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This is FlyLady's list that has grown by leaps and bounds due to her special way of weaving housecleaning tips with homespun humor and daily musings about life. She has a no-nonsense approach to getting your house and your life in order. She mixes housekeeping advice with insights about life and love and anything else that is on her mind. This list is whatever FlyLady decides it should be -- it's her list. She expects subscribers to decide if they get anything out of it or not. Those who do are invited to be part of the cyber family. Those who don't are encouraged to unsubscribe. Only you can decide what is right for you. If you can't figure that much out, don't blame FlyLady!
A Letter From FlyLady
Dear Friends,
We are so happy that The Good News Plus led you to our website. Many of you are searching for the magic pill that is going to change your life and your home. I know you are tired of living in clutter and CHAOS. The trouble with a magic pill is that it doesn't work unless you take it.
There are many of those magic pills collecting dust on your bookshelves. Your intentions were honorable, but the whole process overwhelmed you. Then you just gave up. Now that you have found FlyLady.net, don't sit back and expect to see changes unless you are willing to swallow the pill.
The website is not the pill! Their pages are a resource for you. This is all that it was ever intended to be. They have the system outlined on the website, but the real medicine comes from FlyLadys' messages that you can receive in your email inbox. Each day I send out attitude adjusting essays! Yes, it takes a few minutes to read them, but what have you got to lose? I know you have spent hundreds, maybe even thousands, of dollars in your quest for a clean home. Here I am offering you the medicine, for free. Don't act like the stubborn child that has clinched his jaw shut refusing to swallow the cure that is going to make him well. What are you afraid of? A few emails in your inbox or change? We send out an average of 10 emails a day.
Kelly's Missions are posted on the website along with the announcements and other fun interaction with our members, but you are not going to receive my messages on the website. Neither are you going to have access to the archives to read them online. This system has helped tens of thousands of people. Many members lovingly refer to it as FLY-Washing. It is the messages that will eventually retrain your mind and spirit, and your home will come together.
There have been some of you who have purchased our tools in the FLY Shop in hopes that they will be the cure. I don't want to disappoint you, but if you don't have the messages to go along with the tools, you will not know how to use them, and they will soon be collecting dust along side all those books in your bookshelves.
I want all of you to FLY and it is going to take much longer if you sit back and refuse to swallow the pill.
FlyLady
Building Your Own Control Journal
I want you to realize that a Control Journal is just a place to put your routines, basic weekly plan, your zones and other information. With a Control Journal you have a place to keep important items without them getting lost in your numerous hot spots. - FlyLady
The Control Journal is your own personal manual for listing and keeping track of your routines. You can use a notebook, a binder, or even a scrapbook, it doesn't matter - it just has to work for you. You may even want to divide it into two or more books - one that you leave at home, the other that you take with you when shopping, etc. FlyLady uses a notebook with plastic sheet protectors so she can use a dry-erase marker to check off the completed items. She also color codes each section and the zones so they are easy to find.
Make your journal special for you - think of it as a positive thing. FlyLady has a zippered pouch for family pictures. She also carries stamps, post-it notes, change, paper clips, money, her credit cards, and drivers license, library cards, etc. in the pouch. On the back-side of FlyLady's journal, she has phone numbers for her husband in case of an emergency and a very special poem that her husband read to her.
You cannot build a control journal overnight. It takes awhile, and even when you think it is done, you will find that you may change your routines once in awhile to make them better and more efficient. Go slow - build a control journal that works for you! These are the steps to help you build your own control journal. Work on only one at a time, they don't necessary need to be done in the order given. Work on the section that interests you today.
Control Journal BabyStep 1!!
Dear Friends,
We have another Basic BabyStep Boogie. This one is your guide, but you have to let go of your perfectionism for it to work. I guess that is just about true for everything we do though. Our perfectionism sabotages at every corner. We have to recognize when it is happening and let our routines help us.
Your next BabyStep, I am going to break down for you into several even smaller steps. Many of you get so overwhelmed by this that you have continued to procrastinate about doing this. I know your curiosity is about to get you. This week we are going to take the babysteps to build or revise our Control Journals. Yes you heard me right. This time you are really going to do this. NO MORE EXCUSES! We are going to do this together.
