Day Three

So most of the overall tidy is accomplished. A general clean up of the kitchen is being somewhat maintained. We've added some fevers to the mix, and all over chaos that comes standard with the family of six model. Regardless, I put minion numeral uno on dishes, and she rocked the hizzy. For that she was granted an early reprieve of her prior grounding from the DS. And there was great rejoicing.
I have come to realize that if my Two Week overhaul is to prevail, I'm going to have to implement some maintence methods. I think it goes without saying that the moment you move from room A to room B in the tidy process, four minions will relocate to room A and deposit another mess. That mess will then multiply in abundance by the time you've moved to room C, therefor they will be forced to move to room B to escape said destruction in room A.

Minion Math. Brought to you by the Reminder Family.

I will employ some FlyLady tactics in my approach. Methods such as keeping a shiny sink, and being showered and dressed first thing in the morning have honestly helped in the past. If you have never delved into the land of Fly Lady, her website is a bit of an oxymoron. She is committed to helping you tidy and declutter your home, and yet her web page is one of the most cluttered pages I have ever encountered. That said, her baby step method can take even the most frazzeled of the homemakers by the hand and walk them through slowly tidying the home over time.
Here are a few of my own suggestions that were inspired by her site.

1. In each bathroom, I keep a spray bottle with water and distilled white vinegar under the counter. I spray down the mirrors, counter top and toilet daily. (Well, in theory anyways.) I keep a rag bag in my laundry closet, and go to town for just a couple minutes. When the vinegar is wet, it stinks. But once it dries, it takes germs and grime and odors with it. That, and it's not some harsh creepy chemical.
2. I try to do the kitchen before I go to bed. This doesn't always happen, but this is FlyLady's way, and it really does help. Every night get your kitchen clean, and your dishwasher loaded. Start it before bed. When you wake up the next morning, you have a clean and shiny sink (dry it out after each use, it really does keep you on task), and a dishwasher ready to empty. Once you empty in the morning, you can deposit dirty dishes immediately in it throughout the day, avoiding yukking up your pretty sink. This method does wonders for home maintenance overall.
3. Shower every morning. Get dressed. Even if it's just into work clothes, lose the jammies. You will be more productive if you feel refreshed and are dressed.You'll be a little quicker to run the garbage out if you just have to slip your shoes on and run out. 

So that's my FlyLady lecture. Back to programming.

I managed a second coat of paint on tiny minion's bed. Touch-ups will be applied today, and the bed will be installed tomorrow.

Klassy, right?

Tote reorganization did not happen yesterday, for two solid reasons. Number one, my husband and I went out and shot our guns instead. Rule number one in my marriage is; If the Hubbins invites you to do something with him, you drop all and do. The house will always be there. The Hubbins might not.
When I went downstairs to delve into the totes, there was water. EVERYWHERE. The boiler had backflowed. Awesome.
So time previously committed to putting totes back together was instead spent sopping up water and traversing onto dinner tasks.

I will learn time management.

Later.

So for today:

• Totes first
• Touchups on bed
• Digging DEEP into the living room. There will be decluttering, otherwise known as weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth.