Which part of my Daily Routine list do you think will make a change for you? Let me know how it goes! I love to celebrate your successes! 😍Lists on my blog dianedenmark.com/2022/09/12/has-your-routine-become-a-chore-i-show-you-how-to-get-guaranteed-success-september-habit-of-the-month/
I am going over alot of your videos to get more inspired even if they are older ones. The information is still pertinent, and I really enjoy watching you Swim the Sea and Ice Swimming ! The three things I am going to do to make a change are: work on finding some to meet with and have lunch, establish a lymphedema Support group ministry that GOD has placed on my heart! Thirdly, find a routine that works with my new health restrictions, recover from Covid and complications from it, and a broken neck and broken back, to name a few . However , this program gives me incentive to get up and build my strength emotionally as well as physically, and only by the GRACE OF GOD I am able now to do more, albeit in a wheelchair! PRAISE GOD! Please keep on doing what you do. You are blessing to many! I
I found out my daughter and I both have ADHD last year and found out routine is INCREDIBLY important for self regulation. I made her 3 routine lists for morning, afternoon, and evening which have been incredibly helpful. So I made lists for myself which I've used for almost a week around my self care priorities, meal time habits, and work routines. Time blocking never worked for me. But these routines ARE! I get so much satisfaction from checking them off every day. And I erase it everyday and don't keep score of the week. I don't want to see where I "failed" or didn't do things. I just celebrate my success and erase it at the end of the day for a fresh start. It's been really helpful.
Texas, USA viewer here- thank you for calling it a “tea towel”. My mom always called kitchen towels “tea towels” and none of my friends or in-laws know what I’m talking about! 😀
I used "tea towel" just the other day when describing to my Danish friend how I dry off water from the sink when I used the faucet to make sure I don't get stains. And I thought to myself where I got that word from. Tea towel. It feels so natural even if English isn't my native language. I doubted myself thinking that it might be wrong since I couldn't explain why it would be tea in the name. So thanks to both of you for using the word as well 😁🥰
Wanted to share this cute PUPA story. I had my eight year old grandson over to make fudge. As we were working I said I was going to teach him about PUPA. After I was done explaining, I asked him if he understood. He said "Yes grandma, I'm going to PUPA the rest of this marshmallow cream right into my mouth" LOL That wasn't quite what I had in my mind but he got the message!!!!!
Yes!? It is so nice to hear that someone else and probably many other people, struggle with being productive unless they get dressed. I have felt for years that my bathrobe and comfy pajamas are a trap in the morning. So nice to hear I'm not the only one 🙏🥰
Gosh not feeling it today. Bahookie is dragging. Think my 'why' has gotten lost with recent events but you've helped me realize that's probably what's missing in my motivational bag of tricks. And THANK YOU for the reminder to focus on a key 3 things. I keep adding to my routines and not taking off and then overwhelm sets in. Most days you are a bit of sunshine, but today you've been a lifeline pulling me back from numbly drifting out to sea. Now, get a bit of coffee in me and I'll get to conquering! Thank you Diane.
Yes, I’ve been doing my routine just before bed and I’m so tired, but the routine wakes me up. So I need to do it right after dinner so I can relax in the evening. It will probably help my sleep.
I've recently realized that starting my evening routine right when my kids get home from school helps me get everything done faster and at an earlier time so I can feel more relaxed in the evening it helps so much.
Hi Diane! Commenting from the future (lol) when you've asked us to comment on each video. :) Watched along and did a PUPA in my bathroom and living room. Feeling much better. Thank you!
Been watching Diana for so long now that when I get up, I hv a wee voice in my head that says ‘what would Diane say if I didn’t make my bed or get dressed to shoes?’ 5 mins later it’s fine and I feel ready to face the day!
I just recently switched up my evening routine. I added getting everything I need for the next day together. My mornings were horrible and just doing this one thing has changed everything. My mornings are now calmer and I don't forget half the stuff I need.
I do both paid work from home and go out to work. I find both routines really helpful. I’ve got long covid so fatigue is really challenging, but I can get my routines done and have help with the evening routine.
My Why: when I do my routines I am not running around like a chicken 🐔. My routines lead to feeling organized, which leads to feeling calm which leads to going to bed at night more relaxed and able to sleep for 7 hours which means I wake up rested and happy which leads to better Health! So I do my routines for my health!
I am very glad you are back this week. I have been working in my world and listen to your reset message over and over to keep me going. Thank you so much. God bless you.
Great idea with the elements of your check-off list! I am making a routines sheet for 3 times/day, but I added a 4th task to the morning. I have 2 types of exercises to get done: “Essentrics” for my joints and walking the dog. Spiritual focus with the Bible, and the 4th is 15 minutes of kitchen & papers hotspot/ reset.
