This morning I went to the kitchen and made myself some French Toast for breakfast without having to dig through a sink full of dirty dishes for a pan or having to clear off a spot on the stove so I could cook it. Huge difference on how that made my morning compared to weekend mornings in the past. Breakfast dishes are washed and put away, I'm showered and dressed (except shoes - don't wear those in the house), and kitchen trash has been taken out. I even gave my work bag a proper cleaning for the first time in ages while I was waiting for my breakfast to cook.
Tomorrow is 3 years since my Dad has passed from an accident at home. I haven’t had the energy to do my routines since your encouragement and daily routines. Thanks so much‼️💛
Yes . I,m up a little later on Saturday but we are out the door by 9.30 am on Sunday for my spiritual boost. We can relax much better when our routines are done. I,m looking forward to my hyacinths flowering. I love having flowers in the house. We have 2 unusual orchids that are around 15 years old. A lovely present from my daughter who will be 43 in a few days. It was one plant and my husband cleverly split it into two pots some years ago. I don't know the name but they have long leaves , very different from the usual variety I see in the gardening shops. The one is in bloom right now .What a delight . These little things can give us joy.. Have a wonderful day. Blessings to you and yours love from Margaret still in Wales
I needed this encouragement to make the weekends special and to "set myself up for success" by having routines done and preparing for projects! Thanks again Diane for another great video!
Your advice on how you include your routine on the weekend is so useful. The fact that you might still sleep in but just do the routine a bit later so you don’t fall behind might seem obvious but hearing you describe how...well it makes me MOTIVATED. That way you end up with more time because there’s less to do because you’re always nibbling away at the chores everyday. It’s a great reminder.
I so enjoyed this video. You have such an inviting way of steering us toward good habits and routines: it's a perfect balance between 'you can do it this way because'...and 'but do what works for you and your family and your life'. I love learning from you!
Yes routines are the key and doing it everyday....if I stick to this daily my home stays clean...it's when I stop doing them and do nothing it gets crazy....eeeekkk
You know, the Bible teaches us younger ladies to seek out the older, more experienced ladies to learn from. Thank you for being there to teach us. You’re being here doing what you do makes a difference for me, a good one. ☺️
I so needed this video😭 thank u.... like u said after the weekend i need another weekend to clean up... i hv to get up at 5 am n go to work n in the evening im tired , hv 3 kids...so weekends i just sit back...need to change that
Wow! That means I’ve been following you for over two years! I found you just before Christmas two years ago but I didn’t have the courage to comment on anything! I hung onto every word you said during that first 31 baby steps series and have been an avid follower ever since. Awww happy ‘us’ anniversary! Xxx
My routines don't stop on the weekend simply because my cooking etc don't stop either. While the WHB and zone cleaning changes according to work commitments , I like having clothes organised, sink, basin and loo clean.
True True True for me to do routines all 7 days. Experience taught me that I have more free time when I JUST DO IT! 13 months of zone cleaning has helped even more because I don't get crazy about trying to clean everything at once. I know the tasks will be done.
I work outside the home and have discovered that I need to do the zone cleaning on the weekends so I don't plan a "day off". but I am still struggling with establishing a morning and evening routine that I follow consistently. I have a chronic health condition and a lot of times when I'm sick I don't even think about doing the routines. Currently I am off work sick and I'm making an effort to do at least a part of my routine so that I can keep the momentum going. Even if there's things I can't do I at least go through the process of talking about them to myself. currently my back is in spasm and there's no way that I would be able to clean the toilet bowl. So after I wipe the sink and counter which is part of my morning bath S&S, I at least say to myself now is when I would clean the bowl off the toilet. I am doing some tidying every morning and some of the dishes. That is my morning routine. My evening routine is a kitchen S &S (swipe surfaces and sweep the floor), after the dishes are done and an evening tidy. So why do dishes and I sweep the counter. But I'm not able to sweep the floor. so instead I just remind myself now is when I was sweep the floor and I say it out loud. I am just hoping that this will keep me moving forward on my routines. normally I do my zone cleaning on Saturday and I don't know how much of it I'm going to be able to do. But I firmly believe that just maintaining my morning routines and my evening routine to the best I can will make a difference even if I can't get the refrigerator cleaned out. I will clean the stove top very well and the toaster. And I will polish my sink. But this week the floors are not getting mopped. I'm hoping to run the vacuum in the traffic areas and then I'll push it through the kitchen to pick up crumbs too. this is the year when I want to find my stride and get these routines down so that I don't even have to think about them. Somehow I have to work around my chronic illness. Typically I'm sick with asthma not with a back problem.
