de-cluttering the home, as well as body & mind
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HPSaucy
Will get there one day!
MinnieMel said:
Paper work is a killer! Have sorted most of it but still a small pile (but now it's in a cupboard) that needs sorting but it's like a cant find a "section" to file it under so haven't bothered! Felt good to get the rest sorted but what a mission.. Makes you feel good though doesn't it?
Good luck with getting everything sorted x
bettiesrevenge
Gold Member
MinnieMel said:
Oddly enough I caught up on filling this week. My office had turned into a dumping ground and my kitchen had turned into a pending mail room!
I'm now systematically trying to dump what I dint need and organise what I do. I think excess "stuff" definitely has a psychological resonance. If my home is cluttered I feel cluttered. Odd but do true. Has anyone ever read move your stuff change your life?
noname314
Full Member
Your post has motivated me now! Well done
HPSaucy
Will get there one day!
noname314 said:
I'm so pleased its motivated you.. And guess what it's still tidy! It's getting cleaner and yesterday my hubby was motivated, because the house was tidy he kept getting up from the sofa to do bits.. Including taking down the glass light fittings and washing them.. Without being prompted! It's a great feeling x
noname314
Full Member
LOL!!! When he is done there he is welcome to come wash mine... are you supposed to wash them?! Don't tell me I should be washing windows too
bettiesrevenge
Gold Member
Well ladies I just discovered that my fitness pal tells me that for 30 minutes of cleaning "lightly" i will burn 97 calories!
This has made me see cleaning in a whole new way! I actually may clean the kitchen "before" bed tonight. Instead of falling in a heap. That's 97 of the 1000 I have eaten today! Surely I will lose another 25g for that!
This has made me see cleaning in a whole new way! I actually may clean the kitchen "before" bed tonight. Instead of falling in a heap. That's 97 of the 1000 I have eaten today! Surely I will lose another 25g for that!
Skinny Sia
Silver Member
bettiesrevenge said:
Now that has just made my day! I'm always cleaning yet don't add it as exercise
noname314
Full Member
This made me smile, I almost want to get up and do some cleaning now - clean house and slim body, woohoo
MinnieMel
Why Be Normal?
This is part of my plan... win/win!!!
Today, some daily chores, errands, and buying a new canister vac. Then, cleaning the master bedroom (and doing a little decluttering whilst I am at it).
I think I'll log on to MFP and start recording my food and fitness again, too!
noname314
Full Member
Checking back here for a bit more inspiration. Doing great food-wise but not so great with the decluttering, having three little ones going after me messing up what I've cleaned in the little time I have is impossible challenge. Think I'm doomed! (at least until they go to collage)
noname314
Full Member
I've tried the flylady routines half-hearthedly few times before, but never really stuck to them, I admit I find it hard to get pass her "shine your sink" and "put your shoes on" (I know it can be taken methaforically too) I was never that great at housework but now with three small children it's pretty much a disaster.
So my next goal is to try out her system for a month. Won't start until couple of weeks from now though, I seem to only be able to concentrate on one project at a time in my head, and cutting out junk and eating healthy seems to take up all my head space at the moment. It's starting to get easier and weight is coming off, so will give it another couple of weeks to be fully settled in my healthy habits and I'll be back to this thread tacklingFlylady house habits!
MinnieMel
Why Be Normal?
I know she is long winded but you adapt it to work for you.
I do not leave dishes in my sink before I go to bed. I make sure the kitchen is okay for the morning. I also run the dishwasher full or not (otherwise you are just using it to store dirty dishes) and I unload while I make coffee in the morning. I start a load of wash at night and unload it the morn and start another if needed. I stripped the beds on a schedule, clean the baths on a schedule, etc.
I am still after a few years waxing and waning - I need to learn to do the timer thing and stick to one big project and get it done before moving on to something else.
I have a family too and they aren't very helpful.
I do not leave dishes in my sink before I go to bed. I make sure the kitchen is okay for the morning. I also run the dishwasher full or not (otherwise you are just using it to store dirty dishes) and I unload while I make coffee in the morning. I start a load of wash at night and unload it the morn and start another if needed. I stripped the beds on a schedule, clean the baths on a schedule, etc.
I am still after a few years waxing and waning - I need to learn to do the timer thing and stick to one big project and get it done before moving on to something else.
I have a family too and they aren't very helpful.
Zest for Life
Gold Member
MinnieMel said:
I need your routine, I going to try get that going ... I love fly lady, she my hero lol xxx
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MinnieMel
Why Be Normal?
Also, we sort DD's school bag as soon as we can after she walks in the door - often she has her snack and we discuss her day. If there is homework, a teacher note, etc we "plan" to get it accomplished. We note it on the calendar.
Her lunch box and water bottle are emptied and washed - and if she has an activity the water bottle is refilled (if not, then it is filled in the morning). Next, she walks the dog for about 15 to 30 minutes.