This is so perfectly timed as we just launched our DD18 off to university, DS20 in his second year and DD22 graduated/moved across the country w/job; hubby retired in April.. ❤️ I want to habit stack slowing down after 22 years of coaching soccer, volunteering, chaperoning,13 years of Girl Scouts, Eagle Scout mom, you name it! I bought a violin and want to start (re-) learning and would like to add that to my month of October and Flylady routines. Been a Flybaby almost since its inception, back in 2000 when I became a SAHM. Plus, I need to habit stack my office paper clutter on a better schedule. It hasn't worked in a weekly maintenance-- I think I need to make it a daily routine, but some days I just dont even want to go into that room.
This. Idea made me realise I only need to focus on essentials, not the great long whopping list I’ve been dragging myself through (and rarely completing). Thanks again for your wonderfully inspiring videos!
😂 Just yesterday I spend loads of time looking for a printable free Fly Lady list...ended up paying just $2 for several printable pages. Your pages are lovely, I will use them too. Thank you Diane! ❤
Thanks for the video! I've been struggling for a while with my morning routine, which is just awful, since I'm working from home. It's almost 10:00 and I'm still not getting anything productive done! Though I do make my bed and get dressed pretty much automatically now... so I suppose I can leave that off my list. :D Part of the problem is that I just have too much on my "morning routine" list and it's just too complicated. I'm going to try to rebuild it from the ground up. Thanks for the advice!
Hello from East coast USA! I have found my morning and even routines to be very stressful until recently. I have enough things that absolutely MUST get done before I even fo my mych-needed morning stretch and take my supplements and have my quietet time; that adding just the Swish and Swipe of the bathrooms was sending me over my stress threshold in tge first 1-2 hours of my da. And at night, even though I kept up with hand washing my dushes throughout the day; I would still have more than a sinful after dinner. And some nights, I would just skip clean-up in the evening altogether, and then have a mess to deal with on tge mornings. The one thing I DO do consustantly us get dressed before I even leave my bedroom. So, I just started changing my mindset a bit. I switched my Swish and Swipe to evening decided that completing one load of dushes in tge morning, whether it's putting away a ckean load or doing one load, then just moving the needle forward on dishes as needed throughout the day; then do one liad after dinner, and making myself self STOP after one load, really forces my mind to stop working about doing them ALL in one shot; and focusing on tge other things that need to get done. Doing the Swish and Swipe in ghe evenings majes more sense to me. I start evening clean-up by swishing and swiping tge bathroom nearest tge kitchen while I ckean up ghe kitchen I do the bathroom nearest tge laundry area while I do my last laundry task fir the evening; then I do our bathroom after I get ready for bed; abd that signals to my brain that my house is reset for the next day, even if some things are not complete. It means that some days the house is tidier thsn others; but it keeps things from piling up out if hand. And to me, keeping ghe dishes under control us more important than shining my sink because the sink gets a basic cleaning and dried down with every load of dishes anyway. If I can have clear countr tops at the end of the day, then I consider it good enough. If ALL dishes are done and I have an empty sink, then I've hit the jackpot, lol. Oh, and task bracekets...aka chore charms...have been a game-changingadded tool to help me stick to my routines! I've been using them fir a few months, and what a difference it majes! I don't always have time to check things off as I go, but I DO have some to taje a bracelt off abd drop it in my DONE jar when I finish a task. And, it serves as a reminder if what I'm working on when I walk out if a room and forget lol. I LOVE this task tracking method!
Great video, Diane! Perfect length 😂 just long enough for me to watch/listen as I complete my morning routine! We have had so many changes in our family this past year, it’s gratifying to be reminded to adjust routines as life changes. One thing i have struggled with is the mess on my bathroom floor! Everyday after blow drying and straightening, my floor would be covered with hair (I shed a lot lol!)…I got so annoyed having to pull out the big vacuum or broom to clean up after myself everyday! I purchased a lightweight cordless vacuum that I can keep in the closet in the bathroom and boom…my morning routine feels so much more manageable!
gosh...thank you for mentioning not to do you routine right before bed. I was getting into a bad habit of going to bed without washing my face because I would be too tired to do it right before bed. Yesterday I set a reminder at 7:00 to wash my face. When the timer went off I got it done and thought why didn't I do this before!!!
I have been using the Fly Lady Plus App, but I sometimes feel guilty I don't finish things in a set time. I usually have to remind myself it is ok, and keep trying to live intentionally. My husband added an event to the morning, so I am trying to work on switching accordingly, because it is a blessing to my family. I have been also following Dawn from the Minimal Mom, and I able to get through things better the more I declutter. It totally feels so freeing as I try to become more intentional. I want to add more beauty to the house as well, so I know that is right around the corner. Thank you for your videos! My mom introduced me to you, and you had vudeos on the monthly video lists. Yay, raa raa!
I think that I like many others am a creature of habit. It's a matter of making helpful habits rather than unhelpful ones for me. I recently switched around the order of my morning routine and it's made such a positive difference.
