strong>Effective Date: January 1, 2016</strong>\r\n\r\nThis privacy policy discloses the privacy practices for www.thehappinessbucket.com. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this web site. It will notify you of the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the web site, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.</li>\r\n	<li>What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.</li>\r\n	<li>The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.</li>\r\n	<li>How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Information Collection, Use, and Sharing </strong></h3>\r\nWe are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.\r\n\r\nWe will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. to ship an order.\r\n\r\nIn order to use some services on this website, a user must first complete the registration form. During registration a user is required to give certain information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact you about the products/services on our site in which you have expressed interest. At your option, you may also provide demographic information (such as gender or age) about yourself, but it is not required.\r\n\r\nWe request information from you on our order form. To buy from us, you must provide contact information (like name and shipping address) and financial information (like credit card number, expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we\'ll use this information to contact you.\r\n<h3><strong>Links </strong></h3>\r\nThis web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.\r\n<h3><strong>Sharing </strong></h3>\r\nWe share aggregated demographic information with google analytics. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.\r\n<h3><strong>Cookies </strong></h3>\r\nWe use \"cookies\" on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor\'s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.\r\n\r\nSome of our business partners may use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.\r\n\r\nWe use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and <a href=\"https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full\">PayPal, Inc</a>. to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes beyond filling your order.\r\n\r\nOccasionally, we partner with another party to provide specific services to our Clients. When the user signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.\r\n\r\nUnless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.\r\n<h3><strong>Your Access to and Control Over Information </strong></h3>\r\nYou may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>See what data we have about you, if any.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Change/correct any data we have about you.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Have us delete any data we have about you.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Express any concern you have about our use of your data.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Security </strong></h3>\r\nWe take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.\r\n\r\nWherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for \"https\" at the beginning of the address of the web page.\r\n\r\nWhile we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.\r\n<h3><strong>Updates</strong></h3>\r\nOur Privacy Policy may change from time to time and all updates will be posted on this page.\r\n\r\nIf you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at 615-669-7706 or via email at <a href=\"mailto:support@thehappinessbucket.com\">support@thehappinessbucket.com</a>.','Privacy Policy','','inherit','closed','closed','','4498-revision-v1','','','2016-02-29 22:11:37','2016-02-29 22:11:37','',4498,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/4498-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4501,1,'2016-02-29 22:13:00','2016-02-29 22:13:00','<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Effective Date: January 1, 2016</strong></p>\r\nThis privacy policy discloses the privacy practices for www.thehappinessbucket.com. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this web site. It will notify you of the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the web site, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.</li>\r\n	<li>What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.</li>\r\n	<li>The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.</li>\r\n	<li>How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Information Collection, Use, and Sharing </strong>\r\n\r\nWe are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.\r\n\r\nWe will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. to ship an order.\r\n\r\nIn order to use some services on this website, a user must first complete the registration form. During registration a user is required to give certain information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact you about the products/services on our site in which you have expressed interest. At your option, you may also provide demographic information (such as gender or age) about yourself, but it is not required.\r\n\r\nWe request information from you on our order form. To buy from us, you must provide contact information (like name and shipping address) and financial information (like credit card number, expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we\'ll use this information to contact you.\r\n<h3><strong>Links </strong></h3>\r\nThis web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.\r\n<h3><strong>Sharing </strong></h3>\r\nWe share aggregated demographic information with google analytics. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.\r\n<h3><strong>Cookies </strong></h3>\r\nWe use \"cookies\" on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor\'s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.