Anyone who knows me knows I have a hard time keeping up with my dishes and my laundry. I was 100% overwhelmed on Saturday as my kitchen table, counters, sink and the mountain of laundry in my room was about the swallow me. I didn't know where to start. I was seriously about to leave and ignore the problem. My mom stepped in and came over to help me. When I let my house go for even a minute I have a hard time finding a starting point. My friend gave me a book called "Sink Reflections" by Marla Cilley AKA The Fly Lady. I started reading it on Friday morning and when my mom came over she told me I need to do the Fly Lady. That was my cue ~~~baby steps~~~shine the kitchen sink. That's where we started and that's what I have continued to do each night before I go to bed as per The Fly Lady has asked me to do. I know she wrote the book just for me. So far it has helped motivate me to keep it up. I'm still a work in progress, but I'm hoping I can keep it up and maybe my crazy life won't feel so crazy. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
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I'm at that point now. I don't know where to start. I love love love it when it's all clean, but then it get's destroyed in less than a day and I'm overwhelmed again.
My goal is to learn how to clean as you go, so it never gets that bad.
But that hard to learn.
Do what your mom does and switch to paper/plastic EVERYTHING!!! That would help a lot! I wish my mom would come over and help my clean...My mother is a CLEAN-FREAK. If she saw my house she would be very disappointed...Oh and not to mention she's coming down this weekend so guess what I'm doing all night!!! Yep...SLEEPING!!
I LOVE the FlyLady! 15 minutes baby! I subscribe to her daily emails. They have "missions" to do each day.
Flylady is my lifesaver! I've been doing the babysteps on and off for about 2 years now.I can't begin to explain the difference it makes when I stick to a routine and do the simple things she says. It really has made my life so much easier. Good luck with it, I really hope it works for you.
the sink looks great! I hate cleaning! My nephew Cooper is in town he's 4 would you care if he came and hung out a preschool with Gaige? It's not a big deal if he can't so don't worry. I'll have to see if he would even want to.
Dude, I just started this last week and my house is already looking better!
We'll be FLY buddies! :)
I hate cleaning but i feel so much better when it is done. My biggest bother is my bathroom. I want a cleaning lady just for that. I can do everything else. I hat cleaning my bathroom!
I have never heard of the Fly Lady... hmmm. where do you get her book!! I am in serious need of help! LOL
I love your sealing tradition. Very nice!!
Fly, baby, Fly!!
Girl, I love FlyLady! I'm not big on the sink thing...it just doesn't bother me, but I do follow her rule of emptying the dishwasher every morning. AND I make sure my kitchen and family room are clean before I go to bed so Trey can trash it in the morning. I mean...so I can enjoy a clean house in the morning ;)
I am totally the same way with laundry and dishes. The weird part is I actually like doing dishes, but when there gets to be to many of them I totally get overwhelmed. Glad to know I am not the only one. I bet you would feel better if I sent you a picture of my laundry room, lol.
I think I need to read that book
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