MOVING FORWARD, ONE STEP AT A TIME

This week we are moving on to a month of ZONE work.  This will either be decluttering or cleaning. 

First you need to decide on the 5 zones for your home.  FlyLady zones like this...

Zone 1 - Entrance Hall, porch and dining room

Zone 2 - Kitchen 

Zone 3 - Bathroom & 1 other room

Zone 4 - Bedrooms

Zone 5 - Lounge

Because of how weeks fall we often combine zones 1 & 5 in the same week, so don't put too much in zone 1.

Not everyone has a seperate dining room.  Some of us have a kitchen diner, so why not put those together and include an office, guest loo or extra bedroom in Zone 1 instead.  Others may have a dining area in their lounge, you can put those together and pop your garage or shed into zone 1.  You choose what best suits you.  As you learn what to do, you can be flexible and change those 2 zones to your family, lifestyle and schedule,  so don't get hooked up on that for now!

First we declutter, then, as we come back to these same zones each month, we upkeep what we have done and keep decluttering.  Don't just move the piles around, give them a home.  If they don't yet have a home because it will be in a place that you have yet to declutter, then box them up (as if you're moving house) and store them for now.  Once you have decluttered and found suitable homes for everything then things can be put away properly so we can get on to cleaning and detailed cleaning!

To declutter, you'll need some boxes or bags to put you give away items and your throw away items, and if you're using the packing method, a box for that too.  You'll only be decluttering for 15mins at a time, if you have more time, then go for another 15mins, but set a timer and dont get carried away!!

To clean, you'll need your refreshed cleaning caddy and vacuum or mop.

The zones start with the start of the month:

Zone 1: Entrance, Front Porch & Dining Room starts on the 1st of the month until the next Sunday 

Zone 2: Kitchen, Pantry starts the next day on Monday until Sunday 

Zone 3: The Main Bathroom and One Extra Room starts the next day on Monday until Sunday 

Zone 4: The Master Bedroom starts the next day on Monday until Sunday 

Zone 5: The Living Room, Den, Family Room starts the next day on Monday until the last day of the month (30th for example)

You might want to pencil those on to your calender or write it on a sheet of paper where you can make additional notes.

We'll be starting Monday in Zone 4...are you ready?

GO US!!  😊💪🏻