\r\n\r\nSome of our business partners may use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.\r\n\r\nWe use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and <a href=\"https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full\">PayPal, Inc</a>. to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes beyond filling your order.\r\n\r\nOccasionally, we partner with another party to provide specific services to our Clients. When the user signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.\r\n\r\nUnless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.\r\n<h3><strong>Your Access to and Control Over Information </strong></h3>\r\nYou may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>See what data we have about you, if any.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Change/correct any data we have about you.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Have us delete any data we have about you.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Express any concern you have about our use of your data.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Security </strong></h3>\r\nWe take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.\r\n\r\nWherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for \"https\" at the beginning of the address of the web page.\r\n\r\nWhile we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.\r\n<h3><strong>Updates</strong></h3>\r\nOur Privacy Policy may change from time to time and all updates will be posted on this page.\r\n\r\nIf you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at 615-669-7706 or via email at <a href=\"mailto:support@thehappinessbucket.com\">support@thehappinessbucket.com</a>.','Privacy Policy','','inherit','closed','closed','','4498-revision-v1','','','2016-02-29 22:13:00','2016-02-29 22:13:00','',4498,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/4498-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4502,1,'2016-02-29 22:14:10','2016-02-29 22:14:10','<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Effective Date: January 1, 2016</strong></p>\r\nThis privacy policy discloses the privacy practices for www.thehappinessbucket.com. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this website. It will notify you of the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the web site, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.</li>\r\n	<li>What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.</li>\r\n	<li>The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.</li>\r\n	<li>How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Information Collection, Use, and Sharing </strong>\r\n\r\nWe are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.\r\n\r\nWe will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third-party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. to ship an order.\r\n\r\nIn order to use some services on this website, a user must first complete the registration form. During registration a user is required to give certain information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact you about the products/services on our site in which you have expressed interest. At your option, you may also provide demographic information (such as gender or age) about yourself, but it is not required.\r\n\r\nWe request information from you on our order form. To buy from us, you must provide contact information (like name and shipping address) and financial information (like credit card number, expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we\'ll use this information to contact you.\r\n<h3><strong>Links </strong></h3>\r\nThis website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.\r\n<h3><strong>Sharing </strong></h3>\r\nWe share aggregated demographic information with Google Analytics. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.\r\n<h3><strong>Cookies </strong></h3>\r\nWe use \"cookies\" on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor\'s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.\r\n\r\nSome of our business partners may use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.\r\n\r\nWe use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and <a href=\"https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full\">PayPal, Inc</a>. to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes beyond filling your order.\r\n\r\nOccasionally, we partner with another party to provide specific services to our Clients. When the user signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third-party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.\r\n\r\nUnless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.\r\n<h3><strong>Your Access to and Control Over Information </strong></h3>\r\nYou may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>See what data we have about you, if any.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Change/correct any data we have about you.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Have us delete any data we have about you.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Express any concern you have about our use of your data.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Security </strong></h3>\r\nWe take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.\r\n\r\nWherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for \"https\" at the beginning of the address of the web page.\r\n\r\nWhile we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. 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It will notify you of the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the web site, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.</li>\r\n	<li>What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.</li>\r\n	<li>The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.