FLY lady

Hey, hope everyone is well!

I'm going to be honest, the move is moving slower than expected. Between my knee acting up and work picking up, I haven't been able to move at the pace I wanted.

Another issue is the house in Greenwood. Richard's ex stepson lived with him to finish out the school year, and, well, left his old room an absolute wreck. Nothing is really salvagable, and so we have literally been taking huge trash bags and just throwing everything away. He moved out in May, and never came to get the rest of his stuff, so I don't see a point in hanging on to any of it. It's been a daunting task going through things, as we have to have both of the back bedrooms done by the end of this month. The other room is pretty much done, and after we dump everything that's in the closets, it will be ready to be inhabited. The other room, however, may require a hazmat suit to finish.

I guess I just don't understand how people can live in clutter. And I don't understand why people would just leave their clutter for someone else to deal with. Laziness? Lack of responsibility? Never held accountable for actions? I don't know, but I will be SO HAPPY when it is done, because we will never have to deal with that issue again!

The reason I say that is because a friend and former co-worker of mine reintroduced me to the FLY lady. Becca and I worked on a SubAcute unit for about a year together, and she always talked about following the rules of the FLY lady to help declutter her home, and would use some of the organizational stuff to help us have a system with the clients. It worked really well, and once I left the facility, I kind of forgot about it. About a week ago, she posted something on her Facebook, and I checked it out. It's amazing, and it's how I've decided I'm going to finish cleaning up the bedroom.

FLY lady stands for Finally Love Yourself. Her website is full of ideas to help you clean and declutter your home in small steps. The site is free to join, and you get several emails a day on various tricks and testimonials from other FLY members. It also has things about weight loss and everyday life. It's really neat, and I think an effective tool to help Richard and I not feel so overwhelmed about getting the rest of the house completed. It has come a long way from the beginning, but I can feel our motivation start to wane, because we have worked so hard to get the front of the house to look respectable. Once you get your home de-cluttered, there's several tips on how to keep the house picked up and not spend hours of your weekend doing it. Richard and I have started that (dishes right after dinner, sweeping nightly, etc.), and I think we enjoy being at home more because of it. I'll let you guys know how it goes. If anyone has any tips on house cleaning and decluttering, please share!

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