Flylady day 7 and 8

Things are going good so far. My mom and dad are here for a visit and that's going fine. One thing the Flylady says is not to be a perfectionist. You don't have to have things perfect all the time. It will drive you crazy and you won't be able to get everything done. It can hinder you at times. I find that is true. Before my parents came I didn't have much time to sweep and mop. Usually that is a big deal around here. We move all the chairs and high chairs into the other room along with the trash can and sweep everything up. This may mean sweeping it a couple times to make sure we get everything. Then you mop and put everything back. It is tedious and takes time and I like to get it looking perfect. (for 5 minutes until something is spilled on it AGAIN!) Instead of doing that I swept real quick. I did a good job, but I probably didn't pick up everything as I didn't move the chairs all out of the way. I then did a fast mop by spraying Mr Clean and then mopping the floor with a wet mop. This took all of 5 minutes. It looked good too. Wow, even though it wasnt "perfect" it worked. My dad even said, hmmm, the floor looks real good. :) :) It's starting to work already!!

Day 7 was a day to add to my list of "to do" things. Before bed I pick out my clothes for the next day. Easy enough, and it eliminates me having to think in the morning. I like that.

Day 8 I have to get out a foulder and put paper in it. This is the beginning of my control journal. Actually I'm cheating a bit because my mom is helping me get a Fly Lady control journal. :) I'm excited about that. That's it for now!!

Ohh, ohh, today I did a 2 minute hot spot clean up. My whole desk is cluttered, bad. What good is 2 minutes? Well- I got one whole side of the desk cleaned up! I know it sounds silly, but even with that little part cleared out, I already feel better. Just one step closer to that wonderful feeling of having a truly clean house. :)

Jen