FlyLady: Complete Beginners' BabySteps

The routines are so very vaguely in place, sometimes everything gets done, sometimes just a little bit.

But in general, the house is getting and, more importantly, staying cleaner. So it was worth it.

I’ve been trying to get one for a while. It’s hard because it seems like everything gets in transition and then ooops! You’ve forgotten to market and there’s nothing to eat.

I’m going to discuss this with the husband tonight. We need a bit more structure because without it, we just seem to end up spinning our wheels doing routine maintenance and never get past putting out fires (to mix metaphors).

Again – pamper is such a diaper term.

This is a good idea – selecting 1 thing to do for myself each week and finding time to do it – making it a priority. This week her mission is to buy yourself flowers….. not going to do that. But I will figure something good out and post it.

Really???
No, really???

Am I a 3 year old that I don’t know this? Back off Flylady. I need help keeping my house together – I’ve already got a mom.

Yes – figure it out before 6pm.

The husband and I have a system for this we’re trying to implement – sometimes we do. We plan all our meals for the whole week then I do the shopping for them all. We write our planned meals on this nifty pad

If we don’t do this then it does end up faling to me, which sucks. And honestly, I have much lower standards about what constitutes a meal than my husband does…... broccoli? Sounds like a plan.

So we’re trying to do this – then I don’t have to think about it each day.

Hers – not in general.

I assume she means this:
You are not behind! I don’t want you to try to catch up; I just want you to jump in where we are. O.K.?

Not this:
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Flylady spends a lot of time fretting about our perfectionism. not sure that this is my problem – I may want to do more than I have time for, or have a hard time relinquishing control, but freaking out about previous tasks…... not a worry.

How I developed the routines – by Fly Lady.
She’s all – oh this is how it worked for me and I let it evolve and work with my schedule.

But all these emails she sends are all Monday – clean your house. Wednesday – do your errands. Mixed messages.

Am I not articulate today? – woo! Sick baby nights!

This morning routine is getting unrealistically long when you factor in the needs of the baby.

Yes – quick wipedown of the bathroom is a great habit to get into.
But if I do it first thing then I’m just going to mess it all up again when I shower after the walk.

Will try to add this to the lunchtime/postnap routine.

Must attempt to do day 22 & 23 again as I failed to do what I said I would.

It’s so hard to keep up with anything on the weekends with other non-routine things going on – Sunday night the house is always a shambles.

I agree – it would help if my control journal were a bit more fabulous than a 4×8 1/2 piece of paper on the fridge.

But I shan’t be buying a whole control journal with forms and so forth for $13. No.

What I will do tonight is rewrite the “journal” on a larger piece of paper with colored pens to make it snazzy. That’s al you get.

Afternoon routine – I guess what I need is a coming home from outings routine. The chum and I don’t go anywhere on a set schedule – everything changes from day 2 day.

I’ll observe what we do and try to figure out how it might be improved.