This isn't the first time I've 'done' Fly lady. I discovered her 8 years ago when pregnant with child number three. For six months my home was organised, I was relaxed, and then Chaos (aka DS3) arrived. I've tried a few times to get back into that same routine but my life is very different now - what worked then isn't working now. Back to the drawing board.. Or in this case, Baby-steps.. I go!
A while back I downloaded the Home Routines App. It is very 'Fly lady' friendly and so I entered all my old routines in and promptly forgot about it. Today I deleted all my old routines and instead followed the apps guide to starting with Baby-steps. I titled a routine 'Baby-steps' and numbered tasks 1-31 to be checked off each day.
It's not complex! Over the next 31 days, with a few days off next week because I'm travelling, I will build up the basics of my routine. But for today, I only have to keep that sink clean and dry!
Some helpful notes..
I didn't wash up - just pulled out the dirty dishes and stacked them.
It only took a few minutes so I also scraped up a tea towel and clean cloth from the washing and hung them on the convenient rails under the sink so I can keep it clean and dry all day.
I scrubbed the sink with Gumption, rinsed and dried it, then sprayed on Windex and shined it using the tea towel.
I made myself stop after I wiped the splash back and window frame, realising that I would end up in the land of perfection and failure. There is mess on either side of the sink, and the cupboard doors below are dirty. It was time to stop.
I will probably do a bit more later but not as part of my Fly lady Baby-steps! That will come later!
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