So here’s my latest thing. We’ll see if I can keep up with it.
I’m doing FlyLady.
Haven’t we all tried this at one point in time? Has anyone actually ever stuck with it?
Here’s the deal. I have no patience. So following her exact plan is tough for me. Some days I might only want to spend 15 minutes decluttering, other days I just need to keep going until I almost literally drop just so it’s done already.
A few weeks ago, Jason had to go out of town on business, and I knew shortly after that that family would be coming to town for Kat’s birthday, and then shortly after that my Father-in-Law would be visiting for a weekend. I knew that if I didn’t bust my rear and do a full-on marathon cleaning before all the chaos started, that I’d never get it all done and I’d be hiding piles of stuff in my master closet when we had guests. Again. ;-P
So that’s what I did. I actually did a pretty good job, no half-assed cleaning here. I reorganized linen closets, cleaned out drawers and cabinets, donated and recycled a TON of stuff… and somehow I’ve managed to maintain it really well. I’ve actually surprised myself! Ha!
I decided that since I’ve not let the house go to pot, that maybe I’d put myself on a deep cleaning plan – hence the decision to follow FlyLady again. I’m actually not following anything on her plan except the “FlightPlan” where you deep clean a “zone” for an assigned couple of days. I find this pretty easy to follow, and then I do everything else (laundry, dishes, picking up toys, vacuuming, etc etc etc) on my own schedule.
So far so good! Last week was easy because it was the dining room, foyer and front porch. This week is a little harder for me because it’s in the kitchen. And I don’t know what is wrong with me, but I h-a-t-e cleaning the kitchen. I hate dishes, I hate wiping down counters 38290 times a day, I hate scrubbing food off the table, I hate cleaning out the fridge… anyway, I’ll get through it and then I’ll be able to move on to fun rooms again, like bedrooms and the family room. 
Good luck! I didn’t stumble across flylady until 2 months ago, and I’m still going strong. It’s funny how everyone has their own cleaning aversions. I will literally clean the rest of the house just to avoid doing the floors.
Comment by vigilant20 — May 6, 2008 @ 10:48 am
Never heard of flylady but I’m so intrigued. I need to go devour that website.
Comment by Dawn — May 6, 2008 @ 9:46 pm
For me there is nothing that feels as good as a well organized and spotless house. Like opening up a linen closet and having everything folded perfectly! I wonder if there is something wrong with admitting that?
Comment by Catherine — May 7, 2008 @ 10:41 pm