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Boy, you guys are good and with all these suggestions, I expect to get nothing done today! http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de//laugh.gif
The first e-mail I read today was Judy's PM and if my husband ahd seen me his eyes would have rolled! Thank you Judy and TyTbody. Being "fly" is a good thing, right?
Jes, I haven't. I had what I like to think of as an "Uh, duh moment". I have plenty of skills to chill out when I freak but it takes a little perspective to find them in the midst of panic striken over-thinking. There's a book called Women Who Think Too Much, which I find a total hoot. Maybe I should get it?
I can put it with my Feng Shei and home organization manuals or should it go with the books on being in the moment?
Clare, what a great idea. I never have time to read and trying it at bedtime is a joke. By bedtime, I have expended all my energy and drained my brain by chasing my tail all day. I did buy an Ocean Waves CD to mask the tinnitus. Do you think that could be what's evoking fantasies of beach chairs and fruity drinks with little colorful paper umbrellas? I'd rather be at Lake Michigan than cleaning the toilets. It's probably impossilbe to maintain such a flight of fancy with a toilet brush in hand. But standing and staring off into space while not cleaning, it's easy! And blinders! Yes! I must get some. I could do it on the way to the library to check our audio books. And you know the library is rather close to Trder Joe's. They have peeled garlic there. I love peeled garlic it goes so well with tht stuff I like, what's it called. Oh, I can't remember but I do know they carry it at Wild Oats....
Jeanette, my husband is like that too! He is so focused. When he cooks he cleans as he goes and never has to spend ages cleaning up dinner the way I do. My kitchen looks like a hurricane hit when I'm done and I use every pot and pan I own to create one simple, highly nutritious dinner. I put the whole dinner on the table at once and it's all hot. He cannot do that and dinner is usually at 10:00 PM! I have to do all the sides too. I multi-task in the kitchen very well! Yay! He cannot walk into the kitchen when I'm done or his head explodes. And I have to clean it up!
Charlotte and Candi, I could so do that if only Rich wasn't like Shelley! And he's very vocal about his displeasure! Interestingly he is disinclined to pick up after himself and I call him the anal-retentive slob. That's sexism too. Little wifey will do it she doesn't work. It's her job. He loves to tell me how neat he is at work, how well-organized is his desk. And I have to pretend I care and am impressed! He just came looking to know the tolet paper situation. It's in the garage and yes, we have some. I bought 36 rolls at Costco. I follow him into the garage. He hands me two rolls to take upstairs! I take them upstairs. This is his way of being considerate of me since someone steals the T.P. out of my bathroom daily and never discover it until it's too late becasue I put a frsh roll in daily. It's a vicious tissue circle. Charlotte, motivation is what gets you started; habit is what keeps you going. Girl, apply that to your house and you'll not only be buff, you'll be organized!
Donna, you have a Daily Planner! Okay, it has to pop up but there's an organized mind there! And now I have to go find out what the Meyers Briggs personality test is. I have used up most of my daily posting time in this thread. Of course, that was something I implemented yesterday, daily posting allotment. Twenty-four hours is the longest I can hold onto a new method. Make that 12.
Shelley, I would love to take a walk! But I just have too much to do!
I have tried lists, I have. But they are unsuitable for open-ended thinkers because they stare at you and make you feel guilty for the things that are not scratched off. I hate lists. Lists are mean. They hide and then you have to hunt for them and that I think, makes lists a waste of time. I should be cleaning the toilet, not hunting for my list, don't you think?
Hey, how's this for organization and multi-tasking? I am in Netscape typing this post and in Internet Explorer, trying to make sure I respond to everybody! Pretty great, huh? I must be some kind of a genius or savant. Who cares about housework when youare a genius-savant. Note that's GENIUS, not idiot, okay?
You guys are the best!
Donna, it's very telling that you have a Day Planner, even if it has to be popped up!
Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? - Mary Oliver
The first e-mail I read today was Judy's PM and if my husband ahd seen me his eyes would have rolled! Thank you Judy and TyTbody. Being "fly" is a good thing, right?
