tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338015056894587362.post6835205864591661843..comments2023-10-29T07:00:49.686-04:00Comments on The Red Sweater: Shining My Sinkcj Schlottmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217936774632262633noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338015056894587362.post-50505778540399957582011-08-14T17:06:33.142-04:002011-08-14T17:06:33.142-04:00Please give FLYLADY a try! Been following her ways...Please give FLYLADY a try! Been following her ways for years and member of Calling all 40/50s+ Flybabies Facebook group. SO apropos for all walks of life/education/ work. My life has been enhanced in many ways by using flylady ways to clean, organize,manage house and home. Most importantly, to let go of perfectionism and start to FLY FINALLY LEARNING TO LOVE YOURSELF!MarieandHerCatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826739244464364046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338015056894587362.post-11754873187948690292011-08-14T16:58:34.082-04:002011-08-14T16:58:34.082-04:00Flylady is a HUGE success world wide. Apropos for ...Flylady is a HUGE success world wide. Apropos for all types of women from every type of home/work life and education level Just have to get past the apparent over simplicity or touchy stuff if that is what turns u off. <br /> I am a member of the Calling all 40/50+ Flybabies FB group with members from Europe, Canada Australia and US. Made some great friends. My whole life has been enhanced by the slow and steady learning of her HABITS or THE FLYLADY WAYMarieandHerCatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826739244464364046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338015056894587362.post-39637207254951162582011-07-07T14:30:02.582-04:002011-07-07T14:30:02.582-04:00There is something rather "more-ish" abo...There is something rather "more-ish" about cleaning. Once you stop, and admire your handiwork, you can't help but start up again. My favourite chore is cleaning the bathroom (or was before I found myself dealing with arthritic knees). To see the shine - what a feeling! And yes, it leads to other jobs of decluttering. Now, I must somehow trick my daughter and son-in-law into reading that blog. FlyLady, eh?Martha Gates-Mawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13968343759908672318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338015056894587362.post-74956071608088548882011-07-06T11:02:37.090-04:002011-07-06T11:02:37.090-04:00Love this post! I am so terrible about cleaning/s...Love this post! I am so terrible about cleaning/straightening, but I love it when I get in that rhythm and just starting doing the kind of stuff you're talking about here. A neighbor/friend has a good technique. He just sets his timer and starts doing some cleaning and/or de-cluttering. No agenda as to targets -- just do stuff for X-amount of time. It's a pretty good way to go. There's something to deal with at every turn.Katie Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264642384901419402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338015056894587362.post-88647632832209250352011-07-05T12:09:19.641-04:002011-07-05T12:09:19.641-04:00Fun-neee! I know I'm not going to her blog. ...Fun-neee! I know I'm not going to her blog. I'm not ready to do THIS much decluttering. Your "before" kitchen sounds a lot like my "now" kitchen! Enjoyed smiling along with you as you decluttered. laurieBargain Decorating with Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13582640485560903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338015056894587362.post-42622453806432786972011-07-04T17:21:08.201-04:002011-07-04T17:21:08.201-04:00How funny! I could just picture you and indeed I d...How funny! I could just picture you and indeed I did not need to picture the sink because there it is, in all its glory! I wont be able to resist popping over to<br />flylady now... should I look at step 2???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338015056894587362.post-32666551921425539902011-07-04T09:44:26.130-04:002011-07-04T09:44:26.130-04:00Oh CJ, this is hilarious! I've been trying to ...Oh CJ, this is hilarious! I've been trying to deal with decluttering,too! I wrote a litte about it on my blog the other day! I can SO relate to this! I guess I'll check out the Flylady...but I'm really skeered....BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338015056894587362.post-69707928730178078602011-07-03T12:33:21.580-04:002011-07-03T12:33:21.580-04:00I love this because I'm looking at the same da...I love this because I'm looking at the same damn things! I want to sweep everything out of my house, my life, for a streamlined, clean, sleek new look. and I've started, slowly, like dragging myself off to the dentist appointment. But next I have to deal with the books, like a huge wall I have to climb over.Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245742791521902422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338015056894587362.post-7092673340764163322011-07-02T16:57:33.309-04:002011-07-02T16:57:33.309-04:00That's how she hooked me! With the sink thing!...That's how she hooked me! With the sink thing!<br /><br />I knew about Flylady <i>for years</i> before I started cleaning the sink on a regular basis. <br /><br />And for quite a while that was about all I could do. Then I added one or two other things from her program. <br /><br />In 2009 I subscribed for her free email reminders as a daily digest. (That way I get only one email each day.)<br /><br />For a long time I ignored and deleted them but eventually I started to click on them and skim through. <br /><br />This gave me a lot of ideas.<br /><br />I don't do everything she says, or exactly as she says, but I've a much nicer home/garden now and it helps me walk a little straighter. <br /><br />I'd roll my eyes when she'd say things like "home blessing hour" or FLY (Finally Loving Yourself) but it makes perfect sense now.<br /><br />Many people, like me, have a very negative relationship with cleaning, usually due to childhood experiences. <br /><br />Her cutesy names for housework helped me see it in a more positive light.<br /><br />PS. I think the reason it took so long is that a few times I tried cleaning everything in a very short while, which led to "crash and burn".Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293649194823360181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338015056894587362.post-1184555393953111292011-07-02T03:47:43.987-04:002011-07-02T03:47:43.987-04:00Now and then I get the urge to declutter myself.
...Now and then I get the urge to declutter myself.<br /><br />Mostly then.<br /><br />;)Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338015056894587362.post-598127416497967612011-07-02T00:53:01.704-04:002011-07-02T00:53:01.704-04:00I think the attraction will fade... not to burst y...I think the attraction will fade... not to burst your bubble.Life@Ceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835989080791843110noreply@blogger.com