OK Flybabies...here we go!!!

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GRAB YOUR CONTROL JOURNAL: CHECK YOUR MORNING ROUTINE

Date: Monday, November 24, 2003
Time: 7:00AM EST (GMT-05:00)

Since you are already on the computer, here is your morning
FLY List. Look at your Morning Routine to see if you have taken
care of your list.

1. Are you dressed to shoes, hair and face?

2. Have you checked your calendar for appointments?

3. Have you checked your Hot Spots and put out any fires?

4. What's for Supper?

5. Where is your Laundry?

6. Have you taken a break this morning? Have you had any water?
Did you have any breakfast?

7. Have you decluttered for 15 minutes today? 15 minutes is all
I ask!

8. WHERE ARE YOUR SHOES?

Write your routines on paper!


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.?

 

[Pebblszzz]

ok, now THIS I can handle - just don't make me join that other website, ok?

1. Not dressed yet, but hey - it's my day off! I'll get around to it when the tire store opens (need new tires).

2. Appointments are under control (afternoon).

3. All fires are out.

4. No clue on dinner, but I'm sure roomie will grill something.

5. Laundry is in baskets, waiting to be folded (I'm bad, huh?)

6. Break? are you kidding? I do that FIRST. Breakfast is next.

7. Clutter? What's that? Ok, ok, it's on my list...but it's gonna take more than 15 minutes. I have a bunch of tools piled up in the kitchen waiting for me to build garage shelves today. I just moved in, so I get a break, right?

8. Which pair? LOL

Not sure what the rules really are, but when I get up, first thing I do is make coffee and a list for the day. I've had my coffee, and my list is complete.

Can I still play?

 

[KathyFP]

My head is spinning just thinking about all that

Seriously, I think I am going to try the 15 minutes declutter plan.

 

[wuv tigger]

AMEN! I joined Flylady earlier this year but got overwhelmed w/ the emails.

I can do this.

1. except shoes
2. maybe MD appt
3. remind me what these are again.
4. leftovers which our dear church family have brought us this past few days.
5. I DID fold 5 baskets last night ... will try to do 1 more today if my strength holds... still battling this virus/bronchitis
6. yes to DIS , did have some H20, not hungry (part of the virus),
7. YES, I cleared off my kitchen counter, wiped it down, disinfected it, & ran the dishwasher
8. Am I supposed to put them on?

 

[Pebblszzz]

OMG, I think we're on to something!!!

I felt so guilty about all that clean laundry after my last post, that I dropped everything and just finished folding it all and putting it away.

I got so motivated, I'm running another load right now.

Egad...this is infectious!

 

[wuv tigger]

You go girl!

 

[legs22]

Well......I have 1, 2, and 8 covered. That's it. I have an outside job to go to.
I know from her website that she is big on first having a clean shiny sink, if you do nothing else. My sink has dirty dishes in it.

What are hot spots?

 

[DoeWDW]

I just can't start with all those goals!! I'll be overwhelmed. My FLYgoals today are:

1. Shine my sink tonight.
2. Spend 15 minutes decluttering / cleaning in whatever zone we're in - gotta go look that up on the website....

Those are enought goals for me the first week. Since I work outside the home, 20 minutes a day is a good start for me.

 

[phorsenuf]

Originally posted by legs22
Well......I have 1, 2, and 8 covered. That's it. I have an outside job to go to.
I know from her website that she is big on first having a clean shiny sink, if you do nothing else. My sink has dirty dishes in it.

What are hot spots?

Hot spots are any area that is piled with clutter. You know, the kitchen table, your desk. Any area you tend to put things until later.

Yes peblezzzzzz, this can be very infectious!

 

[The Mystery Machine]

1) Dressed, yes, but did not shower. I have to run the kids to school.
2)Checked the calendar. Have not figured how to organize that yet.
3)Well put out fires in younger dds room. Older dd (shut the door). (I have 10 rooms to go)...ugh...also I have Christmas all over...eek!
4) Supper, not sure.
5) DH does laundry
6) Eating breakfast now.
7) Is this declutter for the assigned room?????????
8) Shoes on feet. Whew! At least I have something I have done so far!

