FlyLady chat thread!

Taedareth · 01-05-2017, 11:59 AM

Hi mamas! Do you use the FlyLady method of cleaning/de-cluttering? Are you looking for something new to try in the new year? I am just reading her book now (Sink Reflections) and would love to hear from others who have been doing it for a while, and also anyone who is a beginner like myself!

So far I've got a homeblessing journal set up, and morning/evening routines written down. That's pretty much all I've done

But it's such a relief to be able to work from a list instead of feeling lost every day when I wake up in my messy home and can't figure out where to even begin. Already, this is feeling like an improvement

What are your experiences?

RiverRock · 01-05-2017, 02:33 PM

Interesting timing. I just emptied the contents of my control journal because my dd needed the binder I had used for school. I thought to myself that I should have a smaller binder and update my lists. Flylady worked well for me when I followed her plans.

ECingMama · 01-05-2017, 03:14 PM

I forgive people with ADHD for posting things.

I'm glad people forgive me too.

I like FlyLady.

RiverRock · 01-05-2017, 03:57 PM

This article talks about the post on her page and why I won't like her FB page, despite liking her books. This isn't a matter of forgiveness, just that I don't want to align myself with this way of thinking about the roles of men and women. I don't find the video funny. https://natesparks130.com/2016/08/28/blame/

gerberadaisy · 01-05-2017, 04:32 PM

I have a little funny sort of related. I'm a FlyLady failure but the other day I was packing up our house in prep to move the rest of our stuff & posted on FB that I'm using the FL method of cleaning for packing. Instead of 45 minutes of cleaning & 15 minute breaks I was using 15 minutes of packing & 45 minute breaks.

2sunshines · 01-05-2017, 06:12 PM

I looked in to flylady years ago and liked her stuff. I'm pretty much an inspiring minimalist so I follow a lot of minimalism stuff on fb.

Thanks for the reminder! I will look in to her again! I remember she had good info.

01-05-2017, 11:59 AM	#1
Taedareth Rose Garden The Doctor: If there's one thing I can't stand it's an unpunctual alien attack! Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,895	FlyLady chat thread! Hi mamas! Do you use the FlyLady method of cleaning/de-cluttering? Are you looking for something new to try in the new year? I am just reading her book now (Sink Reflections) and would love to hear from others who have been doing it for a while, and also anyone who is a beginner like myself! So far I've got a homeblessing journal set up, and morning/evening routines written down. That's pretty much all I've done But it's such a relief to be able to work from a list instead of feeling lost every day when I wake up in my messy home and can't figure out where to even begin. Already, this is feeling like an improvement What are your experiences? __________________ Sarah - INFJ - DYT 4/2 Soapmaker. Sourdough baker. Seed sower. Duck grower. Hungarian speaker. Torah seeker. Keep within me / a stillness / deeper and sweeter / than a forest's / in mid of winter. ~Hebridean Altars

01-05-2017, 02:33 PM	#2
RiverRock Moderator Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In green pastures Posts: 9,770	Re: FlyLady chat thread! Interesting timing. I just emptied the contents of my control journal because my dd needed the binder I had used for school. I thought to myself that I should have a smaller binder and update my lists. Flylady worked well for me when I followed her plans. I won't "like" her on FB, though. There was a somewhat recent incident where she posted a questionable video and ignored the backlash of people asking her to remove the post. I like her idea of control journal and daily lists, but the video I found insulting. __________________ RiverRock, mom to a 24 year old diamond, 22 year old granite, 19 year old pearl, and 16 year old tiger eye. Married for 25 years to a rugged boulder and resting together on the one true Rock.

01-05-2017, 03:14 PM	#3
ECingMama Rose Garden Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 16,750	Re: FlyLady chat thread! I forgive people with ADHD for posting things. I'm glad people forgive me too. I like FlyLady. __________________ ENFp Wife who is thankful to be in love....17 years Homeschooling Mom of three....15 DD dancer and 12 DS mountain biker and 5 DD calico critter and dolly mommy 12/2014 8/2015 11/2015 9/2016

01-05-2017, 03:57 PM	#4
RiverRock Moderator Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In green pastures Posts: 9,770	Re: FlyLady chat thread! This article talks about the post on her page and why I won't like her FB page, despite liking her books. This isn't a matter of forgiveness, just that I don't want to align myself with this way of thinking about the roles of men and women. I don't find the video funny. https://natesparks130.com/2016/08/28/blame/ __________________ RiverRock, mom to a 24 year old diamond, 22 year old granite, 19 year old pearl, and 16 year old tiger eye. Married for 25 years to a rugged boulder and resting together on the one true Rock. Last edited by RiverRock; 01-05-2017 at 05:31 PM.

01-05-2017, 04:32 PM	#5
gerberadaisy Rose Trellis Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,313	Re: FlyLady chat thread! I have a little funny sort of related. I'm a FlyLady failure but the other day I was packing up our house in prep to move the rest of our stuff & posted on FB that I'm using the FL method of cleaning for packing. Instead of 45 minutes of cleaning & 15 minute breaks I was using 15 minutes of packing & 45 minute breaks.

01-05-2017, 06:12 PM	#6
2sunshines Moderator in Celebrations, Cloth Diapering & EC, Empty Arms, Prayer & Praise, and Swap n' Shop Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 27,027	Re: FlyLady chat thread! I looked in to flylady years ago and liked her stuff. I'm pretty much an inspiring minimalist so I follow a lot of minimalism stuff on fb. Thanks for the reminder! I will look in to her again! I remember she had good info. __________________ married 25 years mom to two young adults (23 and 20) and two teens (17 and 15)

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