Jes, I haven't. I had what I like to think of as an "Uh, duh moment". I have plenty of skills to chill out when I freak but it takes a little perspective to find them in the midst of panic striken over-thinking. There's a book called Women Who Think Too Much, which I find a total hoot. Maybe I should get it?
I can put it with my Feng Shei and home organization manuals or should it go with the books on being in the moment?Clare, what a great idea. I never have time to read and trying it at bedtime is a joke. By bedtime, I have expended all my energy and drained my brain by chasing my tail all day. I did buy an Ocean Waves CD to mask the tinnitus. Do you think that could be what's evoking fantasies of beach chairs and fruity drinks with little colorful paper umbrellas? I'd rather be at Lake Michigan than cleaning the toilets. It's probably impossilbe to maintain such a flight of fancy with a toilet brush in hand. But standing and staring off into space while not cleaning, it's easy! And blinders! Yes! I must get some. I could do it on the way to the library to check our audio books. And you know the library is rather close to Trder Joe's. They have peeled garlic there. I love peeled garlic it goes so well with tht stuff I like, what's it called. Oh, I can't remember but I do know they carry it at Wild Oats....
Jeanette, my husband is like that too! He is so focused. When he cooks he cleans as he goes and never has to spend ages cleaning up dinner the way I do. My kitchen looks like a hurricane hit when I'm done and I use every pot and pan I own to create one simple, highly nutritious dinner. I put the whole dinner on the table at once and it's all hot. He cannot do that and dinner is usually at 10:00 PM! I have to do all the sides too. I multi-task in the kitchen very well! Yay! He cannot walk into the kitchen when I'm done or his head explodes. And I have to clean it up!
Charlotte and Candi, I could so do that if only Rich wasn't like Shelley! And he's very vocal about his displeasure! Interestingly he is disinclined to pick up after himself and I call him the anal-retentive slob. That's sexism too. Little wifey will do it she doesn't work. It's her job. He loves to tell me how neat he is at work, how well-organized is his desk. And I have to pretend I care and am impressed! He just came looking to know the tolet paper situation. It's in the garage and yes, we have some. I bought 36 rolls at Costco. I follow him into the garage. He hands me two rolls to take upstairs! I take them upstairs. This is his way of being considerate of me since someone steals the T.P. out of my bathroom daily and never discover it until it's too late becasue I put a frsh roll in daily. It's a vicious tissue circle. Charlotte, motivation is what gets you started; habit is what keeps you going. Girl, apply that to your house and you'll not only be buff, you'll be organized!
Donna, you have a Daily Planner! Okay, it has to pop up but there's an organized mind there! And now I have to go find out what the Meyers Briggs personality test is. I have used up most of my daily posting time in this thread. Of course, that was something I implemented yesterday, daily posting allotment. Twenty-four hours is the longest I can hold onto a new method. Make that 12.
Shelley, I would love to take a walk! But I just have too much to do!
I have tried lists, I have. But they are unsuitable for open-ended thinkers because they stare at you and make you feel guilty for the things that are not scratched off. I hate lists. Lists are mean. They hide and then you have to hunt for them and that I think, makes lists a waste of time. I should be cleaning the toilet, not hunting for my list, don't you think?
Hey, how's this for organization and multi-tasking? I am in Netscape typing this post and in Internet Explorer, trying to make sure I respond to everybody! Pretty great, huh? I must be some kind of a genius or savant. Who cares about housework when youare a genius-savant. Note that's GENIUS, not idiot, okay?
You guys are the best!
Donna, it's very telling that you have a Day Planner, even if it has to be popped up!
Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? - Mary Oliver
here you go Bobbi Chick. Check her out. Not a lot of lists, just reminders.
It does help to keep your sink clean.
http://www.flylady.net/
~~TyTbody~~
Working towards Perpetual Motion
It does help to keep your sink clean.
http://www.flylady.net/
~~TyTbody~~
Working towards Perpetual Motion
Bobbi
Cathlete
Judy, did ou get my PM? I got a notice in my Netscape mail that it was undeliverable although I responded from Cathe.com.
Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? - Mary Oliver
Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? - Mary Oliver
Bobbi
Cathlete
Thanks, TyTbody! I hope this doesn't turn out to be another huge distraction. I can imagine telling my husband the reason I got nothing done today was because I was learning how to become an organized and efficient housekeeper at flylady.net. Although that could be rather fun. Particularly if I force him to check it out. And I can say, I WAS NOT at Cathe's all day! He'd have one word. Obsessive. Like I haven't figured THAT out. I just don't see it as a problem. The problem is hism making me feel bad about it!
Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? - Mary Oliver
Although that could be rather fun. Particularly if I force him to check it out. And I can say, I WAS NOT at Cathe's all day! He'd have one word. Obsessive. Like I haven't figured THAT out. I just don't see it as a problem. The problem is hism making me feel bad about it! Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? - Mary Oliver
naughtoj
Cathlete
Well, I have a motivation to change how I do things, especially in the area of time management. Nursing instructors say you will not have a leg to stand on if you don't figure out how to manage your time and multi task. In nursing school and nursing work. Seems everything required to get thru nursing school is NOT my forte.
Lists??? Yeah, right. I'll make one and then forget it (when I go to the store) or lose it. Sometimes I wish my hubby wasn't around weekend mornings because I feel like if no one was around I would have the motivation to "get moving" earlier (rather than sitting on this computer!)
Adult ADD? Why not, everyone else in my family is!!!!
Lists??? Yeah, right. I'll make one and then forget it (when I go to the store) or lose it. Sometimes I wish my hubby wasn't around weekend mornings because I feel like if no one was around I would have the motivation to "get moving" earlier (rather than sitting on this computer!)
Adult ADD? Why not, everyone else in my family is!!!!
I've heard of this FLYLADY. But somehow I haven't had the nerve to look. I'm very afraid to look...something inside me just can't do it. It might involve change and the straightening out of my mind which is too much for me to handle at present.
Bobbi....one of my kids was writing a Dr. Suess type of book and was looking for a word for crafty or tricky...I said subterfuge...to which I got "mom subterfuge does not rhyme with ANYTHING"...okay so try artifice???
Charlotte....I want to be you. I have always wanted to be able to clean for a day and be done. Do you by chance have a bicep vein???
Briee
Bobbi....one of my kids was writing a Dr. Suess type of book and was looking for a word for crafty or tricky...I said subterfuge...to which I got "mom subterfuge does not rhyme with ANYTHING"...okay so try artifice???
Charlotte....I want to be you. I have always wanted to be able to clean for a day and be done. Do you by chance have a bicep vein???
Briee
Bobbi
Cathlete
Last night I told the hubs about Fly Lady and he said, wonderful, maybe I could use the internet for good and not evil. Silly man, Cathe.com is not evil!
Flylady is fabulous but baby steps are hard. I have every "zone" in my house ripped to shreds, am getting emails which contain a vocabulary I do not understand and a very shiny sink. I have printed out a phone book sized stack of information I don't have time to sort out because, well, baby steps I do not understand! BUT, I have hope!
Subterfuge rhymes with huge!
Briee, regarding bicep veins! Mine's a mutant. My forearms veins are poppy and prominent; a buling network of purplenenss. An I.V. Hooker Uppers dream. (Caffeine intraveinously before getting out of bed? Huh?) But upper arms, almost veinless, faint lines underlying the thin skin. Could that blood vessel (THAT vein) be missing? Biceps not receiving an adequate supply of amino acids and oxygen, how can they grow? Riddle me that (without getting hung up on the knowledge that the forearms are getting more than adequate supply via the upper arm. I haven't.) This could be serious and I may not be getting an adequate supply of ANYTHING to my brain except fanciful thoughts!
Check out Flylady! I am only 46 minutes behind schdule and the husband's not due for 7 hours!
First, a work out then, "Once more into the breach....." Ahhhhhhhhh!
Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? - Mary Oliver
Flylady is fabulous but baby steps are hard. I have every "zone" in my house ripped to shreds, am getting emails which contain a vocabulary I do not understand and a very shiny sink. I have printed out a phone book sized stack of information I don't have time to sort out because, well, baby steps I do not understand! BUT, I have hope!