 

[holycow]

Slow start here...I've got 1, 7 and 8 covered!...

Holycow

 

[Pebblszzz]

1. Are you dressed to shoes, hair and face?

Finally - yes.

2. Have you checked your calendar for appointments?

Yup, and almost done already!

3. Have you checked your Hot Spots and put out any fires?

Gee, now that I know what these are, yes - I have some. My desk is a HUGE catch-all...

4. What's for Supper?

Depends on whether or not I get my car back in time to buy propane (I just dropped it off to be worked on)

5. Where is your Laundry?

Done. Put away. I have room to actually SLEEP on my bed tonight.

6. Have you taken a break this morning? Have you had any water?

Water within arm's reach, I'm taking my break here on the DIS!!

Did you have any breakfast?

Yes!!! Just because I was going to be held accountable for my actions today (on this thread), I actually COOKED oatmeal.

7. Have you decluttered for 15 minutes today? 15 minutes is all
I ask!

Does washing this morning's breakfast dishes count? Otherwise, no. Not yet.

8. WHERE ARE YOUR SHOES?

On my feet.

I'm doing sooooo good! I LOVE THIS THREAD!!!

 

[wuv tigger]

ARRRGGG!
re: Hot spots!

Everytime I turn around some object decides to "jump" onto the kitchen counter & not go back to it's original home. I KNOW I just cleaned that counter 2 hours ago & it has stuff on it again.
This will be my biggest struggle after laundry... never ending w/ 2 kids 3 & under.

Anyone else have this problem?

 

[KathyFP]

I have to admit that this got me thing. I did my 15 minutes of declutter at my office and completed one task that I have been putting off.

I guess I am off to a good start in my own kind of way.

 

[wuv tigger]

Where are you?

some flybabies (especially wuv tigger) are struggling to get going after all that turkey & family & friends & shopping.

Please help us get back to flying.

 

[Pop Daddy]

Im lost here, whats a flybabie

 

[ducklite]

1. Showered and hair dried, face not done, but I'm not sure if I'm going anywhere today, and I don't wear makeup if I'm not leaving the house. That takes less than five minutes if I do need to leave.

2. Yup, furniture is being delivered between 1-4 this afternoon.

3. Put away a couple things that had accumulated overnight.

4. Leftovers or pasta.

5. Where is your Laundry? Two loads done, one in teh washer, one in the dryer.

6. Have you taken a break this morning? Yup.
Have you had any water? One small glass, but three LARGE mugs of tea. Did you have any breakfast? Nope, I usually have a late breakfast/early lunch, so it's not time yet.

7. Yes, I filed some CD's, paid the bills, and went through some receipts.

8. In the closet where they belong, except my Sporto boots which are on the boot mat in the garage--where I keep them

Anne

 

[wuv tigger]

Originally posted by Pop Daddy
Im lost here, whats a flybabie

folks who are trying to get their homes, lives, jobs in order. It is actually flylady.com. I have read the book by 2 sisters who were "S.H.E. - side tracked home executives which flylady is based upon.

The flylady website can be overwhelming w/ all the emails. So some of us on the dis are taking baby steps when it comes to "flying".

Check out the 1st couple of posts & see what we are trying to complete every day. Then we receive a simple task to declutter an area of the home. Really good time & house managment!

Give it a try!

 

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Originally posted by wuv tigger
folks who are trying to get their homes, lives, jobs in order. It is actually flylady.com. I have read the book by 2 sisters who were "S.H.E. - side tracked home executives which flylady is based upon.

The flylady website can be overwhelming w/ all the emails. So some of us on the dis are taking baby steps when it comes to "flying".

Check out the 1st couple of posts & see what we are trying to complete every day. Then we receive a simple task to declutter an area of the home. Really good time & house managment!

Give it a try!

The site is actally flylady.net

 

[wuv tigger]

thanks for the correction.

Are you still available to us dis'sers who desperately need FlyLady's help?

You have inspired me to keep the kitchen counter clean for 4 days straight. DH noticed it! Then it went to heck in a hand basket with our ER visits.

Thank God we are finally feeling better. I am going to be flying Mon. am and hope to see YOU there.

Judy