New efficiences
Well, in keeping with resolutions for the new year and all that, I've taken myself in hand to clean out, clean up, and generally deal with the piled-up disorganization of my home.
Due to some health issues this past year, I just did not do a good job of keeping up. Know what I mean? Drawers, closets, shelves, cabinets, basements, all in desperate need of some serious attention. As I've decided that a fundamental truth of a homeschooling mom's life is "Ten Minutes at a Time," I need to tackle this mammoth job in bite-sized pieces. FlyLady would be proud of me (a.k.a. "baby steps")!
Today it was washing and sterilizing the kitchen trash can between bag changes. Yesterday it was the pegboard of miscellaneous stuff in the basement stairs. Saturday it was bathroom blinds, screens, windows, curtain, and rugs (yes, more than ten minutes!). But it's been very encouraging to see that it's working. I can point to Progress.
Here are some changes that …
Due to some health issues this past year, I just did not do a good job of keeping up. Know what I mean? Drawers, closets, shelves, cabinets, basements, all in desperate need of some serious attention. As I've decided that a fundamental truth of a homeschooling mom's life is "Ten Minutes at a Time," I need to tackle this mammoth job in bite-sized pieces. FlyLady would be proud of me (a.k.a. "baby steps")!
Today it was washing and sterilizing the kitchen trash can between bag changes. Yesterday it was the pegboard of miscellaneous stuff in the basement stairs. Saturday it was bathroom blinds, screens, windows, curtain, and rugs (yes, more than ten minutes!). But it's been very encouraging to see that it's working. I can point to Progress.
Here are some changes that …