Boy did I need this today!! What is my “Why” and fitting in steps to meet my goals. I’m going to rewatch this later today, and maybe tomorrow too! Thank you! 💕
Thank you for the inspiration today! My routines had gotten to be too overwhelming, between the start of school and sports and life. I am learning to rearrange them for this busy season. If it doesn't serve me, it needs to go!
Just the person I needed to see today! Wonderful list, I have been so tired lately..some things have gone by the wayside. Back at it, fresh start and getting a new mindset. Thanks so much from AZ
Thank you for this motivation😘 I am type 1 in dyt so I need some kind of structure because when sth pops in my head- I'm lost 🤪🤦♀️ kisses and hugs from a young mother of a cute baby boy 😍 ❤️
I had to have a repairman come to my home today… I thought he was going to come next week. But he called and said he could be at my house within 30 minutes. Normally I would’ve panicked… But because I’ve been sticking with my routines, it didn’t take me long to tidy up and make my home presentable. There’s no way I would’ve been able to do this in the past!! It’s all thanks to you and your motivational videos!! 😊 Thank you!
❤Diane, you did it again. You are professional, precise, and motivating. I love the charts and lists that keep me on track. I will focus on the evening routine this month. Thank you.
Diane, you are so enjoyable to watch that I've seen this twice and will give it a 3rd watch later. But I'm not just watching, I'm doing! I have my evening routine down pretty well, but I'm sure I will find a way to improve it!
Hi, Diane, thank you for sharing from a writer of endless lists… sometimes I find old lists with the same content, the easiest things are always done first and the rest a lot later. Or never. 3 things that really make a difference and the WHY🤔. It’s so easy for me to find pamper things… and the why is very obvious: to feel good. I’ll think about it, love, Monika❣
Oh I need some motivation, some help, some brilliance. I’m back working full-time out of the home and things aren’t getting done. So hard to find time for mopping, any zone work. Daily routines are mostly done but wow.
Biggest struggle I have is setting a timer with my kids around. They are 5.5, 4.5 and almost 2. The older ones will join in with morning routine. They have a few simple things to do like make their bed and put the laundry in the hamper. But inevitably a fight breaks out and I have to pause and go sort that out before I can get on with my things. My almost 2 year old is a disaster. He pulls everything out of everywhere and constantly climbs up on tables, counters etc. when he's not supervised. So again the timer gets paused. The 15mins can turn into an hour very quickly. I can't do the routine before they are up because I am pregnant with number 4 and desperately need my sleep. I wake half an hour or so before them so I can have my breakfast and read my Bible. This is my non negotiable self care and I can't function without it. Same goes for zone cleaning, declutter etc. I can set a timer but interruptions are constant. I only usually do zones and decluttering once a month or so to be honest at the moment. Any tips?
Don't know where to start Diane. I've tried and tried and fail at point one each day. Getting the side clear of plates and pans. It takes so long, would take me a whole day. So much to do and no time 😪 sadly getting dressed, laying bed and making packed lunches just isn't enough....
Is your tea towel for wiping dishes dry? You mentioned hand towel and I'd thought the tea towel was for your hands. Oops! I have "flour sack" towels for drying dishes, hand towels, and a kitchen wash cloth for washing counters off. Help! 🙏🏼🤪
I have videos in French but not Danish. But there is a cogwheel "settings" button on the RUclips screen and you can switch on subtitles in the language you want 😊 And I sing/recite poetry in Danish sometimes...you have been warned! LOL!
Looking around my house right now, I can’t believe how much difference your videos have made. Between ongoing decluttering and routines, messes don’t pile up anymore. It literally takes just a minute to reset a room (PUPA). Best of all - I’m getting old, and it’s nice to have everything in its place so I don’t have to hunt for something I’m looking for. No, the REAL best of all is that maintaining my house is now enjoyable rather than something I hate and keep putting off till tomorrow.
My essentials right now are 1. Food and medications (this is for humans and dogs) 2. Check the calendar to see what’s happening today and what’s for dinner 3. Shower and get dressed to shoes There are several other things that I want to do but these are the bare bones essentials.
I have been using the fly lady system with your help. Routine and consistency. I started baby steps and went from there. My family says the house is so clean and tidy and can find things, 2 years to get there. What I find that make a difference is making a meal plan in the morning. That way when you shop you know what to get. And the other thing, for me, is to throw out three things a day. That empty plastic bottle, that piece of paper, that short pencil you never use anymore! Now my family are on board because it is doable and they can see the difference and they want to help and keep everything up to date. Benefits. More time to do what you want (yes, really!). put the timer on before any negative thoughts creep in (you get to see results quicker than if you think about why, why, why!) . And planning a start and finish time has been really helped. As a person who will just work, work, work, this helped me to stop. And not so exhausted. Shining the sink, the family know I have finished for the day. I am moving soon to a bigger house so I have made up Zone areas so will need to see how I cope with more rooms. I am however, confident with the fly lady system, and my family have Zone areas that they are willing to help with. It is about educating what "mess" means, life happens and what "de_clutter" means etc. There is no negative conitations or judgment, we just get on with it as we want to live together under the same roof. Thank you for sharing your great gift to us. Changing peoples lives for the better.
