FlyLady

Thanks to Mandy I have discovered FlyLady. I'd heard of her before, but thought she was a little too OCD for me (I know there are people laughing at that), but I finally really read her website and figured her out and just LOVE her! Basically what she does is give you the tools to get yourself and home organized and how to keep it that way. Now, most of you know that I am not a neat freak, by any means. But I am OCD and get very weird about certain things. For instance, I have been known to clean baseboards at midnight, or rearrange rooms just spur of the moment...very impulsive. Yesterday I decided to pull the fridge out and clean beside and behind it, just all of a sudden! And since I am ADD, I jump quickly from one thing to the next, including cleaning, rarely finishing the first task before moving on to the next. And, my room at school....I am so weird about having it a very particular way...MY way! I just realized I am like this when I started getting off work at 3:30 and another teacher is closing my room at night. There is nothing wrong with what she does, but I have had to learn to "let go" of things having to be a certain way.

Anyway, I'm getting off the subject...where was I? FlyLady! She suggests that you write out daily routines for yourself, and she divides your house into zones, and you make time in your daily routine for cleaning those zones, etc. Since I get off track so easily, writing out a routine for myself as well as a weekly checklist has worked miracles. For me there is just something about writing it down, it somehow makes me feel like I have to get it done. I will never be a person who keeps their life organized on a Blackberry...I have to have pen and paper and I love being able to mark things off a list! Also I am blessed to have a husband who helps with the housework (even if he doesn't do it MY way, I've learned to be thankful he's doing it!). I live by lists, especially at work, so I don't know why it took me so long to figure out that this would be great for me. Oh, at the best part...the journal that you keep your routines and stuff in is called your CONTROL Journal! I like that, of course, since I have to be in control!

Here is my journal:

And since we're talking about cleaning, here are some of my favorite cleaning supplies:

Simplicity dish soap...all natural, organic
Green Works cleaner...I use it for everything! Alot of people who want natural cleaner make their own out of vinegar, but I cannot stand the smell of vinegar, not to mention if I get any on me, I break out in a rash. So, this stuff works great for me. The bottle of concentrate is inexpensive and lasts a long time.

My Dyson Animal vacuum...it is so awesome! Everytime I vacuum I am amazed by all the animal hair it gets up and how clean the carpet is...it really sucks!

Kristin's surgery is set for Friday the 13th, 9:15 at the North Hills Surgery Center in Fayetteville. We, of course, have to be there at 7:15, for all the pre-op "stuff". I think it will be hilarious when they give her the "goofy pill", she's goofy enough as it is! Anyway, she is counting down the days and is handling it well. I think she's looking forward to feeling better after she gets over the surgery. I've stocked the kitchen with soft things to eat...popsicles, a little ice cream (she's not a big ice cream eater because of her milk allergy), frozen fruit for smoothies, yogurt, applesauce, etc. Needless to say, I will be glad when it is all over and done with. Hopefully this will take care of her sore throat, ear aches, and constant fever!