organize

The way I’ve finally done this is to have 3 rules:

1. No tolerance for undone laundry

2. No tolerance for undone dishes

3. No tolerance for trash anywhere

By following these three rules, time has been freed to organize, and it actually has been a pleasurable task because everything in general “felt clean”. I think in the past, I was too bogged down with getting the basics down, and couldn’t progress. Being organized gives me time to do so much more than I used to put off doing—before I figured out this rather simple guideline!

in this area over the last five months…Still far from marking this done, yet still I can say:

• my home is presentable, should someone walk in at any moment.

• my laundry is kept current, everyday by processing two loads of clothes daily.

• I go over my floors with a Swiffer or vacuum for 20 minutes, every day.

I want to maintain this for another week or so…

After that, my goal will be to (1)come up with a method to keep my bathrooms fresher, and (2) discover clever ways to micro-organize.

I am getting obsessed (in a good way) with the entire floor everywhere…must be picked up and mopped, swiffered or vacuumed…just start with the floor!...I feel like I’ve discovered some ancient secret to keeping a clean house. Once the entire floor surface is clean…everything else seems to follow…except the laundry…working on discovering a new method for laundry inspiration.

completed deep cleaning/organizing sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 (out of 22) in master closet.

tasks: bedroom: cleaned sweater cabinet in/out, chaise lounge, double french doors, corner display chest, hardwoods, baseboard, crown trim, walls.

Divided Closet into 22 sections cleaned and organized sections 1,2,3,&4 of 22.

• Number of 4×4 areas cleaned = 2

• Tasks accomplished: Bedroom sitting area-two chairs thoroughly cleaned, baseboards washed, all bay windows washed, hardwoods cleaned, crown molding washed, walls dusted. Vanilla scent sprayed.

and see how it goes…

• I am sectioning off 4’ X 4’ areas of my home.

• All papers to be sorted will go in a separate bin to be addressed during at a different time.

• I will record the number of 4’ x 4’ areas I super-clean per day and attempt to maintain formerly cleaned areas as well as possible.

I will also progress along with FLY LADY and record results