If your routines have not been working then you may need to redo them and tweak them just a little. Things change and we have to do is rewrite them so that they flow again. So here is what we are going to do.
I want you to find a 1 inch three ring binder. We all have them around the house. Then just put it on your kitchen counter. If it has one of those clear windows on the front then put a favorite picture in or some of your family pictures. Then put some paper in it. It can be lined notebook paper or just typing paper with holes punched in it. Ten or fifteen sheets will be enough for now. Now don't get perfectionist on me! This is not an art project you are going to be graded on. This is a working rough draft. It is just a binder that is going to hold your routines. Do you hear me??? Use what you have!
That is all we are going to do for now.
FlyLady
For those of you that already have a working Control Journal and it needs a little update or cleaning out; or you that have purchased the Control Journal workbook that we have on our website, but you are afraid that you are going to mess it up; then get it out. We are going to build this it this week.
Read FlyLady's personal testimony here:
FlyLady's Personal Testimonial - December 25, 1999
It won't happen overnight.
As the end of the year is drawing near, I find myself reflecting on the past year. Last Christmas, I was a newbie to the board (SHE's in Touch). My experience had been with the 3X5 card system that Pam & Peggy developed back in 1977. A year prior I had found the website, by doing a search for Pam and Peggy. I stopped posting after a couple of days. Last year when I found the website again, I got hooked. My cards were filled out and I sat them on the counter and didn't open the box. Then I decided to just change one little thing about my life. So I wrote out a goal of keeping my Kitchen Sink clean and Shiny. That was all I wanted to accomplish. Much to my surprise, I got several extra benefits. Because of wanting to keep my sink clean, I unloaded my dishwasher so I could stash dirty dishes. With the sink clean, I wanted the counter to be clean too. Then when I cooked, I cleaned as I prepared the food. This was all the first month of the year. How could I top that?
My next goal was to not pile my dirty clothes on a chair or in the bathroom floor. I watched my Dear Husband. When he got home he hung up his clothes. When they were dirty he would put them in a basket in the closet. He had a basket for colored and one for whites. He would sort as he discarded them. Then I watched him take off his socks, he would turn them right side out. I knew when I did laundry that his socks never needed to be turned. Mine always did. After a month of putting my dirty clothes where they belong, I had quit piling my clothes on the chair, cedar chest, and the floor. Our bedroom looked great. Also the laundry was being done when there was a basket full. I had extra benefits from this goal too. Clean bathroom, (no clothes on the floor), a clean bedroom, (no clothes lying on the furniture), I was getting a system for doing the laundry, and my socks were right side out! What could be better?
The March goal was to do my before bed routine. This was the best gift of all. Every night I would take 15 minutes and pick up and put away everything that was out of place. Even if it didn't have a place, I would put it out of sight. With this simple task our house would look nice all the time. You have to remember that I was not doing my cards. I had a list of things to check before I went to bed. This list did not include personal hygiene, only home care chores. The extra benefits from this goal was a house that looked clean all the time. Even though it was dirty underneath. I also could not go to bed without doing this routine. Another benefit was I started to see islands of clutter that I would clean, because my home was looking nice and I wanted it to look better.
In April, my goal was to do my daily home care chores. Now you have to realize that I was not doing daily chores or weekly, but our home was beginning to take shape. I had a routine and I was doing it everyday. So I developed a morning routine that addressed everything that I needed to do. Personal grooming as well. I made my list in the order that I wanted to do them. As I proceeded down the list I would check off everything that I had done. I also had a check list of all the chores that I wanted to make sure got done. I did this every morning. The extra benefit was my house was getting cleaner and I was only doing 15 minutes at night and 30 minutes in the morning. I was dressing every morning and putting on my shoes. Our home was so clean that I didn't see the need to do Weekly chores. LOL. But I felt bad that I was not vacuuming until I could not stand it any more. I still had those small areas that were bothering me, but I was clearing them out one at a time.