Lightbulb moment!💡I do routines but never thought about a start and end time. I’ve been too loosey-goosey and wonder why sometimes I’m finishing much later than other times and get annoyed with myself. I guess that’s been obvious all along, but I can’t see the forest for the trees sometimes. THANK YOU DIANE!
This is so helpful! Having trouble with perfectionism means it is hardly ever clear to me what is a reasonable amount of items to include on a to do list. I am so relieved to see that three will work! I currently have about 8 things on my morning routine, so it is hard to feel successful, because there are always things that get left out or moved to the afternoon.(and then I feel I’m trying to “catch up” all day, because that’s when I’m supposed to be doing the afternoon routine items!) I am going to do one of these sheets for each routine and see how it goes!
Please take a sec and give yourself a pat on the back for your amazing capabilities, to motivate us and inspire us with your fabulous videos! Many thanks !
I like to have an ideal list and a baseline list. So if I’m exhausted or sick, etc I give myself permission to go to bed as long as I start the dishwasher and the washing machine
I love your Daily Routine List! Especially the daily check in, which is such a wonderful way to keep the “why” in the forefront. I’ve been doing Fly Lady since 2005, and it’s always evolving. Watching this today reminded me about the PUPA (I’ve been doing it, just forgot about this fun acronym 😊). And I had a “Gap and Gain” moment where I realized how far I’ve come in my journey. Thank you for the fun and easy reminders 💞🥰
I love Secret Slobs printables. I love your simple large font and focus on the why. Can't wait to print a few tomorrow. One video you talked about having a tray to round up items. We never lose the remote and the rattan try,candle, succulent, and remotes look lovely. Love all your good advice
My problem is at 53, I have never been a cleaner. When I used to work/had kids, I did what I had to do out of necessity, but now, my house is an absolute mess. Of course, that gives me an anxious feeling. I would love to be one of those super organized people who enjoyed cleaning...but I'm not. The biggest issue I see with a lot of plans (and I've tried a bunch) is where to start when your house is a wreck and needs cleaned from top to bottom. How do you start off step-by-step so you don't feel overwhelmed.
We do things in babysteps, so you don't get overwhelmed! Start with the Weekly Upkeep Clean (one hour) and then, when you are comfortable and consistent doing that, add in Zone cleaning. I have explanations (and videos of how to clean etc) on my Flylady Refresher Course ruclips.net/p/PLxIYCyTLBED-1vdMwaAhm7Z_3Br__gals Good luck!
Diane's video on Baby Steps. Mysti I've been where you are and I'm still learning . Try not to put pressure on yourself, take it one day at a time , it will get done. 💖💖
Hi, I've been through this. I couldn't do the zone cleaning right off. I used the assignment of zones to declutter first and I started with the main living room, and then each successive zone each week and it takes time. I seem to remember Flylady used a crisis cleaning where you set a timer for the 15 min in one room and then switch and set a timer for another 15 min in another room, and back and forth to the main areas just to tidy for a total of an hour just to make some order. You also had a laundry basket to put things in that went to another room, I don't know if she still uses that but I remember using the system when I was overwhelmed. There was no cleaning except for washing dishes. Also she played music and lit a candle to get going. Hope that helps
Such a good idea to revisit our routines and why we do them. I have been doing mine routines forever. I need to reset them and figure out my why. ,No wonder I have been dragging in the mornings.
Hi Diane, you got me thinking. I got out of the hospital a week ago. Im quite tired. Apparently, I will be tired for quite awhile. Since I got home, I pushed myself to do swish and swipe. Morning is when I have the most energy. And wash my breakfast and lunch dishes. That’s it. Doctor said she gives prescriptions to women so they can be excused from housework the first month after the hospital! I was in hospital 4 days, with my heart being monitored. Very little sleep. But I think that adding laying out my clothes and dressing to shoes in the morning is a good idea. So I don’t live my life in pajamas. Maybe a short PUPA? I haven’t really been cooking dinner or menu planning. Trying my best to keep meals simple and what we have in the house. I don’t think I can dust or mop for awhile. I might be able to swiffer as I walk to the other end of the house for the bathroom. Any suggestions?
I needed this today! What a great start (I watched while doing my morning laundry). I knew going into this week that I needed to get better with my daily routines and focus less on the zone cleaning, and made it my goal for the week. Then you posted this! Great timing! Thank you!
Great idea 👍, thank you Diane. I work 3 days in the office and 2 days from home per week...this means I need two different routines. I will start with the evening routine for office work with three things. And than I will adjust a seconds evening routine, when I know , I'll stay at home office the next day. Very good inspiration and motivation. Thank you.