Friday’’s my oldest DD and her boyfriend come over for dinner from college. He is a vegan and she isn’t vegan but will not eat meat. So Friday’s i am usually cooking a couple different meals . I do a home blessing hour on Fridays in the morning and then i have a yoga class 🙂 and a dentist appointment 😖 i love these routines because I don’t feel rushed anymore to get everything done. Thank you . Saturday is date night , Sunday is family day and planing for the week also i throw in a pamper evening on Sundays, nails, bubble bath and face mask, ect. I do my routines on weekends but it’s a lot more relaxed because i have kept up the home all week. Also, i have my kids and husband do most of the cleaning on weekends 😂.Have a great weekend
You get a lot done on Fridays. Takes me all my time just to cook. My older DD and her boyfriend are vegan. My brother has a gluten free diet. My younger DD is a life vegetarian but her boyfriend doesn't agree with that. Two meals sounds about right. I have found some good gluten free vegan deserts though.
I totally agree with you about the weekend routine...I have to do the same thing...I get up the same time because that's my ritual...I get up, make the bed, make the coffee, start the laundry, then tiedy up the house...have breakfast, do the cleanup, then get together the supper started because we eat early for supper...then do the cleanup, and put out the outfit for the next day and then go sit down to watch the news for the day.... I also love flowers 🌷🌷🌷💖😄
Vous m’avez vraiment aidé avec vos vidéos. Je n’était pas une personne désordonnée ou débordée mais je m’éparpillais et était trop perfectionniste. Désormais je fais mes routines, mes zones... Et j’adore préparer mes vêtements, sacs la veille ! 🙏
I have had such a hard time getting my routines back in place after stopping Flylady for awhile. My house has suffered too. The only thing I have kept up is my clean sink. I need to go back to basics.
You are absolute right about the routines!! Keep doing them and it will save you time and you feel more relaxed. And that's what you want for your weekend😉 Love Desi from Holland
I love those tulips. So pretty. And I where uniform for job so easy to lay out every nite. However I fought laying out clothes weekend. Morning wake up realize what I wanted to wear was dirty or etc. So end up staying in pjs longer while wash.. Bad start to weekend and wasted relax time. Now I almost always continue routines thru weekend. Yes..gives me more time. And def. Helps to have lunch or dinner planned before projects. Way less stress and truly relax on the break. Love the necklace with that top. ☺
My hand bag accumulates lipsticks and lip glosses! Thank goodness for friday routine. All Routines all done pretty well this week. I still do routines at weekend but more leisurely. I add some project on saturdays that needs to be done. Tomorrow I plan to mend some jewellery sitting in the garden at the outdoor setting, and a walk later with the dog. Because I work a couple of days I usually have to do some ironing. But after midday I'm pretty well free for rest of weekend. Im going to a high school reunion on the weekend. Some of my classmates I have not seen for 45 years. Picked out my dress already. You have great remoddelling ideas Dear Diane. Inspiring. ✔💖🇦🇺🌞
Happy Friday Diane and happy weekend ... Car and purse clean , fill up the car ~ Petrol or gas. Date Night ... Wow . January ~ Shine the sink . Zone . And all my routines ... I have calling hours at 4~7 pm . And Saturday Morning The funeral. And then Sunday dance show. Busy but will do daily routines and all the missions and zone before I do anything . Love your green top . And look at the sun getting up in the background . ( window .) L💜VE Y💗U. Thanks for keeping me in check .
