We’ve had some unexpected interruptions these past couple weeks. We evacuated from our home due to a Wild Fire (You can read about that here). We are back at home, safe and sound. I’ve been wanting to get back to my Baby Steps and the routines I was trying to build.
When things are chaotic and not normal, routines actually really help. They bring in structure even if you cannot fully complete your usual routine. You don’t have to make a decision on WHAT to do, which is often hard during a crisis. You just follow the routine and slowly get back to order.
The Fly Lady starts with establishing an Evening or Before Bed Routine. With an evening routine in place, the Morning Routine is more likely to happen.
So, it took me a few days of doing my Before Bed Routine before I really focused on my Morning Routine.
Honestly, I’m still trying to get all the things on my Morning Routine list done. Most days I do most of the list. I have yet to complete it all. I’ll get there, though.
MORNING ROUTINE
- Fill Diffuser
- Coffee and Time With Jesus
- 2 Minute Yoga
- Get Ready and Dressed To Slippers
- Start Laundry
- Swish and Swipe
- Empty Dishwasher (Lily’s job. Sometimes I need to do it.)
- Sweep * (If I don’t sweep the night before)
What is Swish and Swipe? It’s just a quick swish of the toilet bowl and wipe down of the toilet seat. The Fly Lady goes into more detail about that in her book .
2 Minute Yoga? Ok, I’ll talk more about that in another post; but it’s
exactly how it sounds. Yoga for 2 minutes.
- Let’s Start Over: September is the new January
- Let’s Get Started: An Introduction
- Baby Step #1 Baby Step #2 Baby Step#3
- Baby Step #4 Baby Step #5 Baby Step #6
- Baby Step #7
Here’s to resetting and getting back to routines!
