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So I woke up wondering, "What is the actual task of Day 8?"
I looked it up.

Declutter a few minutes at a time.

Vague, but delicious.

Who is going to declutter what? This could be as small as your pocketbook or one pen/pencil mug.

love and more love,
Grinity

Unfortunately my declutter area only became cluttered this morning after a visit from the "Backpack Fairy". But I will tackle it cheerfully and with music that no one is here to dislike!


Breakaway

Way to rock Breaker!
What is the Backpack Fairy? IS she a good witch or a bad witch?
Grins

I'm working on the laundry room. I started yesterday with clearing the floor and one of the shelving units. I got rid of four boxes and a large trash bag full of stuff. Today I'm tackling the wrapping paper and holiday swag shelf. I'm on a declutter roll!
BTW, I think that the backpack fairy is evil too. She always seems to cause things to drop out of my kids packs and kick them under the piano.

You Go Knute! Awesome! Well done!

At our house the backpack fairy was always casting the veil of invisibility over the completed homework when DS got to school during his Elementary Years. Ug!

Smiles,
Grinity

The backpack fairy fills your backpack with school supplies and some fun stuff like soccer ball shaped erasers or heart shaped paper clips.

I started it to get their mind off of first day jitters. :-)

Breakaway

That is so cute, I love it!

We had a bit of a shock here, so most of my day is gone, but I'm going to declutter my desk, again

Have 15 minutes of fun, ok?
Love and More Love,
Grinity

I've been out of town and missed the start of this thread... but I have been fluttering (more successfully some times than others, my house is pretty large and it is hard to keep up even with Flylady's help) for about 9 months. I think it helps a lot! A few things that have worked for me:

- You can get the emails grouped so they all come as one e-mail for the day. So you don't need a separate e-mail box I am not quite sure how, but mine is set up that way.

- I love some of the tools she sells on her web site. I swear by the Rubba Scrubba (it has a zillion uses, seriously!), those pink dusting mitts, and the purple rags. It is MUCH easier to clean with the right tools!

- I used the 15 minutes at a time approach to clean my horrible home office. It really worked.

- Don't think you have gotten there yet, but one of her things is "swish and swipe" - clean the toilet bowl every morning. I have modified that to "do one bathroom cleaning item every morning", and the bathrooms I use stay reasonably clean. So I might take out the trash one day, sweep another, wipe the mirrors on another, etc.

- If anyone has any tips on getting teenagers to do the Riley Challenges, let me know! Mine roll their eyes...

Hey Intparent!
Great to hear that you've been a happy flutterbaby over the last 9 months.

No tips on getting teenagers to do the Riley Challenges - I think that they have to really be internally motivated for that to work, but I'll bet that you do plenty of whole group participation 'set the timer for 15 minutes and boogie the the main living area of the house'es, right?

I guess the tip is to stay positive, don't let the Martyr out, and keep praying while you wait. I think it will happen as they see the change in you and the house - but don't make me promise when. But honestly, if they notice that they miss FLYing at age 23,27, or 32 and they know they can find you and get the help they need, isn't that almost as good?

Here's Flylady's 'Babystep for Today'


Love and More Love,
Grinity