Progress

So this weeks Zone has been the kitchen.  Yesterday and today, I have scrubbed the countertops - it's hard to believe the stains could be removed so easily.  I know the mission to declutter the plastic containers is supposed to be tomorrow - however, when I first shined my sink, I cleaned out under the sink (which was today's mission.)  So, instead, my DH and I have tackled the clutter from the plastic containers.  We got rid of quite a few containers and reclaimed one whole cabinet!  Now, it's easier to see the containers we can use.  DH had a brilliant idea to take a picture of what an organized cabinet looks like and post it on the inside of the door - as a reminder and "instructional" diagram.  I feel so good now!!!  ...will post pictures later.

Welcome

What I would like this blog to be about is how I would like to regain balance in my life - I feel like a very tipsy tower, the kind that kids like to knock down.  My plan is to document how I get my home, health, spiritual life, marriage, work, family, etc. back in balance - any and all areas that severly need help.

After much searching for organizing your home and life on-line, I've come across a great site.

http://www.flylady.net/

I'ver really been trying to follow it and set up my routines and document my progress so I can look back and feel accomplishment.  So the first day of the FlyLady Baby Steps she directs you to shine your sink.  So, I shined my sink.  What a difference it makes.  Also, it encourages me to keep up with my dishes everyday - Mount Dish would often become overwhelming when I wasn't keeping up.  See how I transformed my not-so-pretty sink to a gleaming beacon of clean.

Left: The sink before the cleaning.  Right: After the clean.  So, before isn't that bad...from a distance.

Up closer tells a different story.  Left: There's lots of hard water stains and lime build-up.  Right:  It took a lot of scrubbing and scraping to get this area shining.

Even the divider between the sinks needed some help.  Left: Lots of build-up.  Right: All clean...and shining.