Ahh Flylady Diane Denmark, I beg to differ ... these videos are perfect for me! I've already feel you to be a lovely non-judgemental friend who is gently motivating me to get with the program! It's a gift to have found you on RUclips. Gosh I can't even imagine who'd be so rude to point out that your videos aren't 'perfect'. They're exactly what I need. And I very much appreciate that you're taking your own time to make these videos to help me. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
I so appreciate your comment, Lisa Maree! We flybabies are constantly battling perfectionism, so I am just keeping my head high and blocking out any critical voices. I don't have time for negativity, I am concentrating on having fun! :-)
Neither is the rude person who said that. I love your videos and i need your encouragement! You are truly helping me make a difference, both in my home and in my self care!
Thank you for not making "perfect" videos. I'm here because I get overwhelmed trying to be perfect. The minor "imperfections" in the videos help me to realize perfection is not what counts, taking baby steps to improve & move forward is. Thank you.
What??!! These videos are perfect.!! Absolutely perfect like your best friend sitting here in the kitchen talking to you. You learn from each other and what in the world people are thinking commenting like this?
Diane, you might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I'm back every day to drink in as much Flylady advice as I can get. I like your down to earth, encouraging personality. There are lots of other minimalist sites people can go follow. See you tomorrow!
Wow, I can't believe anyone would say that your videos don't measure up bc they're not "perfect." These are the BEST bc you make these goals so accessible by NOT presenting them in that manner, where you're showing off video editing skills, etc. Those types of videos tend to be distracting since there is less emphasis on the message, overall, since they water it all down for the sake of wanting to please a very wide spectrum of viewers visually and aurally . As for the content, that's watered down to be pleasing, as well. Thank you for making these. I thought it was silly to insist that shining the sink would change my life and I did it begrudgingly on the first day, not even knowing why I was doing it or following along on your channel. It was "just another thing" I had to do, which I felt I didn't need. Well, it has changed my life enormously. From day one. I appreciate you putting this information out here.
7 years later! Thank you for reminding us that you needed this approach, yourself, to make it possible for you to have the full, rich life we see you enjoying!
I know this video was made 3 years ago, but I just watched it and I wanted to stop and tell you that I really enjoy your videos! I've watched many of them and just listening to you makes me happy! But don't worry, I'm not just sitting, after watching your videos - I get off my bahookie and get things done!! Thank you for all the time you put into your videos!! Love from Texas!
Seven years after you posted this video, and I just started watching your videos. Love this gift of knowledge and wisdom you have so graciously shared with us. And, I love your positivity. Thank you!
I just discovered you in the last few months and perfectly imperfect is what i aspire to😉 I absolutely adore you!!! I thought “shine my sink” a few months back was just a good way to start keeping my house from getting out of control. I have multiple sclerosis and my everything can get out of control very quickly. Thank you for starting my journey to an even better future🧡💚
Thank you Diane, I have tried the babysteps about four times in the past 8 years. But never did I get past week 1 before my perfectionism kicked in and I bought a new binder and printed out the whole flylady website and... Got stuck. Again and again. Now I found your videos and they help me to not feel overwhelmed to take the babysteps. I am a visual person and I need someone to show me how to do these steps. And today I decluttered for 15 minutes, even though I was tired from work, I made a milion excuses. I did them. Because you motivate me with your videos and help me take tiny steps with a smile on my face. I am proud of myself. Loves this serries. Thumbs up.
I think your videos are very professional and high quality. I feel fortunate I accidently found your channel. I watch every day and- change something in my life - everyday. And now I am weeping because your work is about cleaning and decluttering but it is also deep soul work. Thanks so much.
If you get bad comments, please don’t take them to heart, your are wonderful and you are helping so many of us. I am finally seeing progress after a thousand year mess. Thank you.
Perfection does not exist. These videos are a great guide (GPS) to daily living. Thank you for taking time to teach us what has worked for you. Blessings
I love watching your videos and think they are perfect just the way they are. You are warm and personable. The repetitions are great and necessary for learning a new skill. Your birds make me happy (only, I keep watching for the hopes that one day they will pop up in a video. They can be our flying mascots :) ! Really, the videos are clear and simple without the distractions of title pages or music. I find them soothing and inspiring.
I love the birds. Their sounds make me feel like I'm having a little visit with you in your home ! Thanks for all you do, Diane in Denmark :) It is warmly appreciated !
New one week old Flybaby here. I really resonated with your comment about enjoying everyday of your life and not wishing you were somewhere else or doing something else. I was spending my days doing as little as possible in my home maintenance just enough that it looked reasonably attractive. I was also sitting reading most of the day and I was still bored. Every so often I would crank out a watercolor or walk my dogs. Now after just one week I am reaping the benfits of that ripple effect of the shined sink. I wanted everything else in the house to match and I can see this happening so easily. My challege as a T3 S4 is to not let my reactive nature and unbridled enthusiam run away with the baby! Now I love my routines! They are vastly entertaining and the gratification from ticking off the items on my list makes me so happy, I love the challenge of it all now that there are safe baby steps and not a totally overwhelmimg whole. I was that littlt girl in second grade who would just cry when presented with a page of one hundred math problems. The enormity of the task was traumatizing and that feeling still comes up today if I look at my house as one big clean and organize task, but clearly I can manage my life this way and the peace of mind is such a blessing. Than you for your fun, positive and supportive energy. I do have my tickets to the I Love My Life event in October and am holding light around the idea if its’ still happening. Looking forward to hearing your message in person. With appreciation! Cala
FlyLady Diane, your videos are great and they inspire me to keep at it! You keep me from giving up. Thank you for making them for all of us fly babies.
Diane, I love your videos. Thank you for giving up your own time to make these for us. I truly appreciate the work you put in for our benefit. I think you're wonderful and I too look forward to a new video from you each day. 😊
Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. I am gleaning so much from them. I look forward to them every day. Please don't allow the negative comments to discourage you in any way. Many are gaining knowledge & good habits because of your help! 😊
I really appreciate the fact that you spoke about things don't have to be perfect. In an earlier video you hit the nail on the head for me when you said we don't like to start anything because we have to do it perfectly and so we don't finish anything. That is me all over! I am persevering and learning to tackle things a little bit at a time. Thank you so much for all your encouragement.
