They've discovered they CAN do it, so they feel they must.

Same sort of thing happened when word processing programs got popular, leading to the "ransom note" style of using every font available.

At starbucks for wifi and to charge my cell. No power since Sunday am. Car died Sunday pm. Loki accidentally spent the night out. I freaked. To he'll with work.

Neighbors have been a godsend. Hurricane party , no power party by candlelight, margaritas tonight, one loaned me her car so I could go swim ( my pool still not open)..

Yeah, it's been a long few days.

I find that constant cleaning doesn't work so well, so I use the horror of what an upcoming visitor will think of my apartment to motivate me into big cleaning sprees.

If it weren't for impending guests, my place would never be cleaned.

It is so NICE to wake up to an empty sink!

My DH does. Since he does the cooking, I do the dishes before I leave for work in the morning.

Sheesh, sarameg! Hang in there!

Yikes, Sara! Good luck getting power back...

I realize you're supposed to buy into the whole system and everything, but I'm past needing that in my life. I figure I'll use what works for me and ignore what doesn't.

Actually, Flylady pretty much says to make it work for you. I ignore the shoes thing, I think that's geared towards people who stay at home and in their pajamas all day. My kitchen is a shithole right now and I have a ton of laundry, and I don't know when I'm going to get to either one (meeting after work tonight).

Oh, sarameg! I hope everything sorts itself soon.

I hope you get your power back soon, sarameg!

There is a Batlady yahoo group for the less perky among us. [link]

poor sara.

I am so organizationally and house-cleaning challenged right now, I do not even know. My sink is a disaster, kitchen counters and table are too, stuff is just everywhere and there is too much of everything. Maybe next week after Labor Day travels, I will be energized to make some headway.