I'm watching the Marie Kondo series. So thankful she helped me get my home decluttered but the flylady routines will keep it a happy home. I've been doing them for maybe a month, Thanks for the encouragement!
Your tulips compliment your tea towels beautifully! There's nothing like fresh flowers, they're so beautiful. With you on the homebody thing, I have all i need here, why travel further afield? Love your content x
Hello Diane. Thank you very much for your wonderful and helpful videos. I have got the problem, that I have to leave the house at seven in the morning to go to work and come back home again at six in the evening. What is your advice for women like me? I live with my husband and cat, but sometimes it looks like if we had a messy teenager with us living here.... How would you organize when you had to go out to work the whole day? Greetings from rainy Germany.
P.S. Done! Did clear out some bits and Bobs out of the garden shed. easier to evaluate for me when snow is on the ground. I am more practical then! Sat will be a return and a small shopping trip into town.
Try not. Do or do not. There is no try. My favorite quote from Yoda :) I love that you love the same movies as I do, I don't feel like it's just a guy thing :) Love your videos Diane, as always, they keep me company while making masks. Much love from NY!
Because I do my routines, my house is really clean, so if we get up at 4:00 am to go fishing on the weekend, we come home to a pretty clean house, but I still do my routines later in the day or the toilet bowl and the laundry niggle at me all day. It takes maybe 15 minutes to clean both of my bathrooms, throw laundry in to wash, and unload the dishwasher. Then I have peace the rest of the day. The same is true if I lie in on any morning. My routines have drastically reduced my anxiety.
Hi Diane! I’m new to your channel and really love it. I’ve been seeing a lot about hygge on Pinterest and looking forward to watching your videos about that. I really like how you use what works for you, be it FlyLady, Getting Things Done, or KonMari. I like all those and in the past GTD worked well for me, but life can be unruly! So right now I’m looking at blending what works. Live long and prosper! 😉
Love your videos - you set the table for dinner before sunrise. where do the family have breakfast and don't the plates collect dust through the day or you cover the table?
Hi Raia! I run the dishwasher after we eat breakfast and reset the table for dinner when I empty it. The video you watched was filmed in winter when the sun doesn't rise until 8.30am/9am - which is why it's still dark. Hope that helps!
We have a family snack basket as well. Courthouse, car wash, and gym are in our schedule today. I plan to clear up the outside shed this weekend, since the temp is going up to 30 degrees Fahrenheit.I am forcing other pot of paper-whites and another amaryllis too! Cheering during our grim winter.
Diane, just curious, but do you keep cat litter in the trunk of the car to give a 'stuck' car traction if necessary? The clay stuff works best. British husband didn't understand until we were traveling with it in the car (I'd insisted) and he used it twice in one trip to help stuck folks he helped dig out. Y'all are more prepared that many of us from other weather areas, just wondering.
Hi Dianne, how do you keep to the timer!! It's so hard for me as I see yes I am chipping through the things needing done but there's more and trying to stop by the timer is just so difficult! And yet it gets me into trouble...any tips? Thanks.
Hi afg ninja! When using the timer, make sure you change task when it goes off. So you are working on a different area or task. The cleaning and decluttering is an ongoing process (like brushing your teeth). We don't need to finish, we need to get something done. And remember to take breaks! LOL!
@@DianeinDenmark thanks Diane, I am paying for it now as it took me 1 week straight of decluttering, organising my kitchen and it's been a while where I am now trying to catch up...also sleeping late is not helping....need to get back to my routine!! I miss it!!! I was able to have tea and 15 minutes of just sitting and relaxing and enjoying my kids. And thank you again for all your videos it has truly helped me tremendously!!
