'When you're decluttering it can be like opening a can of worms.'
This is so, so true! My dh always looks at the huge amount of mess generated, with a
expression and asks 'are you tidying again then?' grrr. The problem is that you do have to pull out all the stuff hiding in cupboards to be able to sort/clear it. I'm getting better at letting lots of stuff go though and that has to be the key, as you're then taking most to charity (or binning it) instead of spending time trying to repackage it. My mum has been great the last few times she's been here too and packed all the stuff into the boot of her car to charity shop for me, so it's gone from the house, which is such a good feeling.
I'm also a lover of the shiny sink, though don't do it every day and never got much further with flylady than that, but when you don't know where to start in the kitchen then shining the sink starts you off and somehow you can normally keep going from there. Although often the next job I end up doing is emptying the crumbs from the toaster... into my newly shined sink? Ah well...
Lol, yes re. poor ds being sick - it was either laugh or cry tbh, I was so thinking 'but I just cleaned in here!' The rest of the messes he made were just annoying, but what can you do with kids?!
Hangingkebab - fantastic, in that case enjoy storage shopping. What are you getting? Do post a picture so I can get a vicarious thrill, as I do love buying storage stuff. It's so satisfying when it's justified and you know it'll be lovely. I'm pretty much out of wall space now, so am having to use what I have now (boo).
Well done on sorting dd's room (any photos?), and 6 months after moving is nothing at all, so many people have boxes to sort years afterwards! Did you find much of it could be got rid of? Or is it happily back with its owner?
I'm finding my kids are much happier playing in their room now that it's clearer. I wouldn't have thought the differences are that obvious to them (as most of what I changed round was 'hidden' storage), but perhaps the room feels better / more cared for?