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Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 07:55 am
You'll be happy to know I went to bed with a clean sink, *and* the dishes actually put away in the dishwasher, not haphazardly stacked like an artistic re-imagining the leaning tower of Pisa. Though I would have been tempted, my knight in shining... er, t-shirt came through for me. This morning I also rinsed and tossed in the dishwasher the dishes we'd taken upstairs last night! Go me!

So on to BabyStep 2: Get dressed, down to lace-up shoes.

This, I've found from my internet searches, is the second-biggest complaint (the first being the e-mails, which I did not and will not sign up for). A lot of people don't wear shoes in the house, and FlyLady addresses this. She says to have 'house-only' shoes if dirt is your main concern. And I do see her point. If you're wearing shoes, it's harder to plop down on the couch and curl up and watch TV, or lay down in bed and take a nap. I also get that some people hate shoes. I'm a slipper-in-the-house person, myself.

But that's not the part about this step that bothers me the most. I'm supposed to fix my hair and make-up. Because putting on make-up makes you feel pretty and you're more likely to be productive? I don't know if I like that association, linking my self-worth to what my face looks like (in fact, I know I don't like it, considering I have a low opinion of my face but a fairly high self-worth, and would like to keep it that way). I agree about cleaning yourself up, sure, unless your first task for the day is mowing the lawn or flipping the compost pile, in which case it seems silly.

And I rarely wear make-up, even to work, so I think I can just ignore that. I suppose if you consider brushing it 'fixing' my hair I did that part. I am dressed (they frown upon me showing up to work naked, go figure), but I am not wearing lace-up shoes, as they are not considered work-appropriate (I guess for guys there are a lot of dressy lace-up shoes, but not as many for women). I am, however, wearing heels.

So I've done the spirit of the BabyStep (getting me up and 'to work') by completely ignoring the letter of it (except the 'get dressed' part) and doing what I've always done.

I know she says this system will work for people who work (sorry 'choose to work' - don't get me started on that phrasing!) outside the home, but I'm seeing an awful lot that doesn't apply to me so far... But I will carry on, for at least a month. Then I will decide if I just cross it off my list or if I keep going.
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 04:18 pm (UTC)
I'm supposed to fix my hair and make-up. Because putting on make-up makes you feel pretty and you're more likely to be productive?

*snort* Even if I were the type to wear makeup, I don't think I could justify spending that much time (and money, because it's not like makeup is cheap) to pretty myself up just in order to do the dishes and vacuum. Besides, when I'm doing housework, I often end up sweating, and when makeup starts to smear and run because of sweat, I think the whole "feel pretty and you'll be productive" thing goes out the window.
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 12:06 am (UTC)
Wait, wait, wait.

If I have a pair of house shoes I keep around because they're not dirty...

...and the only reason I don't hop into bed with them on is because I don't want to get my bed dirty...

WHAT IS STOPPING ME FROM GOING TO BED WITH MY SHOES ON?
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 03:00 am (UTC)
I admit, sometimes not even lacking a pair of house shoes has stopped me. I just flop down on the top of the bed with my feet over the edge.