Flylady, Day 14

I think I must have skipped my baby step on FlyLady yesterday. So, I am on Day 14 today.

Go read one of Kelley's essays. It is a guide on how to use a calender. Ok, this should be interesting.

I have been faithful in keeping my sink shiny.

Yesterday I declutter a LOT in the master bedroom. We are getting ready for that yard sale. I have more to go through today. I want it to be a BIG yard sale!! I want people to want to stop.

I got my vanity area cleaned up. It don't look this good now though. LOL. I had to clean off the bed before we could go to sleep.

Ok, I am off to read that essay and declutter some more. See ya tomorrow.

Flylady Day 13

I got slightly off track this last weekend. I went to sell soap at Trade Days.

I kept my sink shining and kept swishing and swiping in the bathroom so that was a good feeling. There were night I didn't want to shine that sink but I did it anyway. I was always glad I did in the morning.

I started day 13 today. I was to select one of Kelly's missions and do it. I choose to take care of something in the bedroom. I had a pile of fabric that I had washed that I kept moving from basket to bed and then back to the basket. I put it in a box so I can use it later for a sewing project I plan to do.

I continued to work on my morning routines today. One thing I did that I am sooo glad to do is take the computer desk out of our room. I was able to clean where it was and then I moved my dressing vanity there so my husband would have more room on his side. I still have a lot of cleaning to do in there but it is nice to have accomplished this.

We have a bathroom that isn't a bathroom yet in our room and it is full of stuff. I did my 5 minutes room rescue there. We put the filling cabinets in there and I had to move stuff around to get it in there. Now I have to work on this room more later on also.

Cool wedding video on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0



I wanted to share this video. I was going to embed it but I can't get the code to copy and paste. It is the first time to try and I don't know what I am doing wrong.



This is a video of a wedding intrance. I watched it 4 times. It is so cool. Enjoy.

Yesterday was Day 10 in the baby steps at Flylady.net.

It said: You can do anything for 15 minutes. I did a lot of that yesterday. I sat most of the day and sewed on my quilt.

I had planned to declutter the closet but my back was bothering me so I gave that up. I might have even worked on it 5 minutes before I quit?? Hum. didn't think about that. We did declutter on Little Man's room. I am going to continue that each day for 5 minutes. I think that will not be so overwhelming for me or him.

Ok, so today is day 11:
Ok, that is easy....We are going to add an inspirational page to our Control Journal. I am to write down inspirational phrases for 15 minutes. I may spread this through out the day and not just 15 minutes straight.

This morning I got up a little earlier. I wanted to enjoy the nice cool weather before it got too hot. Now I see it is only going to be in the 80's today. LOVE IT!!

Now I am sitting here blogging instead of being outside. I do have the front door open and I can hear the drip drop of rain. It isn't raining hard but thank the Lord for it anyway. We can use all we get.

I have been practicing Swish and Swipe in the bathroom. I do it right after my morning trip to there, before I even leave the room I swish the toilet, and then grab a paper towel and swipe the mirror, sink and then the outside of the toilet and floor around it. It is so much nicer to go in there all day and have a clean toilet.

All this cleaning is getting noticed by my DH. In the past I would clean hoping he would notice but this time, it is for ME. I am going to FLY. (Finally Love Myself!)

God Bless and Good Day!

What am I up to now?

Ha, post number 50, right here. And what is it about???

My new project. I am making a quilt

This is the drawing of what I want it to look like.

Here are the fabrics minus the cream colored ones. I just got them cut today.

As you can see on the drawing, the colors are every other block and the creams are in between. On each cream colored square will be an embroidered, appliqued butterfly or flower. In the middle where the X is will be a butterfly and flower scene. I hope to start sewing this today. I will sew all the pieces together and then to the embroidering.

I made one similar a few years ago and gave it to a lady I worked for. Hers was lap sized which is all I have ever made. This time this one will be a full size. EEkk. I am excited though.

When I made the first one, I embroidered the cream squares first and them put them all together. I am sure that making the top and then embroidering will be much easier.

Ok, I am off to sew.

Are you working on any fun projects?

Decluttering on day 9 ...Flylady style

I got my binder put together. I pulled out the binder yesterday, well, late last night and washed the dust off and then this morning put my paper in. I wrote my agenda for the day...

Morning Routine

-Get dressed to shoes, hair etc. (Done)

-Write positive things (done)

-Read reminders 2 minutes (done)

-Hot Spots---2 minutes (done but will do more)

Later:

-Make Bread

-Wash whites (done)

-sweep hall

-Set out clothes for Wednesday

That is all I put in it today.

Oh, I can't forget.....

Shine sink!! I do this right before bed.

It really makes a difference.

Today is Day 9:

Declutter a few minutes at a time. Add a 5 minute room rescue to Morning Routine.

I guess I did that this morning while I thought I was working on a hot spot. I guess the hot spot needed decluttering. hahaha. I still have a ways to go with it.

Ok Beth, here is my "in between" picture. I have been working on this for a few days. I really am ready for this to be out of my room so I will stop piling stuff on it.

Since starting the baby steps at FlyLady I have started feeling better about myself and my house. I realize I have a long way to go and I might even stop for a bit but I know I can jump right back in when and if I do.

So far these are the things I do each day.

Morning Routine
- Get up and get dressed to lace up shoes; fixing your hair and face
- Looking at your posted reminders in the kitchen and bathroom
- Reading 2 minutes of reminders
- Recognizing the negative voices and changing them; YOU ARE FLYing NOW!
- Put out your Hot Spots for 2 minutes

Before Bed Routine
- Keep your sink shining
-Lay out your clothes for tomorrow
- Put out your Hot Spot

Now I started Day 8:
-I am to get a three ring binder and put paper in it.
I think I know where this is leading. It will soon be a Control Journal. I will have to read more about that later. I don't want to get too far ahead or I will get discouraged. Now, I am off to find that binder and paper. I know there is some around here somewhere, probably in a hot spot. :)