Love tuning in for my daily fix of FlyLady Diane! What a lovely positive lady. Day 10 and keeping up! Thanks for taking the time to make these videos to help others.
I’m going through a very rough season of life and your daily videos are making a real difference. Just collected all the trash and getting ready to take my 15 minute break with a coloring book and colored pencils.
FlyLady Diane, thank you for being perfectly imperfect! With all the FlyLady mentors, one of the things that helps the most, is knowing that you are all humans just like us! 💜💜💜
Hi Diane. I've been watching your videos for a while now and I just want to say THANK YOU!!! You didn't have to do your videos, you didn't have to share tips and tricks of good housekeeping with us, you didn't have to do all the nitty gritty tedious work of filming, editing and uploading your videos for anyone's benefit, you didn't have to care enough to want to put yourself in there as the 'cheerleader' for anyone, you didn't have to open up and be honest and vulnerable about your experiences, you didn't have to put up with the flak that come from negative people giving comments like the one about your videos... and YET you still do it. That's brave. That's generous. That's caring. That's kind. I'm sure there are a lot of people out there who benefit from having a mentor like you, a positive role-model and someone to cheer them on (myself included). And for those reasons I think you are more perfect than a whole lot of people. I'm seeing slow but sure improvements in my home organising / housekeeping these past couple of weeks. People like you and Marla and The Secret Slob are God sent! Thank you! 💐💜🌹💜💐
As I tell my husband when he says he’s not perfect - I know you’re not perfect but you’re perfect for me! Thank you so much for the videos Diane! Love you!
Anyone that comments about your videos not being perfect could just not watch them. Being judgemental about others is something I have been working on for awhile. Accept people as they are and I think your videos are great. I personally like tidy and no cluster so I already do a version of some of your routine but I watch the whole video. I think it's brilliant the ideas you have and a great reminder. I now think about making sure my kitchen sink and counters are clean and tidy so i don't have to do any cleaning in the morning. Makes my day start better. thanks again.
I've started watching all your videos from the very beginning and I can't tell you how wonderful they are for me in this crazy time of global pandemic and heartbreaking unrest in the United States. I've found you and your videos to be a corner of peace and comfort and I cannot thank you enough for being you and sharing what you have.
Thank you so much for your labor of love and commitment to us fly babies! I'm doing well with keeping the kitchen clean and tidy. I will not go to bed until it's done. Today I had unexpected company and I was ready😊
I love these videos! I look forward to it every single day! Thank you you are making me feel human and not insane in my home anymore. Please keep doing them!
I LOVE your videos. They are genuine and heartfelt. I’d much rather watch you than some overproduced, studio-made thing that will end up making me feel inferior.
I'm probably late to Flylady but I am on Day 10 and I totally love it. Diane your videos are clear and concise, everyday I look forward to seeing the wonderful outfits you have curated. You have a be kind to yourself attitude which gives the system such universal appeal. I am recommend your videos to my Mummy friends as well as to my own Mum. I must confess I don't do the shoes (I am pretty OCD about shoes in the house, and don't want to confuse my children about this. Therefore I have my shoes for the day at the door ready but otherwise I'm completely ready, even down to my strip lashes). I am keeping and eye out for a house shoe somewhere between a ballet pump style slipper and a shoe. Can't wait for tomorrow. Thanks again Diane (beautiful Scottish accent btw) x
I for one am so grateful that you make these videos. Haven't always followed through but knowing they here when I need them .Am seeing the difference a routine make even though as a type 1 sometimes the idea of a routine isn't fun but having them gives me time for fun . Progress not perfectionism is one of my favourite mantras xx
Once I read a sentence on a pillow: YOU ARE PERFECT BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT. I want to share this with you, really love your step by step videos! I was just looking for some inspiration yesterday, because I was sick and overwhelmed the last weeks and...there I found you, like a gift from heaven. Because your videos are like they are I BELIEVE you and I believe, I can do it, too. You're spreading sparkles of hope, thank you! Tak for sidst, vi ses! Monika
I wrote out "Anything is better than zero!" on a Post-it note and stuck it to my computer monitor. It is now covered in affirmations and reminders. I had to go through and delete my FlyLady e-mails from earlier in the week because I didn't do them and I felt like I had to finish Monday's missions, as well as Tuesday's and then do today's. It was overwhelming to say the least. I told my husband how I was feeling and after talking with him I decided to just delete them and start fresh today. Right now. Thank you so much for doing these videos.
I love your videos Diane. Haters are gonna hate. Forget about them! Imperfection is actually perfect for these videos. It makes them more accessible and less intimidating for newbies.
I just want to say thank you thank you thank you for making these videos. Perfect or imperfect it does not matter. People that point imperfections out are not very nice. They must have some serious mental issues that they feel the need to point out imperfections in others. I think you're a very sweet kind person and I appreciate that you take extra time to do these videos. You don't really have to do this, but you do. Thank you again.
I'm so so grateful for this videos and how you're helping me transition into a new school year as a teacher while also having a calmer apartment. I know these are old videos, but you are so so so appreciated!
Firstly, it's sad that people pick at others; they are putting their damage on someone else. I enjoy your videos and recommend them because you are real and encouraging l.💕 I've been working at FkyLady for a few years 'on and off' and being encouraged by you for about four years. I'm going through these baby step videos as I'd not ever gotten the hotspot and PUPA, or room rescue worked into my routine. Now's the time! I'm enjoying and benefitting from your new three a week videos as well, and am much more satisfied with myself and my home than several years ago. I continue to brag you up and recommend you to my friends. Thanks for your willingness to encourage. I appreciate you. Happy Saturday! 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you! I love your message about doing things with the intent of getting something done rather than only doing it if you can do it perfectly! This is my struggle and I'm making baby step changes.
I think you do a great job and I can’t believe somebody would leave a rude comment. If they don’t want to watch they should just move on. I think you’re wonderful and I think you do a fantastic job. Thank you so much
So after the 15 minute "me time" break we start all over again? Thank you for all you do and have done here Diane! Laying it all out like this is just what I need! Blessings! ~t
Yesterday's room rescue was amazing! My garage has been a mess for months and in 5 mins my half was tidy! Probably the OTHER half of the garage might have a bit of rubbish. Might do it after the school holidays.