Hello Diane, do you have any video to prepare a move? Or do you know if Flylady has a checklist? Thanks for answering, I'm a little nervous about having to empty my house and I do not know where to start. Can you help me?
Here's the link...fantastic tips for moving house and it's broken down into babysteps 😃 Make sure to take breaks and have fun with it 👋 www.flylady.net/d/getting-started/flying-lessons/moving/
Dear Diane, have you ever done a question and answer about your Dips in the ocean? I’m from the US and I cannot imagine that their wouldn’t be some weirdos gawking at pretty women skinny dipping in the ocean . Can you address this? Is this not a problem in Denmark?
Hi! Yes, I've talked about it before many times but, no, we don't have problems when skinny dipping here. Generally speaking, the Danes have a very healthy attitude to their bodies/nakedness so no-one stares or cares. We have more important things to do 😃
Here in Germany there's something similar (called FKK) and it was amazingly freeing to realise that I don't have to care about what "people" might think, because no one is looking at me - they're all too busy living their own lives, as Diane said. I think there must be an underlying respect for others here that is missing in Australia (where I come from) because I cannot imagine it working there - if you tried swimming nude in Australia, you'd have everyone staring at you and probably someone would call the police. Our "nude beaches" are weirdo magnets. It's as if being naked has something to do with sex or power, rather than simply being the natural byproduct of not having clothes on. If you have a chance to swim naked in a secluded and safe space, I thoroughly recommend it.
@@DianeinDenmark Here in the U.S. what you wear on your bottom half is always called pants. If it is not dressy, it is called jeans or leggings or yoga pants. Dressy pants are called slacks. DD18 thinks I have gone crazy (mad) bc I am beginning to talk Scandanavian. Why are the words so much prettier? Petrol instead of gas, trousers instead of pants, hygge instead of cozy, iron mongers instead of hardware store, wee instead of small, hankies instead of Kleenex, paper roll instead of paper towels....and so on....I just love your words!!!
This morning I went to the kitchen and made myself some French Toast for breakfast without having to dig through a sink full of dirty dishes for a pan or having to clear off a spot on the stove so I could cook it. Huge difference on how that made my morning compared to weekend mornings in the past. Breakfast dishes are washed and put away, I'm showered and dressed (except shoes - don't wear those in the house), and kitchen trash has been taken out. I even gave my work bag a proper cleaning for the first time in ages while I was waiting for my breakfast to cook.
Tomorrow is 3 years since my Dad has passed from an accident at home. I haven’t had the energy to do my routines since your encouragement and daily routines. Thanks so much‼️💛
Yes . I,m up a little later on Saturday but we are out the door by 9.30 am on Sunday for my spiritual boost. We can relax much better when our routines are done.
I,m looking forward to my hyacinths flowering. I love having flowers in the house. We have 2 unusual orchids that are around 15 years old. A lovely present from my daughter who will be 43 in a few days. It was one plant and my husband cleverly split it into two pots some years ago. I don't know the name but they have long leaves , very different from the usual variety I see in the gardening shops. The one is in bloom right now .What a delight . These little things can give us joy..
Have a wonderful day. Blessings to you and yours love from Margaret still in Wales
Yay, Margaret - yes, little things bring us the most joy! 😍
Good morning! The advices about weekend routines and projects for people which work from home was specially useful for me.thank you very much.
I needed this encouragement to make the weekends special and to "set myself up for success" by having routines done and preparing for projects! Thanks again Diane for another great video!
Hope your weekend went well, Ana!
Your advice on how you include your routine on the weekend is so useful. The fact that you might still sleep in but just do the routine a bit later so you don’t fall behind might seem obvious but hearing you describe how...well it makes me MOTIVATED. That way you end up with more time because there’s less to do because you’re always nibbling away at the chores everyday. It’s a great reminder.
