How Can Joining Flylady Help Overcome Procrastination?

[jrny2001]

I'm a FlyBaby too! Well, was a flybaby... Haven't flow in a few months and boy oh boy is the clutter taking over again. I changed the emails to the once a day condensed version. But I do feel guilty for deleting them without reading them...
Time to put the wings back on:blushing:

 

[GourmetGirl]

I have been taking FLYING lessons for 6 months...thanks to fellow cheffers on here who recommended her to me while I was venting about housework! I ended up buying her book and have thoroughly cleaned up my act--no pun intended!

Marla needs to FLY her website, though, because it is extremely cluttered and disorganized! That is why I went out and bought the book which is so much easier to follow. I have since recommended FLYING to my sister and several friends who are now implementing her principles as well.

I love going to bed with a clean kitchen and sink!
Who else is working on the August habit--doing a load of laundry every day???

I have only looked at her website, and am thinking I don't really want to get back to the point where it takes me 3 days to clean and organize my house, so I may have to start. I LOVE the idea of a load a day... I am one of the people that doesn't do any for 3 weeks, then does 4 loads a day for 3 days! I NEED to get better at controlling it! On that note, off to do a load right now.

 

[jenniferp417]

I am one of the people that doesn't do any for 3 weeks, then does 4 loads a day for 3 days! I NEED to get better at controlling it! On that note, off to do a load right now.

Once the decluttering takes hold... that gets easier. I can only get up to about four big loads of laundry before we start running out of stuff... and overall that's better, because we can't just keep wearing stuff until we've got a mountain of dirty laundry... and since people wear something like 20% of their wardrobes 80% of the time, just getting rid of 80% helps a lot.

I am a huge packrat - but I *love* decluttering. It is such a liberating feeling!

 

[pcmissyfee]

My mom turned me on to Flylady a few years ago. I wished I had know about her when my kids were small. I agree though that the emails can be overwhelming, but the concepts are awesome. The website is packed with all kinds of information. I like breaking the house in to zones to get the cleaning done. I also bought a micro shredder to help me stay on top of the junk mail. I go through the mail and my 13 year old likes to put it through the shredder for me, so that really helped eliminate clutter in my kitchen. Now I have more room for Pampered Chef!!!!

 

[JaimeQ]

I never heard of the site till I read this thread... I signed up

 

[friday]

I used to be a Fly person. And I stopped. And it shows. When I was flying, my biz was going better too- I don't think that was a coincidence. I blamed the pregnancy for 9 months, and the baby for the last 11... its time to get back to flying lessons I think...

 

[JaimeQ]

Don't feel bad.... my child is my excuse for not cleaning like I should.... I do try.... she just thinks she needs all my attention all the time.

 

[PChefPEI]

Anyone else like me? Not pay bills just cuz they don't want to spend HOURS going through and balancing the checkbook and finding all of the bills, etc? The $$$ can be sitting in the account, but I can STILL pay bills late because of my silly procratination!

Kelly, are you writing about me??? I've never heard of FLYlady, but I will definitely have to check her out!!

kelly, how are you shining your sinks?

I have stainless steel sinks too and I've found that SOS pads work like a charm!!

 

[KellyTheChef]

Kelly, are you writing about me??? I've never heard of FLYlady, but I will definitely have to check her out!!


I have stainless steel sinks too and I've found that SOS pads work like a charm!!

I am glad someone else does the same thing! It's something I probably would never admit to my family, but online...:blushing: Just glad I am not alone! That is CERTAINLY something that I want to stop!!

BTW- SOS pads DO work really well...my Gel Gloss is just one step further once it's clean to help it STAY clean and clear of water spots!

 

[PChefPEI]

I am glad someone else does the same thing! It's something I probably would never admit to my family, but online...

Yes, I do love these sites for that. You can pour your heart out!!

 

[Carissidy]

I just read all the positive things that can come from the Flylady from all of you and went to her site, I think I too am going to learn how to fly!

 

[katie0128]

I love Flylady but don't feel like I'm "flying"...it's more like fluttering for awhile then crashing! Flutter, crash, flutter crash. The story of my life!!!

I love this description... sounds like what I'm going to be when I start flying! And since my 8yo decided that my favorite animal is a butterfly... kinda fits!

 

[kaceyleigh2]

I just read all the positive things that can come from the Flylady from all of you and went to her site, I think I too am going to learn how to fly!

Me too...wanna fly together?

 

[Chef Endora]

I don't know what flylady is but it sounds like I need something like that.
Is it Jilleysue?
Right now I just check this site briefly in the a.m. for Paige updates before I get ready for work.
I really have to limit my time here because I go to school 2 nights a week right after work.

 

[PChefPEI]

Wow! There's a lot of info there. Great site!!!

(Hope I'm not high-jacking here............)
Has anyone heard of the "Change Your Life Challenge"? I purchased the program about 2 years ago and am still working on it! :blushing: The FlyLady looks very similar to it. Just curious!

