3 layer cake 1. Routines 2.basic weekly plan 3. Zones 15mins Morning routine 1. Make bed Teeth face moisture Makeup dressed Sink swish Dishes away Laundry Coffee breakfast Laundry routine 2. Wash dry fold put away Dont take them out until ready to fold and put away. Paper routine 3. Gather all paper stack it in a box Everyday mon to sat go through 1 inch paper Shred/garbage Action item pay/call/discuss (Put into action box) To be filed (piab) Go through it quickly just sort papers for now 6 days per week. Act at the front door if possible with mail box. After dinner routine....A. Wash dishes Wipe surfaces Shine sink Sweep floor a quick lick Everyone participate Before bed routine .....B What time to go sleep What's going on tomoro check planner . determine what you will wear. Pick out clothes for tomoro and jewellery scarf cardi etc. Shower. Pyjamas on. quick tidy of kids room and their own routine. Bath story bed. Basic weekly plan Mon. Weekly blessing hour Tues free day Wed planning desk day Thurs errand day Fri car and purse Sat family fun Sun renew your spirit Day 1, mon Weekly blessing 10mins each item Bed clothes wash Dust without moving things Microfiber cloth 1 wet 1 dry Glass mirrors window patches Empty all rubbish bins reline Dust mop floors/vacuum in walkway areas + bed rooms. 2mins a room Mop bathrooms quick lick Mop kitchen quick lick DAY2. Tues Free day Routines only Day3 wed Planning and desk day Wipe fridge Dump waste What do I have take stock Make menus and a grocery list Balance accounts Actions items Thurs Errands Donate Groceries Light dinner Prep veg and fruits meats fie freezer Fri car tidy Purse tidy Sat family fun day Sun Renew your spirit day Swim walk duck pond relax etc Zones. 1.entry hall landing porch dining room 2 kitchen 3 main bathroom +room garage basement 4.master bed and bath closet 5. Living room/ sitting room In the zone 15min increments Stay in place containers Thriw away /put away /give away Finish what you start Box for items to find a home for Eg..{Vacuum under Polish Wipe baseboards Under cushions} Watch Kats what to do videos daily she will really help you along your way!!!! ❤❤❤ Space is what we crave. Create space in your home. Without routine we would have chaos. Wonderful lady!!! Kat!!!!
This was WONDERFUL! I always felt so overwhelmed reading it in a book! I took meticulous notes and am ready to start.. Never too late? even in my 60s. Bless you for your sharing your wisdom!
I am going to rewatch and write everything down. The approach of simple routines and limiting time to 15 mins, 6 mins, 8 mins to “bless” and tidy are so great. One inch of papers a day! I love it. Papers are my biggest hangup. Thank you 🙏🏻 thank you!
I just stumbled on this. It gave me a bit of hope. I’m a person who loves organization but I’m living in constant chaos. I’m homeschooling a severely autistic child. I can’t walk away from him for more than a few minutes at a time. I have to keep him in my sight for safety. I spend most of my day teaching him and caring for him. He rises very early and struggles with not sleeping. So I’m tired and overwhelmed and the house is cluttered. I always have a list of jobs a mile long that I never finish but things don’t seem any better. I hope and pray I can try to make this work in my life. Thank you for this video.
J. I recently stumbled into this wonderful video, but my heart goes out to you. It makes my unique problem, insignificant compared to yours. I wonder how are you doing now, I will pray that Yahovah will send someone that would be willing to help you at least twice a week, if you still don't have someone helping you. BTW there is something you can do to help your autistic child calm down. A friend (used to be my son's pediatrician) works naturally with parents of autistic children. She gives great advice with good results and she doesn't sell anything. If you are interested I could talk with her about your situation. God bless you 🙏❣️
All I can say is Thank You! This has totally changed my life and my mindset! I am a mom with an adult child who is severely Autistic and mostly non verbal. Daily life can be overwhelming at times... Mu husband and I have put this method of cleaning and lifestyle into effect and it has helped so much! It has also helped our son, who likes routines. Again thank you so very much!!!!