You and your videos are Amazing... I found Flylady system months ago and ordered Sink Reflections from the library. It took many months to get the book and when it came I couldn't even remember what is was about! Then I found you. That was the best .. and have been watching your videos, reading and digesting the system. Zones are in my diary My sink is shiny, I'm happy and thanks to you I will succeed in becoming organised and out of chaos. Here's to the declutter. I have begun. One hundred thank you,s 💐 Diane from Denmark, you are wonderful.😀
Your videos are perfect enough to cheer me up and make me do the work. Yay! Thank you so much, Diane, for giving your time to help people develop routines and make their world a little better. I hope you find some reward in the responses from so many people liking your videos and thanking you.
Who cares if videos are not perfect!!!! That’s what makes you so relatable, that you are a fab ordinary lady willing to help others around the world. You rock!
I agree with you. Negativity and perfectionism kill joy and any progress. I am enjoying your videos and in doing a little i see I can accomplish allot. Thanks for your videos!!!
You are a treasure! I LOVE the message of getting rid of perfectionism. This has been key for me to not getting overwhelmed or burning myself out by doing too much.
Thank you for making these videos. I have been watching your videos for a couple of months now, and I started the baby steps with you, and thank you! Your positive attitude and imperfect videos are the perfect combination for making a huge difference for so many of us. You are real and is what counts! Today I was able to have people over my house without rushing around like crazy. I could even take my kids to play with a friend while we waited for our company. Thank you!
I love these videos so much. I love your Scottish accent, it tells me "everything will be ok". And I love that you have that flylady spirit of "you can do it" without making me feel like I am stupid for not having done it yet. I've known about flylady for 8 years, but until your videos, I haven't been able to actually go through the 31 steps. I am on day 11 today!!!! Thank you!!!!!
Hi Diane, just wanted to say, I have NO negative comments about your videos...they are simple to follow and you emphasize perfectly each day's tasks. I tried following FlyLady steps years ago, but only got as far as my morning routine and jumped into zone tasks. Needless to say, I crashed and burned. LOL! Thanks to you and your encouragement, I am now in Day 10...that's BIG! I'm determined to get through the 31 days! Thank You!! :))
I love your videos and I also love that they aren’t perfect!!!! That’s probably my favorite part about them! It helps me to know that we don’t have to be perfect....I don’t have to be perfect!!!! You are truly a blessing to my life and are helping me so much!!! Please keep making these videos, they help so many of us soooo much!!! Thank you for being the awesome “Imperfect You!”
Thank you. It's so useful to have a guide to all of this. I've been receiving the emails for three or four years now, trying to make sense of it all and failing. It's making a lot more sense now. I was concentrating on what you were saying and didn't even notice that the videos weren't perfect.
Love these videos, Flylady Diane! They/You are so helpful and great motivation! Love that you are breaking it down for us. The reminders are great! Thank you!
Hi Diane! I am just loving your Flylady 31 Babysteps Series. I've been applying the concepts each day and have seen so much positive progress in my home. I think the quality of your videos is perfect. What an inspiration. Thanks so much!
I will repeat the many many other comments here. Your videos ARE perfect. Not because they have professional level filming and editing but because they are precisely what so many of us needed. I have read the Flylady website and such but I would get confused about what to do when. Then I would get discouraged and give up. Diane is the first person I have found who explains things in real time. 1 video per day with each baby step spelled out. Her videos aren't too long and she is so personable and encouraging I have to fight the urge to bing watch! lol! My husband is even on board with me and we are doing the baby steps together. :). He loves the Star trek references! Thanks Diane. One introvert to another, you are doing a fantastic job!!
Diane, You are fabulous! Thank you so much for doing this for all of us! You have inspired me again to restart my flying. I got lost for the last few months, but I think, with your help, and that of Flylady, I can do this. I have realized that I don't have to do it all by myself, and that my kids are perfectly capable of helping me out too!
Thanks so much for posting these videos, they are such a great help ! Don't change a thing, unfortunately there will always be negative people. Keep up the great work! 💜
Loooooooooove your videos. Thank you for helping strangers like me. You've helped get my house on track with these baby steps. Thank you for making these imperfect videos, all in the name of helping! THANK YOU!!!!!
Hi Diane, I'm still with the program, for 10 days now, whoot, whoot. My sink is shiny and I'm dressed to shoes (obviously, as today is an office day and I'm at my work now). I actually started to use the 15min timer (online timer) to declutter my office today. I have piles of paper on the sides of my desk (some are there for months, if not years 8o) and for the first time I didn't feel overwhelmed to get started and get a dent in the first pile, as I knew I could declutter for 15 min and then get back to doing what I need to do for my projects. I have made an appointment with myself to declutter my piles for 15 min a day when I'm at work, so hopefully in a few weeks my desk will be clean (read: visible) again. Thanks for all the support. Fluttering on, T.
Diane, I really enjoy your videos. They are making a difference in my home! I had started the Fly Lady system a couple of times before but never got this far before. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos!
So glad I found you! I binge watch your videos b/c you explain the system so clearly & because you’re such a delight-genuine, enthusiast, helpful! I could sense how you felt from someone’s apparently negative remark b/c it made me think of myself as a teacher at semester’s end when student evaluations would come in. I’d have 100 nice comments & 1 snarky comment, but guess what I’d obsess about? The negative minority! Let it go, girlfriend. You’re doing such a great service for so many of us out there! Thanks! And I love learning about life in Denmark from you. Just today I read an online news story about Denmark being rated in the top 3 happiest spots on earth for the last few years in a row. I see that happiness in you, Diane. Thanks again!
Dear Diane, no worries regarding the way your videos are made. The main focus is the theme. I am absolutely loving watching, listening and taking notes and simply enjoying your "message". We love you!
I have realized for the first time after watching a few days of your videos and hearing you repeat it that I was putting things off because I couldn't do them perfectly. Thank you for helping me to see that about myself! How ironic that my home and office are both a mess when I am such a perfectionist! I love how you teach us that 2 minutes or any amount of time is better than zero!
