Today begins chat sessions on PH for the 15s. I used to be on flylady's list. I was on and off of it for a few years actually. I always felt bombarded... no that does not cover it... harangued... yep that fits better. I did how ever glean 2 bits that have stuck. 1) get dressed to the shoes every morning. I find this makes me feel like getting back into bed is not an option. I will take them off if I desire an afternoon nap but to climb back in before noon, no.
The second thing I have mentioned before. You can do anything for 15 minutes. This helped me immensely. Though at the first I let it overwhelm me because I miss thought it. I thought I could do everything in a room in 15 minutes. So for me a better mantra is I can do anything FOR 15 not everything IN 15.
To deep clean a tidy room, with minimal clutter takes me 2 15s. A cluttered room may take 3. They can all be in one day or spread over 3 days. Depending on my energy level and mood, plus other variables like is the family home? No work gets done when every one is here. That time is limited and precious to me.
Once the 15s have worked their magic, I can maintain my home in just 1 hour and 15 minutes a day. This does not count laundry, or baking and heavy cooking days where things are going constantly. It just includes days where there are no extras happening.
Speaking of I need to get my oven heated and ready for muffins! I am reworking a recipe I found on line. The taste is good but they crumble so badly! I had to eat mine with a spoon yesterday because all I had was hot buttered crumbs!
Best of luck to you working your 15's, Mel! I've found that I need to work in 45's or I don't get enough done in a day. I like to do something for 45 minutes and then take a 15 minute break.
ReplyDelete...hoping your muffins turned out without crumbling this time!
Hugs and love to you, as always.
J,
ReplyDeleteyes I will end up doing 45s. I always begin in 15s when things are totally out of control, then work into 30s then 45s. Technically I guess I should to that backwards but when stuff is everywhere I can't concentrate for the full 45!
The extra egg helped the crumbling! I am pleased
hugs
m
I always felt bombarded by fly lady emails too. But like you, I gleaned a few things that have stuck with me too. Like cleaning the bathroom sink every day. I follow the cleaning system from Motivated Moms and it works perfectly for me.
ReplyDeleteps. it's me - klutzymama. For some reason I keep getting an error saying that my OpenID credentials can't be verified whenever I try to comment as Klutzymama.