Gone, all gone!!

The only papers in a paper bag in my computer room are ones that will go into the file cabinet. Hooray!!! I said I was only going to work on it for 5 minutes, but when the timer went off I reset it, twice, then just kept going until the last bag was empty. I found another car title in there. Funny how many of those we have. Now I have to clear out the file cabinet to make room for my organized paperwork.

Since I had done 15 minutes in the master bedroom in the morning yesterday, I did my other 15 minutes in the guest bedroom. I went in, picked up stuff, threw away, put away, made the bed, and then realized I hadn't heard the timer beep. I thought I must have forgotten to start the timer, but when I checked, I still had 4 minutes left! So I straightened up a couple more things, put away some stuff from the hallway, and walked downstairs and outside to where my husband was still burning my last bag of papers. I said, "I'm constantly amazed at how much I can accomplish in 15 minutes." He said, "me too. You've been doing a really good job." I said thank you and told him that I'd finished what I wanted to get done and the timer was just now beeping my 15 minute alarm, because I had carried it with me so that it would beep while I was talking to him.

So I have a bedroom my guests can stay in down the hall from my bedroom and not worry about keeping our bedroom door closed to prevent them from seeing in. Sweet.

I talked to hubby about his 15 minutes. He said that he thought I was joking about that. I said he didn't have to do it, no big deal. He said that, no, he would still do it. He volunteered to attack the dining room, since most of the mess in there is from him. There's also a pile of paperbacks that I carried in there for some reason, and who knows what else. But he's going to work 10-hour days today and maybe tomorrow, so I'm not going to expect any cleaning from him until he's good and ready.

I might have an extra evening before our company arrives, depending on what time they leave home. It's my younger brother and sister who are coming and they have about an 18 hour drive. Our mom is going to try to convince them to leave tomorrow morning instead of this evening for traffic timing reasons.

In talking with my mom about my siblings' visit a few days ago, I mentioned FlyLady. She hadn't heard of the site, but she knew about being a SHE from back in the day. When I talked with her today I found that now she's trying FLYing, too. She's still working on routines, she said, and decluttering. She's also working on her control journal, or debating buying the pre-made one. I lucked out in getting mine onto my Palm in record time. I forgot mom killed her Palm. I hope she stays at it and it works as well for her as it has been working for me. Wouldn't that be something; mother and daughter FLYing together, a thousand miles apart!