I so enjoyed this video. You have such an inviting way of steering us toward good habits and routines: it's a perfect balance between 'you can do it this way because'...and 'but do what works for you and your family and your life'. I love learning from you!
Yes routines are the key and doing it everyday....if I stick to this daily my home stays clean...it's when I stop doing them and do nothing it gets crazy....eeeekkk
You know, the Bible teaches us younger ladies to seek out the older, more experienced ladies to learn from. Thank you for being there to teach us. You’re being here doing what you do makes a difference for me, a good one. ☺️
I so needed this video😭 thank u.... like u said after the weekend i need another weekend to clean up... i hv to get up at 5 am n go to work n in the evening im tired , hv 3 kids...so weekends i just sit back...need to change that
Wow! That means I’ve been following you for over two years! I found you just before Christmas two years ago but I didn’t have the courage to comment on anything! I hung onto every word you said during that first 31 baby steps series and have been an avid follower ever since. Awww happy ‘us’ anniversary! Xxx
Happy anniversary, dear Lucie - time flies when you are having fun! Here's a wee pom pom salute for us! 🎉🎉🎉
Lucie Gallagher, me too! Same time tht I found Diane. I LOVE your name and how you spell it😊
Julie thank you! Happy Anniversary to you too! 😀
My routines don't stop on the weekend simply because my cooking etc don't stop either. While the WHB and zone cleaning changes according to work commitments , I like having clothes organised, sink, basin and loo clean.
Yes! Even if you sleep in. Life is so much easier with routines. Go FLYLADY!
You are so reasonable! I really appreciate your videos. Thank you so much 🤗
True True True for me to do routines all 7 days. Experience taught me that I have more free time when I JUST DO IT! 13 months of zone cleaning has helped even more because I don't get crazy about trying to clean everything at once. I know the tasks will be done.
It took me years to learn how to stick to a home routine. I really don’t know why I was so reluctant to embrace it before...
I work outside the home and have discovered that I need to do the zone cleaning on the weekends so I don't plan a "day off". but I am still struggling with establishing a morning and evening routine that I follow consistently. I have a chronic health condition and a lot of times when I'm sick I don't even think about doing the routines. Currently I am off work sick and I'm making an effort to do at least a part of my routine so that I can keep the momentum going. Even if there's things I can't do I at least go through the process of talking about them to myself. currently my back is in spasm and there's no way that I would be able to clean the toilet bowl. So after I wipe the sink and counter which is part of my morning bath S&S, I at least say to myself now is when I would clean the bowl off the toilet. I am doing some tidying every morning and some of the dishes. That is my morning routine. My evening routine is a kitchen S &S (swipe surfaces and sweep the floor), after the dishes are done and an evening tidy. So why do dishes and I sweep the counter. But I'm not able to sweep the floor. so instead I just remind myself now is when I was sweep the floor and I say it out loud. I am just hoping that this will keep me moving forward on my routines. normally I do my zone cleaning on Saturday and I don't know how much of it I'm going to be able to do. But I firmly believe that just maintaining my morning routines and my evening routine to the best I can will make a difference even if I can't get the refrigerator cleaned out. I will clean the stove top very well and the toaster. And I will polish my sink. But this week the floors are not getting mopped. I'm hoping to run the vacuum in the traffic areas and then I'll push it through the kitchen to pick up crumbs too.
this is the year when I want to find my stride and get these routines down so that I don't even have to think about them. Somehow I have to work around my chronic illness. Typically I'm sick with asthma not with a back problem.