May's goal was to do my weekly chores. To do this I needed a cleaning day, so I set up my weekly plan. Monday was cleaning day, Tuesday was my free day, Wednesday more cleaning, Thursday was errand day, Friday was office day and a special day to be romantic toward my Sweet Husband. I divided the cards into cleaning, errands and other things that needed to be done each week. I did my weekly cleaning chores every Monday and I followed my weekly plan. The extra benefit was I set up my zones and started to do them, too. With the zones set up, I started to clean with a purpose, one area at a time. The house was becoming a home, I was working the plan and the plan was working for me. I was proud of our home. DH was loving it too. In the mean time my friends on the board were helping me to stay on track. When I shared with them what I was doing, that I had set up routines, weekly plans and zones, I offered downloadable copies to anyone that would e-mail me. I sent out over 100 copies. It was helping me to help them.
During June, my routines were set in stone. All I had to do was tweak them just a little. I added personal hygiene to my before bed routine, along with laying out my clothes. My morning routine only needed minor adjustments, such as check book balancing (subtracting the checks from the balance) and a morning meditation. I had come a long way in 6 months. I was feeling very proud.
The first 6 months of the year was tough for my family. My mother had another stroke and I had to go to court to get permission to handle her affairs. In July the Judge granted that petition and I moved Mother to NC to be near me. I had been keeping my home clean as well as doing my new job of county commissioner, working 30 to 40 hours a week and I was still keeping my head way above water. I had even surprised myself. It was easy.
July and August were crazy. Several trips to Tennessee to clean out mother's home, so we could sell it. And I flew to Portland to the First SHE Conference. It was wonderful getting to meet all of my old friends from the board. My routines were still working for me. Our home was clean even without me being home. Does that tell you something about who was messy in my house? Not my DH. During August I offered to help find mentors for newbies on the board. Last count there were 50 pairs of mentors and newbies. This helped many people learn about the system.
During September and October, my routines were the glue that held my life together. My home was spotless, all the clutter was gone, except for the garage. I had systematically removed all the clutter without killing myself. How had it happened? It was the zones that helped me to focus on that area. Toward the end of each month, I would make a list of everything that was bothering me in our house. Then I would divide it into my zones. Putting things to buy on my errand day and house chores on my cleaning day and appointments for household repairs to be made on my desk day. At the end of a month, my home was better, because I had done the things on my to do list.
November was Thanksgiving, and I had all our family here. My house was perfect so I didn't have to kill myself cleaning to have people over. I did hire a friend to help organize my craft closet and sewing room. Now the cooking was all that needed to be done. I used the same system. I made a list of everything that I needed to have a great meal and the menu. Then divided the list into errand/grocery day, home chores, things to cook ahead and other things to buy. I even made appointments for my oven. So I would not be rushed. The whole day was wonderful. Best of all I was relaxed. I wonder how that had happened. It was the system that Pam and Peggy had taught me and for the last few months I had been doing what I was supposed to. The routines had become a part of my life, as important as brushing my teeth and taking a bath. I could not begin my day without doing the things on my list. I didn't even have to look at my list anymore. I was on automatic pilot.
Since Thanksgiving, our home has stayed in great shape. I realized the key was putting things away when I finish with them. That was my goal for December. To pick up after myself. You would be so surprised at the effect it has had on the total time that I spend doing my morning and before bed routines. It is almost like they do themselves.
This last year has been the beginning of my new life as a Learned Organized SHE. This doesn't mean that I don't get sidetracked anymore, it means that if I do, I have the time to take a side road and before you know it, I am back on my regular path, without the guilt that used to accompany a trip into sidetracked land.
By telling this story, I hope that I can impress upon you that this is not an overnight fix. We have been sidetracked all of our lives. We have to take one habit at a time and build on what is working. What worked for me may have to be altered to fit your family, but there are a few things that will remain the same. You have to get up and get dressed every day, do your morning routine and your before bed routine. All the while keeping your kitchen clean and your sink shiny. I want for you what Pam and Peggy's system has given to me, Peace of mind, Pride in my home, and a passion for living.
The last three weeks have started you on your new path to Learned Organization. Some of you have found that it is working, while others still need to jump in and do the simple things and quit making excuses. Next week we will start. 1999 is lost forever, 2000 is in our near future. We have to forget about the things we haven't done and focus on what we can do today.
