As most of you know, we work in a different zone each week. We are using FlyLady's zones because it is much easier if we are all on the same page. LOL! Check the Flight Plan to see what zone FlyLady is currently working in.
Zone 1: First few days of the month until the next Sunday: Entrance/front porch/dining room
Zone 2: First full week of the month: Kitchen/ back porch/laundry room/pantry
Zone 3: Second full week of the month: Main bathroom/extra bedroom/ kid's rooms/ craft room
Zone 4: Third full week of the month: Master bedroom/bath/closet
Zone 5: Last few days of the month from Monday until the 1st: Living room/den/TV room
"Now don't get upset if I have left out part of your home. I am focusing on the main parts of our homes. I left out my basement, garage, and the yard. If you have just started with this list, I want you to declutter according to our zones. After each room is decluttered it will be much easier to keep clean. It has been months, maybe even years, since you removed the cobwebs and vacuumed under the furniture. That is what our zone cleaning is all about once we get rid of our clutter. Do not get overwhelmed by this - focus on one room at a time, not all of them at the same time. Over the next few months you will eventually declutter each room and the zone cleaning will become a piece of cake. Baby Steps.
Spend 15 minutes a day in the zone. It is not much. We will give you specific assignments each day. When you get the daily assignment go do it. Set a timer for you to get the job done. Do not pull out more than you can put back in the 15 minutes. I will break each job into smaller parts." - FlyLady
FLY Spot Alert!!!
"How many of you have tried to use plastic totes, nifty storage boxes, little rolling carts, and laundry baskets to organize things? I will let you in on a little secret: Clutter can't be organized!!!" - FlyLady (from Sink Reflections)
You don't know where to start decluttering? Or, you have already decluttered, so you have no where else to look? We will be giving you some hints on where to find clutter. Each day during our Super Fling Boogie, we will post a new location - one of those "FLY Spots" where clutter seems to accumulate without us even realizing it! Spend 15 minutes in a FLY Spot, and you will be amazed at how much clutter you find!
Kelly, Dana, and I will be decluttering these spots right along with you!
FlySpot Alert #15
Today is the last day of Super Fling Boogie. Now is the time to make sure all the items you have declutter are out of your house and in the car. Now go take them to the donation center or landfill. Guys don't forget that pile of newspapers you have in the living room floor. After you have finished celebrate! Guys thanks for helping us fling out our clutter. This has been so much fun.
FlySpot Alert #14
Are you junk drawers multiplying like rabbits? Guys you may not be as bad at this as the ladies. Clear out all the stuff that is in one of your junk drawers. We have a new name for it. It is your tool drawer or Miscellaneous Drawer. It you call it junk it will become junk. Guys if you don't have several junk drawers, I want you to go through that drawer of filing cabinet where you keep all of your owner's manuals. Dispose of the ones for appliances, cars or equipment that you no longer own.
FlySpot Alert #13
Today we are going dive into our gadget drawers. Gals, we are going after those little cooking gadgets that never worked as well in your kitchen as they did on TV. Guys; Your Micro Mission is to do the same in your tool box. We have all been tricked into this one.
FlySpot Alert #12
Gals we are headed for the linen closet today. Just how many ratty old towels do you need anyway? Now is the time to share some of them with your guys. Guys you get rid of your old nasty shop towels and anything else that has to do with your shop; You know those grubby clothes that you keep holding on to. It time they went in the trash. Donate those old sheets and towel to your local animal shelter.
FlySpot Alert #11
Today we are going to clear out the clutter from around our favorite chairs. This goes for the Guys and the Girls. We both have a tendency to not want the other one to touch our stuff. Let's both clear out the trash, get rid of the magazines read and unread and put away any item that does not belong there. Look in the cushions for that illusive remote control while you are there. There is no telling what else you may find.
FlySpot Alert #10
Today we are going to clear out the old freezer burnt food and any thing else that does not belong in there. Guys you know what I am talking about. If you are a Fly-tier for fly fishing flies then I'll wager there is some road kill in your freezer that you were going to use one day. Ask me how I know. I have done it before: a ruffed grouse, wild turkey skin with feathers attached from a friend that went hunting. So have you also got some wild meat that has been in there for let's not say how long right now. It is time to get rid of it. Here is a little secret I learned once when my freezer got unplugged and everything spoiled. I plugged it back in and refroze all the ruined stuff and it was much easier to bag up. Right now bag up the bad food and don't beat each other up with it either. Bag it up and put it back in the freezer to keep frozen until the day the trash truck comes or you make a run to the landfill.
FlySpot Alert #9
FLY Spot Alert! Our missions diverge for today. Gals, it is time to toss out all those plastic containers that don't have lids. Put them in the recycle bins. Guys do not be tempted by them for your shop. You can't organize clutter. Please don't add to your clutter right now.
Guys your job is to go to your work/area and get rid of the trash that is there. You know what I am talking about; the empty packages from opened items, things that don't work that you are never going to fix and those old car parts for that car that you have not owned in 20 years. It is time!
FlySpot Alert #8
FLY Spot Alert! We are going to look at what we do when we walk in the door of our home. This goes for both Guys and Gals. Where is your favorite dumping ground? You know your hotspot that keep growing till it falls on the floor. Grab a trash can and start tossing. Most of it is garbage anyway. Why are you turning your home into a landfill?
FlySpot Alert #7
FLY Spot Alert! This is for the Guys and Gals, Each of you take your respective night stand and clear out all the trash and other things that are hiding in there. You know what I am talking about: The old magazines and books that you have read. Put them in the recycle bin.