I just found your channel, Diane. I'm really enjoying your videos. Also, I love this outfit you're wearing! Love from Arizona. - Melissa
Friday’’s my oldest DD and her boyfriend come over for dinner from college. He is a vegan and she isn’t vegan but will not eat meat. So Friday’s i am usually cooking a couple different meals . I do a home blessing hour on Fridays in the morning and then i have a yoga class 🙂 and a dentist appointment 😖 i love these routines because I don’t feel rushed anymore to get everything done. Thank you . Saturday is date night , Sunday is family day and planing for the week also i throw in a pamper evening on Sundays, nails, bubble bath and face mask, ect. I do my routines on weekends but it’s a lot more relaxed because i have kept up the home all week. Also, i have my kids and husband do most of the cleaning on weekends 😂.Have a great weekend
You get a lot done on Fridays. Takes me all my time just to cook. My older DD and her boyfriend are vegan. My brother has a gluten free diet. My younger DD is a life vegetarian but her boyfriend doesn't agree with that. Two meals sounds about right.
I have found some good gluten free vegan deserts though.
Your dress up has improved so much over time Diane.... thats what routines does to us u look so beautiful you beat a lots of young women of today
I totally agree with you about the weekend routine...I have to do the same thing...I get up the same time because that's my ritual...I get up, make the bed, make the coffee, start the laundry, then tiedy up the house...have breakfast, do the cleanup, then get together the supper started because we eat early for supper...then do the cleanup, and put out the outfit for the next day and then go sit down to watch the news for the day.... I also love flowers 🌷🌷🌷💖😄
Vous m’avez vraiment aidé avec vos vidéos. Je n’était pas une personne désordonnée ou débordée mais je m’éparpillais et était trop perfectionniste. Désormais je fais mes routines, mes zones... Et j’adore préparer mes vêtements, sacs la veille ! 🙏
I have had such a hard time getting my routines back in place after stopping Flylady for awhile. My house has suffered too. The only thing I have kept up is my clean sink. I need to go back to basics.
You are absolute right about the routines!! Keep doing them and it will save you time and you feel more relaxed. And that's what you want for your weekend😉
Love Desi from Holland
Have a lovely, relaxed weekend, Desi!
😎👍 *Do or Do Not....There is no Try* LOL
Looove Yoda! I have this comment on my fridge. 💖🇦🇺📎
TOTH
Lol I feel like a sloth too when in my pjs past 7 am.
I love those tulips. So pretty. And I where uniform for job so easy to lay out every nite. However I fought laying out clothes weekend. Morning wake up realize what I wanted to wear was dirty or etc. So end up staying in pjs longer while wash.. Bad start to weekend and wasted relax time. Now I almost always continue routines thru weekend. Yes..gives me more time. And def. Helps to have lunch or dinner planned before projects. Way less stress and truly relax on the break. Love the necklace with that top. ☺
Spot on! Thank you very much.
I even had a dream about cleaning last night! lol. Have a good day!
My hand bag accumulates lipsticks and lip glosses! Thank goodness for friday routine. All Routines all done pretty well this week. I still do routines at weekend but more leisurely. I add some project on saturdays that needs to be done. Tomorrow I plan to mend some jewellery sitting in the garden at the outdoor setting, and a walk later with the dog. Because I work a couple of days I usually have to do some ironing. But after midday I'm pretty well free for rest of weekend. Im going to a high school reunion on the weekend. Some of my classmates I have not seen for 45 years. Picked out my dress already. You have great remoddelling ideas Dear Diane. Inspiring. ✔💖🇦🇺🌞
Happy Friday Diane and happy weekend ...
Car and purse clean , fill up the car ~ Petrol or gas. Date Night ...
Wow . January ~ Shine the sink . Zone . And all my routines ...
I have calling hours at 4~7 pm . And Saturday Morning The funeral.
And then Sunday dance show.
Busy but will do daily routines and all the missions and zone before I do anything .
Love your green top . And look at the sun getting up in the background . ( window .)
L💜VE Y💗U.
Thanks for keeping me in check .
I'm watching the Marie Kondo series. So thankful she helped me get my home decluttered but the flylady routines will keep it a happy home. I've been doing them for maybe a month, Thanks for the encouragement!
