Showing posts with label Organizing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Organizing. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Joined FlyLady

Just before the New Year I joined FlyLady. I had visited the website before but did not join -or joined but dropped out and don't remember it!-. Anyway, this time I opened the e-mail (for the first time, today) and among a few links I found this useful and concise information:


New habit for January is Shine Your Sink (I can do that)


Today's Reminders:



* Morning Routine:
-Get Dressed to Shoes including Hair/Face, Brush Teeth (tick)
- Make Bed
-Swish & Swipe
-Empty Dishwasher (tick)
-Reboot Laundry (a Load a Day Keeps CHAOS Away)
-Check Your Calendar
-Check Your Control Journal


* What's For Dinner?
* Drink Your Water
* Declutter for 15 Minutes
* 15 Minutes of Loving Movement (exercise)

* Before Bed Routine:
-Lay out Your Clothes for tomorrow
-Check Your Calendar
-Put things needed for tomorrow at the Launch Pad
-Where are your Keys?
-Spend Two Minutes Clearing off a Hot Spot
-Shine Your Sink
- Wash face/Brush Teeth
-Go to Bed at a Decent Hour

Daily Focus - Wednesday



Each and every Wednesday is Anti-Procrastination Day for FlyLady. This is a day that we take care of things we've been putting off. You can use this day to take care of any procrastinating you've done. You can do things like:


Make doctors appointments
Finish that report for work (I have finished two reports this week, I do have one left, so yes, I am going to do that today)
Work on a project with your child
Clean the fish tank


You can do whatever you need to take care. This is the day to stop putting things off.


"Procrastination is the death of us, our relationships, and our peace!" ~ FlyLady

One thing I have found is that I do more things in a day and get more satisfaction out of what I do when I have a plan. I do have a general idea of what needs to be done both at home and work, but it would be nice to allocate some time to each activity so that things do not get left out and more pleasurable activities fit in. As a chronic procrastinator I am not saying I am going to adopt everything at once, but I am ready to take baby steps in that direction, and FlyLady gives me a nice push.

Friday, January 12, 2007

Organizing resolve!

Wouldn't you just LOVE to be organised? Have a spotless house and well behaved kids, your family's finances in order and some free time to yourdelves, the Town and Country kind?
Here are some of my resolutions regarding organisation. What are yours?

Have pictures from the computer printed and then replace the old ones that sit around the house.
Organize printed pictures into photo albums
Print each month of my blog to keep as a journal
Organise my mags and clippings in files: seasonal, by room, kids, nutrition, green, politics.
Continue my Christmas cross stitching projects, hoping to display them in 11 months' time!
Feed regularly my writing and self-help blogs.
Go away with C and the kids every other weekend to enjoy nature.
Keep on teaching my daughters how to cross stitch
Sell my stock pile of items on Ebay
Come up with some kind of chore/allowance system for the kids that actually works
Walk at a brisk pace for half an hour three times a week
Stick to my "Abundance" resolution.
Go for a pedi every month!

Inspired by Laura at "I'm an organizing junkie!". Thank you!