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Organizing Tip Of The Day - Automobile

Keep a plastic bag in your vehicle for trash.
Empty it out every time you get gas.

Get More Organizing Tips Here

I get my tips from Donna Smallin's Book
Unclutter Your Home.
You should check it out....

Today's Cleaning Challenge - Automobile

It's time to clean our automobiles again. Grab a plastic bag for all the garbage and some water & vinegar mixture to wash the windows.

Flylady Babysteps - Day 1

I've done these babysteps before, boy, I feel a deja vu here. Anywho, today is day 1 of the Flylady babysteps, which is Shine Your Sink. The goal is to keep your sink shiny every time it's empty. It'll make you feel that you have accomplished a lot. When the sink is empty and clean, you have some relief, like a whole lot of weight has lifted from your shoulders. It's a real good feeling. So here is what I have done.

#1. Take all the dishes out of the sink.
(I actually washed all the dishes first, it was after supper and getting late)






2. Run some very hot water into the sink. Fill to the rim. Only do one side at a time (I did both sides, just because it was getting late). Then, pour a cup of household bleach into the hot water. Let it sit for 1 hour. Now, pull the plug with a pair of tongs. If you don't have tongs, then scoop some of the water out of the sink into the other sink and use your hand to pull the plug (wear gloves and don't get the bleach-water on your clothes).



3. Rinse your sink well.

4. Use some cleanser (Comet, Ajax, or Baking Soda) and scrub your sink. Ensure you rinse ALL of the cleanser from the sink.



5. Take a sharp edge and clean around the rim of the sink, just like you would clean dirt out from under your fingernails.

6. Clean around the faucets too. You may need an old toothbrush or dental floss.

7. Now, get out your window cleaner.



8. If you still don't like the way it looks, then you could try some car wax. Just know in your heart that you have cleaned it very well now and it doesn't have to be perfect. Our perfectionism is what got us in this situation in the first place.

9. Every time you run water in your sink, take your clean dishtowel and dry it out . Before you know it, you will be doing this every time you leave your kitchen. The rest of the family will too. No more water spots. You will have a clean and shiny sink.

Starting On Flylady...Again

I joined Flylady about a year ago, and was making so much progress. I met some other flybabies on the Flylady Forum who really motivated me, then I started inspiring others with my thread on the forum. Amazing huh, I had a really good routine written out and I did it everyday. I was so proud of myself. I really felt I finally got it!

Yet, I'm there again. Life has change directions, and now I need to change my routines to fit my life. Instead of a being home 24/7, I'm now bringing the boys to school & more appointments for them & me. Also with the boys being one year older, well, it's different. Nap times are different, needing more play and one on one time with all three of them and wanting to do more as a family as well. I've got to learn this again, since I have stoped doing my routines for about 4-5 months now. I have to admit, I felt more at peace with myself, my family and my home when routines were being done, and knowing that, will be enough motivation (as well with looking at my before and after pics of last time).

So I'm starting my Day 1 of the Flylady Babysteps. I've also updated my Ipod for her podcast and I'll be checking out her Yahoo Group more often as well. I also got her book, Sink Reflections that I'll be reading to help me. I still will be posting Daily Cleaning Challenges, as that's something I really look forward to.

I will back to post my Day 1 accomplishment!