</li>\r\n	<li>How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>Information Collection, Use, and Sharing </strong></h3>\r\nWe are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.\r\n\r\nWe will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third-party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. to ship an order.\r\n\r\nIn order to use some services on this website, a user must first complete the registration form. During registration a user is required to give certain information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact you about the products/services on our site in which you have expressed interest. At your option, you may also provide demographic information (such as gender or age) about yourself, but it is not required.\r\n\r\nWe request information from you on our order form. To buy from us, you must provide contact information (like name and shipping address) and financial information (like credit card number, expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we\'ll use this information to contact you.\r\n<h3><strong>Links </strong></h3>\r\nThis website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.\r\n<h3><strong>Sharing </strong></h3>\r\nWe share aggregated demographic information with Google Analytics. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.\r\n<h3><strong>Cookies </strong></h3>\r\nWe use \"cookies\" on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor\'s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.\r\n\r\nSome of our business partners may use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.\r\n\r\nWe use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and <a href=\"https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full\">PayPal, Inc</a>. to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes beyond filling your order.\r\n\r\nOccasionally, we partner with another party to provide specific services to our Clients. When the user signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third-party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.\r\n\r\nUnless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.\r\n<h3><strong>Your Access to and Control Over Information </strong></h3>\r\nYou may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>See what data we have about you, if any.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Change/correct any data we have about you.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Have us delete any data we have about you.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Express any concern you have about our use of your data.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Security </strong></h3>\r\nWe take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.\r\n\r\nWherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for \"https\" at the beginning of the address of the web page.\r\n\r\nWhile we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. 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It will notify you of the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the web site, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.</li>\r\n	<li>What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.</li>\r\n	<li>The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.</li>\r\n	<li>How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>Information Collection, Use, and Sharing </strong></h3>\r\nWe are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.\r\n\r\nWe will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third-party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. to ship an order.\r\n\r\nIn order to use some services on this website, a user must first complete the registration form. During registration a user is required to give certain information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact you about the products/services on our site in which you have expressed interest. At your option, you may also provide demographic information (such as gender or age) about yourself, but it is not required.\r\n\r\nWe request information from you on our order form. To buy from us, you must provide contact information (like name and shipping address) and financial information (like credit card number, expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we\'ll use this information to contact you.\r\n\r\nThis website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.\r\n\r\nWe use \"cookies\" on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor\'s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.\r\n\r\nWe share aggregated demographic information with Google Analytics. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.\r\n\r\nSome of our business partners may use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.\r\n\r\nWe use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and <a href=\"https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full\">PayPal, Inc</a>. to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes beyond filling your order.\r\n\r\nOccasionally, we partner with another party to provide specific services to our Clients. When the user signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third-party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.\r\n\r\nUnless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.\r\n<h3><strong>Your Access to and Control Over Information </strong></h3>\r\nYou may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>See what data we have about you, if any.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Change/correct any data we have about you.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Have us delete any data we have about you.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Express any concern you have about our use of your data.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Security </strong></h3>\r\nWe take precautions to protect your information. 