I have been referred to this Domestic nazi's website several times. I know if seems like I'm unorganized and generally a disheveled mess but what people understand is that I am currently choosing to be this way!! Really, I DON'T feel like I'm that much of a MESS!! If I wanted to act like I had the ever watching eye of a boss, I'd go back to work. There is a reason i choose to work at home, because i can be my OWN boss and dictate what I do and when I want to do it. I know my schedule doesn't work for everyone but too fricken bad. I've got alot going on 'upstairs' on a daily basis and I deal with daily life the best I know how.
Polishing my sink to a glistening shine as to see my reflection is not on my list of priorities, sorry flylady. The funny thing about her sink polishing is that it should be a rather straight forward job. Grab an SOS pad, scrub every surface thouroughly and rinse. Done. This unfortunately isn't the way Flylady does it....nooooo... she's got to use the 12 step process involving several different soakings with several different chemicals and a lot of scrubbing followed by DRYING out the sink with clean towel. Is this woman RETARDED??? The reason women go to her site is to try and streamline their days, not take half a fuckin' day to polish the bloody sink. I do understand her point about having a nice shiney sink but com'on people she goes a little overboard. I went through the site, mainly because I can't diss the woman without knowing what she's all about. She's got some great ideas and I will morph some of them to suite my needs BUT as for putting my running shoes on first thing in the morning... Forget it, unless i have somewhere to go and even then flip flops suite me fine.
I know everyone could use a little organization in their lives, and when I want to I can be quite organized. With all of that organization comes alot of stress, if things aren't working out the way you organized- all of your planning goes right out the window and you need to sit down with several stiff drinks to calm down. That is just the kind of person I am. So I don't stress about much these days, it keeps me happy and sane (the zoloft helps too) and in turn it keeps my hubby happy (unless he's out of clean boxers, then he's not so happy) But everything gets done. Maybe not today, or the next day but it gets done.
so peeps please lay off with the reccomendations to the flylady... I've got IT!!
Hugs and vaccum cleaners
~jen
| Blogged By islandarts at 12:59 p.m.
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Aw yes...the formidable FlyLady...scares the shit out of me!! My Mom and Aunt live by her......too much for me! Yes, I agree...it will get done when I get to it...if I choose to get to it:)(Sashasmomma)
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i agree... cleaning is such a waste of my precious time... I could care less how sparkley my sink is, as long as it's clean, that's all I can ask for.
You seem a little frustrated today.... you ok?
TBLOGGER,
Roxgirl-
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Rox is right.... you seem very edgy today... I like your style... sometimes you got to vent and that damn flylady seems to be your issue... vent away lady.. vent away!!
As far as the cleaning goes... BAH... get to it when you can... that's my motto... ha ha!-
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Hey girl - Libby here! Funny you should be ranting about house cleaning. I just cleaned my kitchen AND bathroom floors today, and the endless stream of laundry is about get folded. I am not a fan of doing housework, and haven't checked out the Flylady's site (it sounds scary), so this is a huge accomplishment for me today. I think people who spend too much time on housework need to get some hobbies.
And if people think they way you live isn't up to snuff, you can rest assured that the clutter of books and other stuff surrounding my and mine might bother people too (but I bet not you!), but for the most part I don't care! Sometimes its just more important to take care of the family and be creative instead of anal retentive.
Okay, hope you're feeling better. I think all the gray skies are making people surly now (I felt a little edgy with Nolan this morning, and he was too). Cheer up, I'll visit you wherever you end up!!
And yeah, we PAID for the tblog service, so it would be nice if it worked better. Hmmmmmph.
love and hugs, Libby
