The 27 Fling Boogie, that is. :)
For those of you not entirely aware of the FlyLady and her mission, I'm pasting a definition of what a 27 Fling Boogie means:
What is a 27 Fling Boogie?
This is a tool to help you declutter your home. Do this assignment as fast as you can. Take a garbage bag and walk through your home and throw away 27 items. Do not stop until you have collected all 27 items. Then close the garbage bag and pitch it. DO NOT LOOK IN IT!!! Just do it. Next, take an empty box and go through your home collecting 27 items to give away. As soon as you finish filling the box, take it to the car. You are less tempted to rescue the items. If you have two of any item and you only need one, get rid of the least desirable.
I think the most difficult task at hand for me simply is decluttering and letting it go. It's all about control. And, boy, do I have issues with control and letting go! :)
Believe me, it was so tempting to sneek a peek into the garbage bag or box after the fact and have "flinger's remorse", but I took the high road, grabbed a twisty-tie, dumped the closed bag into the garbage and sprinted back into the house before I could act upon my remorse finally feeling vindicated.
Apparently, nesting is settling in a wee bit early this time around. But it's gotta get done so that two kiddos can reside comfortably, peaceably and clutter-free in their shared living space. Emma's closet is next....surely I'll be able to 27 Fling about 10 times over. :) Pics to come soon!
She absolutely adores her new quilt and I had to
bribeprovide an incentive, a.k.a. a fun-size bag of Skittles, to get her to let me wash the silly thing a few days later. I never got the chance to wash it to begin with once Em figured out it was going on her bed. Now we just need the bigger mattress (still shopping around for the best quality/price) and Papa's headboard and we're set.I'll leave you with the best piece of inspiration I've come upon lately for the last project I have left to complete for Emma's "new" room, courtesy Kellicrowe. :)
that is such a good idea-i will start tonight!!!
Posted by: Marie | March 28, 2006 at 01:50 PM
You gotta love FlyLady. I do. Except the only thing that I really do is get dressed to the shoes everyday. Other than that, my house is so bizarre that I have a hard time adapting everything else (living with Martha Stewart and not having your own kitchen will do that).
I'm soooo excited to see this finished room. And I love that cute piece by Kelli. She's so talented.
Posted by: Mi'Chelle | March 29, 2006 at 08:53 AM
I did it! I flung (is that a word) 27 things. It felt very...liberating. Getting rid of junk. I just might do it again :)
Posted by: michelle_d | March 29, 2006 at 08:37 PM
love Flylady. 27fling boogies are the best!
Posted by: Katy | March 30, 2006 at 07:21 AM