This is so great!! I've subscribed twice to the Flylady website, shined my sink (and kept it that way for weeks), but would try to take all the information in and read every email (I'm an all or nothing person, overwhelming myself by and deciding it was too much. THIS Format IS SOOOOO MUCH BETTER FOR ME!!! 40 minutes to get the overview my brain needs to start and a list to follow. I am a teacher so I can get these routines ingrained in my brain. When I go back to work, I can make the necessary adjustments, but for the first time in a long time I feel like I can't screw this up. I won't have to go into "all (panic)" mode after a few weeks of "nothing" mode every time someone says they are going to stop by or feel like I am going to die of embarrassment when the guy comes to fix the cable. Thank you so much for this video!!
I've been struggling so much with cleaning my house. I've tried methods by multiple ladies with whom I won't name as I have learned a lot from them and don't want to diminish that or appear that I'm insinuating that their ideas aren't valid. However, the way you broke the routines down I feel like a weight has been lifted. I feel like I can do these routines and finally truly once and for all get my house under control and keep it that way. Thank you so much Flylady Kat, you are amazing!!!! I can't wait to watch more of you videos, especially the payroll flybaby ones.
I just happened to come across this video (just what I need) and has renewed my spirit giving some hope. Thank you FlyLady Kat for sharing this knowledge. I now think that it is possible for me to achieve a certain amount of order even if one has to live with some amount of disorder due to illness. I live in a very unique situation and I don't know anyone personally living the same situation. It could be very depressing if one is not careful. Again, thanks a million!! May God bless you 🙏. I'll be listening to your videos over and over again. Your kindness and caring comes through your voice and that gives me hope. 🤗
I have been trying so so hard to get my life and house organized using FlyLady books. I love her ideas and I actually had it going for a while. Unfortunately I got sick and everything fell apart on me for a few years. I am hoping that your videos can help me get back in control... thank you ❤️
I love that you are realistic about adults who work outside of the home. It can be so chaotic at times. I think I have gotten fairly good at keeping up with my house this past year as opposed to previous years, but I am going to try implementing things you explained in this video. Sometimes it feels like I am always running around and trying to clean up, so hopefully I can get an even better handle on things with these routines.
You are speaking to my soul! Something happened when I had my second child that i COMPLETELY lost my groove, and I feel like I am a newlywed that doesn't know how to manage her home. I had a few good laughs when you described me; not having brushed my teeth the whole day, falling asleep on the sofa with makeup and dirty feet, lol!!! I subscribed 10 minutes into this video!
I have chronic back pain that is at times pretty severe so I can’t clean like the Tasmanian Devil like I used to. This method with short intervals of cleaning sounds like something I can handle.
Continuous back pain too. One failure and I don't think I'll try another. Miss cleaning, walking, just standing, etc. I need to check RU-vid for failed back surgery.
Is there a Disabled Fly lady out there on RU-vid? , I am having a hard time getting it together, I am on Oxygen, have COPD CHF and Lupus but I do know there is Disabled people that may even be worse off then me and they still manage to keep there house clean, would love to find someone that is disabled doing it
Shirley I have severe back problems to. I try clearing like crazy and then I’m laid up for a week or two. I’m learning to do what I can and trying not to get hard on myself when I can’t finish.
I listen to your current videos and catch you live when I can. But I listen to this at least once every week or two. It's so helpful to listen again and re-solidify my purpose in my mind
Thank you, Flylady Kat! You are a consistent source of help, encouragement, kindness and wisdom. I am so thankful for your videos and routines that you’ve shared. I hope to get my home in order before too long. God bless you.🙏🏼🌸
Is it normal that a teared up a couple times watching this? I am so excited to get started. It is taking everything in me not to jump in and clean EVERYTHING right now to get “a good start.” Lol I know that’s not the point of this at all but i feel so motivated now!! I will try with all my might to start small with the morning routine and with a quick decluttering of my car and purse! ❤️ THANK YOU for this, I can tell you have a beautiful heart.
Wonderful video! I’ve sort of done the FLYLADY system for several years, off & on. This video is very helpful! And it’s encouraging & empowering & soothing! Thank you!
