Posted by art_skoolgirl on 2006-04-03 19:03:42
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Great post. I have clutter issues myself and left brain list and staying on task are very hard for me as a creative right brain type.
I couldn't imagine being able to do the flylady stuff. It's just to step by step and systematic for me, but I did find some very useful tips in here I loved and it inspired me to write me own.
* When you cook have a garbage bowl you throw egg shells, wrappers etc in, it's easier than going all the way to the trash can and less messy than just leaving it on the counter.
*People who have Upstairs/Downstairs I have an empty box I use every day to put all the stuff that doesn't belong downstairs, upstairs, and vise versa.
* Get a hamper or laundry cart that has three seperate sections, one for colored, whites, towels and get a mesh bag to put delecates in. Make a habit of putting clothse in the bins don't just throw them on the floor.
* After grocery shopping prep veggies and seperate portions to be cooked or used later. It's amazing how my easier it is too cook when you do all your prep for the week before.
* Delegate chores! Anyone that lives with you including children should help out with chores around the house.
* make a list of things that need to get done daily, weekly, monthly, yearly.
* Another trick my mom used was once a month on a saturday the whole family would throughly clean one room. Every month one of these rooms would get cleaned from top to bottom and items given away or put away for a garage sale: The kitchen, the boys room, the girls room, the living room, the two bathrooms, and the family room. We excluded mom and dads room since that was their chore. This meant that every room was cleaned and rearranged every 6 months.