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Don’t do it while watching some sports game or while your spouse is reading the paper or otherwise occupied like on a mobile device.  Make sure you have their attention.  I recommend doing this all at the same time, but you can be sneaky and ask each person individually.  How you get the information is up to you, just make sure you get input from the family.</li>\r\n	<li>Pick one area to work with, don’t try to discuss the entire kitchen because that won’t work, unless they are really interested in the discussion. Start with areas that aren’t too hard and ones that effect the family as a whole.  My favorite starting place is the pantry because everyone likes to eat and usually want it as organized as possible so they can get and go.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ol start=\"3\">\r\n	<li>Tell them you are wanting to get everyone’s opinion regarding how to organize the space. Make sure you explain why and sell the idea as something that is beneficial for them too. Something like, you want to make sure it works for them.  Now, haven’t you learned by now that I can see your face.  I mean I KNOW the house is your domain, but you can’t say no one else goes into it, everyone uses it so you should take their thoughts and ideas under advisement even if you determine it isn’t best.  Despite whether you think you need their input or not you do, because remember you are tired of having to pick things up over and over again.  Everyone wants to be heard and everyone wants to feel important.  By including them, they will take a little more ownership of keeping it organized and where they say they want it.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ol start=\"4\">\r\n	<li>Using the pantry as an example here, ask them what they like and why and what they don’t like and why. Get the dialog going, openly listen to what is being said and don’t try to feed the answers you want.  You will be amazed at the actual opinions that your family has about certain things. Oh and don’t let anyone get away with the I don’t know or I don’t care answer.  If you know they drink coffee and the coffee is kept in the pantry, try to understand the process they use when getting coffee.  Ask questions about the process instead if they don’t seem to understand how this conversation effects them.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOnce you have all the input you can then set out to organize the pantry based on the feedback you were given.  Remember the rules we gave you in the 30 day Challenge and knock it out.  See, including the family in organization is an Event and it is an event that will bring your sanity back!','Organization is a Family Event','','draft','open','open','','','','','2019-07-27 05:16:33','2019-07-27 05:16:33','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/?p=4566',0,'post','',0),(4567,1,'2016-05-06 23:03:07','2016-05-06 23:03:07','Are you looking for something for your family to do together, get them organizing!!!  Okay Okay, I have a huge smile on my face right now because I can imagine your look of disbelief right now.  I am serious, but not the way I’m sure you are imagining.  Here are my thoughts on the topic.  The statements I hear most often when it comes to organizing is that you are constantly picking up and feel like it never ends.  Or you don’t understand why [enter the person’s name here] can’t put stuff back where it belongs.  Well, I’m going to keep it 100…many times it is because they don’t think “where it belongs” is where it truly belongs.  Logically they may think it belongs somewhere else OR they may not know where you really want it kept.  Now wait just a second!  I heard your thoughts just now and I think they do care.  I also think it’s time to try something new because what you have been doing hasn’t been working.  OHHHHH NO SHE DIDN’T!  (I’m cracking myself up right now).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOk so here are the guidelines to the conversation.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>You need to first of all have the conversation at the right time. Don’t do it while watching some sports game or while your spouse is reading the paper or otherwise occupied like on a mobile device.  Make sure you have their attention.  I recommend doing this all at the same time, but you can be sneaky and ask each person individually.  How you get the information is up to you, just make sure you get input from the family.</li>\r\n	<li>Pick one area to work with, don’t try to discuss the entire kitchen because that won’t work, unless they are really interested in the discussion. Start with areas that aren’t too hard and ones that effect the family as a whole.  My favorite starting place is the pantry because everyone likes to eat and usually want it as organized as possible so they can get and go.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ol start=\"3\">\r\n	<li>Tell them you are wanting to get everyone’s opinion regarding how to organize the space. Make sure you explain why and sell the idea as something that is beneficial for them too. 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Is it broken, let it go.  Now, that you have eliminated all the unnecessary items take the remaining items under advisement.  Ask yourself, is this the best place for them?  When I do use them, how do I use them and what do I use them with.  Sometimes you need to shift where they reside.  I ended up doing this with our baking supplies (measuring cups and themometers).  We determined there was space in our everyday utensil drawer and they slipped in perfectly.  Once you have removed the excess, consider getting inexpensive containers to segment the drawer out so like things can live together.  This prevents things from just sliding willy nilly around in the drawer.  