 

[sfdavis918]

Wow! There's a lot of info there. Great site!!!

(Hope I'm not high-jacking here............)
Has anyone heard of the "Change Your Life Challenge"? I purchased the program about 2 years ago and am still working on it! :blushing: The FlyLady looks very similar to it. Just curious!

I haven't heard of it but am intrigued! Do tell more...

 

[KellyTheChef]

Marie-France~ I have never heard of that either, is it similar to the Fly Lady?

 

[PChefPEI]

It is very similar, from what I have seen so far. It's a 70-day challenge to help you organize different parts of your life.

These are the categories that she touches on:
Finances, Clutter Control, Relationships, Organization, Time with Children, Self-Care, Diet, Fitness, Self-Esteem, Friendships, Attitude, Time, Management, Chore and Reward Systems, Paper Management, Household Cleaning, Meal Planning.

I really like it. I just haven't done anything with it for a while!! Gotta get back at it.

Check out the site - :: The Change Your Life Challenge: 70 Day Life Makeover Program for Women

 

[kaceyleigh2]

It is very similar, from what I have seen so far. It's a 70-day challenge to help you organize different parts of your life.

These are the categories that she touches on:
Finances, Clutter Control, Relationships, Organization, Time with Children, Self-Care, Diet, Fitness, Self-Esteem, Friendships, Attitude, Time, Management, Chore and Reward Systems, Paper Management, Household Cleaning, Meal Planning.

I really like it. I just haven't done anything with it for a while!! Gotta get back at it.

Check out the site - :: The Change Your Life Challenge: 70 Day Life Makeover Program for Women

HMM...that sounds interesting...I think I'll look into that!

 

[GeorgiaPeach]

Kelly, Thanks for starting this thread

I haven't thought about FLY lady for some time. The other day I saw an article in a magazine (??not sure which one) and it was talking about how she has turned this into a multi-million dollar business.

I just went out to the website to browse and see what's new. I found a student control journal. FABULOUS!! My son is in 7th grade this year and is in the gifted program for the first time this year. We have talked alot about staying on top of things (LOTS of special projects in this program), developing routines, time management, etc. His eyes have started to glaze over every time I open my mouth

This journal says everything I have been trying to teach him but in a "just between us, keep your parents away" kind of way. I think he'll LOVE it. My daughter (a senior) already has some great organizational and study skills but I think she'll like this too.

I'm printing two sets and looking for the hole punch right now!!

Not sure if it's cool to quote yourself or not ...but just had to add this. I took the kids to Office Depot tonight to get the binders for these student control journals. Came home and put them together and presented them to the kids after dinner. I was explaining the 27 Fling Boogie to my son. (If you don't know what that is....you take a trash bag and throw away 27 things in the room-candy wrappers, coke cans, etc. Then you take another bag and throw in 27 things that you don't use that can go to Goodwill. It's a way to declutter a room.) My son's eyes got real big and he said, "I have to do that EVERY day!" I'm sure he was picturing himself in two weeks sitting on his bed holding just his pillow with NOTHING left in the room!

If you have school age children, I really encourage you to check this out. It's under the Back to School section on the FLYlady's website. Everyone I've told about this or shown...has gone crazy over it.

 

[cpaylor]

I just want to say thank for starting this thread. I was just thinking that I need to clean things out and get organized. I had seen the FlyLady site before, but never did anything about. I just signed up! Hopefully, it will help at home, and with my business.

Thanks!

 

[friday]

I signed up. My sink i shined, my shoes are on, I just rebooted my laundry and I am doing a little Zone 5. Now I need to fit some CCC's and booking calls in. I am hoping the habits of cleaning will help with the flow of my business habits too.

 

[PChefPEI]

I signed up too! And, last night, I actually tidied up my kitchen...all dishes washed and island cleared off. All of Chelsey's toys were put away and her room tidied (and she helped!). I did all this and I was sick with the cold!! I was very proud of myself and hope I can get into that habit every night...NO MATTER WHAT!!

One day at a time....baby steps.....gotta remember that!!

 

[jrstephens]

Without me having to read through this whole thread: What is FlyLady?

 

[KellyTheChef]

Jennifer~

She has a website and email program you can sign up for. It's easy steps to get your house clean and decluttered and keep it that way! (For those of us who live in CHAOS...Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome...)

 

[jrstephens]

Jennifer~

She has a website and email program you can sign up for. It's easy steps to get your house clean and decluttered and keep it that way! (For those of us who live in CHAOS...Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome...)

I need to be signing up then!!!! I will check it out. Thanks.

 

[Jilleysue]

Thats funny. Is it Jilleysue? No I am not the flylady..but I am a member. It is a great system. It does give you alot of great tips. Clearing clutter is one of my greatest organizational tips. I am the middle or organizing my entire office. I am taking a 4 day Feng Shui class in February. I have figured out that I am very good at organizing and see what makes areas function for people, so I am running with it. The emails are a little over whelming, but I set up a seperate email address on yahoo just for the fly emails. Made it much easier.