Subterfuge rhymes with huge!
Briee, regarding bicep veins! Mine's a mutant. My forearms veins are poppy and prominent; a buling network of purplenenss. An I.V. Hooker Uppers dream. (Caffeine intraveinously before getting out of bed? Huh?) But upper arms, almost veinless, faint lines underlying the thin skin. Could that blood vessel (THAT vein) be missing? Biceps not receiving an adequate supply of amino acids and oxygen, how can they grow? Riddle me that (without getting hung up on the knowledge that the forearms are getting more than adequate supply via the upper arm. I haven't.) This could be serious and I may not be getting an adequate supply of ANYTHING to my brain except fanciful thoughts!
Check out Flylady! I am only 46 minutes behind schdule and the husband's not due for 7 hours!
First, a work out then, "Once more into the breach....." Ahhhhhhhhh!
Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? - Mary Oliver
so you do do Fly Lady or was she new to you? I loved it. I was cleaning so well and it made sense to me and worked for me. Now I really don't stress the mess cause they aren't so big any more.
What is in the phone book size stuff of you printed that you are going to have to find a place for that you won't have to go to to move to get to the computer????
~~TyTbody~~
Working towards Perpetual Motion
What is in the phone book size stuff of you printed that you are going to have to find a place for that you won't have to go to to move to get to the computer????
~~TyTbody~~
Working towards Perpetual Motion
Bobbi
Cathlete
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de//happy/roflmao.gif
Have I eaten lunch? I haven't even had breakfast and it's past 1:00! Yes, I exercised! Five minute room rescue? Which room? All need it! Five minutes, yeah, right! Five hours maybe! Sit still be good to myself. Yep, right now! Trash? Oh yes, it's emptied! Laundry??? Ahhhhhhhhhhh!
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Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? - Mary Oliver
Have I eaten lunch? I haven't even had breakfast and it's past 1:00! Yes, I exercised! Five minute room rescue? Which room? All need it! Five minutes, yeah, right! Five hours maybe! Sit still be good to myself. Yep, right now! Trash? Oh yes, it's emptied! Laundry??? Ahhhhhhhhhhh!
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Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? - Mary Oliver
You are seriously scaring me Bobbi.....Are you sure this lady isn't subterfuge in disguise?
What do you mean you haven't had breakfast or lunch yet....don't you know you need your protein every two hours or so...does flyguy work THAT into her schedule....I bet she doesn't even have bicep veins...what kind of a role model is that I ask you.x( x( I don't like her already.}( }(
I'm trying to follow your bicep vein logic and I'm sure this is a very logical explanation as to why we don't have bicep veins yet....keep trying...it's amusing and it gives me something to stand on while explaining to others why mines not there. :7 :7 :7
When you figure out the whole fly system....come to my house and I'll let you fly away!!!
Briee
What do you mean you haven't had breakfast or lunch yet....don't you know you need your protein every two hours or so...does flyguy work THAT into her schedule....I bet she doesn't even have bicep veins...what kind of a role model is that I ask you.x( x( I don't like her already.}( }(
I'm trying to follow your bicep vein logic and I'm sure this is a very logical explanation as to why we don't have bicep veins yet....keep trying...it's amusing and it gives me something to stand on while explaining to others why mines not there. :7 :7 :7
When you figure out the whole fly system....come to my house and I'll let you fly away!!!
Briee
Bobbi
Cathlete
No, I like her! I like her! I had a ginourmous lunch, took a shower, dressed to my shoes or feet? I actually wiped down my bathroom too and it was scoured on Sunday so that's great! And then I said, whoa, back it up, woman, you cannot recycle, reduce or reuse all this accumulated clutter in a day! Five hours per room was a gross exaggeration (hyperbole to you, Briee!) and I settled on 25 minutes (5 x 5 = 25), subtracted 10, (5 x 2) and took 15 minutes (I know that's divisible by 5 as well, but I like things extra complicated so....) I am looking good here! Except, this morning I showed my husband those under the bed receptacles I bought at Target (Tar-jhay) to organize pictures. Pulled them out from under the bed, empty, as they were. I did get lost in my closet getting pictures into them because, my kids were soooo beautiful (still are but small children, ah!) and there was my dad. Sigh. I was getting misty eyed when I came across coupons from 1995, (I don't USE coupons but I will clip them) and a packet of yeast which expired in 1996? I fled the closet!