I ended up reusing a plastic silverware container and using it to store all plastic ware.  The rest of the items used to be in there randomly, but we organized them in the containers I was telling you about.  Yes mine came from the dollar store!  3 for $1.00 can’t beat that.  I told you organizing doesn’t have to be expensive.  I mean who cares if it came from the dollar tree or the container store as long as it knows and does its job!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOh sorry I digress.  So there you go, you have organized your junk kitchen supply drawer in probably less than an hour.  I would take a guess and say you did it under 30 mins.  Not hard at all.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>The Catch-all Drawer - 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Is it broken, let it go.  Now, that you have eliminated all the unnecessary items take the remaining items under advisement.  Ask yourself, is this the best place for them?  When I do use them, how do I use them and what do I use them with.  Sometimes you need to shift where they reside.  I ended up doing this with our baking supplies (measuring cups and themometers).  We determined there was space in our everyday utensil drawer and they slipped in perfectly.  Once you have removed the excess, consider getting inexpensive containers to segment the drawer out so like things can live together.  This prevents things from just sliding willy nilly around in the drawer.  I ended up reusing a plastic silverware container and using it to store all plastic ware.  The rest of the items used to be in there randomly, but we organized them in the containers I was telling you about.  Yes mine came from the dollar store!  3 for $1.00 can’t beat that.  I told you organizing doesn’t have to be 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This is a problem that many people experience. The truth is you can\'t see the things you have to wear, because of all the noise in your closet.  Today, lets talk about getting rid of the noise...setting it free so you can hear (see) the clothes you were meant to wear.\r\n\r\nAs many of you know I had a <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/2015/06/26/thborganize-how-to-get-rid-of-excess-weight/\">clothing dilemma</a> due to my weight gain...although I regularly went through my closet I realized I had a lot of excess noise in it.  I had removed most of the too little clothes and put them in bins in our attic, but I still had a number of items in my closet that I skipped over on a daily basis.   It was time for me to face the reality in my life that I had gained my weight back and although I had a few pieces left from my larger days, many were old and faded, some I just didn\'t like, but to keep from purchasing something I forced myself to keep the items. Truth is they just frustrated and complicated my mornings and still remained in my closet unworn (well, more like on the floor or in the side chair). One day I had had enough and decided to tackle my closet once and for all! I was determined to set these clothes and myself free.\r\n\r\nWe all want to look nice in our clothes. We want to look sexy and to feel good and the truth is many of the items in my closet did just the opposite of that. I decided to just release those items...one by one. I let my gut and heart guide me lol, literally and figuratively. I entered my closet and grabbed anything I didn\'t like.  I grabbed items I regularly skipped over and items I put on and immediately took off...not because I didn\'t like it, but because it didn\'t fit properly.  I know you are thinking...but if I do that I wouldn\'t have anything to wear...I will have to wear the same thing every day!  Well, let me dispel this falsity right now...\r\n\r\n1. You weren\'t wearing it to begin with, so let it go;\r\n\r\n2.  Many people wear the same clothes all the time...observe people around you and you will see that people just alternate and match things in new ways...and even if they didn\'t so what lol...DO YOU;\r\n\r\n3.  Getting rid of the noise will help you determine what you really need.\r\n\r\nI decided to live in my now instead of what is to be...yes I\'m working on losing weight, but until then I\'ve decided to embrace the body I have and dress it impeccably.  Since doing this, you know what I have experienced???\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Getting dressed is now easy and fun;</li>\r\n	<li>I\'ve discovered new combinations of clothing I\'ve never paired together before;</li>\r\n	<li>People are regularly commenting on how good I look or how nice my outfit is;</li>\r\n	<li>Many think I have on new clothes, when they are the same items I\'ve worn for years, just in bad combination.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3176\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3176 size-medium\" src=\"https://thehappinessbucket.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_5835.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"IMG_5835\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> My closet before my recent purge.[/caption]\r\n\r\nI encourage you to take a step out on faith and try it...I promise you it is so freeing and you will thank me later. Visually my closet wasn\'t cluttered, in fact it was very organized...a bunch of organized noise. lol.\r\n\r\nGo ahead and tackle your closet today, and once you finish that go ahead and sign up for our <a href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/30daychallenge/\" target=\"_blank\">free 30-day declutter challenge</a>.  It will take you through 30 days of purging all over your home.','#THBOrganize: How to Get Rid of your Closet Noise','','inherit','closed','closed','','3729-revision-v1','','','2016-07-01 19:23:33','2016-07-01 19:23:33','',3729,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3729-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4612,1,'2016-07-01 22:09:27','2016-07-01 22:09:27','<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\">DO I HAVE TO SCHEDULE FOR A 3 HOUR SESSION?