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Saturday, November 30, 2013
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
The Power of a Clean Sink
It's crazy how much power a clean sink has. Last night, I cleaned my sink. I hate to say it but my sink probably hasn't been completely clean in months. I've been in a downward spiral again and now I'm trying my damnedest to climb out of it.
A few weeks ago I started my kids on Flylady's '15 minutes a Day'. That lasted a week. Shaye still does her chore of taking the trash out so that helps but the house is still a mess with stuff. Finally I came home last night, exhausted as usual, and thought 'That's Enough. No More'. I'm tired of coming home to wash dishes just to cook supper. Then, of course, since I washed dishes before supper I really don't want to do them again, so they stay out over night so I can repeat the cycle tomorrow.
I stayed in that kitchen and refused to cook until my sink was CLEAN. Bleached and everything. I'm very happy to say it is now sparkling :) With the clean sink, I was then able to wash dishes, put them away and finally start on supper. I went easy so I didn't have much to clean up and the kids didn't have to wait too much longer to eat. I washed dishes again, put them away and dried my sink. When I went to bed, my kitchen in no way is what you would call completely clean. But my sink was clean so that was all that matters.
This morning when I woke up. The first thing I saw when I walked out of my bedroom was my clean sink. No dishes piled up, no gunky food that I would have to soak forever to get off. It was clean. That made me look at the rest of the kitchen and want it that way too. Starting on one countertop I took everything off, threw stuff in the trash, put other things away and gave the counters a scrubbing. So now, when you walk in, I have a clean sink and a really clean countertop. If you've ever walked into a really clean kitchen, you'll know the giddiness that I am feeling now.
Years ago when I first found Flylady and she said that a clean sink is the start to a clean house, I was really skeptical. But it truly is. It's the first thing I see in the morning and when you see that clean sink, it just makes you feel good. After a while though, I usually get fed up with her system and give up. Mainly because of her system is geared towards stay at home moms, and even though she does have things for the working mom, there really isn't a system for us. It seems like I can never find all the time in the day to do what is supposed to be done while I'm working and it irritates me so I quit. And every time I quit, my house gets a mess and I don't want to leave my bedroom. lol that should tell me something..
Even though I've done them countless times before, I'm starting her baby steps. Step 1, I have my clean sink. Step 2, Get dressed! Hopefully, hopefully, hopefully this will be the time it changes and I won't give up. But if not, there's always step 1 again that will bring me back to where I belong. To a clean sink :-)
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A few weeks ago I started my kids on Flylady's '15 minutes a Day'. That lasted a week. Shaye still does her chore of taking the trash out so that helps but the house is still a mess with stuff. Finally I came home last night, exhausted as usual, and thought 'That's Enough. No More'. I'm tired of coming home to wash dishes just to cook supper. Then, of course, since I washed dishes before supper I really don't want to do them again, so they stay out over night so I can repeat the cycle tomorrow.
I stayed in that kitchen and refused to cook until my sink was CLEAN. Bleached and everything. I'm very happy to say it is now sparkling :) With the clean sink, I was then able to wash dishes, put them away and finally start on supper. I went easy so I didn't have much to clean up and the kids didn't have to wait too much longer to eat. I washed dishes again, put them away and dried my sink. When I went to bed, my kitchen in no way is what you would call completely clean. But my sink was clean so that was all that matters.
This morning when I woke up. The first thing I saw when I walked out of my bedroom was my clean sink. No dishes piled up, no gunky food that I would have to soak forever to get off. It was clean. That made me look at the rest of the kitchen and want it that way too. Starting on one countertop I took everything off, threw stuff in the trash, put other things away and gave the counters a scrubbing. So now, when you walk in, I have a clean sink and a really clean countertop. If you've ever walked into a really clean kitchen, you'll know the giddiness that I am feeling now.
Years ago when I first found Flylady and she said that a clean sink is the start to a clean house, I was really skeptical. But it truly is. It's the first thing I see in the morning and when you see that clean sink, it just makes you feel good. After a while though, I usually get fed up with her system and give up. Mainly because of her system is geared towards stay at home moms, and even though she does have things for the working mom, there really isn't a system for us. It seems like I can never find all the time in the day to do what is supposed to be done while I'm working and it irritates me so I quit. And every time I quit, my house gets a mess and I don't want to leave my bedroom. lol that should tell me something..
Even though I've done them countless times before, I'm starting her baby steps. Step 1, I have my clean sink. Step 2, Get dressed! Hopefully, hopefully, hopefully this will be the time it changes and I won't give up. But if not, there's always step 1 again that will bring me back to where I belong. To a clean sink :-)
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Instagram Photo: November 23, 2013 at 11:00AM
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Friday, November 22, 2013
Instagram Photo: November 22, 2013 at 06:08PM
Freckles snuggled up in her bed with her monkey :) via Instagram http://instagram.com/p/hCVXcztiIk/
Thursday, November 7, 2013
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