Thank you so much for these videos! I am currently on day 10. I have a 1-year-old who doesn't like to sleep in, so I never thought I would be able to get dressed to shoes in the morning, but I'm working on it and have been so much more productive. So glad I found FlyLady! I'm looking forward to the rest of the steps and getting rid of the CHAOS in my life :)
I've recently heard the phrase that I think serves all perfectionists well - "Don't let perfect get in the way of really really good!" I never thought for a minute that your videos weren't good enough or were flawed - they're fabulous and inspiring and if someone is finding faults then that's their story, their expectations and their judgements. Those criticisms are never a reflection of truth. Thank you for opening up yourself to us.... I can't believe what a game changer these steps have done for me. It's taken more than 10 days for me to do these 10 videos but the benefits are incredible. The flow on effect has been significant and I see that the most with "shining my sink". Bit by bit without trying it has extended and effected other areas of the kitchen and also enabled me to see other areas that really needed a clean like the sides of my dishwasher drawer this morning but it's because the constant clean sink means a great outlook, a stable point of reference and a freeing of the mind and I can now see and deal with other things! Also I think I grew up with such a negative view of housekeeping - like it was a form of torture but was required but you've made it so positive and your attitude and presensation has started a mind shift for me. Thank you!
I love you and your programs are wonderful and very helpful! I cleaned my sink today and it makes my kitchen smell clean. Your advise is so practical and organized, thank you! Just what I needed!
Awwww Thanks Diane. I'm new to flylady and you have made this a lot fun. I've been really looking forward to each day with you. This particular vid was good for me because I struggle with perfectionism. The baby steps are great because I do find myself getting distracted and wanting to redo a whole thing vs focusing on the task at hand. Anyways thanks!!
I love these videos!! I don’t know who would criticize them - they are wonderful! I use them as my reward for doing the previous day’s steps. I, too, have tried FlyLady before. I actually read her book when it first came out. It has taken me years to try again and these videos are the only thing that have worked for me. I think I missed the 31 steps last time and just tried to do everything she said in email for the day. So, long story short, thank you Diane in Denmark!
Hello Diane, thank you so much for doing these videos, they are so helpful for me! I suffer with ME and as a result my house has just turned into a bombsite. I am mainly housebound because of my illness and living in such mess and dirtiness is making coping with this illness and poor mobility 10 times worse. If I am going to be stuck indoors most of my time I want (need!) to be in a NICE space. To put it in perspective, I have a tabletop dishwasher in my kitchen that I bought over a year ago now, it still hasn't been plumbed in because I can't let anyone inside my home to do it because it is in such a state and a dishwasher for me will help me immensely as my illness makes the washing up feel like I have run a marathon. I'm in a vicious cycle that I am determined to break in 2017! Doing tasks in 2,5,10 and 15 minute increments is perfect for my illness and I feel like I can finally start to tackle it all, I have been burying my head in the sand about it for so long now because I just felt like it was a mountain I wouldn't be able to climb as there is SO much to do, but your videos have made me realise and accept that it is OK to stop even if it isn't finished, before I would never give myself the permission to leave something unfinished so never started because I knew I could never finish it, it was just too much. Today is day 1 for me, I have watched all of your videos, so today's task is shining my sink, but I need to take most of the day to wash up first but I can, and I will. My sink will be shining by the time I go to bed!
Sassy Thomas, I am, too, am battling CF, and Fibromyalgia, (same as ME). This system is working for me, and I am seeing changes in my house, and my health, too. Go, you, Sassy!
Thank you for your videos!! I feel a relief when you say things don't have to be perfect. Your bs are part of my nightly routine. I am also watching the new baby step videos.
Your videos are perfect for where I am in this journey. You have inspired me so much. I love my routines so far. I'm not doing them perfectly which I now understand is ok. As a result I'm not discouraged. My house looks so much better for it. I have so much more energy because I now can see I'm accomplishing so much with just 15 minutes worth of effort at a time. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
You are such a precious lady! I love the way you explain all of this from a personal perspective. Thank you ever so much for doing it in that way. It makes ALL the difference.
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7 years later and these videos are still helping people, you are definitely helping me! And what if helpful is better than perfect?
Don't give the 1 rude person, that has commented on several of your videos, any of the real estate in your head. God bless you!
Ahh Flylady Diane Denmark,
I beg to differ ... these videos are perfect for me! I've already feel you to be a lovely non-judgemental friend who is gently motivating me to get with the program! It's a gift to have found you on RUclips. Gosh I can't even imagine who'd be so rude to point out that your videos aren't 'perfect'. They're exactly what I need. And I very much appreciate that you're taking your own time to make these videos to help me. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
I so appreciate your comment, Lisa Maree! We flybabies are constantly battling perfectionism, so I am just keeping my head high and blocking out any critical voices. I don't have time for negativity, I am concentrating on having fun! :-)
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Neither is the rude person who said that. I love your videos and i need your encouragement! You are truly helping me make a difference, both in my home and in my self care!
Thank you for not making "perfect" videos. I'm here because I get overwhelmed trying to be perfect. The minor "imperfections" in the videos help me to realize perfection is not what counts, taking baby steps to improve & move forward is. Thank you.
Ditto!!
What??!! These videos are perfect.!! Absolutely perfect like your best friend sitting here in the kitchen talking to you. You learn from each other and what in the world people are thinking commenting like this?
Diane, you might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I'm back every day to drink in as much Flylady advice as I can get. I like your down to earth, encouraging personality. There are lots of other minimalist sites people can go follow. See you tomorrow!
Me too! Every day I learn something simple & valuable
Wow, I can't believe anyone would say that your videos don't measure up bc they're not "perfect." These are the BEST bc you make these goals so accessible by NOT presenting them in that manner, where you're showing off video editing skills, etc. Those types of videos tend to be distracting since there is less emphasis on the message, overall, since they water it all down for the sake of wanting to please a very wide spectrum of viewers visually and aurally . As for the content, that's watered down to be pleasing, as well. Thank you for making these. I thought it was silly to insist that shining the sink would change my life and I did it begrudgingly on the first day, not even knowing why I was doing it or following along on your channel. It was "just another thing" I had to do, which I felt I didn't need. Well, it has changed my life enormously. From day one. I appreciate you putting this information out here.