</h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our in-person organizing sessions are scheduled in 3 hours increments because most small sessions require at least that.  If you feel your session wouldn\'t take that long, it is more economical for you to physically handle the organization process yourself with coaching from us.  In this instance, we recommend using our <a title=\"Project Management Services\" href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/project-management-services/\">1 hour virtual session(s)</a>.</p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\">WHEN DO WE PAY YOU AND WHAT TYPE OF PAYMENTS DO YOU TAKE?</h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Payments are due at the end of each session.  You can purchase hours in advance or as gifts <a title=\"Project Management Services\" href=\"http://thehappinessbucket.com/project-management-services/\">here</a>.  We invoice and use PayPal for payment processing accepting all major credit cards and cash.  Checks are accepted, but they must clear the bank prior to your scheduled session.</p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\">HOW ARE EXPENSES HANDLED?</h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You are responsible for your own expenses, including supplies.  Shopping services are available at our normal Professional Organizing rate of $45 an hour and we will add the purchased items (unless paid for in advance) to your bill at cost.  If subcontractors are needed, you are responsible for paying their bill directly unless otherwise arranged in advance.  We do offer our Project Management services at a rate of $60 an hour, these are services that are needed to coordinate and manage subcontractors or space improvements that fall outside of organizing (i.e, painting, repair, furniture assembly, etc.).  We also offer furniture assembly for a rate of $30 an hour.</p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\">HOW FAR DO YOU GO FOR IN-PERSON SESSIONS?</h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We go within a 40 mile radius of Smyrna, TN at no additional charge.  We charge our hourly rate for all mileage outside of that radius, unless otherwise negotiated in advance.</p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\">WHAT IS YOUR CANCELLATION POLICY?</h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We understand the need to reschedule or cancel a session, however due to the demand of our time a 50% fee will be charged for cancellations made with less than 24 hours notice and a 10% fee for sessions that have been rescheduled more than one time, unless the session has been paid for in advance.  There is no charge for cancelled consultation appointments.</p>\r\n\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\">DO YOU PROVIDE CLEANING SERVICES?</h6>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although we will perform very high level cleaning (sweep and wipe down pantry prior to putting items back) we do not offer cleaning services.  Please have someone available to handle any heavy cleaning that may be needed.  If a deep clean is needed, many times we will work in distinctive phases to allow you time to get that done prior to restocking/organizing your space.</p>','Professional Organizing Frequently Asked Questions','','inherit','closed','closed','','3441-revision-v1','','','2016-07-01 22:09:27','2016-07-01 22:09:27','',3441,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3441-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4626,1,'2016-07-22 19:37:11','2016-07-22 19:37:11','','linen-542866_1920','','inherit','open','closed','','linen-542866_1920','','','2016-07-22 19:37:11','2016-07-22 19:37:11','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/linen-542866_1920.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4627,1,'2016-07-22 19:39:29','2016-07-22 19:39:29','','home-1416376_1920','','inherit','open','closed','','home-1416376_1920','','','2016-07-22 19:39:29','2016-07-22 19:39:29','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/home-1416376_1920.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4630,0,'2016-08-01 23:03:27','2016-08-01 23:03:27','I need at least 16 acrylic stands to display dish sets-what do you recommend?\n<!--more-->\nAUTHOR: Linda McDowell\nAUTHOR EMAIL: lbmcdowell52@hotmail.com\nAUTHOR URL: \nSUBJECT: THB Products Request for Information\nIP: 12.154.15.124\nArray\n(\n    [1_Name] =&gt; 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Link back the person who nominated you.\r\n\r\n2. Answer the questions given to you by the nominator.\r\n\r\n3. Nominate 11 other bloggers with less than 200 followers.\r\n\r\n4. Create 11 questions for the nominees.\r\n\r\n5. Notify all the nominees via social media/blogs.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Chic Society\'s questions for THB:</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>1. If you were on a deserted island, what three items would you take (excluding a cell phone) and why?</strong>  A journal, my glasses, my bible\r\n\r\n<strong>2. What is your ultimate beauty secret and/or hack?</strong> water is my beauty secret, it allows you to smell good, to hydrate not only internally (although I don\'t drink nearly enough) but it hydrates your hair and skin too.  I\'m way too simple huh lol.  Seriously, I try to use organic products on my hair and skin...so I guess that is my \"hack\"\r\n\r\n<strong>3. Chocolate or Vanilla?</strong> Chocolate of course!\r\n\r\n<strong>4. If you were able to do one thing in this world without any setbacks, what would it be?</strong> Quit my job and just do all the things that bring me happiness.