Organization, orderliness and cleanliness to some degree has always seemed to have gotten the best of me.   I have had some trouble keeping my place quite up to 'par' according to my standards.  It seems like no matter how hard I try the bathrooms are always dirty, the table always has dried-up food particles from the night before stuck to it, the sink is full of dishes and every available space has a stack of odds & ends from loose paper to toys that never quite finds a home.  Usually what happens when someone phones and says they'll be there in 5 mins. is I'll RUN through the house frantically gathering stacks of things and shoving them in a big bucket and then RUN to my bedroom, close my eyes and chuck it in quickly shutting the door before I open my eyes.  My husband hasn't been too keen on this method.

Well a couple of weeks ago I found out about a website that 'teaches' you basically time management skills; how to keep your house clean and organized with little time doing it.  It has been an amazing help to me so far and I've only done a couple of the 'tasks' they suggest.  The website is: www.flylady.com

I now have my dishes done most every night and my bathroom is cleaned every day which only takes about 2 mins. to do with a process called 'swish and swipe'; a new term added to my vocabulary in the last 2 wks. :)  I still haven't gotten a pair of shoes to wear in the house but I'll look into that......you'll have to check out the site to find out why I would want to do that!