Angel

Angel
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Angel

FlyLady principal: a shiny sink in every room

So I have been thinking about what my "shiny sink" is in every room of my home. It's more like every "zone" of my home, since we have it set up in a way that things are like rooms but not.

In my dining area, the shiny sink is my table.

Obvious shiny sink in kitchen: the actual sink.

Shiny sink in bathroom: the tub.

Shiny sink in living area: The magazine rack.

Shiny sink in computer area: the desks...we will call it the twin tub shiny sink, since the two desks are right next to each other.

Shiny sink in bedroom: nightstands.

Shiny sink in kid room: toy corner.

sickness equals low FLYing

My son has been gone for the better part of two weeks with a short stint of being home in between. When he returns this time, he will be with us for about 2 weeks before I will have to let him go again to be with his relatives so we can go to events that do not involve children *sigh*. In the process, I have been rendered near useless by days of migraines and knee issues. Yay me :( I did wake up yesterday with energy and was able to get dressed, shine the sink, clean up a bit before the migraine from Hades set in again and took away my wings. Today I am just trying my best not to get it again, tho I feel it at the edges of my head just waiting to pounce. It's a good thing that my son ISNT here because then he would have to deal with me laying on the couch wrapped up like a mummy in my blanket for hours and hours while he has to be mostly quiet.

Still slacking but not as badly

Yeah. I have shined my sink. I am finally able to do some laundry. I am trying to get back on top of my routine since we were gone for like a week. It really isn't that easy to jump right in and get started again. I am still half-stepping the full process. There are just some things I cannot bring myself to do...like drink a lot of water every day. Some of the reasons are financial, whereas some are just me being stubborn and fighting against change.

The water one is more financial. Our water SUX and so we buy water. If I drink all the water, there is none for my son or his food *he cant drink it, either*. I try to drink some of the water I boil, but it's extremely foul tasting. The only person that can stand it is my husband.

Eating more fresh veggies is a financial one, too. Produce is not cheap by a long shot so buying fresh is just not an option very often. The one thing we buy a lot is bananas, which make my stomach hurt like nobody's business. I can put them in things like pancakes, but just to roll up and eat one is a big no-no.

Anything else *besides the water, laundry, and veggies issues* is pretty much me being stubborn. I will work my way through it, though.

I suck

that is all....

FLYlady principal: set a bedtime

As much as I would LOVE to go to bed at ten every single night, it is virtually impossible with my husband's schedule. When he works nights, I might not get to bed till 3 in the morning. When he works days, I might get to bed by midnight. Some nights my body just can't do it and I end up asleep by 12. Even if I could go to sleep by ten at night when he works nights, he would wake me up when he gets home. ... .. .. so you see my dilemma? I would rather stay awake longer then crash instead of being woken up to have to fight myself back to sleep later.

FLYing: dropping the ball

Yeah the last two days I think I got burned out on cleaning. Why? Well the Man decided it was time to go through 2 of 4 closets. We did the other 2 closets before. He is not a one thing at a time person, he is an all or nothing person. I got so tired and overwhelmed! Now I have had dishes in my sink for 2 days. There are still dishes to put away in my dishwasher. To top it all off, my knees decided they didn't like me anymore...probably from hauling and pulling those two days it took to clean out the closets...and then I couldn't really stand up for any length to do anything.

Right now I have a knee brace on each knee and I am sitting here wishing that I could do more than stare at the crap that is starting to pile up already!