Flylady!
By nancygibson
@nancygibson (3736)
France
December 1, 2006 12:29pm CST
Does anyone else here use Flylady to help them tackle their housework? I find as a general idea it works really well, but I havent done very well at getting regular routines going. However, when I'm being good my place looks much tidier than ever before, I'd like to have time ti get really into it and get the house properly sorted out.
What do you think of it?
6 responses
@mjgarcia (725)
• United States
7 Feb 07
I'm working at it. I have a few of the routines going, but I'm not too consistant with some of it. If nothing else, I feel guilty when I see the emails and don't open it to do what they say. :) Her program is great. I just need one for procrastination.
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@nancygibson (3736)
• France
10 Feb 07
Well, you could always use mylot to help with the procrastination., I've done this a few times. What you do is start a discussion thread with the aim of posting what you need to do next, and promising not to return to the discussion until you have done it, then you go do that small task, and come and post again. It turns into a bit of a competition to see who can do the most of their list and it really helps focus the mind.
@cutepenguin (6430)
• Canada
9 Feb 07
I never manage to get to the regular routines part. I occasionally do the missions, and I try to clean up, but it never seems like I actually get to the regular zone cleaning.
I have no idea how people clean an entire house. None. My mom did and does, but she doesn't work outside the home as well.
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@Anne18 (11029)
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5 Nov 12
I mix and match it to what I need,it is tough.
I clean other people's houses for a living and what takes two hours in there houses to clean takes me all day at my own house!!!!
Shame as I do really like cleaning, my hubby is good at cleaning as well so he does quite a bit round our house
@aprilsue00 (1991)
• United States
1 Dec 06
What is Flylady? My house is always a mess. i have four kids and no matter how much I clean I can never get ahead.
@Anne18 (11029)
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5 Nov 12
april... I have four children.. three living at home, I do tend to get ahead sometimes but just enough to fall behind the next day!!! The joys of working and having children!
nancy.... agree with you, take it with a pinch of salt etc and take what you need from it.. the ideas are very good, and thats what we all need sometimes, the ideas
@samsonskola (3357)
• United States
1 Dec 06
I'm not familiar with Flylady...could you tell me more? It sounds interesting
@nancygibson (3736)
• France
2 Dec 06
Just go look at here website ( I think its flylady.net) and have a go. Its helped me out a lot
@villageanne (8553)
• United States
15 Jan 07
I joined flylady but the emails were just too many for me. I could not use her schedule to get things done. I finally just quit. Although alot of pleople just love her style of homemaking. It was not the right one for me. One thing I did learn and still do is put my shoes on as soon as I get up. this did help.
@nancygibson (3736)
• France
7 Feb 07
I think the idea there is to encourage you to do things like take the bion or the compost out rather than waiting until you next have shoes on isnt it. I don't wear shoes at home much either on a day to day basis
@nancygibson (3736)
• France
15 Jan 07
I don't use the emails, but I found the basic steps and the 'Kelly's Missions' very helpful to focus what I was doing
@Anne18 (11029)
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5 Nov 12
I use the ideas and use them to the way that I think best to suit me, but I'm like you I go through phases of where I'm very good and do lots of housework and am a very good girl and other times I'm not so good.
I do have a very good husband who is good at housework... in fact he can do anything apart from the ironing.... plus I do clean other people's houses for a living
