Shining sink 365 day 28

I was trying to think about what to talk about today with everyone today and I came up with this TIME MANAGEMENT.  Yes that is right time management so now you are thinking how does time management go with shining your sink well here it is if you manage your time in a good manner than you will be able to have the time to shine your sink before it is to late at night.  My disclaimer is that what works for me will not work for everyone and this is just how I have found that I can manage my time to allow more time for me in the day.  I want to stress how important that it is to do your routines.  When I say routines I mean morning routines, afternoon routines, and before bed routines.  Everyone's routines may be different but I follow along with flylady as I do with most everything that when comes to cleaning.

My morning routine looks like this:
~Get up and get dressed to shoes
~Make the bed
~ Wash face and fix hair
~Swish and swipe the bathroom
~Breakfast
~Clean up kitchen from breakfast

My Afternoon Routine:
~Set out meat for supper
~Have lunch
~Clean up lunch dishes
~Do a walk though picking things up and putting away

Before Bed Routine:
~ Wash dishes/ shine sink
~ Lay out clothes
~ Check calender for the next day
~Make a to do list for the next day
~Go to bed at a decent hour

I feel like when I do my routines that I have more time in my day I am getting things done any my routines do not take that long at all.  My routines take a total of 30 minutes max.  I have days that I do certain things this also frees up my time.  I am not spending time thinking about what has to be done.  I know that on Mondays I do a WHB, Tuesdays I do meal planning and bill paying, Wed I do projects that I have been putting off like for tomorrow I am going to work on my touch up painting in my kitchen, Thurs is Fridge clean up and deep cleaning,  Friday is errands and grocery shopping this is also date night, Sat is Family fun, and Sunday I renew myself and save the day for church.   Now during the week I make my list and try to stick to them as much as possible.  I will do my best to get things done before lunch on the top half of the list taking a few 15 minute breaks to have time for me and the things that I want to do like knitting.  Then after lunch I work on the second half of my list and I want the list done by the time that the kids get home from school so that I have time for after school activities and home work.  Then I always schedule supper to be started by 5 if I do not have something already made.  We eat at 6 and bath at 6:30 so the kids can be in bed by 7.  This is my me time I have the rest of the night for me to relax and unwind.

So as you see scheduling my time and sticking to my routines ensures that I get my sink shining in a timely manner and that I still have time for me.  So set you routines and pick what days you need to get things done on and you will be well on your way to having a good schedule for time management.

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shining sink 365 day 23

My sink is shining bright tonight and I am proud.  I do want to tell you that there will not be a post for tomorrow as I will be of town I will blog about my trip but there will not be a shining sink post tomorrow.

So for today's tip I want to tell you a little more about flylady that I love.  You can clean your house in one hour with the flylady program.  Now before you yell this is not possible I want to tell you about the weekly home blessing hour. The whb is a hour of speed cleaning I t can be done in any order.  There are 7 things to do for 10 mins each but they will not take the fill 10 mins on some of them.  Here is the list:
1. Change sheets
2. Clean mirrors
3 . vacuum
4 . Purge magazines
5. Mop
6.dust
7 . take out trash

So here is what how I do it I take the sheets off and put in the washer then head to the bathroom and wipe the mirror and bathroom window then I move to the next bathroom and do that mirror.  I normally try to wipe down the glass doors at this time.  Next I toss old magazines.  By this time the sheets are ready to go in the dryer so I swap them over.  I then grab the vacuum and run through the bedrooms and if I have time left I hit the kitchen and living room floors with it.  Next I grab the trash and run it to the barrels so I don't have to take it access the floors then I dust the house.  You can do the entire house with a feather duster in 2 mins but I get the polish and do a little more detailed dusting.  Then I mop quickly.   After that is done I grab some water and sit for a minute to rest and admire what I did.

You may need a little coaching to get you through this so flylady has made a radio show to talk you though this and you can check it out here http://www.blogtalkradio.com/flylady-tools/2008/04/08/weekly-home-blessing-hour

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shining sink 365 day 22

For today I want to talk about the shining sink in the bathroom.  Do you think about this sink as a shining sink.  I do.  Part of your flylady baby steps is to swish and swipe the bathroom.  This is very simple and will only take you 2 mins. Here is how you do it pour some soap in the toilet any soap at all then take some Windex spray the sink and counter top then take a towel it can be a old hand towel that you are going to toss in the dirty clothes basket really it is not that dirty wipe down the sink and counter then swish the toilet with the toilet wand.  Next take the towel and and tip the seat and under the seat.  That is it you are done and your bathroom sink is shining.

Shining sink 365 day 21

Today I want to talk about your before bed routine (bbr) and how shining your sink effects this.  Here is what my BBR looks like each night.  Wash dishes and shine sink, lay out clothes for me and kids, baths for everyone, check my calender, and go to bed at a decent hour.  (For me this is 10pm.)  Why is this BBR important you may be asking, well this is the biggest routine of your day and the most important it sets you up to start the next day on the right foot.  If I do not get anything else in the day done I do my best to make sure that the BBR is done every night.  I did not start with all of this and I want to encourage you do start this way to.  Start with your dishes and sink.  Do this for a month then add your next step I think that laying out your clothes is the next most important thing in the BBR because you are not searching for clothes in the morning when you are in a hurry to get out the door or start your day at home.  I like to go to the gym every morning so I lay out two sets of clothes work out clothes and clothes for the day when I get home to change into.  I think the next important is checking your calender so you make sure that you are laying out the right clothes and then you will want to make sure that you know for sure what time you need to be out the door.  I am a SAHM so I do not have to leave the house every morning but I do go to the gym every morning after the kids get on the bus but when I check my calender I make sure that I am able to go at this time or if someone has a appointment that I will need to run out to or need to keep home from school for.  A very big one for everyone is going to bed at a decent hour because this insures that you are night tired the next day and just going through your day half asleep.  Sleep is very important for your health and we can not take care of others if we are not taking care of ourselves.  We are flying and flying is more than just the way we clean our home FLYing stands for Finally Loving Yourself.  You have to be a little selfish and take time to take care of you so that you can take care of others.  If your cup is running over you will be able to pour into others.  Flylady has a spot in her book where she talks about this she use the example of your car running out of gas.  If you do not take a few moments to take the time to fill up your car with gas you will run out of gas on the side of the road and have to spend more money to pay a service to bring you more gas or inconvenience someone in your family to bring you some.  You miss your appointment and  waste there time to.  If your body is running out of fuel you are going to break down and end up at the doctor or even worse the hospital.  So please take time to go to bed early and give the BBR a chance you will see a change in how easy it is to fly when you get your routines in place.

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