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Post by drsarah on May 2, 2015 10:09:32 GMT
Just found this in my inbox this morning (because I didn't collect my e-mail yesterday evening) - Flylady is using May for a re-do of the 31 Babysteps, for anyone who feels they need a fresh start. Yup, that would be good.  Anyway, I don't know how much of it I'll get done but I'm going to give it a shot - who else wants in? |
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Post by drsarah on May 2, 2015 19:05:34 GMT
And various sinks are now clean! (The kitchen sink is a cheap plastic one that just doesn't look particularly good even when it's clean, so I went all out and cleaned the sinks in the main bathroom, downstairs toilet, and children's room - the latter two in particular make a big difference!)
Counting today as Day 2 since I got the Day 1 email yesterday, but it doesn't make a difference to me - I don't wear shoes in the house anyway and I always do get washed and dressed and brush my hair first thing when I wake up, so that one I've already got nailed.
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Post by Elasti-Girl on May 2, 2015 21:48:14 GMT
I'll join you, Drsarah, I'll be a bit late starting but I think a fresh start would do wonders for me
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Post by Elasti-Girl on May 3, 2015 23:25:24 GMT
Day 1 shine the sink
Day 2 dress to shoes
Days 3 & 4 are the same plus checking out the FLYlady message & flight plan on her website & using post-it reminders
~*DONE*~
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Post by drsarah on May 4, 2015 7:03:25 GMT
Yay! Company! Sorry - thought I'd posted on Sun to say hi but for some reason it didn't come through. Anyway, I forgot to post last night, but Day 3 is just doing the same things over again so I wiped over the downstairs sinks. (And got dressed, but I do that every day anyway.  Day 4 is same again plus putting it on a Post-it, but I don't have any Post-its and don't want to put one on my bathroom mirror anyway, so I'll write it on my blog. Well done Elasti-Girl - so far so good! |
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Post by Elasti-Girl on May 4, 2015 20:48:08 GMT
Day 5 shine the sink, dress to shoes & change the stinking thinking (I'm working on that one)
DONE
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Post by Elasti-Girl on May 5, 2015 19:20:18 GMT
Day 6 shine the sink, dress to shoes, 2 min hotspot
DONE
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Post by drsarah on May 6, 2015 5:57:02 GMT
Good on ya! Have duly thought positive things for Day 5 (blogged it briefly here, if you're interested) and I've kept the sinks clean. Will report back on Day 6 later. |
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Post by drsarah on May 6, 2015 18:25:25 GMT
Have cleared some of the junk from stairs & dining room table for my Hot Spot.
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Post by Elasti-Girl on May 6, 2015 20:22:49 GMT
Well done DrSarah!
Day 7: shine the sink, dress to shoes, 2 min hotspot, lay out clothes for tomorrow
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Post by Elasti-Girl on May 13, 2015 21:32:12 GMT
I wrote a post the other day for days 8, 9 & 10 but I must've lost it 
Day 8: shine the sink, dress to shoes, change your thinking, 2 min hotspot, lay out clothes for tomorrow, find a binder to start a control journal
Day 9: shine the sink, dress to shoes, change your thinking, 2 min hotspot, lay out clothes for tomorrow, add a 5 minute Room Rescue
Day 10: shine the sink, dress to shoes, change your thinking, 2 min hotspot, lay out clothes for tomorrow, 5 minute Room Rescue,15 minutes declutter
Day 11: shine the sink, dress to shoes, change your thinking, 2 min hotspot, lay out clothes for tomorrow, 5 minute Room Rescue,15 minutes declutter, write an 'inspiration page' in the control journal
Day 12: shine the sink, dress to shoes, change your thinking, 2 min hotspot, lay out clothes for tomorrow, 5 minute Room Rescue,15 minutes declutter