FLYing on Maternity Leave
Dear FlyLady,
I am currently on my maternity leave in Canada (1 year). I found your website about 3 months before my baby was born and started my baby steps then. I have a 14 year old stepdaughter, a six year old daughter, a five year old son and a 4 month old baby. Everything is not perfectly clean, but it is a lot better. I've decluttered my kitchen, bathrooms and master bedroom so far. It took me several months of 'zones', but they are now done! And the rest of the rooms are well on their way. I have donated boxes and boxes of stuff! I wake up excited about flying and know that by the time I return to work, my routines will be so engrained that it's going to be easy handling it all.
I've started putting your website address on the congratulations cards I attach to baby gifts. With a full year off work, its an excellent opportunity to prepare yourself and your home for your return to work. And the 15 minute intervals of housework are easy to manage, even with a small baby. When my husband comes home from work, he comes home to a happy family in a clean house. And I feel that I've been productive. I have something to show for my time at home.
You've been talking about postpartum depression lately. While I've never suffered from it, I have sometimes felt that I'm not contributing a whole lot to the family during my time at home - and that's an awful feeling, when you're used to contributing and getting positive feedback daily at work. Yes, I'd been taking care of the baby, but that's all I managed to do with my first two. This time, its been completely different. I feel happier and more capable. My husband is amazed at all that I can accomplish. For the first time ever, I feel that my job performance as a wife and mother is every bit as outstanding as my job performance at work!! And this is sooo important.
I just wanted to thank you for your fabulous website and your excellent tips. My before bed, morning and laundry routines are making a real difference in our lives. And my children love the clothes kids!! We even made heads for them out of cardboard!
Flying on Maternity Leave
Because he noticed all the emails saying where are your shoes?...
Flylady ; crew
Today, I am typing this while having major "puddles". When I started out as a flybaby, my dh didn't think much of it(he thought it was just another phase I was going through). When he saw my written routines, my control journal, and the 20 lbs that I decluttered from our home, he then got a little more curious. Last week, on my birthday, I knew that he was very appreciative of my babysteps. My dh bought me your book, and a pair of slippers that look like oversized tennis shoes! He told me that he loved what I was doing in the house and with our kids. He also told me that he loved the calmer atmosphere that the "slightly" less-cluttered house had. Our kids(ages 3& 1) listen more, play better together, and just seem like whole different kids (structured routines = less tantrums & stress) - lol! The slippers were something that he got me because he noticed all the emails saying "where are your shoes?". Because of a medical condition, lace-up shoes are uncomfortable; painful, so he thought these were the next best thing. Thank you flylady, for not only helping me to create routines, but for helping me to love myself(and family) even more than I thought was possible!
([HUGS])
flying in purple puddles in Saskatchewan, Canada
FLYing at the Store
I just had to write you and tell you that all of the things you have said in your e-mails have changed my life tremendously, but one thing above all literally changed me in so many areas, that I had to write and tell you.
It has been a few months ago, but you e-mailed us telling us that we needed to plan our menus and shop in stores closest to us, etc. Anyway, I absolutely had been so frustrated over my monthly grocery trips and had been trying to make ends meet as we get paid once a month, but was failing miserably. Getting paid once a month was horrible and I didn't know how to make it work and not run out of food. I got your e-mail and it was like something hit me right between the eyes. It was so simple and I had been making it hard.
Once a month I would go to the grocery store and go in without a list and buy what would get me through the month,as well as buying big amounts. It would blow my budget but I wanted stuff that would allow me to go in at 5:00 and throw open the freezer to find something to fix for supper quickly. I call them crisis meal fixers. My meals were awful, thrown together, fattening, and had absolutely no love mixed in at all. It was something that would let me off the hook one more day. After all, it meant we weren't eating out and that is what I needed to pacify my husband. I could see it on his face though, even if he didn't say it and that he was thinking that this is a terrible meal. Usually over cooked, wilted lettuce, tasteless veggies, etc.
