Fly Lady!
I am a member of a community on LJ that does (or in my case tries to do) Fly Lady.
One member suggested we support each other with posting before and after hotspot pictures.
Here is my first post…
I have since decided that new baskets are needed. I got two suggestions – one to make liners for the plastic boxes – but seeing as my sewing machine is buried under Allan’s things (*glare*) I have decided a couple of new baskets are in order as if nothing is peeking out or can be seen it will look so much better!
So, hopefully, tomorrow we will be getting some new baskets!
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Inspired, or is that shamed, by ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=87.1){kind=small}
chanda_m I took her up on her challenge to photograph before and after hot spots.
It is the evening so I decided to take pictures of all the hot spots I wanted to work on in the kitchen, half of the downstairs and then choose two.
I can’t get the LJ cut to work so will limit to one hot spot per day photograph wise, though I hope to get more done!
Literally in this apartment (which my darling husband chose declaring it had lots of storage) we have three drawers – so we hit up Walmart for a hutch and larder. This is the top of the hutch. Yes, that is the ceiling!!
Before. Laziness meant that the pup’s brushes and treats aren’t in the right baskets and the laundry supplies are all over the place.
After. Not much difference… I wanted it to look “pretty” and it DOESN’T! (Having a sulk here as I conquer Mount Laundry).
Any suggestions to make it look nicer? I guess I could move the pup’s papers from there…
This is take 2 of after. I swopped the treats to the smaller basket and moved the HUGE bag of treats upstairs where they get their bedtime treats anyway. (In other words I put it off, hoping it would be finished before I get to upstairs!). Plus I moved the papers.
I am a transplant from the UK to Canada and if one more person says “Oh, the houses over there are sooooo much smaller!” I will have a fit! We are living in a tiny 2 up 2 down here and before I left the UK I had a 5 bedroom detached house to myself! And it had storage!! Everywhere!!
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I’ve never heard of Fly Lady so I’m curious. As to organization and storage … that is one of my great weaknesses. I have 2 bedrooms with their closets, a closet in my tv/computer rooms upstairs and an attic to go through and clear out. So many papers, old clothes, books etc, I just keep the doors closed and ignore it all.
I so understand ignoring it!! Fly Lady is a website for keeping your house clean in 15 minutes a day (or something!). The problem being you have to get it cleaned up first… She suggests picking “hot spots” and spending 15 minutes and no more on it at a time.
my thoughts without seeing the entire picture, storage containers that go under the bed, that you could store extra towels etc giving more shelve space for other stuff, Get more of the brown basket you already have, because they would all match and look pretty. Just an example, I have a old antique shoe rack that was used in the shoe shops, I painted it white, and have bowls, and dishes on it that I used often, books, Storage is a prolbem especially living in a small apartment. maybe a two teired shelve to go in the bedroom closets that could hold stuff, get some heavy boxes and cover with contact paper to look pretty. Good luck alison……………..andi
There are no bedroom closets!! Ack! This place is useless and I am counting down to May!
I am doing one hotspot a day – 15 minutes at a time as she suggests and it should have the house tidied perfectly by Christmas!
Baskets are being bought tomorrow!!
Like the 15 mins a day approach as I am not a huge fan of tidying!
I used to stick to it and it works! She also suggests 7 bursts of 7 minutes and no more. And it is amazing what you can do in 7 minutes!
I understand the concept of tackling the ‘hot spots’ but what if your whole house is on fire. I did four loads of laundry today and still can’t see the top of my table! Stick with it!
I so agree! I have a raging fire too, but one thing at a time and it will be sorted. I believe that, as I can really see a difference already with just six hot spots hit! Keep at it!! Thanks for visiting!