Shiny Sink Update

I have successfully kept my sink shined and the kitchen zone under control. Nothing else has been accomplished but I'm hoping to get that more under control before the end of the year. As long as it took me to initially shine that sink, the whole sit down and plan daily/weekly/monthly tasks is something I seriously do not want to do but know I need to. I blame family who kept coming in to town every Sunday-Friday for 6 weeks. Renovating someone else's house and then getting sick seriously shut down my shiny sink motivation.

I have a giant desk calendar purchased and some other things to remind me of what I need to do. FlyLady has this thing about zones and I have a small apartment that I can only divide into 4 zones. I think the most difficult thing for me is that most of my organizational mess has to do with getting rid of things that are in boxes. The accumulated paper and life clutter that I keep hidden in the closet or under the bed so I don't see it staring at me and judging. It's hard to get rid of some things, especially those things that hold memories. I put the FlyHelper app on my phone but it doesn't beep to remind me to do the things I scheduled to do. I'm not sure if I set it wrong or if it's just a bust.

On the upside, I have kept my dishwasher going regularly and my kitchen is clean and clutter-free every night when I go to bed. Since dishes are number one on my most detested chores list, and I used to only do them when I ran out of clean dishes, this is a huge triumph. Laundry is number two on that list and I have piles staring at me right now. I have been good the past month in that I have only used the dryer to dry my sheets and everything else gets put on the drying rack in my living room. My Christmas present to myself this year is going to be a used washing machine. It will be nice to do laundry whenever I want to without having to leave the house. I can do a load at a time and have the laundry done on a similar routine as the dishes. (If you know of anyone who's getting a new washing machine I will gladly discuss taking the old one off your hands.)

Slowly but surely I will get this down so that the activities of daily living and hygiene become a part of my sympathetic nervous system just like breathing. The day I don't actually have to think about it and just do it will be a fantastic day. Now to tackle one zone at a time without feeling like I have to do it ALL in one giant blitz. I did that right after I shined my sink--I got a bit carried away--and rearranged all the furniture in my bedroom. I stopped the furniture madness when I got to the living room because I was tired and my bed was more difficult to move on my own then I remembered.