Where do you keep your flour?

I was thinking as I was pulling out ingredients to make cookies that I never share any of my tips and tricks with you. For example did you know that if you keep your flours in the freezer they stay fresh longer? I also keep my brown sugar, nuts, bread crumbs, graham cracker crumbs and pancake mix in there. That way I can buy bigger quantities and always have it on hand. I usually have 3 kinds of flour in my freezer AP, whole wheat and bread flour. That way when I'm in the mood to bake or make bread or something I know that I have flour and it is fresh.

I store my homemade cookies in tins. They always seem to stay fresher that way. Richard actually has his own tin that he takes to and from work when I bake. His fellow employees know that when the tin is on his desk he has fresh baked goods to share. Blake now knows to look on the counter for the cookie tin too. He gets excited when it is up there, even when helped bake the cookies.

What is your favorite kitchen tip? What was the last tip that you were given that was a big ah-ha moment for you?

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Today's goals:
-- get up and do Ab Ripper X [check.... Blake was up too so he did it with us too]
-- go to the Y to do cardio (remember to bring my brace) [check and check]
-- get the living room vacuumed before speech [check]
-- bake cookies for Daddy to take to his fantasy football draft on Tuesday night (this will be my TT recipe too... so be watching) [check... cheesecake cookies... yum!]
-- clean bathrooms (not sure this will get done, but I'll try) [check. I got motivated to do this after an accident... if I'm going to clean the floor I might as well clean the bathroom and if I'm going to clean 1 I might as well clean all 3]

Tomorrow's goals:

-- get up to do p90x

-- go to the gym for pilates class (I usually do an aerobics class on Tuesdays, but since my sinuses are still bugging me I think I'll just stick with pilates tomorrow)

-- menu plan

-- decide what desert I'm making for the party on Saturday

-- convince Colby that he wants to take a nap