Flylady: Day 1 Shine Your Sink

I am just beginning Flylady and am starting with the baby steps. Day 1 is shine your sink and truthfully, I am not really sure on how this will help. I get that a shiny sink looks pretty and perhaps will help give a sense of accomplishment. Other than that, I'm not too sure of the full purpose of it.
So I am off to go shine my sink!
I have a stainless steel sink and the directions for cleaning my type of sink is as follows:

1.) First off, remove all dirty dishes from your sink. Doesn't matter at this point where you put it, just get them out of your sink.

2.) Fill sink with warm water and add 1 cup bleach. Let it stand for 1 hr. If you have a double sink (which I do), then do 1 side at a time.

3.) Once the hr is up, drain the sink. It suggests using tongs so you do not have to put your hands in the water and cause it over flow or have the bleach bother your skin. (Luckily, I do have tongs, but if you do not, scoop some water out before pulling the plug with your hand. You will need to wear gloves though.)

4.) Use some type of scrubbing agent next. I'll be using baking soda. Also, with a stainless steel sink, you should use SOS pads as it will help bring back the shine.

Every night you are now supposed to make sure your sink is shiny. It also tells you to no longer store your dirty dishes in your sink. You are now to put a dish pan under the sink and place your dirty dishes there till you can wash them or store them in your dish washer. You are not to leave your dish drainer out either and if its dirty, you are to soak it in the bleach water at the same time as your sink. 

I really don't like this idea of putting my dirty dishes under the sink, but am willing to give it a try. It will be hard to retrain everyone in my house to do this as I only just got them to put their dirty dishes in the sink. 

I am now going to start this whole process and will be back to blog on my thoughts and how it went when its done. 


My sink in the beginning.  

Oops! Almost forgot to empty it. lol

Soaking sink! 

Up close shot to show the dirtiness of my sink. :-(

I do have to admit that the finished product does make me feel awesome! It motivates me to do more!

Note to self, remember not to use so much baking soda when scrubbing the sink. lol

All in all, I've got to say I'm impressed with it. It does have me excited for Day 2 of Flylady!