I or DD make her lunch when dinner is being prepared. And it is left in the refrigerator until breakfast. (She has only forgotten her lunch one time and when the school called - I asked them to remind her that she had "emergency money" in a small purse in her book bag. She used that to buy lunch. The school was impressed that I planned for such a contingency.)
She has NEVER forgotten her homework because we have a folder in her backpack where it is placed once it is completed. If it is a large project - then it is placed in a transport container and a note stating when she needs to take it in is taped on it.
Her PE Kit is used twice and brought home. There is a second kit washed and ready to go. So I have a week to wash and repack the other kit. Her shoes and shin guards stay in her locker in a shoe bag. They only come home if they get muddy. Then she takes her home trainers to school whilst those are washed and allowed to dry.
She has separate bags for all her activities which are unpacked and repacked by DD. She has become very organized. She has an activity EVERY DAY after school and Saturday mornings!
She also practices the piano for 15 to 30 minutes every day. Usually, between dog walking and her activity.
DD's schedule:
Mondays: Private Swim Lesson
(Sometimes I take her, sometimes my DH or even DS... He's 21).
Tuesdays: Swim Team Training (she goes with a friend who is our neighbor - they go Tuesdays and Fridays - so Tuesday the friend's mum takes them and stays. We do Fridays.)
Wednesdays: Piano (usually I take her or my son - sometimes I walk the dog or use my phone or read while she has her lesson).
Thursdays: Recreational Gymnastics with neighbor friend. I drop off and go home a make dinner, and the other mum picks up.
Saturday: Ice skating lessons. I usually take her because I would stay and skate with her afterwards. However I broke my wrist ice skating on Friday the 13th (she did a half-term crash course) and so DH took her for a few weeks. I am taking her now. Not skating again, yet.. But the cast is off!
Sundays: Used to be family at church, but the US Lutheran minister left and we found his replacement unbearable. And now trying to get them to go is like pulling teeth. So it is usually a family day of some sort.
Her lunch box and water bottle are emptied and washed - and if she has an activity the water bottle is refilled (if not, then it is filled in the morning). Next, she walks the dog for about 15 to 30 minutes.
I or DD make her lunch when dinner is being prepared. And it is left in the refrigerator until breakfast. (She has only forgotten her lunch one time and when the school called - I asked them to remind her that she had "emergency money" in a small purse in her book bag. She used that to buy lunch. The school was impressed that I planned for such a contingency.)
She has NEVER forgotten her homework because we have a folder in her backpack where it is placed once it is completed. If it is a large project - then it is placed in a transport container and a note stating when she needs to take it in is taped on it.
Her PE Kit is used twice and brought home. There is a second kit washed and ready to go. So I have a week to wash and repack the other kit. Her shoes and shin guards stay in her locker in a shoe bag. They only come home if they get muddy. Then she takes her home trainers to school whilst those are washed and allowed to dry.
She has separate bags for all her activities which are unpacked and repacked by DD. She has become very organized. She has an activity EVERY DAY after school and Saturday mornings!
She also practices the piano for 15 to 30 minutes every day. Usually, between dog walking and her activity.
DD's schedule:
Mondays: Private Swim Lesson
(Sometimes I take her, sometimes my DH or even DS... He's 21).
Tuesdays: Swim Team Training (she goes with a friend who is our neighbor - they go Tuesdays and Fridays - so Tuesday the friend's mum takes them and stays. We do Fridays.)
Wednesdays: Piano (usually I take her or my son - sometimes I walk the dog or use my phone or read while she has her lesson).
Thursdays: Recreational Gymnastics with neighbor friend. I drop off and go home a make dinner, and the other mum picks up.
Saturday: Ice skating lessons. I usually take her because I would stay and skate with her afterwards. However I broke my wrist ice skating on Friday the 13th (she did a half-term crash course) and so DH took her for a few weeks. I am taking her now. Not skating again, yet.
. But the cast is off!Sundays: Used to be family at church, but the US Lutheran minister left and we found his replacement unbearable. And now trying to get them to go is like pulling teeth. So it is usually a family day of some sort.
noname314
Full Member
I've been reading this thread from the start for the last few days and it was very motivating! So I've cleared lots of junk from the bedroom, cleared the entrance and the shoe cabinet. Plus kept on top of the kitchen for the last few day (dh did a spotless jib on it from top to bottom few days ago so I'm maintaining!) Still not strong enough to face the piles of paperwork but this will come too in the next few days or week!
The other thing is that the baby started to crawl, so now is literally into EVERYTHING! I can't stop for even 5 minutes during the day, only during naps, TG older two are in school/playschool in the mornings!!
The other thing is that the baby started to crawl, so now is literally into EVERYTHING! I can't stop for even 5 minutes during the day, only during naps, TG older two are in school/playschool in the mornings!!