Day 13: shine the sink, dress to shoes, change your thinking, 2 min hotspot, lay out clothes for tomorrow, 5 minute Room Rescue,15 minutes declutter, do one of the Missions (I washed bathmats & towels)
*DONE*
Today for me is-
Day 14: shine the sink, dress to shoes, change your thinking, 2 min hotspot, lay out clothes for tomorrow, 5 minute Room Rescue,15 minutes declutter, read the calendar essay
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Post by Elasti-Girl on May 16, 2015 22:14:33 GMT
Day 15: shine the sink, dress to shoes, change your thinking, 2 min hotspot, lay out clothes for tomorrow, 5 minute Room Rescue,15 minutes declutter, check your CJ, make your bed
Day 16: shine the sink, dress to shoes, change your thinking, 2 min hotspot, lay out clothes for tomorrow, 5 minute Room Rescue,15 minutes declutter, check your CJ, make your bed, read one of the daily emails
*~I got these almost all DONE, I missed the decluttering on day 15~*
Today for me
Day 17: shine the sink, dress to shoes, change your thinking, 2 min hotspot, lay out clothes for tomorrow, 5 minute Room Rescue, 15 minutes declutter, check your CJ, make your bed, go to bed at a decent hour
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Post by drsarah on May 17, 2015 9:06:23 GMT
Yay! You sound like you're doing brilliantly and I'm happy for you. Sorry for flaking on you. I've had an incredibly stressful week or so for other reasons, and it simply wasn't possible to keep up with the Babysteps on top of everything else. I did get as far as Day 9 last Saturday, but then it fell apart. I'm ready to have another crack at it now, but didn't want to just jump in where I should be after missing so many days, so I restarted at Day 10 yesterday. Two minutes on the stairs, two on the dining room table, five in the children's room, fifteen on my desk (spent it writing up an article so I could throw the journal away). |
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Post by Elasti-Girl on May 19, 2015 20:01:30 GMT
Hi DrSarah - unforseen things will always happen & all you can do is jump back in & keep on trucking
Day 18: shine the sink, dress to shoes, change your thinking, 2 min hotspot, lay out clothes for tomorrow, 5 minute Room Rescue, 15 minutes declutter, check your CJ, make your bed, go to bed at a decent hour, read Flylady's 11 commandments
Day 19: shine the sink, dress to shoes, change your thinking, 2 min hotspot, lay out clothes for tomorrow, 5 minute Room Rescue, 15 minutes declutter, check your CJ, make your bed, go to bed at a decent hour
Day 20: shine the sink, dress to shoes, change your thinking, 2 min hotspot, lay out clothes for tomorrow, 5 minute Room Rescue, 15 minutes declutter, check your CJ, make your bed, go to bed at a decent hour, add a load of laundry a day - start to finish
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Post by Elasti-Girl on May 22, 2015 19:57:38 GMT
Day 21: shine the sink, dress to shoes, change your thinking, 2 min hotspot, lay out clothes for tomorrow, 5 minute Room Rescue, 15 minutes declutter, check your CJ, make your bed, go to bed at a decent hour, add a load of laundry a day - start to finish, check out the ask flylady section on the website - I missed the decluttering & laying out clothes
Day 22: shine the sink, dress to shoes, change your thinking, 2 min hotspot, lay out clothes for tomorrow, 5 minute Room Rescue, 15 minutes declutter, check your CJ, make your bed, go to bed at a decent hour, a load of laundry a day, build your control journal/office in a bag - I was out all day so I only did the tasks in pink todayDay 23: shine the sink, dress to shoes, change your thinking, 2 min hotspot, lay out clothes for tomorrow, 5 minute Room Rescue, 15 minutes declutter, check your CJ, make your bed, go to bed at a decent hour, a load of laundry a day, add an afternoon routine to your CJ |
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Anyway, I don't know how much of it I'll get done but I'm going to give it a shot - who else wants in?
Day 4 is same again plus putting it on a Post-it, but I don't have any Post-its and don't want to put one on my bathroom mirror anyway, so I'll write it on my blog. Well done Elasti-Girl - so far so good!