CountryCat

Thanks for starting this thread. I had never heard of flylady until now. I just checked out what you're talking about. What a great plan. That's why I LOVE this QB. I have learned so much since joining. Thanks & hugs to everyone here!

AlwaysQuilting

I've never heard of FlyLady either till I read it here. Interesting. I'll have to give it a try.

saf

Thanks for starting this thread. I had never heard of this system before but saw your message just after telling my husband that we needed a system now that were both retired because our other activities were taking over.

Cherylsea

You can sign up to just get the e-mails as a digest. That works really well for me. One of her sayings is: "Your house didn't get messy in a day so don't expect to get it clean in a day!" Even if you only add one thing per month eventually you will have routines that work for you and it is amazing what a difference it makes. You do most of it on auto-pilot which makes it almost like having a maid!!

Shunem

Maybe this will help---Two years ago I found out my Dad was dying of cancer. I don't know why, because I had been trying to get "up in the air" for about 8 years, and had never been able to stick with it....but anyway, I needed something to focus on, besides Dad. Especially in the evenings, or I couldn't sleep.

So I decided I didn't want to look at or smell that pile of dirty dishes in the morning when I woke up, because it was just too depressing. I started washing the dishes every night, just so I wouldn't have to be more depressed in the morning.

It felt so good to walk into the kitchen and see that clean sink, instead of looking at that nasty mess!! Then I started setting up the coffee maker so all I had to do was hit the brew button...wow! Really nice!!!

Is my house spotless? NO WAY! But I have managed to teach myself that if the sink is free of dirty dishes/pots/pans before I go to bed and coffee is ready to brew, my whole day goes a little smoother. In these last two years, I have missed only three nights, and one of those was when my blood sugar had dropped too low and I passed out on the kitchen floor...so I guess I kinda had an excuse that night.

The rest of my house gets the "fly treatment" intermittantly, but I'm O.K. with that. Because the other thing I had learned from this, is that when I do need to "clean it up in a hurry", I don't need to panic. I just take "baby steps", do one thing at a time, work steady, and it will get done.

Try just the sink first. It will make you feel good!

Shunem

What bugged me about actually being on the email list was that so much of each email was trying to sell her "fly-stuff".

I had bought the book years ago, so I didn't need the hassle of constantly being bugged to buy stuff. But I do think it's a great system!

QuiltnNan

my daughter was a huge fan of flylady. didn't seem to help her though. she continues to try. but it turns out that she has ADD.

SewMomma66

I just joined last week and so far so good. I like it. Helps me realize I do not have to be perfect. I can do a little in the closet without doing the entire closet....you get the idea. I get the emails but don't always read everything. I read my assignment for the day. Try it.

Naturalmama

I get a daily email - and I daily delete it. I know I should at least read it for reminders.... it did work great when I followed it. I suppose the time I spend here could be put to more productive use.... aw, now I'm gonna feel guilty that my house is such a mess....

Lisanne

I haven't done the emails in a few years, and back then, there were no sales ads. That would really annoy me, and it'll keep me from signing up again for emails. What a shame! She said she wouldn't do it for profit, so why push all those ads at us?