Since you sent that wonderful e-mail, I started planning my meals one week before I go to the store. The reason I plan a week before I actually go, is I am able to add things to the list that I might forget when I first do the list. I go twice a month now. I divide my money in half and spend only half and put back the other half. In the past by the time the next grocery trip came around, my grocery money had been spent on eating out, movies, fun things, making multiple trips to the store and picking up junk food as well as what I need, etc. Also, I had a fear when I went at the begining of the month that I might run out of something so I would buy too much food and as a result, the more I bought, the more my family ate and most of the time they didn't need what they were eating. They were overeating. I realize now, thanks to you, that I wasn't trusting God to stretch what I had already, and felt like I would never have enough. NO MORE do I do that. My grocery money goes for groceries and only what we NEED until I go the next time to the store. I have now been able to start a diet and stick to it, because always before, I wouldn't have the money I needed to buy lower fat foods and would get discouraged and quit.
Since I started your grocery system, it is flowing over into the area of taking care of myself as well as my family. I am more aware of what I spend everywhere. I buy what we NEED once a month and do not keep going back to buy more. My meals are healthy and I have the ingredients and recipes on hand, because I make sure I write out the recipes I am going to use the next month and put them in a strategic place in my kitchen so that I won't have to hunt for them, when it is time to cook a new recipe. Because of this, I have now lost 17 pounds as I am fixing lower fat and tasty meals. I also use food first that I have on hand and make my menus from that food first and I have saved alot of money by not having to throw out old outdated freezer burned food. Thank you so much for changing my life.
A lighter flybaby in Texas!!!
Housework done incorrectly....
Dear FlyLady-
Saying "housework done incorrectly still blesses your family" isn't negative. It frees me to Fly! My dear mom is BO, and a complete perfectionist who fusses over every detail.
One day as I was making my bed (which I have done for 3 months after not doing it for about 30 years!), I thought about how if I tried to help my mom make her bed, she would usually tell me no, it had to be a certain way. And if she does let me help, the sheet has to hang down exactly the same amount on both sides, the pillows have to line up just so, no wrinkles anywhere. Often she would redo what I had done. The lightbulb came on: no wonder I never made our bed--I could never do it "right", and it would take five minutes. Well, with a comforter and pillow shams, it takes about 45 seconds, and even if there are a couple of wrinkles, or the blankets are crooked, it looks good! And my family is blessed. Now if I miss a morning, they say "What's wrong?"
So I like to repeat the "housework done incorrectly" mantra as I sweep or mop or whatever, so that I don't hear that little voice in my head saying "You should move the furniture to do this right" or "what about the baseboards".
You are so right, FlyLady! Perfectionism makes us think we can never do our work "the way it should be", or that it will take too long, so why start? The underlying message is that WE will never be "good enough"--no wonder we feel defeated and give up before we start!
I am only beginning to FLY, and have a long way to go (babysteps!) But even a little bit of Flying makes a difference. My almost 21 year old DS, whose room barely has space to walk through, came in one morning while I was working in the kitchen and proceeded to clean off all the cabinet doors! Talk about Purple Puddles!
So thank you, FlyLady and crew, for all you do, and for your wise advice. Keep FlyWashing us! - FlyBaby in NM
It is amazing how our children watch us...
I cannot believe the change you've made in my DD(7). For years I've worried and been upset about her not acting like a girl, and not liking girl stuff. I didn't realize what the real problem was. With your pamper missions, I finally started taking care of myself and treating myself to things that I hadn't enjoyed since having children. Nailpolish had not touched my nails in years. Anyway, what I realized was that I was finally modeling "girl" behavior for her, and she followed right along behind me, enjoying the bubble baths, nailpolish, etc. We even got our hair professionally done - together. This was the first time in her life, she's had a haircut I haven't given her. I was hesitant to let her cut her long hair off, since she likes to wear her comfy, boy hand-me-downs so much. I was afraid she wouldn't look like a girl at all. But, she is so cute, and so happy with her new look! No more complaining in the mornings as we are fixing her hair.
I didn't realize how much I had changed until I saw it reflected in DD. My husband is very happy with my appearance, and I am not raiding his side of the closet anymore (my comfy clothes are clean - usually). LOL.
Also, my husband called from work last night. I was watching a movie with the kids. We had popped popcorn, played a game, and were getting ready for a slumber party in my bed. He could not believe I was in a good mood and having a good night. I have to admit about a month ago my children and I had taken an Internet quiz on life expectancy. I can't remember what I had chosen for "How do you feel most of the time?" but my DS(12) and DD(7) looked at me and said, "No Mom, you're unhappy."
