stick to my FLYLADY routines

Now that I’m taking my pictures everyday, I wanted to show off my shiney bathroom sink! Woohoo!

This now coincides with another goal but I do want to keep this in my 43things list until these routines really start sticking to me.

I keep dropping the ball after a few days, so I’m going to consider a solid month of sticking to routines as my cut-off point. I’ll let my schedule goal sweep up the leftovers if I stray occasionally. Gotta leave room for life y’know.

Shined that ole sink again last night.. This time, extra nice, with a little extra spit shine going on. ;) Let’s just say that ole bathroom sink was just glimmering this morning. Heh.. it did make a difference.. It got me thinking about how to make little differences all around the place.. and that got me thinking about my business again.. so this is a good thing.. having me thinking more about the things I want in my life.

I shined my (bathroom) sink last night. It’s my main sink right now because it’s a houseshare and the kitchen is almost a lost cause.. due to a doggie.. at any rate, the sink was nice this morning..

onto the next step from FlyLady.. and no, I will not wear laced-up shoes every day.. sorry, I like my slip ons.. and besides, I’m freaking poor… But I will “get dressed” and ready for the day. I find that fair enough for me.

I remember when I was on a roll with that, and how much more ready for the day I really was. So much more could get done..

Only thing is, in the future, on days off, I will have a slow moving morning, that I can enjoy by having a cup of coffee and hanging out in slippers for a time.. but I will have to agree to have a stopping point where I will then get ready for the day.

Last night I was in a major slump and had a really bad back ache.. wah wah wahlol So I opted for being a bed potato and just got lazy.

But.. I feel a lot better today and had a realization.. if I expect to be able to take care of the dreams that I want to happen in my life, I need to be able to take care of myself first. And right now it doesn’t feel like I’m making life easy for myself.

So.. I’m hoping my internal heart to heart was a good way to kick start some stuff.. On a brighter note, I need actually clean up some stuff in the bathroom though.. It looks a little more put together now, and not so cluttered.

I have not touched this goal in a very long time. I was on a role at one point, but then life kicked into erratic mode and I lost all sense of routine…

Anyway, for some reason, today, I felt like it was time to do it. Now, I live in a shared house, and I’m technically considering the kitchen sink to NOT be the sink I shine every night, because there is an annoying dog that resides in the kitchen area who messes everything up.. daily..

But I will focus on the basement, where I live for now, and there is a bathroom sink that I will shine every night. It will be my sink to shine, and the area to keep clean and tidy.

It’s a start.. I think I just really need to do this right now. It’s for so much more than a clean house or a tidy this or that.. it’s to help me think differently.

I’m rockin the FlyLady routines! I’ve really been motivated and it’s soooo paying off. I suddenly remember how this is truly an act of love because I feel like I can breathe and think and move when I have a living space that works with me. :D

I woke up today and took the day with a FlyLady attitude! I got up and got dressed to laced up shoes.. no slacking or hesitating.. I just did it.

So when I got a call at 9:15am asking me if I could real quick fill in at a temp job, it wasn’t even an issue. I got some serious brownie points for being readily available and now I have an interview with another company through the same staffing agency.

:)

I’m writing this to inspire myself and anyone else to pick up their FlyLady routines and do them to some degree.

I read an article today which talked about what kind of morning routine top CEO’s and Executives of major companies have.

http://trailfire.com/livestrong/trails/26101/What%20Top%20Business%20Leaders%20Do%20Before%20They%20Get%20to%20Work

I think the bottom line is that anytime we do segment our days down into routines that make life easier and better for us, we in turn are more centered and able to tackle our day.

At least that is how it feels for me. And I need to do this. I know how awesome life gets when I’m on top of my Fly game. :)