We have been Flinging for a week. Have you posted your pounds of clutter that you have released on our homepage? Have you made a run to the landfill or to the donation center? The pounds don't count unless you get them out of your home.
FlySpot Alert #6
FLY Spot Alert! This is another team effort! I can already hear the groans around the world with this one! We are decluttering the clothes from the Master Bedroom Closet. Yup, the stuff that is too big, too small, worn out, and simply is never worn anymore. Keep it simple, set your timer for 15 minutes, and deal with it one article at a time. Each of you work on your own clothes.
"You will be blessed for giving your excess to those in need, you will also be blessed by getting the clutter out of your home, so you can find peace."
FlySpot Alert #5
FLY Spot Alert! I love this one. My bathroom cabinets breed shampoos, lotions, razors, cosmetics, sponges, empty toilet paper rolls, and empty containers. Some are mine and some are my dear husband's. I have no idea where they come from (LOL), but whenever I look inside - there they are! So, grab your decluttering bag, set your timer for 15 minutes, and see what clutter you both have lurking in the bathroom cabinets.
Note about medicines: please call your pharmacy to find out how to dispose of expired medicines properly. They are not to be flushed down the toilet.
FlySpot Alert #4
This is my favorite FLY Spot Alert of all. If you can get rid this clutter, you will find space in your home you never knew existed. We are going after our Magazines. Look out National Geographic, here we come! FlyGals, your Fly Spot Alert is to hunt down those home, garden, lifestyle, cooking, parenting, crafting, and other magazines that you have been storing in shelves, plastic tote containers, and in the living room. See how many you can fling, donate, or recycle.
FlyGuys, your Fly Spot Alert is to hunt down those sporting, technical, automotive, astronomy, and other magazines that you have been storing in shelves, cardboard boxes, and in the garage or bathroom LOL. See how many you can fling. You will be amazed at the space you will find!
FlySpot Alert #3
This Fly Spot alert is a team effort that will take you both into that hidden avalanche area of winter coats, hat, gloves, mittens, sandals, boots, shoes, sports gear and other falling objects! Yup, you guessed it, the front closet! Set your timer for 15 minutes and tackle that closet one shelf at a time.
If it has been 20 years since your Fly Guy has worn those hockey pads, it may be time to gently suggest that you make room for new hobbies (Let me suggest bowling LOL). If shoes can almost walk out of this closet on their own, you may want to take another look and see how many you can fling! And remember those coat hangers. If the closet rod is so full of empty flimsy wire hangers that you can't use the closet, then see how many you can fling.
Have fun and stay clear of falling objects! You will be amazed at the difference when you have a place to hang the jackets and put the shoes. I can't believe there is actually floor in my front closet LOL!
"Clutter attracts more clutter - like a magnetic force. Whenever you catch yourself saying, "I can put this here and do it later," you have created a Hot Spot." - FlyLady (from her bright pink book, "Sink Reflections")
FlySpot Alert #2
Note: If you are unsure about how to safely dispose of unwanted household paints and chemicals, look in your yellow pages under "Recycle" or "Solid Waste Department" to contact your local authorities for proper methods.
For the Fly Gals: Today's FlySpot alert is taking you into the home of cleaning chemicals galore! Hee Hee! Are you a "cleaning product junkie"? Is your cleaning product closet home to window cleaners, floor cleaners, bathtub cleaners, toilet cleaners, oven cleaners, bleaches, polishes, waxes, cleaning rags, dusters, all purpose cleaners, vacuum attachments (for vacuums that no longer work LOL?). The list goes on and on. Today, take a peak in this closet or cupboard. Fling the empty containers and get rid of the ones you will never use. This goes for rags, mops, brooms, cloths, etc that you know do not work for you. Out they go! Make room for the few products that you do use. Remember "It is not about the potion, it is all about the motion!"
For the Fly Guys: Guess where you going? Yup, into the land of the "other" house chemicals. Paint cans, spray cans, solvents, putties, oils, brushes with dried paint, foam brushes with no handles, paint rags, drop sheets, wall paper bits, wall papering tools, and more. Fling the empty containers and broken stuff, and get rid of products you no longer use. There is no point in keeping potential hazards around your home. Have fun see how much you can fling in 15 minutes!
Give your solid waste department a call before you dispose of half full paint cans and chemicals. They have a special bin for them. In fact our solid waste department uses the paint to coat the inside of dumpsters. Community service workers who have been given a sentence of 24 hours of community service are put to work doing this.
FlySpot Alert #1
This FlySpot alert is a great one for both Fly Gals and Fly Guys to get you both into the Super Fling Boogie!
Take a walk around the outside of your home. Look for that "hidden" clutter you walk past every time you enter your front or back doors. You know, the boards leftover from an old project, the paint bucket that didn't get thrown away, the old furniture that has sat in the rain for a couple of years, the broken ladder or wheelbarrow that is too scary to use, or the broken bicycles, trikes, sandboxes, and other toys that your kids have outgrown.
See how much of this clutter, the both of you can haul out as a team. Do you have a lot of stuff in your yard that you want to fling? Consider renting a dumpster. Tell your neighbors you are renovating LOL, or better yet, see if you can get a few families to pitch in and share the cost of the dumpster. Your neighborhood will shine!
Have fun, and remember to grab a glass of water when you are done.
"Release your clutter and find the things you are searching for." - FlyLady
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