Suppose it’s fitting that I am publishing the last post in this series about being a flybaby reborn 4 days after the month’s end. And on anti-procrastination day.
(Before I get too far into this post, just a note, please forgive any grammar/spelling errors I miss. Had my COVID booster shot yesterday and head feels a bit swirly. Also, sore arm but hooray for the miracle of modern science and medicine. Nap in my future today for sure!)
When I started
Prior to this series, my kitchen was a mess most nights. And usually most mornings. I decided my main focus would be to “shine the sink” each night. While I never officially shined it using the Flylady method, I did clean it out and give it a good wipe down each night. Some day I do plan to give her method a try. Can almost hear my husband now when he sees me grabbing a bit of car wax for our kitchen sink. Perhaps I’ll make it a hunting season project for when he’s not home.
Other Items
I tried to somewhat follow her schedule or establish a routine for the week. While anti-procrastination day helped me accomplish a few things, the other days proved harder to maintain. Blaming my unpredictable work schedule mostly. However, I do like the idea of a weekly routine. And Diane in Denmark often stresses to make the routines work to your schedule. So perhaps I’ll give this area more thought and work on getting some daily routines in place.
One area I still dislike with the whole Flybaby business is all the e-mails! So many e-mails. I like the ones regarding the daily missions and routines for the week but lots of sales/testimonials that I don’t even read. Used to be able to streamline. Definitely need to see if that option is still available.
Will I Continue?
I think perhaps I shall continue with the Flylady way. It turns out I rather enjoy waking up to a (mostly) empty sink each morning. Currently, my sink is empty and the dishwasher is running (need to work on the habit of pushing that darn button!), the counters are also clear. Quite an accomplishment as we had a crock pot meal last night. In the past, the day after the crock pot meal, the poor crock pot kept its place on the counter for way too long. Now, I find I don’t mind cooking as much since I’m not starting from a place of a large mess.
Building on the Routines and Habits
Now, that I have a somewhat solid start (not completely but baby steps and all that), I’ll continue to build on this foundation. Continuing on in the Flylady way does indeed make me a Flybaby Reborn, I guess.
This is the end of my series. I hope you’ve enjoyed following along with me in my attempts. Have you ever tried the Flylady ways? How did it go for you?
I’ve always heard of the Flylady, but never read or followed her method. When I realized I needed to get a system going in my own home, I just came up with my own system. I sat down on day and figured out what all needed to be done in my home on a daily or weekly basis. Then I just made a schedule, maybe on paper or just tin my mind. I found out what would be the best time an days for me to do these tasks. Then I planned out the daily maintenance tasks.
Sometimes it was just the little things like emptying the dishwasher that helped. If I had something big to do that wasn’t something I did weekly or daily like steam cleaning carpets, I planned a special day for that.
I get ideas from different people and then kind of piece things together. 😌
I might tweak things here and there. You just have to find out what works for you and your home life.
I like to plan a to do list. For some reason if I have it wrote down to where I can see it, it makes me more motivated. I will write it on a dry erase board on my fridge. I love marking things off because it gives me a sense of accomplishment. It’s a great feeling.
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Sounds like your really found a great way to mix and match systems to make them work well for you. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend so far!