Sometimes it feels like just me and the birds, mice and bears around here. ( hopefully not bears) I sing songs when I am out in the yard. "The other day, I met a bear A great big bear away out there The other day I met a bear a great big bear away out there..." :)
Thank you for this video, It has really got me thinking about my routines. It has also helped confirmed why I am doing them and importantly how I feel if I do not.
I've been going through your FlyLady Baby Steps videos and Day 13 you mentioned the routines in The Transporter so I watched that movie last night(after I washed my dishes). Very Fun! Thanks for helping me get my routines back in place!
Oh my God Diane you‘re my new Style Icon and role Model. I love the Shirt you look stunning. Best regards and a happy Christmas time - a new subscriber and fan from Germany. Ciao Chiara
Thank's Diane ! I need this absolutly! Espacially "the why "😅 somtimes getting overwhalmed when i do routines . Because i found so much things that i want to do. But dose't bring me forward because they are not so important 😅i hope you know what i mean😁
We just had our 2nd baby at the end of June and I was finally feeling like things were getting a bit back on track and then the last 2 weeks we've all gotten sick one after the other and my house has been so neglected. I'm getting back on track today! Hopefully 😅 wish me luck!
Good morning It's a bright shiny, slightly chilly day here today. I am back at my husband's work site compound. I will try my best to continue to get things done here. It could be a nice few days of being away from work and regular routines. There are still some things to so around here. :)
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Which part of my Daily Routine list do you think will make a change for you? Let me know how it goes! I love to celebrate your successes! 😍Lists on my blog dianedenmark.com/2022/09/12/has-your-routine-become-a-chore-i-show-you-how-to-get-guaranteed-success-september-habit-of-the-month/
Hi, Diane, choosing 3 things, that make a DIFFERENCE will make a change…
thank you, i will try to start dinner earlier in afternoon. I usually do it at the last minute.
I am going over alot of your videos to get more inspired even if they are older ones. The information is still pertinent, and I really enjoy watching you Swim the Sea and Ice Swimming ! The three things I am going to do to make a change are: work on finding some to meet with and have lunch, establish a lymphedema Support group ministry that GOD has placed on my heart! Thirdly, find a routine that works with my new health restrictions, recover from Covid and complications from it, and a broken neck and broken back, to name a few . However , this program gives me incentive to get up and build my strength emotionally as well as physically, and only by the GRACE OF GOD I am able now to do more, albeit in a wheelchair! PRAISE GOD! Please keep on doing what you do. You are blessing to many! I
I found out my daughter and I both have ADHD last year and found out routine is INCREDIBLY important for self regulation. I made her 3 routine lists for morning, afternoon, and evening which have been incredibly helpful. So I made lists for myself which I've used for almost a week around my self care priorities, meal time habits, and work routines. Time blocking never worked for me. But these routines ARE! I get so much satisfaction from checking them off every day. And I erase it everyday and don't keep score of the week. I don't want to see where I "failed" or didn't do things. I just celebrate my success and erase it at the end of the day for a fresh start. It's been really helpful.
Texas, USA viewer here- thank you for calling it a “tea towel”. My mom always called kitchen towels “tea towels” and none of my friends or in-laws know what I’m talking about! 😀
I used "tea towel" just the other day when describing to my Danish friend how I dry off water from the sink when I used the faucet to make sure I don't get stains. And I thought to myself where I got that word from. Tea towel. It feels so natural even if English isn't my native language.
I doubted myself thinking that it might be wrong since I couldn't explain why it would be tea in the name.
So thanks to both of you for using the word as well 😁🥰
I'm an Aussie, i don't know what else we could call them!
Lol I'm from Texas, and I know what you're talking about! I got you 😉
Wanted to share this cute PUPA story. I had my eight year old grandson over to make fudge. As we were working I said I was going to teach him about PUPA. After I was done explaining, I asked him if he understood. He said "Yes grandma, I'm going to PUPA the rest of this marshmallow cream right into my mouth" LOL That wasn't quite what I had in my mind but he got the message!!!!!
So cute!!!!🥰
LOL! What a brilliant story, Mary! Give him a rah, rah, rah from me!
Yes!? It is so nice to hear that someone else and probably many other people, struggle with being productive unless they get dressed. I have felt for years that my bathrobe and comfy pajamas are a trap in the morning. So nice to hear I'm not the only one 🙏🥰
Gosh not feeling it today. Bahookie is dragging. Think my 'why' has gotten lost with recent events but you've helped me realize that's probably what's missing in my motivational bag of tricks. And THANK YOU for the reminder to focus on a key 3 things. I keep adding to my routines and not taking off and then overwhelm sets in. Most days you are a bit of sunshine, but today you've been a lifeline pulling me back from numbly drifting out to sea. Now, get a bit of coffee in me and I'll get to conquering! Thank you Diane.
Yes, I’ve been doing my routine just before bed and I’m so tired, but the routine wakes me up. So I need to do it right after dinner so I can relax in the evening. It will probably help my sleep.
