This past week has been a different kind of flying for me.  Sunday morning I got the call that my Uncle Rollie had passed away.  He has had poor health from Diabetes and Alcoholism and as my cousin put it when he spoke of his dad during the funeral service, Uncle Rollie had nine lives.  He quit drinking when his wife had breast cancer to be there for her.

When Uncle Rollie was diagnosed with Diabetes his life changed.  If he wanted to live he had to form habits and routines to manage his Diabetes and he did it.  He loved company and it was always a treat when he would stop by my house for a cup of coffee and visit when he saw my mom’s car.  Then like clockwork right before 3pm he would say, “Time to go home and watch Dr. Phil.”  He had associated this program with testing his blood sugar and having a snack.

Can you see a pattern here?  Uncle Rollie devoloped his habits in such a way that his routines gave him MORE free time to visit with us all.  How do I know this?  The church was “Standing Room Only”.  It truly was a “Celebration of His Life”.  In case you are wondering how he kept his house, I am here to tell you it was always neat and clean.  No sign of clutter.

Through all the times Uncle Rollie came close to the brush of death, something changed in him each time.  Yes, Uncle Rollie kept jumping back into life and each time learned that people not things were more important in life.

Some of us have been flying for some time now.  Some of us are just starting out.  The one common thread that I read time and time again is the fear of sliding back into old ways, not being able to keep up, always feeling like I am trying to catch up.  This is so self defeating.  How do I know?  I caught myself getting sucked into that world again.  Then I thought, “Wait a minute.”  “I Always Make Progress When I “JUMP” Back In!” I now have 263 Days of Getting Dressed To Shoes Hair and Makeup to prove it.  I always, always do my Before Bedtime Routine and my Morning Routine.  They are sacred to me now.

My home has some hot spots from all the comings and goings I have been making this week.  I need to remind myself that this is exactly what they are:  “Hot Spots” and I have now have a bag full of tools to remove these Hot Spots.  Some of the tools I can use are 15 minutes DeClutter, 5 Minute Room Rescue, 2 Minute Hot Spot Drill, and 27 Fling Boogie.  I can also play the game of Fly Lady Bingo, Flylady Triple Dog Dare and Flybaby Surprise.  As Flylady says, “If we make it fun, it will get done!”

So now when the old thoughts of stinkin thinkin emerge like I have fallen behind, I need to catch up, what a mess I have again, replace it with “I Always Make Progress When I “JUMP” Back In!”  The key to Flylady and the magic pill that you must take is “Jump Back In.”  Take it with your vitamins and you too will always make progress when you jump back in!
Keep FLYing!
Marilyn