Yay, go you, Elaine! Konmari and Flylady go really well together 😀
Your tulips compliment your tea towels beautifully! There's nothing like fresh flowers, they're so beautiful. With you on the homebody thing, I have all i need here, why travel further afield? Love your content x
Hello Diane. Thank you very much for your wonderful and helpful videos. I have got the problem, that I have to leave the house at seven in the morning to go to work and come back home again at six in the evening. What is your advice for women like me? I live with my husband and cat, but sometimes it looks like if we had a messy teenager with us living here.... How would you organize when you had to go out to work the whole day? Greetings from rainy Germany.
Hi Claudia! I've talked about this a lot before (having a plan and following it is key) but I will cover this again in Wednesday's video! 😃
Wir sind auch zu Zweit und haben ähnliche Arbeitszeiten. Das Haushalt funktioniert nur wenn wir beide anpacken! Alles Gute aus Berlin!
@@DianeinDenmark Thank you so much. I'm looking forward to it! 🤗
P.S. Done! Did clear out some bits and Bobs out of the garden shed. easier to evaluate for me when snow is on the ground. I am more practical then! Sat will be a return and a small shopping trip into town.
Try not. Do or do not. There is no try. My favorite quote from Yoda :) I love that you love the same movies as I do, I don't feel like it's just a guy thing :) Love your videos Diane, as always, they keep me company while making masks. Much love from NY!
Because I do my routines, my house is really clean, so if we get up at 4:00 am to go fishing on the weekend, we come home to a pretty clean house, but I still do my routines later in the day or the toilet bowl and the laundry niggle at me all day. It takes maybe 15 minutes to clean both of my bathrooms, throw laundry in to wash, and unload the dishwasher. Then I have peace the rest of the day. The same is true if I lie in on any morning. My routines have drastically reduced my anxiety.
Yay, I love hearing that! The routines really do take away the stress...and allow us to "go fishing"! 😍
Have a beautiful week end🌸🧘🏼♀️
Thank you, Beth! 🖖
YAY routines! Thanks Diane!
Thanks Diane!! I really needed this video (and I think my boyfriend will agree ;-)). Have a great wkend!
Yay, I hope things work out well, Leah!
Good evening. I found your channel yesterday. Hugs from California. Love your videos.
You have mentioned previously that you do not have a tumble dryer is this common in Denmark and if so why? Thanks so much for all of the tips.
Hi Theresa! Great question...I'll answer it in tomorrow's RUclips video when we are talking about laundry 😀
"Listen up here" haha, I did.
Diane on date night...”We don’t go out much”
Also Diane on date night...”except to rock concerts”
🤣oh Diane, you crack me up!
Does dark chocolate count as sweets? Heehee I couldn't go all week without it.
😊
The obi belt could be reversible since each side is a different color. That is, if it's the kind that ties.
Thanks Diane once more. Are your tiny flowers tete a tete daffodils. ....A long time favourite of mine, they are so dainty.
Hi Anna! Yes, they are tête à tête...already flowering 😍
Hi Diane! I’m new to your channel and really love it. I’ve been seeing a lot about hygge on Pinterest and looking forward to watching your videos about that. I really like how you use what works for you, be it FlyLady, Getting Things Done, or KonMari. I like all those and in the past GTD worked well for me, but life can be unruly! So right now I’m looking at blending what works. Live long and prosper! 😉
Welcome to the gang, Carol! 🖖
Thank you! :)
Love your videos - you set the table for dinner before sunrise. where do the family have breakfast and don't the plates collect dust through the day or you cover the table?
Hi Raia! I run the dishwasher after we eat breakfast and reset the table for dinner when I empty it. The video you watched was filmed in winter when the sun doesn't rise until 8.30am/9am - which is why it's still dark. Hope that helps!
We have a family snack basket as well. Courthouse, car wash, and gym are in our schedule today. I plan to clear up the outside shed this weekend, since the temp is going up to 30 degrees Fahrenheit.I am forcing other pot of paper-whites and another amaryllis too! Cheering during our grim winter.
