Day 29 - Pamper Mission

Day 29

Did you know that on the fly lady website there is a weekly pamper mission? You can check it out here:
http://flylady.net/pages/pamper_1.asp

There are also links on that page to give you new ideas for pampering yourself. Remember taking care of yourself is just as important as taking care of those around you! As a mom this is so hard to remember!

Day 28 - Take care of YOU!

Day 28

Keep up the good work! Keep checking that control journal, and not just reading but following your new routine.

Remember that you have to take care of yourself! It is hard to accomplish all of your tasks if you at first don't take care of yourself. Put it in your control journal, make a sticky note, whatever it takes to remind yourself to eat well, drink lots of water and get some rest!

Day 27 - Dinner anyone?

Day 27

Have you ever looked at the clock and realized that dinner time is coming FAST and you didn't lay anything out, your hubby will be home soon, and what in the world am I going to feed the children!? Let's make that a thing of the past.

You decide if this is part of your morning routine or your evening routine, decide what is for dinner tonight or tomorrow, take the meat out of the freezer and put it in the fridge. It will be so nice to know what is for dinner before it is time to make dinner so you don't waste that time...or spend the money on take out because of poor planning!

If you are already making a meal plan for the week you are way ahead of me these days! If this is you then make sure you lay out the meat for dinner, and that you have all the ingredients that you need.

Follow your routines and keep up the good work!

Day 26 - Don't let perfectionism take over

Day 26

Now we are perfectionists at heart. It is so important to remember that if we miss a day, it is not all over! Jump back in there and work on your routine. Remember it will take time, but you are making progress! It is better to do a little at a time than get overwhelmed by all that needs done and not do anything! (been there...)

Keep up the good work!

Day 25 - Keep up the Routines!

While we are on Day 25, we have not been doing every step for 25 days yet, so remember you still need to be consistent, your routines take a while to become a habit. So keep checking your routine in your control journal, look at those sticky notes and hang in there! You are doing a great job!

http://flylady.net/pages/WhyFly_PersonalTest.asp

Day 24 - Swish and Swipe

Day 24

This is the day you have been waiting for! The day that you no longer have to think twice about letting a guest use your bathroom, or wondering how long it has been since you cleaned the toilet after your son drops your hair brush in. Today we add the "swish and swipe" to our routine!

Do you realize that you can have your bathrooms company ready in 2 minutes or less if you add it to your routine! Every day, run the toilet brush around the bowl real quick, with or without cleaner (you can even just throw in some shampoo...you know that bottle that you really don't like and has been sitting in your shower for a while), wipe down the counters, and put away everything you got out while getting ready. If you have more than one bathroom, split up your morning routine so that you get ready in both bathrooms.

Every morning I take a shower and get dressed in one bathroom and then I give my son a bath in the other. I usually do my hair and make up while he is in the bathtub splashing around. Now I will just take a couple extra moments, and swish out the toilet and swipe the counters. Super quick. So right after I get dressed, swish and swipe master bath, right before I get my son out of the tub, swish and swipe the guest bath....then my bathroom will be ready for company! How awesome is that!

Where is YOUR laundry?

I have to laugh, because I KNOW I am not the only one that well....knows where there laundry is. My CLEAN laundry is sitting on the chair in the living room....and I am pretty sure someone elses is too... not to name names...

At least some of it is clean though...right?

How are YOUR hotspots coming along? Well I finally finished cleaning off the bar in my kitchen yesterday and have started on yet another hot spot in my bedroom. One of these days I will get to that BIG pile of papers/mail, etc that seems to get bigger and bigger every day, but a litle at a time!

Day 23 (or so) - Routine, Routine, Routine

Day 23

Routines, that is what this is all about. Setting your morning routine, your evening routine, and today your afternoon routine. Your afternoon routine really needs to fit YOUR life, YOUR family. Whether you are coming home from work, school, or maybe this is what you are doing while the kids are napping. Today set down a routine for the afternoon, maybe work on that Hot Spot every afternoon, work on dinner, making lunches for tomorrow, or even better yet....some "me" time.

Continue to follow your morning and evening routine in your control journal and keep up the good work!

Desktop Calendars

If you are anything like me and your computer is your main source of storage of your family's information then you will love this program. Active Desktop Calendar allows you to have your "To Do's, Calendar, and Notes" right on the desktop of your PC.

I use it as my control Journal as well. It's much easier for me to see and I don't have to worry about my little munchkins running off with my calendar since it's on my computer. They can't scribble in it or tear the pages. And I don't have to lug a big calendar in my purse or one that is so little there's not room on it for everything.

This program has an alarm system in it that you can set to remind you about a particular task or appointment. It also can synch up to Outlook so you can share your calendar with your other half.

Not everyone has one or wants a Palm Pilot but I can synch up my schedule to this as well so when I'm on the go i have my calendar right in my purse. I'm not sure if you can synch up with your cell phone though. I could ask my husband about that.

I bought the full version but you can use the free version as well. The free version doesn't have all the bells and whistles but it has enough for a control journal and calendar. And it does work on Windows Vista!! For more information on this software visit the company's site and take a look for yourself.

Hope it helps!!

Tiffanie

Day 22 - Control Journal

Day 22

So today, Fly Lady is basically telling me I have to actually put my Control Journal together.... I know I should have done it a LONG time ago, but.... excuses, excuses.

Keep looking at your journal, keep doing your daily routine, and if you have procrastinated...like me get that control journal put together today!