There are many things I love about Flylady. I love how she tries to change our mindset, that housework doesn't have to be perfect, that family life is a blessing and not a chore. I love the straight-forward advice she gives. I love the effort and care she puts into the "program."
What I don't like is the Flylady website. People who seek her help do so because they're already overwhelmed with their homes and lives. When they get to the home page, it's huge. The perfectionist in us wants to do everything "right," and in my case, I really didn't know where to start. Even the Getting Started page has a lot of information, with the link to the real start of the program, Beginning Babysteps, near the bottom of the page.
I wish the website were simpler, with a kind of map that says "start here." We newbies get overwhelmed with all the extra stuff on the home page. At one time, I was thinking of starting a web site that took Flylady's tenets and put them a simpler order. But that might have infringed on copyrighted material. So, instead, I'm going to look at her various principals and see which ones work for me. I'm hoping that if I can make the steps work for me, I'll be able to once and for all create a happy, peaceful living space.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
My house is a mess!
And not a glorious mess. It's time I started getting serious about living a better life.
I started this summer by hiring an organizer. We cleaned up my kitchen and my dining room. And then I stopped. I hadn't really planned to, but the time was never right. And now my kitchen is once again full, and the dining room, while not a disaster, remains a docking place for old computers.
One of the first things the organizer asked of me was to not buy anything new until we were finished. Well, that didn't happen. Not only did I buy a new computer (mainly because the old computer died), but I broke down this year and bought a wide-screen tv, just in time for the awesome season 4 premiere of Supernatural. Now not only do I have 3 tvs in my living room (more about that later), I have a gigantic wide-screen tv box. Circuit City said they'd keep it in case there was a problem with the tv and they had to take it back. I think it's time to call them and ask them to get it out of the house.
So, why this blog? To chart my progress, offer any tips I can, find out what works for me, and to (hopefully) keep me motivated.
I started this summer by hiring an organizer. We cleaned up my kitchen and my dining room. And then I stopped. I hadn't really planned to, but the time was never right. And now my kitchen is once again full, and the dining room, while not a disaster, remains a docking place for old computers.
One of the first things the organizer asked of me was to not buy anything new until we were finished. Well, that didn't happen. Not only did I buy a new computer (mainly because the old computer died), but I broke down this year and bought a wide-screen tv, just in time for the awesome season 4 premiere of Supernatural. Now not only do I have 3 tvs in my living room (more about that later), I have a gigantic wide-screen tv box. Circuit City said they'd keep it in case there was a problem with the tv and they had to take it back. I think it's time to call them and ask them to get it out of the house.
So, why this blog? To chart my progress, offer any tips I can, find out what works for me, and to (hopefully) keep me motivated.
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