a Love Affair

For years I have attempted to follow Fly Lady's philosophy of Shining the Sink. The Shiny Sink is to be the beginning ripple of home making, home organization, and the beginning of all good things in my life to follow. For years I have not been able to make this a consistent daily habit. So here I am to begin the Sink Confessions (those of you who know Fly Lady's book will catch the play on the title of her book Sink Reflections). Here it goes, Day one. All the dishes are done. If I can keep from cooking and eating they will stay done. And the sink is shiny.



Since Gabrielle is at the football game with her Dad I have kept busy and moved on to the stove top, the counter, a drawer, and a cabinet. Maybe the Fly Lady IS correct or maybe I am obsessing over my ex husband coming over in a few hours.



I've also been thinking about what Suze Orman says about what you think and say should match what you do. I dream more about being a home maker than I actually spend time making a home. I buy magazines with pretty pictures, I gaze fondly at people's gardens as I drive by, but usually run around busy all the time and then come home and collapse in the middle of my chaos.

Now... now I want to fall in love with my home and make it a beautiful, healthy place for Gabrielle to come home to and to launch out into the world from. The love afair will begin with a shiny sink.