I loved the look when you spoke about the containers that may or may not be well overdue for throwing out in my fridge lol Its crazy, the bin is like two steps away from the fridge and I've been putting that "job" off for way to long. Loved the video, I've loved seeing you pop up in kimmy's videos too. 😇😀
I love how you break everything down to make perfect sense. You have a lovely beautifully calm & soothing voice Kat.I'm so glad I found you on utube months ago, yet ashamed as I never truly watched your videos. I will now though Kat. Thank you for making your wonderful videos hen
I just found you! Thank you for this video. This paired with A Mother’s Rule of Life is going to be such a blessing!! I did stop and shine my sink. I haven’t done that in years. We move often but it has been over a year and I’m just feeling so blessed having accomplished that little task. I look forward to implementing the routines, especially the paper one! God bless you!
So true what you say about routines! Thank you so much for your motivating videos! You are such a beautiful and heartworming woman. Really love the way you explain the system, makes it much easier to follow and keep on going. 🕊️💕 Hello from Germany, Anne 🙋
Hello! From Leon Iowa! You really got me when you said it's going to get Her or Him feel really important. This is where lots of kids have been left behind. what a great time to tell them, "I Love You". When we contribute we feel like family. I just want to thank you for going over the basics, because at 49 years old I am finding out people don't have the basics any more Dad and Mom are not home, the kids have no clue what is good and proper. I have told people about study areas for years, built them little desks they can fold down and leave down or hinge back up, out of the way, but you know most people don't want them, they have no clue where there school books are. Lots of Love back to you, you are changing lives, close to 1/4 million people have saw this video, that is so great.
Dear Flylady Kat, I'm writing to say one very big THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge and experience here. It has not only transformed my life, but also made great difference in the lives of my family. I was reluctant at first, but then decided to have a go, as things were going quite desperate in terms of house cleaning. Had no time for anything the piles of washing phased me big style, so I tried not to touch it at all if I could. What I did was to systematise the information from your video into a daily/weekly/decluttering table plan, customised it a little bit to make it more relevant to the needs of our home and voila... I've been doing the routine for few weeks now and the result so far is: clean sinks, toilets, bath tub, floors, worktops, fridge, fresh bed linen every week, no dust on side tables, struggled to put a wash load together this morning :) all clean clothes are put away! Haven't started with the decluttering yet, but the results so far are AMAZING! After finishing the daily and weekly routine I noticed little things start popping up.. little things that need doing.. like for example wipe the coffee/sugar/tea jars or wash the spoon rest etc. This is the most inspiring system! It truly transformed our lives. Sometimes I get the feeling that the house is going on auto pilot! How amazing is this. I got to your channel through Jennifer Scott's Daily Connoisseur, which was the first phase of our lives transformation for the better. Yours just finished it off nicely! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
OMG; thank you so much for this. I am re-motivated, re-invigorated and once again committed to being a Ladybird after hearing your VERY loving run through of The Fly Method. The "inch of paperwork" is a new one for me and I am excited about implementing it to finally finish sorting all my paper clutter. You now have a new fan, Kat, and I am going to watch/listen to this again a few hundred times!
Thank you for this! I really appreciate your advice. I keep a clean home, but I always try to do it all at once and all the time. Your daughter is really lucky to have you as a mama.
Loved what you said about nature's routines! Also about our happy little house. If your house really is little, or even if it feels too small, you need to declutter. Ask me how i know!
I'd be thankful for an adaptation of this for someone who actually works full time and has to get everything done "around" working hours. All those15minutes here and 15 minutes there add up.... something like a giant house chore day on Saturdays, but some short routines to not let it deterriorate throughout the week too much would be great.
This is amazing- thank you Kat. I found you via Nikki and I'm so glad I did. We moved into a new home and I need to organize and establish new routines. This is doable!
Thank you for really clearly explaining the flylady system. I feel so much more confident to give it a go. In fact I went and soaked my sink whilst I watched this 😊
I love shinning my sink. Once I shined my sink, I cannot stand for my sink not to be shinney. That means I keep my dishes out of it, either washed or in the dish washer. It may be 5 min here and 5 min there, but the kitchen is always swished and swipped with no messy dishes. Thank you for your videos.