I simply clicked to get some positive energy today and you Diane always do that. Live long and prosperous!!❤️🌷
I've recently realized that starting my evening routine right when my kids get home from school helps me get everything done faster and at an earlier time so I can feel more relaxed in the evening it helps so much.
Im to start doing that other wise I’ll give up cause I don’t finish until midnight so today I learn that my evening routine needs to start early
Hi Diane! Commenting from the future (lol) when you've asked us to comment on each video. :) Watched along and did a PUPA in my bathroom and living room. Feeling much better. Thank you!
I believe the part of the list that will make a difference for me is "Why". I need to make a shift. My "Why" is to have ME time without guilt!
Been watching Diana for so long now that when I get up, I hv a wee voice in my head that says ‘what would Diane say if I didn’t make my bed or get dressed to shoes?’ 5 mins later it’s fine and I feel ready to face the day!
I just recently switched up my evening routine. I added getting everything I need for the next day together. My mornings were horrible and just doing this one thing has changed everything. My mornings are now calmer and I don't forget half the stuff I need.
I do both paid work from home and go out to work. I find both routines really helpful. I’ve got long covid so fatigue is really challenging, but I can get my routines done and have help with the evening routine.
Thank you for motivating me to finally tackle “downsizing”!
My Why: when I do my routines I am not running around like a chicken 🐔. My routines lead to feeling organized, which leads to feeling calm which leads to going to bed at night more relaxed and able to sleep for 7 hours which means I wake up rested and happy which leads to better Health! So I do my routines for my health!
Please overwhelm with suggestions! I just love how you stay very positive every time in your vids and keep the motivation up in everybody. 🎊
Ha ha! All my tips are in this series! ruclips.net/p/PLxIYCyTLBED-1vdMwaAhm7Z_3Br__gals
All your advice is just golden xx
Ahhhh, thank you, sweetie!
I am very glad you are back this week. I have been working in my world and listen to your reset message over and over to keep me going. Thank you so much. God bless you.
Great idea with the elements of your check-off list! I am making a routines sheet for 3 times/day, but I added a 4th task to the morning. I have 2 types of exercises to get done: “Essentrics” for my joints and walking the dog. Spiritual focus with the Bible, and the 4th is 15 minutes of kitchen & papers hotspot/ reset.
Thank you , you have helped me so much , I'm a empty nester and your videos have been a god send ❤
This is so perfectly timed as we just launched our DD18 off to university, DS20 in his second year and DD22 graduated/moved across the country w/job; hubby retired in April.. ❤️ I want to habit stack slowing down after 22 years of coaching soccer, volunteering, chaperoning,13 years of Girl Scouts, Eagle Scout mom, you name it! I bought a violin and want to start (re-) learning and would like to add that to my month of October and Flylady routines. Been a Flybaby almost since its inception, back in 2000 when I became a SAHM. Plus, I need to habit stack my office paper clutter on a better schedule. It hasn't worked in a weekly maintenance-- I think I need to make it a daily routine, but some days I just dont even want to go into that room.
This. Idea made me realise I only need to focus on essentials, not the great long whopping list I’ve been dragging myself through (and rarely completing). Thanks again for your wonderfully inspiring videos!
Your intro gives me the biggest smile - even on the hardest of days ❤️
😂 Just yesterday I spend loads of time looking for a printable free Fly Lady list...ended up paying just $2 for several printable pages. Your pages are lovely, I will use them too. Thank you Diane! ❤
Hope it's going well with your routines lists, Vicki!
Thanks for the video! I've been struggling for a while with my morning routine, which is just awful, since I'm working from home. It's almost 10:00 and I'm still not getting anything productive done! Though I do make my bed and get dressed pretty much automatically now... so I suppose I can leave that off my list. :D
Part of the problem is that I just have too much on my "morning routine" list and it's just too complicated. I'm going to try to rebuild it from the ground up. Thanks for the advice!
Hello from East coast USA! I have found my morning and even routines to be very stressful until recently. I have enough things that absolutely MUST get done before I even fo my mych-needed morning stretch and take my supplements and have my quietet time; that adding just the Swish and Swipe of the bathrooms was sending me over my stress threshold in tge first 1-2 hours of my da. And at night, even though I kept up with hand washing my dushes throughout the day; I would still have more than a sinful after dinner. And some nights, I would just skip clean-up in the evening altogether, and then have a mess to deal with on tge mornings. The one thing I DO do consustantly us get dressed before I even leave my bedroom.