Sitting here at midnight flustered with the Flylady system as I took on Zones too early. I needed this video tonight.
Will be cheering you on!
7 years later! Thank you for reminding us that you needed this approach, yourself, to make it possible for you to have the full, rich life we see you enjoying!
I know this video was made 3 years ago, but I just watched it and I wanted to stop and tell you that I really enjoy your videos! I've watched many of them and just listening to you makes me happy! But don't worry, I'm not just sitting, after watching your videos - I get off my bahookie and get things done!! Thank you for all the time you put into your videos!! Love from Texas!
Thanks for watching, Stacy - glad to hear you are moving that bahookie!
Seven years after you posted this video, and I just started watching your videos. Love this gift of knowledge and wisdom you have so graciously shared with us. And, I love your positivity. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
I just discovered you in the last few months and perfectly imperfect is what i aspire to😉 I absolutely adore you!!! I thought “shine my sink” a few months back was just a good way to start keeping my house from getting out of control. I have multiple sclerosis and my everything can get out of control very quickly. Thank you for starting my journey to an even better future🧡💚
Thank you Diane, I have tried the babysteps about four times in the past 8 years. But never did I get past week 1 before my perfectionism kicked in and I bought a new binder and printed out the whole flylady website and... Got stuck. Again and again.
Now I found your videos and they help me to not feel overwhelmed to take the babysteps. I am a visual person and I need someone to show me how to do these steps.
And today I decluttered for 15 minutes, even though I was tired from work, I made a milion excuses. I did them. Because you motivate me with your videos and help me take tiny steps with a smile on my face. I am proud of myself. Loves this serries. Thumbs up.
I think your videos are very professional and high quality. I feel fortunate I accidently found your channel. I watch every day and- change something in my life - everyday. And now I am weeping because your work is about cleaning and decluttering but it is also deep soul work. Thanks so much.
If you get bad comments, please don’t take them to heart, your are wonderful and you are helping so many of us. I am finally seeing progress after a thousand year mess. Thank you.
Perfection does not exist. These videos are a great guide (GPS) to daily living. Thank you for taking time to teach us what has worked for you. Blessings
I hope the method is working for you too, Aracelis!
I love watching your videos and think they are perfect just the way they are. You are warm and personable. The repetitions are great and necessary for learning a new skill. Your birds make me happy (only, I keep watching for the hopes that one day they will pop up in a video. They can be our flying mascots :) !
Really, the videos are clear and simple without the distractions of title pages or music. I find them soothing and inspiring.
LOL - I try to keep the birds quiet but they have minds of their own! ;-)
I love the birds. Their sounds make me feel like I'm having a little visit with you in your home ! Thanks for all you do, Diane in Denmark :) It is warmly appreciated !
New one week old Flybaby here. I really resonated with your comment about enjoying everyday of your life and not wishing you were somewhere else or doing something else. I was spending my days doing as little as possible in my home maintenance just enough that it looked reasonably attractive. I was also sitting reading most of the day and I was still bored. Every so often I would crank out a watercolor or walk my dogs. Now after just one week I am reaping the benfits of that ripple effect of the shined sink. I wanted everything else in the house to match and I can see this happening so easily. My challege as a T3 S4 is to not let my reactive nature and unbridled enthusiam run away with the baby! Now I love my routines! They are vastly entertaining and the gratification from ticking off the items on my list makes me so happy, I love the challenge of it all now that there are safe baby steps and not a totally overwhelmimg whole. I was that littlt girl in second grade who would just cry when presented with a page of one hundred math problems. The enormity of the task was traumatizing and that feeling still comes up today if I look at my house as one big clean and organize task, but clearly I can manage my life this way and the peace of mind is such a blessing. Than you for your fun, positive and supportive energy. I do have my tickets to the I Love My Life event in October and am holding light around the idea if its’ still happening. Looking forward to hearing your message in person. With appreciation! Cala
FlyLady Diane, your videos are great and they inspire me to keep at it! You keep me from giving up. Thank you for making them for all of us fly babies.
I am absolutely delighted to have just discovered your channel. You are a real Blessing! Thank you for every single video! Blessings:-)
Diane, I love your videos. Thank you for giving up your own time to make these for us. I truly appreciate the work you put in for our benefit. I think you're wonderful and I too look forward to a new video from you each day. 😊
Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. I am gleaning so much from them. I look forward to them every day. Please don't allow the negative comments to discourage you in any way. Many are gaining knowledge & good habits because of your help! 😊
I really appreciate the fact that you spoke about things don't have to be perfect. In an earlier video you hit the nail on the head for me when you said we don't like to start anything because we have to do it perfectly and so we don't finish anything. That is me all over! I am persevering and learning to tackle things a little bit at a time. Thank you so much for all your encouragement.
The "lay out two outfits " That's the game changer for me! Thank you so!
Love tuning in for my daily fix of FlyLady Diane! What a lovely positive lady. Day 10 and keeping up! Thanks for taking the time to make these videos to help others.
Going well . Love coming back from a 12 hour shift to a tidier house and seeing my shiny sink in the morning brings me so much joy .Thank you x
I’m going through a very rough season of life and your daily videos are making a real difference. Just collected all the trash and getting ready to take my 15 minute break with a coloring book and colored pencils.
FlyLady Diane, thank you for being perfectly imperfect! With all the FlyLady mentors, one of the things that helps the most, is knowing that you are all humans just like us! 💜💜💜
Hi Diane. I've been watching your videos for a while now and I just want to say THANK YOU!!! You didn't have to do your videos, you didn't have to share tips and tricks of good housekeeping with us, you didn't have to do all the nitty gritty tedious work of filming, editing and uploading your videos for anyone's benefit, you didn't have to care enough to want to put yourself in there as the 'cheerleader' for anyone, you didn't have to open up and be honest and vulnerable about your experiences, you didn't have to put up with the flak that come from negative people giving comments like the one about your videos... and YET you still do it. That's brave. That's generous. That's caring. That's kind. I'm sure there are a lot of people out there who benefit from having a mentor like you, a positive role-model and someone to cheer them on (myself included). And for those reasons I think you are more perfect than a whole lot of people. I'm seeing slow but sure improvements in my home organising / housekeeping these past couple of weeks. People like you and Marla and The Secret Slob are God sent! Thank you! 💐💜🌹💜💐
Thank you so much, Salmah! I very much appreciate your kind words 🖐🤗 So glad you are seeing progress! 🎉
As I tell my husband when he says he’s not perfect - I know you’re not perfect but you’re perfect for me! Thank you so much for the videos Diane! Love you!