I asked, "Do you think so?"
"Yes, Mom, you're unhappy," and DS checked the box for me.
I thought, Yes, but you are not supposed to know that. It really bothered me that they were right.
I have not felt great for about two years. Had been to three different doctors and had found some relief. My husband had begged me, please try one more. I had put it off, and put it off. I was doing ok. Finally made an appointment last week. One more try. The doctor looked at my medication and asked, "How do you stay awake?" Anyway- new meds. Could be why we had such a good night last night. Already I feel I have more energy and things don't look so difficult. I wish I hadn't procrastinated with this for so long.
I am so thankful for Flylady and Friends and routines. I feel like I'm finally getting on the right track. The most important goal in my life is to raise my children well, and you have already shown me ways to develop and pass on good habits to them. Can't wait to see what happens now with my newfound energy. I thank God for you! You are truly inspired. Thanks so Much!
Flybaby with Flyfamily in Idaho
Just what the doctor ordered - REALLY
Dear Flylady,
Thank you. You are just what the doctor ordered...REALLY! I was feeling down and behind and frustrated with everything. I have three children 5, 3, and 2. My doctor mentioned Flylady and my house hasn't ever looked this good. I only started last week but I feel great and everyone seems to be benefitting from it. My kids are already becoming flybabies too! The 27 fling boogies are great and I've already donated 6 garbage bags full, 2 boxes full and a chair to chairity. After several sneezing attacks I would have to recommend taking an allergy tablet before every boogie I like having the reminder e-mails telling me what I'm supposed to do. Thanks again.
Happy Flybaby and family in Georgia
FLYing with the CLING
Dear FlyLady,
After reading about your FlyLady Cling metamorphosis I just have to share this with you! I never ordered the FlyLady Cling before - I didn't think I would use it. But when my new calendar arrived (which, by the way, the whole family really likes!) a FlyLady Cling came with it. First I was surprized that the picture was brighter and crisper than on the website. Then I started looking at it, and said "Hey, this is cute!" I thought - where could I put this? What would I like to use it to remind me of? And then I got this brainstorm!
Just the day before I had started cleaning out my pantry with little 5 minute fling boogies. Now, the reason I'm doing 5 minute fling boogies is because when I try to do the 27 fling boogies I always lose count and get flustered. So I finally hit on just setting the timer for 5 minutes and seeing how much I can fling in that time! (I guess this is really a 5 minute room rescue!) I decided I was going to focus on my walk-in pantry until it was done, and then I would move on to another area.
Now this is where the Cling comes in. I put the Cling on the pantry door where I would see it all day long to remind me that I want to work just 5 minutes on the pantry! And I stuck the edge of a post-it note under the edge of the Cling (the Cling helps the post-it note stay stuck.) Each time I do a 5 minute fling I note it on the post-it note. This makes me so proud of me! In fact, when I'm feeling down, I try to take a break and go fling for 5 minutes in there!!! It makes me feel EMPOWERED! I CAN conquer this mess! And, if I can conquer this mess, then of course I can conquer the next one, too! And the next! WOW!!!
After only 2 flings my husband noticed the difference. My little girl noticed after the 3rd! I've only done 10 flings now (= 60 minutes total) and my walk-in pantry is almost done!
And, after the pantry is done, I'm going to put the Cling on another spot, area, or room to keep me focused on that until it is done!
Thank you! I think the Cling is so neat! It really does stick to things - and it's helping me stick to things, too!
FlyBaby in Tennessee
Thank-you for Family Fun Day
Dear FlyLady and Crew,
Thank you so much for Family Fun Day! As a payroll SHE, I tried to do all the laundry and housework on Sat. I didn't think I had time to just play with my dh and three children. Recently it hit me-- as I do my very small routines during the week, I am getting everything taken care of so I can play without guilt on the weekends. I am enjoying this time with my dh, dd (7 yrs), ds (5 yrs)and ds (1yrs).
Thank you so much for this. My dh and I went through a lot to have all 3 of our precious children and I had gotten sidetracked about what was important. Thanks for reminding me that my family is what is truly important.
Flybaby in IL
