To FLY or not to FLY

Yesterday, I didn't make my bed. I didn't swish & swipe. I didn't have a location all set up for my Zumba class. I was sitting in my pj's playing on my computer when I got the text message stating that Destiny Life Church would be kind enough to let us use their facility. That was around 8:22 am. The class was supposed to start at 9:30 am...and I still had to get my daughter up, both of us dressed, fed, and on the road for our 30 minute drive. Thankfully, we were able to make it all put together and on time. I didn't fix my hair first, or put on my make-up like I usually do. I didn't complete any of my morning routine. 

I was feeding Little Lemonhead his lunch...pb & j sandwich, of course...when I realized at 1:24 pm that we had a 1 pm appointment in Tulsa. Luckily, the therapist was considerate enough to just have a phone conference with us instead of canceling the appointment and charging us a $25 fee. Ugh! I checked my calendar the night before. Part of my morning routine is to check my calendar for appointments. Dr. Conger commented that he would like for us to bring all things FLY Lady that we had at our disposal next session. He would like to help encourage the use of it. I think it is actually a great idea! 

Dinner went well. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn. Go to meal and comfort food all in one dish. Perfect. After dinner the Big Lemonhead and I took the Little Lemonhead outside. Once he saw his sister get in the pool, he became interested in getting in. So we had a huge Lemon party in the pool for at least an hour. When we came back inside, Little Lemonhead was beside himself with grief from being removed from the water before he was willing. So we let him play in the bathtub. Needless to say...I went to bed without shinning the sink...or doing the dishes. I tossed and turned in bed until around 2 am. 

I wasn't able to pull of my morning routine as scheduled this morning...because I still had left over dishes from the night before. The trash men came and left around 6 am this morning and our can was nicely resting far from it's designated spot. So now we have a full trash can and get to deal with the pleasures of that for another week. Is it a necessity to FLY daily? No. Can I only function if I follow a stringent list of to-do's and plans for each day? No. I can continue to muddle through. I know I will have a LONG list of things still on my to-do list. I will forget to meet up with someone for something. I will run behind all day long because I remembered at the last minute that something needed done. 

FLYing isn't for everyone. I can certainly see where it IS for me =) Let me know if you want some help in getting started with the FLY Lady. I have a lot of backup to work with you!

Hit the Ground...FLYing

Most people think that I am a very well put together person. They count on me to do things. They believe that I am capable of anything without even the slightest struggle...

Okay...well...that is what I think people think of me. I could be totally off and they could think of me as the real person that I am. I am REAL. I am REAL-ly...really disorganized...forgetful...mindless at times...and exhausted. 

I've tried throughout my entire adult life to be the person that I think everyone else thinks I am. I've never been successful at it. No matter what I've tried...it has always fallen to the way side. 

Jen and Alicia seem to have it together. I tell them that ALL the time. They have different methods of achieving their greatness. 

Jen chooses to FLY.

I haven't figured out how Alicia does it yet. But I will!

I'm all about reapplying things (that is a term from my Gatorade days...it means stealing ideas in a pc way). I've complained to Jen about all of the tension and troubles we have as a family. 

She gives me that "bless your heart cupcake...I've already been there" expression and guides me on her journey. She FLY's. 

So here is my understanding of FLY-ing. There is a website...click here.

Everything you could need to get your life in order is already laid out for you in baby steps on this site. You just have to decide to follow them. 

I have been working on the baby steps. They have to be modified a bit...since there is more than one family living in this house. Work in progress folks...WIP (another acronym from Pepsico, i.e. Gatorade).

Day 1 --- Shine your sink.

Day 2 --- Get dressed to shoes.

Day 3 --- Do what you have already done.

I've started a Control Journal. When I initially looked at the link to create one...I was blown away. 19 STEPS!!! Holy COW!!! I don't want my life to be MORE complicated...and if a simple thing like a control journal is going to take 19 steps...well bless my soul!!!

Jen encouraged me through it. Here are her words from Facebook: "Jennifer Murray It's a lesson in baby steps! One bite at a time, remember? Just do the first step today. Worry about the next step tomorrow!"

{Sigh...} Alright. I'll give it a shot. Better than a kick in the head...right?!?! So I looked at step 1. By golly...it was far easier than I anticipated...and seemed rather juvenile. All I had to do was get a 1 inch 3 ring binder and put a picture of the fam on the front and about 15 sheets of paper on the inside. That is all? I could have gotten my life in order almost 20 years ago by starting with this simple step? CRAP!!! I was cynical that I would feel any sense of accomplishment from it. Who knew that finding 15 sheets of paper would be so challenging!!! It is. Especially if you are as unorganized as I am, and have to work around 2 families including a napping baby. 

At the end of the evening, I DID have a sense of accomplishment from completing step 1. I'm finished with step 3. Tomorrow will be another footprint behind me to getting my life in order. 

My life didn't get this way overnight. It will take time to get it in order...one baby step at a time.