I do not know where my laundry is, let alone up to, but that's normal. I can knock out dinner with my eyes tied behind my back. I'm a pro at that! So, I am not worried about # ?. And I made 3 phone calls I have put off for weeks! Yay!
I off in search of my laundry and I'll work on our bicep vein conundrum as I go. I've been musing on implants. If they can implant calves, they can implant biceps.....
I did wonder if perhaps I was not quite a Flybaby but you know what a junior flybaby would be? Larvae! Fly larvae! Ahhhhhh!
I hope no one thinks I'm live in a stinking pigsty! I'm a packrat but I have a germ thing, wash my hands and wipe bacteria hot spots veeeery frequently with automotive terry towels I only use once before they go into my wayward! Because as an eco-nut, I ban paper products except for toilet paper, which, oh my merciful stars, I think I'm out may be out of! I have to put that on my tomorrow to do list. It's made at bedtime but before exhaustion sets in. It's almost haalf past 5:00. I wonder if 7:00 is too early to go to bed?
And flys, fly's live 24 hours, you know!
Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? - Mary Oliver
I do not know where my laundry is, let alone up to, but that's normal. I can knock out dinner with my eyes tied behind my back. I'm a pro at that! So, I am not worried about # ?. And I made 3 phone calls I have put off for weeks! Yay!
I off in search of my laundry and I'll work on our bicep vein conundrum as I go. I've been musing on implants. If they can implant calves, they can implant biceps.....
I did wonder if perhaps I was not quite a Flybaby but you know what a junior flybaby would be? Larvae! Fly larvae! Ahhhhhh!
I hope no one thinks I'm live in a stinking pigsty! I'm a packrat but I have a germ thing, wash my hands and wipe bacteria hot spots veeeery frequently with automotive terry towels I only use once before they go into my wayward! Because as an eco-nut, I ban paper products except for toilet paper, which, oh my merciful stars, I think I'm out may be out of!
I have to put that on my tomorrow to do list. It's made at bedtime but before exhaustion sets in. It's almost haalf past 5:00. I wonder if 7:00 is too early to go to bed?And flys, fly's live 24 hours, you know!
Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? - Mary Oliver
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dmstefanos
Guest
Bobbi,
You are a hoot! I really don't feel so bad now. I do the same thing. Of course, I also have the little distractions of a 6 yr old daughter and two sons 5 & 2 So, I feel like I'm changing gears even more than usual these days.
So, is that "flygirl" or whatever the name was web site worth looking into?
Hang in there.
Dallas
You are a hoot! I really don't feel so bad now. I do the same thing. Of course, I also have the little distractions of a 6 yr old daughter and two sons 5 & 2 So, I feel like I'm changing gears even more than usual these days.
So, is that "flygirl" or whatever the name was web site worth looking into?
Hang in there.
Dallas
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dmstefanos
Guest
OK, I had to respond to myself this early AM. My two year old came into my room about 4A, I usual get up at 5A to work out. So, I was going to go back to sleep, but then thought about the above post and then felt bad. I had to sign on and clarify. I hope all of you know that I mean "little distractions" in a good way. I actual think I do better when things are more hectic. I love my children and would be so lost without them. Sure, it would nice to be able to use the restroom, take a shower, work out without someone coming in for various "important" reasons.
The upside is that they have taken an interest in working out lately. My daughter will actually do BC on the weekends with me (not the whole thing). My middle son will step up and down on the step while I am on the treadmill. One time, he went for 25 minutes! I was thinking how boring to just step up and down like that. I should have put Imax 2 on for him! My little guy tries to do squats. Now that is funny! His little legs are already so close to the ground! Sorry, I went off on a tangent.
I just wanted to clarify and say yes, life is hectic especially with children, but I'll take it. I can complain a little on the way though, right? I often think when on days I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off, of something I read once. I think it was Phyllis Diller that said, "Cleaning your house while your kids are growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing."
