Wisdom from FLYLady

FLY (Finally Loving Yourself) Lady has really hit a home run with her note today, so I wanted to share:

Dear Friends,
Do you want to know why your home gets messy? It is not because your children tear things up faster than you can put them away and it is not because your husband doesn't help?
Your home gets messy because you don't think you have time clean it up!
When we quit blaming others for the messiness then we will start to see windows of opportunity to pick up and put away.
The hardest person in your home to clean up after is YOU! This is because you feel like that you will get a chance to go back to that project. That is one of the reason you never put thing back where they belong.
The keys to keeping your home clean is to pick up after yourself, get rid of clutter and to quit complaining that you don't have time.
Those words, "I don't have time" are a red flag for you! They tell you that your perfectionism is taking over. When you hear yourself say those words or think them; I want you to pick up 5 things and put them away.
As we say in the south! Hit a lick at a snake. That is our way of telling you to just do something. Anything is better than nothing!
Now I want to talk about your children and their clutter. Clutter gets in the way of their enjoyment of their rooms. This is because you have turned their rooms into storage building for the other children. You are hanging on to their clothes and toys. When they have too many toys and clothes they can't think or play! All any of us want to do is play. Help your children by boxing up their toys and letting them go visit the House Fairy for a while. http://www.housefairy.org/
Are you ready to help your children FLY?
FlyLady

Uh, now I gotta go clean up around here...