Anyone that comments about your videos not being perfect could just not watch them. Being judgemental about others is something I have been working on for awhile. Accept people as they are and I think your videos are great. I personally like tidy and no cluster so I already do a version of some of your routine but I watch the whole video. I think it's brilliant the ideas you have and a great reminder. I now think about making sure my kitchen sink and counters are clean and tidy so i don't have to do any cleaning in the morning. Makes my day start better. thanks again.
I've started watching all your videos from the very beginning and I can't tell you how wonderful they are for me in this crazy time of global pandemic and heartbreaking unrest in the United States. I've found you and your videos to be a corner of peace and comfort and I cannot thank you enough for being you and sharing what you have.
Very thankful to my daughter for introducing me to your channel. Thank you so much Diane.💕
Say Hi to your daughter from me, Betha! And welcome here!
Thank so much Diane for putting these video’s on utube, so helpful, so needed, Great Job
Thank you so much for your labor of love and commitment to us fly babies! I'm doing well with keeping the kitchen clean and tidy. I will not go to bed until it's done. Today I had unexpected company and I was ready😊
That must have felt so good, Mar-Lin. Well done!
I love these videos! I look forward to it every single day! Thank you you are making me feel human and not insane in my home anymore. Please keep doing them!
I LOVE your videos. They are genuine and heartfelt. I’d much rather watch you than some overproduced, studio-made thing that will end up making me feel inferior.
I'm probably late to Flylady but I am on Day 10 and I totally love it. Diane your videos are clear and concise, everyday I look forward to seeing the wonderful outfits you have curated. You have a be kind to yourself attitude which gives the system such universal appeal. I am recommend your videos to my Mummy friends as well as to my own Mum.
I must confess I don't do the shoes (I am pretty OCD about shoes in the house, and don't want to confuse my children about this. Therefore I have my shoes for the day at the door ready but otherwise I'm completely ready, even down to my strip lashes). I am keeping and eye out for a house shoe somewhere between a ballet pump style slipper and a shoe.
Can't wait for tomorrow. Thanks again Diane (beautiful Scottish accent btw) x
I'm sorry to hear that people were critiquing your videos. I love them and don't expect perfection from you or any other RUclipsr!
I for one am so grateful that you make these videos. Haven't always followed through but knowing they here when I need them .Am seeing the difference a routine make even though as a type 1 sometimes the idea of a routine isn't fun but having them gives me time for fun . Progress not perfectionism is one of my favourite mantras xx
Once I read a sentence on a pillow: YOU ARE PERFECT BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT. I want to share this with you, really love your step by step videos! I was just looking for some inspiration yesterday, because I was sick and overwhelmed the last weeks and...there I found you, like a gift from heaven. Because your videos are like they are I BELIEVE you and I believe, I can do it, too. You're spreading sparkles of hope, thank you! Tak for sidst, vi ses! Monika
I wrote out "Anything is better than zero!" on a Post-it note and stuck it to my computer monitor. It is now covered in affirmations and reminders.
I had to go through and delete my FlyLady e-mails from earlier in the week because I didn't do them and I felt like I had to finish Monday's missions, as well as Tuesday's and then do today's. It was overwhelming to say the least. I told my husband how I was feeling and after talking with him I decided to just delete them and start fresh today. Right now. Thank you so much for doing these videos.
I love your videos Diane. Haters are gonna hate. Forget about them! Imperfection is actually perfect for these videos. It makes them more accessible and less intimidating for newbies.
I just want to say thank you thank you thank you for making these videos. Perfect or imperfect it does not matter. People that point imperfections out are not very nice. They must have some serious mental issues that they feel the need to point out imperfections in others. I think you're a very sweet kind person and I appreciate that you take extra time to do these videos. You don't really have to do this, but you do. Thank you again.
I'm so so grateful for this videos and how you're helping me transition into a new school year as a teacher while also having a calmer apartment. I know these are old videos, but you are so so so appreciated!
Firstly, it's sad that people pick at others; they are putting their damage on someone else. I enjoy your videos and recommend them because you are real and encouraging l.💕
I've been working at FkyLady for a few years 'on and off' and being encouraged by you for about four years. I'm going through these baby step videos as I'd not ever gotten the hotspot and PUPA, or room rescue worked into my routine. Now's the time!
I'm enjoying and benefitting from your new three a week videos as well, and am much more satisfied with myself and my home than several years ago. I continue to brag you up and recommend you to my friends.
Thanks for your willingness to encourage. I appreciate you.
Happy Saturday! 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you! I love your message about doing things with the intent of getting something done rather than only doing it if you can do it perfectly! This is my struggle and I'm making baby step changes.
I think you do a great job and I can’t believe somebody would leave a rude comment. If they don’t want to watch they should just move on. I think you’re wonderful and I think you do a fantastic job. Thank you so much
So after the 15 minute "me time" break we start all over again? Thank you for all you do and have done here Diane! Laying it all out like this is just what I need! Blessings! ~t
Yesterday's room rescue was amazing! My garage has been a mess for months and in 5 mins my half was tidy!
Probably the OTHER half of the garage might have a bit of rubbish. Might do it after the school holidays.
I love that your videos aren't perfect, or edited! It is so much more real! Like you are really talking with us, not performing. Thank you!
You and your videos are Amazing... I found Flylady system months ago and ordered Sink Reflections from the library. It took many months to get the book and when it came I couldn't even remember what is was about! Then I found you. That was the best .. and have been watching your videos, reading and digesting the system. Zones are in my diary My sink is shiny, I'm happy and thanks to you I will succeed in becoming organised and out of chaos. Here's to the declutter. I have begun. One hundred thank you,s 💐 Diane from Denmark, you are wonderful.😀
Welcome to the gang, Ellen Rose - so glad things are working out for you!