Thank you. I literally just finished my very first 15 minute decluttering. I'm trying really hard to stick with this. I tried to start last week, but didn't do it. I just did though. One day at a time. =)
I am working on my basic morning and evening routines...I feel so much in control..Thanks one again Your way of explaining every little action is so systematic and appealing.... Your words ring in my ears while I am doing my routines and it feels great I am a working mom of 3 year old daughter by the way... And keeping the basics right was so much needed
I've been meaning to implement the FLY lady but every time I tried it was soo overwhelming..until I came across this video! Great breakdown and explanation of every step and the order I need to take them in. I'm now working in setting my routines but Starting Feb I will be doing basic weekly plan and I'm soo exited about it, my home feels amazing already I can't imagine how happy I will be after I get all of the steps and move up to zones and just have a clean home firever.. thank you for this video!! XOXO
This was a suggested video for me today. I watch Kimmy, so I know just who you are! I have been using FlyLady for years (long before I knew about Kimmy - so I was excited when I learned she uses the system too), it was suggested to me by a colleague, but since we moved house, we've been struggling! This video came @ a good time! I need the inspiration! Thank You!!
Thank you so much for an amazing and informative video. I just discovered the Fly Lady system. I am ashamed to say that I have the CHAOS syndrome, but hopefully not for long. I have taken several notes and already watched this video twice today. You are amazing and I thank God that I came across your video. Excited to see the improvement in me and my home six months from now.
Hi Kat! I came over here from Kimmy's channel, and I am so glad I did. I signed up for FlyLady a couple years ago and got overwhelmed by all the emails. I never shined my sink and ended up quitting before I ever really started. However, I decided to give it another go because I really need routines in my life right now. I love the way you have explained it in simple terms.
Wonderful, wonderful way of presenting the Flyday. You are beautiful too. Thanks for sharing this in such a beautiful way. I'm feeling so inspired again.
I'm adding to the compliments below. lol :) Thank you. This came at a good time for me, as well. I'm recovering from a very extensive brain surgery, and the whole idea of routines not only fits into my style to this point in my life, anyway, but it reinforces what I learned about adjusting to life now from my occupational and cognitive therapists. GREAT advice. I feel motivated, now, to come up with a few new things to add to my routines. Thank you very much. You're an inspiration! and ty for the smile. :)
I just found your channel because someone mentioned Fly Lady and you came up. I love this video and how you've explained everything. It doesn't have to be difficult and doing it means you love yourself and your family. We recently visited my family and stayed with my dad and stepmom. Their home seems perfect. No clutter, clean, the fridge is full of edible food. I kept thinking how do they do it? I did notice their evening routine. After everyone ate they put the leftovers away, emptied the dishwasher, put dirty dishes in, setup a few things needed for the next day. That's how I need my life to be. Organized without going crazy. I'm willing to start with the routines. They are doable.
I have a folder for "filing" that sits on my desk so that stuff automatically goes in there, and also a tub for shredding so that really helps to automatically keeps the piles smaller. For kids artwork, here is my advice . .each week go through the artwork and with the child ask which one piece to save. Then you can display that piece for a week u til the next one is chosen. Then file the old one, maybe in a small box, and then once a month you decide which one to keep. This gets you to keep some artwork of your child, but at the end of the year there are only twelve pieces. Start of next year you decide which one, or more if you must, to keep. There are some really cute ways to display this artwork, wish I could show some here but can't. Will describe one here . .you can use either individual hooks for this or a shelf with hooks on it. You can use more than two hooks, you should have one for each child. For each hook you will need a wooden pants hanger, from dollar store, and some black construction paper. You cut the construction paper one inch larger each side, then attach the artwork to the paper, with glue or those corner tabs, whatever looks good and works. No tape showing please. Then hang those in the wooden hanger and put the hanger on the hook. It looks tasteful and gives prominence to the artwork as well. Change those at least weekly choosing that one piece of artwork to be displayed. This also teaches your child without the child realizing it, purging and decluttering as well as keeping the clutter down in your home and helping to encourage your child's self esteem :)) hope that helps
Mother of six here... I always fold and hang up clothes right as I pull them out of the dryer. My machines are in the basement, so I use a big blue Ikea bag to put the folded laundry in and carry it from room to room to put away the clothes.