\r\n\r\n<strong>5. What was the last book that you have read? </strong>Konmari\'s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up\r\n\r\n<strong>6. Describe what a perfect day would be for you.  </strong>Wake up, laugh and snuggle with hubby and daughter.  Temp would be in the mid to lower 80s with little to no humidity...relax and have dinner with my extended family.\r\n\r\n<strong>7. What is the most memorable moment of your life?</strong> The birth of my daughter\r\n\r\n8. If there was one thing you can change about yourself what would it be and why?\r\n\r\n9. What is your favorite TV show?\r\n\r\n10. What is your guiltiest pleasure?\r\n\r\n11. Lastly, if there was any advice you can give to fellow bloggers what would it be?\r\n\r\nI look forward to engaging with you all and reading your replies!\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','THB was Nominated for the Liebster Blog Award','','draft','open','open','','','','','2019-07-27 05:16:34','2019-07-27 05:16:34','',0,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/?p=4633',0,'post','',0),(4634,1,'2016-08-04 17:59:43','2016-08-04 17:59:43','<header class=\"entry-header \">\r\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"></h1>\r\n</header>\r\n<div class=\"entry-body\">\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n\r\nI was reviewing some of my social media today and ran across this image and I wasn\'t sure where it was from.  As I researched where it came from I was surprised to find out that I had been nominated for a Liebster Award, by fellow blogger Margeaux of The Chic Society.  It embarrassed me that I had been nominated a while ago and never responded or acknowledge this honor.  It also made me laugh a little because I have taken a hiatus, much like my nominator, when I received this award...so I\'m sure she understands my lack of response...well I hope she does.  Anywho, let me get on to the important part.\r\n\r\n<strong>THE RULES</strong>\r\n\r\n1. Link back the person who nominated you.\r\n\r\n2. Answer the questions given to you by the nominator.\r\n\r\n3. Nominate 11 other bloggers with less than 200 followers.\r\n\r\n4. Create 11 questions for the nominees.\r\n\r\n5. Notify all the nominees via social media/blogs.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Chic Society\'s questions for THB:</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>1. If you were on a deserted island, what three items would you take (excluding a cell phone) and why?</strong>  A journal, my glasses, my bible\r\n\r\n<strong>2. What is your ultimate beauty secret and/or hack?</strong> water is my beauty secret, it allows you to smell good, to hydrate not only internally (although I don\'t drink nearly enough) but it hydrates your hair and skin too.  I\'m way too simple huh lol.  Seriously, I try to use organic products on my hair and skin...so I guess that is my \"hack\"\r\n\r\n<strong>3. Chocolate or Vanilla?</strong> Chocolate of course!\r\n\r\n<strong>4. If you were able to do one thing in this world without any setbacks, what would it be?</strong> Quit my job and just do all the things that bring me happiness.\r\n\r\n<strong>5. What was the last book that you have read? </strong>Konmari\'s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up\r\n\r\n<strong>6. Describe what a perfect day would be for you.  </strong>Wake up, laugh and snuggle with hubby and daughter.  Temp would be in the mid to lower 80s with little to no humidity...relax and have dinner with my extended family.\r\n\r\n<strong>7. What is the most memorable moment of your life?</strong> The birth of my daughter\r\n\r\n8. If there was one thing you can change about yourself what would it be and why?\r\n\r\n9. What is your favorite TV show?\r\n\r\n10. What is your guiltiest pleasure?\r\n\r\n11. Lastly, if there was any advice you can give to fellow bloggers what would it be?\r\n\r\nI look forward to engaging with you all and reading your replies!\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','THB was Nominated for the Liebster Blog Award','','inherit','closed','closed','','4633-revision-v1','','','2016-08-04 17:59:43','2016-08-04 17:59:43','',4633,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/4633-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4635,1,'2016-08-08 21:25:37','2016-08-08 21:25:37','<h3>Pre-Consultation Questions/Things to Do</h3>\r\nThe 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 we can determine the overall state of your space and can begin devising a plan of action to move forward.  We are always as straight forward with you as we can be because we know your time and money is important, so this will enable us to determine if we are right for the job.  Below are a few questions that we will be asking during our consultation so you can have time to think about your answers:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\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 us 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 we focus on educating our Clients to organize, we recommend that you be involved during 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 with 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 our <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 in 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, we have seen it all and anticipate we will be addressing it together.  Seeing the real state of your space helps us determine how best to assist you.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Things to do Pre-Session</h3>\r\nOnce we determine the fit works, we work with you to schedule your first three-hour session.  There are a few things we have learned that make the process more efficient.  