OK, ladies I need to get my work out before it gets too late! Have a great day!
Dallas
The upside is that they have taken an interest in working out lately. My daughter will actually do BC on the weekends with me (not the whole thing). My middle son will step up and down on the step while I am on the treadmill. One time, he went for 25 minutes!
I was thinking how boring to just step up and down like that. I should have put Imax 2 on for him! My little guy tries to do squats. Now that is funny! His little legs are already so close to the ground! Sorry, I went off on a tangent. I just wanted to clarify and say yes, life is hectic especially with children, but I'll take it. I can complain a little on the way though, right? I often think when on days I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off, of something I read once. I think it was Phyllis Diller that said, "Cleaning your house while your kids are growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing."
OK, ladies I need to get my work out before it gets too late! Have a great day!
Dallas
Bobbi, your posts are a riot and speak to all of us multi-tasking women!
I've decided I'm not going to spend my entire life cleaning so I prioritize and let the rest go. To me, a fairly straight house is more important to my stress levels than a house with no dust bunnies or grimy baseboards, so my house if pretty straight but not shiny clean. A home-cooked, nutritious dinner we all eat together is more important than being involved in a thousand school/community activities, so we all scale down the latter to make room for the former. It's a matter of priorities.
Lists do help me to focus but there are some days (especially PMS-y days) when focusing is impossible and I stop in the middle of every task to start another. If I can focus enough to remind myself to do one thing at a time, it really works.
I've decided I'm not going to spend my entire life cleaning so I prioritize and let the rest go. To me, a fairly straight house is more important to my stress levels than a house with no dust bunnies or grimy baseboards, so my house if pretty straight but not shiny clean. A home-cooked, nutritious dinner we all eat together is more important than being involved in a thousand school/community activities, so we all scale down the latter to make room for the former. It's a matter of priorities.
Lists do help me to focus but there are some days (especially PMS-y days) when focusing is impossible and I stop in the middle of every task to start another. If I can focus enough to remind myself to do one thing at a time
, it really works.
JAFitMama
Cathlete
I just have to chime in here. To see how our new 'fly larvae' is today. Bobbi are you out there? Remember baby steps.
Soosan~ Just wanted to add that your comment is very much like the fly Lady attitude. This system frees me up so that I have more tiem for life. Frankly it is the routines that have gotten me in good home management shape. It is not unlike sticking to an exercise rotation for the lonbg term, LOL. (As a Catheite I find it helpful to think in terms of Catheisms.)
Dallas~ our babies are precious aren't they? Tell us about them anytime. I have 4 of my own, however thay are not babies anymore. (19, 17,14 & 11)
Judy
AKA "Likes2bfit"
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Soosan~ Just wanted to add that your comment is very much like the fly Lady attitude. This system frees me up so that I have more tiem for life. Frankly it is the routines that have gotten me in good home management shape. It is not unlike sticking to an exercise rotation for the lonbg term, LOL. (As a Catheite I find it helpful to think in terms of Catheisms.)
Dallas~ our babies are precious aren't they? Tell us about them anytime. I have 4 of my own, however thay are not babies anymore. (19, 17,14 & 11)
Judy
AKA "Likes2bfit"
Bobbi
Cathlete
I am in love with the Flylady! I walked downstairs to order this morning for the first time since the tinnitus had it's way with me! I clicked the myriad of donations I do, sent off a letter to my Senator, signed a petition and ate breffy before I was told! Do I know where my laundry is? Oh, yes! It's my hot spot! It's so hot, it's on fire! (Picture Mt. St. Helens!) BUT I STARTED A LOAD OF DARKS BEFORE I EVER READ MY FIRST TOPIC SUBSCRIPTION EMAIL! I have a neat list of to do's right next to me, a song in my heart and a smile on my face!