Diane, just curious, but do you keep cat litter in the trunk of the car to give a 'stuck' car traction if necessary? The clay stuff works best.
British husband didn't understand until we were traveling with it in the car (I'd insisted) and he used it twice in one trip to help stuck folks he helped dig out.
Y'all are more prepared that many of us from other weather areas, just wondering.
No, no cat litter in our trunk 😄
xoxox
Hi Dianne, how do you keep to the timer!! It's so hard for me as I see yes I am chipping through the things needing done but there's more and trying to stop by the timer is just so difficult! And yet it gets me into trouble...any tips? Thanks.
Hi afg ninja! When using the timer, make sure you change task when it goes off. So you are working on a different area or task. The cleaning and decluttering is an ongoing process (like brushing your teeth). We don't need to finish, we need to get something done. And remember to take breaks! LOL!
@@DianeinDenmark thanks Diane, I am paying for it now as it took me 1 week straight of decluttering, organising my kitchen and it's been a while where I am now trying to catch up...also sleeping late is not helping....need to get back to my routine!! I miss it!!! I was able to have tea and 15 minutes of just sitting and relaxing and enjoying my kids. And thank you again for all your videos it has truly helped me tremendously!!
Hello Diane, do you have any video to prepare a move? Or do you know if Flylady has a checklist? Thanks for answering, I'm a little nervous about having to empty my house and I do not know where to start. Can you help me?
Here's the link...fantastic tips for moving house and it's broken down into babysteps 😃 Make sure to take breaks and have fun with it 👋 www.flylady.net/d/getting-started/flying-lessons/moving/
Diane,Thank you!!!!!So much!!!!! It's just what I needed to read.
Dear Diane, have you ever done a question and answer about your Dips in the ocean? I’m from the US and I cannot imagine that their wouldn’t be some weirdos gawking at pretty women skinny dipping in the ocean . Can you address this? Is this not a problem in Denmark?
Hi! Yes, I've talked about it before many times but, no, we don't have problems when skinny dipping here. Generally speaking, the Danes have a very healthy attitude to their bodies/nakedness so no-one stares or cares. We have more important things to do 😃
Here in Germany there's something similar (called FKK) and it was amazingly freeing to realise that I don't have to care about what "people" might think, because no one is looking at me - they're all too busy living their own lives, as Diane said. I think there must be an underlying respect for others here that is missing in Australia (where I come from) because I cannot imagine it working there - if you tried swimming nude in Australia, you'd have everyone staring at you and probably someone would call the police. Our "nude beaches" are weirdo magnets. It's as if being naked has something to do with sex or power, rather than simply being the natural byproduct of not having clothes on.
If you have a chance to swim naked in a secluded and safe space, I thoroughly recommend it.
“Leather Pants” sounds rather kinky in Europe lol
Exactly! Makes me laugh every time I say it! 😄😄😄
@@DianeinDenmark I can't get used to it either - remember when trousers were also called "slacks"! lol Lorna
Slacks! Oh yes, had forgotten about that word...thanks for the laugh, Lorna! 😆
@@DianeinDenmark Here in the U.S. what you wear on your bottom half is always called pants. If it is not dressy, it is called jeans or leggings or yoga pants. Dressy pants are called slacks. DD18 thinks I have gone crazy (mad) bc I am beginning to talk Scandanavian. Why are the words so much prettier? Petrol instead of gas, trousers instead of pants, hygge instead of cozy, iron mongers instead of hardware store, wee instead of small, hankies instead of Kleenex, paper roll instead of paper towels....and so on....I just love your words!!!
Skinny dipping? 😳
Yes, see my Health and Exercise series 👋😊
Diane in Denmark skinny dipping in America means swimming naked. 🥶. Just wondering what it means in other places....
@@viennabrewer6946 Yes, means the same around the world! 👋😊😁