We have listed them below:\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. We 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;\">We 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 we try not to take breaks during your session because your time and money are valuable.  Once we start, our clock starts and doesn\'t stop until our three hour session ends, unless we are 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 we just have to know in advance so we 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 we are fine with whatever you decide, we can handle the job alone (after consultation), with you or with the additional help. We would suggest you limit this group to three (unless they are part of your immediate family).  The more people we have the more decision trees there will be.</li>\r\n</ul>','Pre-Consultation Questions and Things to Do','','inherit','closed','closed','','3443-revision-v1','','','2016-08-08 21:25:37','2016-08-08 21:25:37','',3443,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3443-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4636,1,'2016-08-08 21:26:04','2016-08-08 21:26:04','<h3>Pre-Consultation Questions/Things to Do</h3>\r\nThe 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 we can determine the overall state of your space and can begin devising a plan of action to move forward.  We are always as straight forward with you as we can be because we know your time and money is important, so this will enable us to determine if we are right for the job.  Below are a few questions that we will be asking during our consultation so you can have time to think about your answers:\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 us 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 we focus on educating our Clients to organize, we recommend that you be involved during 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 with 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 our <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 in 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, we have seen it all and anticipate we will be addressing it together.  Seeing the real state of your space helps us determine how best to assist you.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Things to do Pre-Session</h3>\r\nOnce we determine the fit works, we work with you to schedule your first three-hour session.  There are a few things we have learned that make the process more efficient.  We have listed them below:\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. We 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;\">We 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 we try not to take breaks during your session because your time and money are valuable.  Once we start, our clock starts and doesn\'t stop until our three hour session ends, unless we are 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 we just have to know in advance so we 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 we are fine with whatever you decide, we can handle the job alone (after consultation), with you or with the additional help. We would suggest you limit this group to three (unless they are part of your immediate family).  The more people we have the more decision trees there will be.</li>\r\n</ul>','Pre-Consultation Questions and Things to Do','','inherit','closed','closed','','3443-revision-v1','','','2016-08-08 21:26:04','2016-08-08 21:26:04','',3443,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3443-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4637,1,'2016-08-08 21:28:05','2016-08-08 21:28:05','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 we can determine the overall state of your space and can begin devising a plan of action to move forward.  We are always as straight forward with you as we can be because we know your time and money is important, so this will enable us to determine if we are right for the job.  Below are a few questions that we will be asking during our consultation so you can have time to think about your answers:\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 us 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 we focus on educating our Clients to organize, we recommend that you be involved during 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 with 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 our <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 in 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, we have seen it all and anticipate we will be addressing it together.  Seeing the real state of your space helps us determine how best to assist you.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Things to do Pre-Session</h3>\r\nOnce we determine the fit works, we work with you to schedule your first three-hour session.  There are a few things we have learned that make the process more efficient.  We have listed them below:\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. We 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;\">We 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 we try not to take breaks during your session because your time and money are valuable.  Once we start, our clock starts and doesn\'t stop until our three hour session ends, unless we are 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 we just have to know in advance so we 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 we are fine with whatever you decide, we can handle the job alone (after consultation), with you or with the additional help. We would suggest you limit this group to three (unless they are part of your immediate family).  The more people we have the more decision trees there will be.</li>\r\n</ul>','Pre-Consultation Questions and Things to Do','','inherit','closed','closed','','3443-revision-v1','','','2016-08-08 21:28:05','2016-08-08 21:28:05','',3443,'http://thehappinessbucket.com/3443-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),