So, I just started changing my mindset a bit. I switched my Swish and Swipe to evening decided that completing one load of dushes in tge morning, whether it's putting away a ckean load or doing one load, then just moving the needle forward on dishes as needed throughout the day; then do one liad after dinner, and making myself self STOP after one load, really forces my mind to stop working about doing them ALL in one shot; and focusing on tge other things that need to get done. Doing the Swish and Swipe in ghe evenings majes more sense to me. I start evening clean-up by swishing and swiping tge bathroom nearest tge kitchen while I ckean up ghe kitchen I do the bathroom nearest tge laundry area while I do my last laundry task fir the evening; then I do our bathroom after I get ready for bed; abd that signals to my brain that my house is reset for the next day, even if some things are not complete. It means that some days the house is tidier thsn others; but it keeps things from piling up out if hand. And to me, keeping ghe dishes under control us more important than shining my sink because the sink gets a basic cleaning and dried down with every load of dishes anyway. If I can have clear countr tops at the end of the day, then I consider it good enough. If ALL dishes are done and I have an empty sink, then I've hit the jackpot, lol.
Oh, and task bracekets...aka chore charms...have been a game-changingadded tool to help me stick to my routines! I've been using them fir a few months, and what a difference it majes! I don't always have time to check things off as I go, but I DO have some to taje a bracelt off abd drop it in my DONE jar when I finish a task. And, it serves as a reminder if what I'm working on when I walk out if a room and forget lol. I LOVE this task tracking method!
Love your routines vlogs, you're always great to watch. I'm starting again. ❤❤❤
Great video, Diane! Perfect length 😂 just long enough for me to watch/listen as I complete my morning routine!
We have had so many changes in our family this past year, it’s gratifying to be reminded to adjust routines as life changes. One thing i have struggled with is the mess on my bathroom floor! Everyday after blow drying and straightening, my floor would be covered with hair (I shed a lot lol!)…I got so annoyed having to pull out the big vacuum or broom to clean up after myself everyday! I purchased a lightweight cordless vacuum that I can keep in the closet in the bathroom and boom…my morning routine feels so much more manageable!
gosh...thank you for mentioning not to do you routine right before bed. I was getting into a bad habit of going to bed without washing my face because I would be too tired to do it right before bed. Yesterday I set a reminder at 7:00 to wash my face. When the timer went off I got it done and thought why didn't I do this before!!!
Thanks so much for all you do! I love your cheerfull disposition! It is contagious! GOD BLESS YOU and YOURS!
Thank you! You too!
I have been using the Fly Lady Plus App, but I sometimes feel guilty I don't finish things in a set time. I usually have to remind myself it is ok, and keep trying to live intentionally. My husband added an event to the morning, so I am trying to work on switching accordingly, because it is a blessing to my family. I have been also following Dawn from the Minimal Mom, and I able to get through things better the more I declutter. It totally feels so freeing as I try to become more intentional. I want to add more beauty to the house as well, so I know that is right around the corner. Thank you for your videos! My mom introduced me to you, and you had vudeos on the monthly video lists. Yay, raa raa!
I think that I like many others am a creature of habit. It's a matter of making helpful habits rather than unhelpful ones for me. I recently switched around the order of my morning routine and it's made such a positive difference.
Thank you for this. I've always struggled with my evening routine. Btw, love your tee shirt 💖
Thank you, Lisa! One of my favourite t-shirts, I got it in 2018 and wear it often in my videos! 😍
Boy did I need this today!! What is my “Why” and fitting in steps to meet my goals.
I’m going to rewatch this later today, and maybe tomorrow too!
Thank you! 💕
The why is so important!
Thank you for the inspiration today! My routines had gotten to be too overwhelming, between the start of school and sports and life. I am learning to rearrange them for this busy season. If it doesn't serve me, it needs to go!
Thanks for giving me a little reminder for my routines. Evening ones have to be intensified. Greetings from Germany
Go Claudia!
Just the person I needed to see today! Wonderful list, I have been so tired lately..some things have gone by the wayside. Back at it, fresh start and getting a new mindset. Thanks so much from AZ
Thank you. Perfect timing. Just beginning to feel like my routines are a little stale. I am going to revamp my routines and think a bit about my why.
Thank you for this motivation😘 I am type 1 in dyt so I need some kind of structure because when sth pops in my head- I'm lost 🤪🤦♀️ kisses and hugs from a young mother of a cute baby boy 😍 ❤️
After several revisions and days of thinking about this:
Why do I want to do routines?
It lightens the load. (in many ways)
I had to have a repairman come to my home today… I thought he was going to come next week. But he called and said he could be at my house within 30 minutes. Normally I would’ve panicked… But because I’ve been sticking with my routines, it didn’t take me long to tidy up and make my home presentable. There’s no way I would’ve been able to do this in the past!! It’s all thanks to you and your motivational videos!! 😊 Thank you!
Oh, wow!
❤Diane, you did it again. You are professional, precise, and motivating. I love the charts and lists that keep me on track. I will focus on the evening routine this month. Thank you.
Diane, you are so enjoyable to watch that I've seen this twice and will give it a 3rd watch later. But I'm not just watching, I'm doing! I have my evening routine down pretty well, but I'm sure I will find a way to improve it!
