I know, I know, it's March. The end of March no less. But I have a New Year's resolution: I AM GOING TO DECLUTTER MY HOUSE.
I recently read an article that talked about spring cleaning. In it, there was mention of a woman in North Carolina who offers daily emails with advice and tips for housekeeping. When I went to her website, I was inspired. It was much more than that. It was about loving yourself enough to keep a tidy house. Not only was there tips and advice, there were testamonials and a clear, laid-out plan of attack for decluttering the house. I LOVE IT! This could be the help that I need to declutter, thus de-stress, my house and my life.
The goal: declutter
The help: http://www.theflylady.net/
Day 1: Shine my sink
Normally, anyone could stop by my house and find a sink full of dishes. It’s not that we’re dirty, it’s just that I’m lazy. I admit it. And - I HATE doing dishes! (This is funny since I was a representative for a well-known home-based kitchen accessory company.) At best, there would be a dish drainer full of clean, drying dishes.
I've cleaned my sink before. I've taken that old toothbrush around the edges and scrubbed that gunk out that no one really wants to talk about. I've made the fixtures shine, well, as well as they can for being brushed nickel. But since taking on this new outlook, this new attitude, the sink looks different. It feels different.
Now, I don’t want to cook because I don’t want to dirty my sink. It looks so pretty and shiny that I don’t want anything to mess it up. I’m actually cleaning the dishes AND drying them AND putting them away. Not 20-30 minutes between tasks either. And the result…..
**Update 5/2/2011**
I stopped following the above website not long after I posted this. I know, I'm a terrible person. I just found out that I can keep a clean sink (and a clean house) and not have to stick to someone else's schedule. I've got too much on my plate to listen to someone else tell me how I should be doing things.