These videos are so lovely. You are inspiring, friendly and encouraging. I love your home and your fashion sense.
Your videos are perfect enough to cheer me up and make me do the work. Yay! Thank you so much, Diane, for giving your time to help people develop routines and make their world a little better. I hope you find some reward in the responses from so many people liking your videos and thanking you.
Thank you so much, Kerstin!
Who cares if videos are not perfect!!!! That’s what makes you so relatable, that you are a fab ordinary lady willing to help others around the world. You rock!
You are doing a wonderful job, Diane! I have tried this before, but never did that well until I followed your videos. You are a delightful woman!
Cheers with a big glass of water!
Better done than perfect! These videos are wonderful - they have introduced me to the fly lady system and I am so grateful. Thank you!
I agree with you. Negativity and perfectionism kill joy and any progress. I am enjoying your videos and in doing a little i see I can accomplish allot. Thanks for your videos!!!
Thank you so much, Marie!
Your videos ARE perfect for me, and thousands of others. Go You, and lucky us!
Thank you, Ginger!
Thank you for all your help. I think your videos are perfect 😃
You are a treasure! I LOVE the message of getting rid of perfectionism. This has been key for me to not getting overwhelmed or burning myself out by doing too much.
Aww, thank you, Tanya!
Thank you for making these videos. I have been watching your videos for a couple of months now, and I started the baby steps with you, and thank you! Your positive attitude and imperfect videos are the perfect combination for making a huge difference for so many of us. You are real and is what counts!
Today I was able to have people over my house without rushing around like crazy. I could even take my kids to play with a friend while we waited for our company.
Thank you!
I love these videos so much. I love your Scottish accent, it tells me "everything will be ok". And I love that you have that flylady spirit of "you can do it" without making me feel like I am stupid for not having done it yet. I've known about flylady for 8 years, but until your videos, I haven't been able to actually go through the 31 steps. I am on day 11 today!!!! Thank you!!!!!
Hi Diane, just wanted to say, I have NO negative comments about your videos...they are simple to follow and you emphasize perfectly each day's tasks. I tried following FlyLady steps years ago, but only got as far as my morning routine and jumped into zone tasks. Needless to say, I crashed and burned. LOL! Thanks to you and your encouragement, I am now in Day 10...that's BIG! I'm determined to get through the 31 days! Thank You!! :))
+SonomaZin Woo hoo! Thanks for playing along with me! 🌼
FlyLady Diane. You are going great. Really appreciate your positive attitude and encouragement.
I love your videos and I also love that they aren’t perfect!!!! That’s probably my favorite part about them! It helps me to know that we don’t have to be perfect....I don’t have to be perfect!!!! You are truly a blessing to my life and are helping me so much!!! Please keep making these videos, they help so many of us soooo much!!! Thank you for being the awesome “Imperfect You!”
Thanks, Kit!
Thank you. It's so useful to have a guide to all of this. I've been receiving the emails for three or four years now, trying to make sense of it all and failing. It's making a lot more sense now. I was concentrating on what you were saying and didn't even notice that the videos weren't perfect.
I love everything about your videos! Thanks for taking time out to help us. My "me time" is literally a cup of tea and watching your daily video. 🖖
You are the best. Perfect is over rated. Love the baby steps. So proud of how this upgrades my home. Thank you so much Diane.
Linda
Love your outfit today! Thanks for encouraging us everyday. We love you just the way you are.
Thank you so much, Sheri!
Love these videos, Flylady Diane! They/You are so helpful and great motivation! Love that you are breaking it down for us. The reminders are great! Thank you!
I appreciate your videos. You are such a comfort and inspiration.
Hi Diane! I am just loving your Flylady 31 Babysteps Series. I've been applying the concepts each day and have seen so much positive progress in my home. I think the quality of your videos is perfect. What an inspiration. Thanks so much!
I will repeat the many many other comments here. Your videos ARE perfect. Not because they have professional level filming and editing but because they are precisely what so many of us needed. I have read the Flylady website and such but I would get confused about what to do when. Then I would get discouraged and give up.
Diane is the first person I have found who explains things in real time. 1 video per day with each baby step spelled out. Her videos aren't too long and she is so personable and encouraging I have to fight the urge to bing watch! lol! My husband is even on board with me and we are doing the baby steps together. :). He loves the Star trek references!
Thanks Diane. One introvert to another, you are doing a fantastic job!!
Diane, You are fabulous! Thank you so much for doing this for all of us! You have inspired me again to restart my flying. I got lost for the last few months, but I think, with your help, and that of Flylady, I can do this. I have realized that I don't have to do it all by myself, and that my kids are perfectly capable of helping me out too!
Welcome to the Team, Ava! And yes, you can do it! Just jump in and do what you can.
Thanks so much for posting these videos, they are such a great help !
Don't change a thing, unfortunately there will always be negative people.
Keep up the great work! 💜
Thank you for making these videos. They have been a tremendous help to me breaking it down day to day.
Loooooooooove your videos. Thank you for helping strangers like me. You've helped get my house on track with these baby steps. Thank you for making these imperfect videos, all in the name of helping! THANK YOU!!!!!
Your videos are just right. Our problem is trying to be perfect. we don't need you to teach us that bad habit. Love the videos
Diane, you are making me love the FlyLady method and it’s changing my life. Thank you. I love all your videos
Hi Diane, I'm still with the program, for 10 days now, whoot, whoot. My sink is shiny and I'm dressed to shoes (obviously, as today is an office day and I'm at my work now). I actually started to use the 15min timer (online timer) to declutter my office today. I have piles of paper on the sides of my desk (some are there for months, if not years 8o) and for the first time I didn't feel overwhelmed to get started and get a dent in the first pile, as I knew I could declutter for 15 min and then get back to doing what I need to do for my projects. I have made an appointment with myself to declutter my piles for 15 min a day when I'm at work, so hopefully in a few weeks my desk will be clean (read: visible) again. Thanks for all the support. Fluttering on, T.
