Spring is here and what's better to celebrate it than to do a bit of Spring cleaning? Most of us dread this word and anything related to decluttering. Well, I felt that way until I heard of FlyLady. I subscribed to her Yahoo! Group (and yes, it's free too!), and I started to learn what it'd take for me to get organized around the house and adopt daily routines. Now, the great thing about FlyLady is that it doesn't promise you miracles. You'll learn to take baby steps. In other words: NO, you don't have to turn your life upside down and change in one day, and YES, it's okay to take your time by establishing small routines first, by being consistent and—most importantly—by enjoying the process.
FlyLady has many lessons to teach us but my very favorite is the one on How to Declutter your home: set your timer to 1 hour (or 30, 15, or 10 minutes - it doesn't matter how long), and during that time, just clear a room's hotspot as fast as you can and do not pull out more stuff than you can put away in that length of time. This means just one drawer, one closet (or even one shelf in one closet), one magazine rack, or only dig under just the furniture in the zone. Not all of them at once! Try this process once and you will wonder how you possibly could have done it without FlyLady before. I have set my timer to 15 minutes many many times the first week I joined, and my home started to become what I always wanted it to be: spacious, organized and vibrant. It was so easy! So join FlyLady Yahoo! Group—and follow her on Twitter, too!—and you will be eternally thankful for it.
That said, this week is dedicated to the home sweet home, so stay tuned for the many fffabulous tips to come.