Took 5 minutes this morning to clean the foyer area. This included the basket at the top of the stairwell with "stuff" that belongs downstairs. The idea is that "stuff" will be put in the basket, and then carried downstairs and put up as a family member goes downstairs to watch t.v., etc.

Contents:
The empty peanut butter jar (to be filled with screws / nails / whatever),
the Christmas stocking and bag that was found a week after all of the other Christmas decorations had been put up,
2 board games (did we even play them when we got them out a month ago?)

So why does it take flylady to convince me to empty the basket? Why don't I take whatever is in the basket with me when I go downstairs?

I think that I need to get rid of the basket. That way there won't be an excuse to not put up stuff that belongs downstairs.