Thank you so much Kat!!! You are really awesome and inspiring! I am starting all over again and this is exactly what I needed!! Love all your videos! Thanks so so much!!!! 😙😙😙
I wasn't able to do all of the sink shining because I didn't have all of the items on hand, but it does look nice and I can't wait to do more! Thanks for this video!
An hour? How? Do people not clean their sink for 10 years? I'm trying not to be judgmental, but I'm a lazy housekeeper, and I know it shouldn't take more than 15 minutes, even accounting for hard mineral buildup.
Hi Mrs FlyLady Kat. Wanted to send you load of love, blessings and many thanks for being so radiant. You're lighting up my life all the way over in Denmark, Europe. Thank you so much.
I also feel sorry for neglected houses. Someone needs to love them and take care of them. I guess it's true about the inside of our homes as well and yes, our cars. I am in the process of preparing to declutter and make things more open and spacious. Some of my spaces are chaotic and they give me no peace. They are my first priority this month. Thanks for a great video.
thanks to u Kat😙i already develop my morning routine and night routine as part my life..it give me a clear mind and have a purpose everyday..now i'm 36 weeks pregnancy..getting ready to meet my 3rd babies..and hope can be organize mom .. lov u Kat
Thank you! The way you break it down makes me hopeful that I can make my routines a habit! I had my house under control before I got a promotion at work and started working 60 hour weeks. Chaos reigns supreme right now! A regular 40 hour week is on the horizon. I'm excited to take back my house! P.S I found you through Kimmy at She's in her apron. I just love her!
I have seen 5 minutes of your video and I got this urge to scroll down to say I love u I needed u long time back.... I am so excited to see all your videos My life is going in the right direction Thanks ...yes I already want to thank u after 5 minutes of your video Coz I have been scribbling through notepads since years writing my routines.... And I never followed them..so I started feeling it's my hobby to just keep making routines and fill up my notebooks... Now I feel I am going to get the right advice from u..... Esp when I heard not taking a shower in the morning..coz that is a stressor... I don't feel like getting up in morning.... And I do always run behind
I have copd bad back really, really bad crippled ankle hard to stay on it for very long. I usta work clean cook and everything in between. It makes me feel very guilty but I just can’t do it all. My husband still works and does do some cleaning and he doesn’t realize how much I appreciate him doing it. It’s just always been my job so to speak.
Oh my goodness, you are amazing and so is this information. It's late, people are still shooting off fireworks so I'm surfing the net. I landed here, just where I need to be right now. Thank you so much. I can't wait to get started on my morning routine tomorrow. I'll be back tomorrow night!!!!
Great advice. In Australia we hang our washing on the line because we have good weather most of the time. It saves money on electricity (which is super expensive) and it smells sunshine fresh to hang it out.
Michele McGill ... l live in Australia as well and l hang all my washing on the line ... l planted lavender bushes next to my cloths line and on warm days when l take my sheets off the line l drape them over the lavender for 1/2 an hour ... the sheets smell so wonderful !!
What a fantastic idea. I've never had much success with growing lavender. Maybe I could put some lavender or eucalyptus in the rinse. Not as great as a natural approach but worth a try.
I just stubled across your channel. Woooow, you have the most soothing voice and you look like a really nice human being. I need to dive deeper into yr channel as I am already in love... No, I am not crazy :)
Ok if I may add on. Your tips especially about discarding papers, great. If you can't bring yourself to throw something due to attachment 😂😂, get someone else throw or donate it when you are not aware of it. 🤣🤣
So glad I stumbled on your videos. I normally don't comment..but I love your video. Your voice is so calm..you're a great speaker..and you put things into perspective. Can't watch to watch the rest of them. Thanks for making this.
Hello Flylady Kat, I have tried Flylady in the past only to give up and fall back into what I call my "multi-generational" domesticated challengedness. I am very inspired after watching your video and have already emptied the sink and blessed my bathroom. I am always dressed to the shoes once I get out of bed, so that is one habbit I have down! Oh and I started purging clutter, actually it was expired dry and can goods from the kitchen cupboards.(I need to have room in my cupboards so I can clear my counters!)