Yay, glad the timer is helping you, Tiryana!
Diane, I really enjoy your videos. They are making a difference in my home! I had started the Fly Lady system a couple of times before but never got this far before. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos!
So glad I found you! I binge watch your videos b/c you explain the system so clearly & because you’re such a delight-genuine, enthusiast, helpful! I could sense how you felt from someone’s apparently negative remark b/c it made me think of myself as a teacher at semester’s end when student evaluations would come in. I’d have 100 nice comments & 1 snarky comment, but guess what I’d obsess about? The negative minority! Let it go, girlfriend. You’re doing such a great service for so many of us out there! Thanks! And I love learning about life in Denmark from you. Just today I read an online news story about Denmark being rated in the top 3 happiest spots on earth for the last few years in a row. I see that happiness in you, Diane. Thanks again!
Aww, thank you so much, Vivian - that was wonderful to hear!
Dear Diane, no worries regarding the way your videos are made. The main focus is the theme. I am absolutely loving watching, listening and taking notes and simply enjoying your "message". We love you!
I have realized for the first time after watching a few days of your videos and hearing you repeat it that I was putting things off because I couldn't do them perfectly. Thank you for helping me to see that about myself! How ironic that my home and office are both a mess when I am such a perfectionist! I love how you teach us that 2 minutes or any amount of time is better than zero!
I like your videos. It feels like you are here with me and we are having real conversation.
You have been SO helpful to me! Thank you so much! Perfection is not what we strive for~progress not perfection! You are AWESOME!
You have changed my life. Love your videos Diane. God bless you.
You are so welcome - thank you for the lovely words!
Thank you so much for these videos! I am currently on day 10. I have a 1-year-old who doesn't like to sleep in, so I never thought I would be able to get dressed to shoes in the morning, but I'm working on it and have been so much more productive. So glad I found FlyLady! I'm looking forward to the rest of the steps and getting rid of the CHAOS in my life :)
I've recently heard the phrase that I think serves all perfectionists well - "Don't let perfect get in the way of really really good!"
I never thought for a minute that your videos weren't good enough or were flawed - they're fabulous and inspiring and if someone is finding faults then that's their story, their expectations and their judgements. Those criticisms are never a reflection of truth.
Thank you for opening up yourself to us.... I can't believe what a game changer these steps have done for me. It's taken more than 10 days for me to do these 10 videos but the benefits are incredible. The flow on effect has been significant and I see that the most with "shining my sink".
Bit by bit without trying it has extended and effected other areas of the kitchen and also enabled me to see other areas that really needed a clean like the sides of my dishwasher drawer this morning but it's because the constant clean sink means a great outlook, a stable point of reference and a freeing of the mind and I can now see and deal with other things!
Also I think I grew up with such a negative view of housekeeping - like it was a form of torture but was required but you've made it so positive and your attitude and presensation has started a mind shift for me.
Thank you!
Aww, thank you so much, Angie 😍 And I'm so glad you are seeing a change with the system! 🎉
I love you and your programs are wonderful and very helpful! I cleaned my sink today and it makes my kitchen smell clean. Your advise is so practical and organized, thank you! Just what I needed!
Awwww Thanks Diane. I'm new to flylady and you have made this a lot fun. I've been really looking forward to each day with you. This particular vid was good for me because I struggle with perfectionism. The baby steps are great because I do find myself getting distracted and wanting to redo a whole thing vs focusing on the task at hand. Anyways thanks!!
Yay, go you, Cassie! We really need to declutter our perfectionism! 😍
I love these videos!! I don’t know who would criticize them - they are wonderful! I use them as my reward for doing the previous day’s steps.
I, too, have tried FlyLady before. I actually read her book when it first came out. It has taken me years to try again and these videos are the only thing that have worked for me. I think I missed the 31 steps last time and just tried to do everything she said in email for the day. So, long story short, thank you Diane in Denmark!
Hello Diane, thank you so much for doing these videos, they are so helpful for me!
I suffer with ME and as a result my house has just turned into a bombsite. I am mainly housebound because of my illness and living in such mess and dirtiness is making coping with this illness and poor mobility 10 times worse. If I am going to be stuck indoors most of my time I want (need!) to be in a NICE space.
To put it in perspective, I have a tabletop dishwasher in my kitchen that I bought over a year ago now, it still hasn't been plumbed in because I can't let anyone inside my home to do it because it is in such a state and a dishwasher for me will help me immensely as my illness makes the washing up feel like I have run a marathon. I'm in a vicious cycle that I am determined to break in 2017!
Doing tasks in 2,5,10 and 15 minute increments is perfect for my illness and I feel like I can finally start to tackle it all, I have been burying my head in the sand about it for so long now because I just felt like it was a mountain I wouldn't be able to climb as there is SO much to do, but your videos have made me realise and accept that it is OK to stop even if it isn't finished, before I would never give myself the permission to leave something unfinished so never started because I knew I could never finish it, it was just too much.
Today is day 1 for me, I have watched all of your videos, so today's task is shining my sink, but I need to take most of the day to wash up first but I can, and I will. My sink will be shining by the time I go to bed!
Sassy Thomas you go girl! You can do it! Baby steps
Sassy Thomas, I am, too, am battling CF, and Fibromyalgia, (same as ME). This system is working for me, and I am seeing changes in my house, and my health, too. Go, you, Sassy!
Diane nobody is perfect. I love your videos and they are helping so much!
Thank you so much, I appreciate that!
Thank you for your videos!! I feel a relief when you say things don't have to be perfect. Your bs are part of my nightly routine. I am also watching the new baby step videos.
You are so welcome, Nansie!
Your videos are perfect for where I am in this journey. You have inspired me so much. I love my routines so far. I'm not doing them perfectly which I now understand is ok. As a result I'm not discouraged. My house looks so much better for it. I have so much more energy because I now can see I'm accomplishing so much with just 15 minutes worth of effort at a time. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
You are such a precious lady! I love the way you explain all of this from a personal perspective. Thank you ever so much for doing it in that way. It makes ALL the difference.
3 years later and you're still changing lives! Thank you from Australiaxx
Aww, thank you, Channie!