at this moment

There is a whole lotta shaking going on here. No, we haven't had any more California earthquakes --instead it's the "moving and shaking" of home improvements. First there was the roof. Love the new roof. Now we're on the verge of extermination work. We've had to trim back trees and shrubs and leave lots of room for the workers to drill (yes we have those pesky subterranean chompers), and then in a couple of weeks it'll be time for a tent to be draped.

On the tail end of that (in fact the very day the tent comes off), DH's mama will be here to visit us for a week. So, we're busy little bees re-doing one of the kids rooms for her to stay in. Before we knew that my M-I-L was coming, we'd already planned a lot of little projects, so now those are all being fast-tracked. Lots of visits to the Home Depot for us-lol!

Next weekend we'll be throwing a monster yard sale to move out more clutter (I can hardly believe it's been a year since the last yard sale!) Then I'm having a "tent-sale" on food --no, I won't be holding a real sale. That's just my way of saying that my friends are being invited over to raid my pantry prior to the termite tent. We have to dispose of nearly all food with the exception of canned or vacuum packed food in jars.

Can't wait to be on the other side of this flurry of activity with a clean & uncluttered, pest free home.

Stay tuned for sneak peeks at my November class for the next SGT kickoff...

crisis cleaning

It's time for another INTERVENTION from the FlyLady! After kickoff last week and then a weekend slightly under the weather, I had to hit the ground running this week with errands and stuff. Lots of "thises" and "thats". The house always goes to seed when things get crazy busy. Plus DH was out of town and that tends to throw us off our stride as well.

Thank goodness the FlyLady has come up with such a nifty solution for when things go so out of whack and I need to make a quick dent in the backlog. Her timer solution is perfect for an attention challenged gal like me. I'm all set for another installment of FlyLady Marla's Crisis Cleaning.

time for an intervention

Enter the fly lady!

We have planned a bbq for this coming weekend and while I would not call the house an utter disaster, I would say that it is not quite up to par for company. So I thought the easy way to plan my attack would be to revisit Fly Lady's Crisis Cleaning. It's perfect for an attention deficient person like me. (Notice FlyLady's ever-present mantra "Do not get sidetracked" - yup, just what I need!)

Let's see how big a difference I can make armed with my kitchen timer and this little purple fairy floating at my shoulder.