Day 22

Well, I decided to stop procrastinating since I hadn't been writing and hadn't even noticed - even though I noticed I hadn't done anything overly productive.  I started reading some of FlyLady's emails today (because I've ignored those too) and the first one reminded me - again- about something called a control journal.  This is a journal for us disorganized folk to remind us of what we have to do in a day.  I feel like a true dumbass for having to do this but what the hell - if it will help...

This week, FlyLady has us in the master bedroom.  I so did not want to go there.  However.  I tidied the closet a bit.  Well - a bit means a lot in my world.  I had school supplies in there (kids'), purses were everywhere, bags of mismatched socks, a nifty box that held - surprise - crap, a fold up poker table... and probably some more crap.  I folded all my scarves and got rid of about seven. I put purses in the shoe holders because apparently my shoes are elsewhere.. probably the front closet because it's summer.  I might have to take those spaces back soon but for now, they're being utilized.  The closet doors  open with ease (even though I'm still bugging Geoff to make them open up like a proper door so I can see everything at one time) and that's made me feel pretty smug.

I also had a couple of bags of giveaway stuff in my room.  I sorted those and had half a bag of Hunter's stuff for a friend.  This reminded me to clean out Hunter's drawers.  So I headed into Hunter's room and went through the two drawers and now I have a full bag to give away and two impressively tidy drawers.  In the end it took me about an hour and a half and I'm glad I started in the morning because otherwise I bet it wouldn't have happened.

Now for the control journal.  FlyLady has one but I'm much too impatient to order it.  My daughter is bugging me to go shopping so I imagine I will find something adequate if I remember to stop at the dollar store.  I also have to pick up the Mom's Calendar for school stuff.  FlyLady apparently has one of those as well and maybe I'll break down and get one for next year because hers is big enough to fit dinner menus also.  Right now I'm using a piece of loose leaf with the menu stuck on my fridge with a magnet.  It worked well last week too. 

Again, thinking of the control journal makes me feel like a dumbass.  I know what I have to do in a given day... but I admit that organization is not my strong suit.  I also have a lot of distractions until next week ... at the same time, I know I need help so I will take FlyLady's advice and get one started. Keeping up with my blogs is hard enough some days and I'm beginning another soon as well - family fare - just have to get the chef on board with making me a book.  I'm persuasive.  It will happen.