I did go on a manic, and very fly-like thing yesterday and I was still going at bedtime, but I won't need to today. Not like that. And thank you, Dallas, for that beautiful perspective, because I shooed my little, and not so little ones, all day yesterday and there's always time to stop for them. Of course, they ignored me and buzzed around my head for most of the day,! My kids never stop talking. I wonder where they get THAT???? We are going to see Robots today and I am stopping by Krispy Kreme on the way home from the dentist so they can indulge in that yuckiness as a treat. My kids are on Spring Break so this is doubly challenging for me but I am in the Fly Zone!
Getting organized has always been precipitous for me. I stay on the edge and it's easy to slide back, but with Flylady and her principles, I might just overcome! I sat and organized her principles to suit me last night. I take big bites and move quickly. I don't think she does that. And her emails are so sweet and encouraging. I FEEL she loves me and I love to be loved!
I just went and swept my front porch. Hopping up and down when I am in a posting frenzy is something I always do. Knowing I should go use my hoppiness to get the front porch swept, that's new! Once, I get this all together and apply it to my bicep vein, Briees toast! Just kidding, Briee, we are going to do it together! I'm developing a biceps vein pump in my garage as soon as it is made orderly! I got that idea in the garage, which is where I keep the store of toilet paper. I know I need to buy some because I put the last three in each of the bathrooms last night and wrote it down along with the bicycle inner tube for my son's flat tire (pump a tire, pump a vein!) and cat food also neatly stacked in the garage, out of the box, so I don't reach in and find none!
I had what might have been a set back this morining when I opened my pantry and out fell a container of powdered sugar, no lid (my 16 year old is an awesome baker but a terrible store-er). But it did not daunt me. Thank heaven, I can take an unplanned rest day since Monday night's killer yoga class and yesterday's Muscle Max Timesaver and HCX Hi/Lo has me in dreadful pain. This is gonna be an errand day because I have to get ready for the dentist, Krispy Kreme and the post office. Better get that toilet paper, three rolls doesn't last! And, my husband is working late tonight so dinner can be simple!
Sing it, ladies! , "I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky! La la la la la la la la! Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm!!!!!
Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? - Mary Oliver
I did go on a manic, and very fly-like thing yesterday and I was still going at bedtime, but I won't need to today. Not like that. And thank you, Dallas, for that beautiful perspective, because I shooed my little, and not so little ones, all day yesterday and there's always time to stop for them. Of course, they ignored me and buzzed around my head for most of the day,
! My kids never stop talking. I wonder where they get THAT???? We are going to see Robots today and I am stopping by Krispy Kreme on the way home from the dentist so they can indulge in that yuckiness as a treat. My kids are on Spring Break so this is doubly challenging for me but I am in the Fly Zone! Getting organized has always been precipitous for me. I stay on the edge and it's easy to slide back, but with Flylady and her principles, I might just overcome! I sat and organized her principles to suit me last night. I take big bites and move quickly. I don't think she does that. And her emails are so sweet and encouraging. I FEEL she loves me and I love to be loved!
I just went and swept my front porch. Hopping up and down when I am in a posting frenzy is something I always do. Knowing I should go use my hoppiness to get the front porch swept, that's new! Once, I get this all together and apply it to my bicep vein, Briees toast! Just kidding, Briee, we are going to do it together! I'm developing a biceps vein pump in my garage as soon as it is made orderly! I got that idea in the garage, which is where I keep the store of toilet paper. I know I need to buy some because I put the last three in each of the bathrooms last night and wrote it down along with the bicycle inner tube for my son's flat tire (pump a tire, pump a vein!) and cat food also neatly stacked in the garage, out of the box, so I don't reach in and find none!
I had what might have been a set back this morining when I opened my pantry and out fell a container of powdered sugar, no lid (my 16 year old is an awesome baker but a terrible store-er). But it did not daunt me. Thank heaven, I can take an unplanned rest day since Monday night's killer yoga class and yesterday's Muscle Max Timesaver and HCX Hi/Lo has me in dreadful pain. This is gonna be an errand day because I have to get ready for the dentist, Krispy Kreme and the post office. Better get that toilet paper, three rolls doesn't last! And, my husband is working late tonight so dinner can be simple!
Sing it, ladies! , "I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky! La la la la la la la la! Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm!!!!!
Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? - Mary Oliver