Great motivational video Diane! 🌸💜
Thanks so much!
Good Morning from Maine USA
Morning, Norma - you are bright and early today!
Hi, Diane, thank you for sharing from a writer of endless lists… sometimes I find old lists with the same content, the easiest things are always done first and the rest a lot later. Or never. 3 things that really make a difference and the WHY🤔. It’s so easy for me to find pamper things… and the why is very obvious: to feel good. I’ll think about it, love, Monika❣
Diane! This really gives me hope ❤️
Hope you are doing well, Meredith - I'm sure you are very busy!
@@DianeinDenmark never to busy for a Diane in Denmark video ❤️❤️❤️
My day is already better with a rah rah rah in the morning. That’s my daily routine at the moment ♥️
Great video though. All your positivity and ideas are so much appreciated x
Åh ja, hvem havde forudset at jeg nu tjekker elpriser før jeg timer opvaskeren 😂😂🤷🏼♀️❤️ tak for din altid dejlige energi
Good evening it's 10:45 pm Australia 🇦🇺
Good evening in Brisbane, Caroline!
Love this! Thanks, Diane!
Oh I need some motivation, some help, some brilliance. I’m back working full-time out of the home and things aren’t getting done. So hard to find time for mopping, any zone work. Daily routines are mostly done but wow.
Biggest struggle I have is setting a timer with my kids around. They are 5.5, 4.5 and almost 2. The older ones will join in with morning routine. They have a few simple things to do like make their bed and put the laundry in the hamper. But inevitably a fight breaks out and I have to pause and go sort that out before I can get on with my things. My almost 2 year old is a disaster. He pulls everything out of everywhere and constantly climbs up on tables, counters etc. when he's not supervised. So again the timer gets paused. The 15mins can turn into an hour very quickly.
I can't do the routine before they are up because I am pregnant with number 4 and desperately need my sleep. I wake half an hour or so before them so I can have my breakfast and read my Bible. This is my non negotiable self care and I can't function without it.
Same goes for zone cleaning, declutter etc. I can set a timer but interruptions are constant. I only usually do zones and decluttering once a month or so to be honest at the moment.
Any tips?
Tanks Diane.🙏✌️👍💕
Diane, this is soooo helpful! Thank you very much!! P.S. You look fabulous, too, as usual!! xoxo
You are so welcome! And check out today's video for an update on my white Doc Martens! 😍 ruclips.net/video/WeaFlavky_c/видео.html
Good morning Diane 😘
Don't know where to start Diane. I've tried and tried and fail at point one each day. Getting the side clear of plates and pans. It takes so long, would take me a whole day. So much to do and no time 😪 sadly getting dressed, laying bed and making packed lunches just isn't enough....
Make sure you are getting some self-care in every day - that is key! Did you do the Reset Week? ruclips.net/p/PLxIYCyTLBED9zv-T5gAqx1SCB7LQm2WV8 Hugs!
Is your tea towel for wiping dishes dry? You mentioned hand towel and I'd thought the tea towel was for your hands. Oops! I have "flour sack" towels for drying dishes, hand towels, and a kitchen wash cloth for washing counters off. Help! 🙏🏼🤪
Hand towel (terry) for hands and teatowel (cotton or linen) for dishes, pots and pans etc 😁
Hi Diane I've looked on your site but can't see these lists are they available to download thankyou
Hi Tina Ann! They are on the Printables/Flylady lists section - here's a direct link for you! 😃 dianedenmark.com/flylady-zone-ideas/
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do you have any of these videos, but in danish? thanks :)
I have videos in French but not Danish. But there is a cogwheel "settings" button on the RUclips screen and you can switch on subtitles in the language you want 😊 And I sing/recite poetry in Danish sometimes...you have been warned! LOL!
Looking around my house right now, I can’t believe how much difference your videos have made. Between ongoing decluttering and routines, messes don’t pile up anymore. It literally takes just a minute to reset a room (PUPA). Best of all - I’m getting old, and it’s nice to have everything in its place so I don’t have to hunt for something I’m looking for. No, the REAL best of all is that maintaining my house is now enjoyable rather than something I hate and keep putting off till tomorrow.
My essentials right now are
1. Food and medications (this is for humans and dogs)
2. Check the calendar to see what’s happening today and what’s for dinner
3. Shower and get dressed to shoes
There are several other things that I want to do but these are the bare bones essentials.
I have been using the fly lady system with your help. Routine and consistency. I started baby steps and went from there. My family says the house is so clean and tidy and can find things, 2 years to get there. What I find that make a difference is making a meal plan in the morning. That way when you shop you know what to get. And the other thing, for me, is to throw out three things a day. That empty plastic bottle, that piece of paper, that short pencil you never use anymore! Now my family are on board because it is doable and they can see the difference and they want to help and keep everything up to date. Benefits. More time to do what you want (yes, really!). put the timer on before any negative thoughts creep in (you get to see results quicker than if you think about why, why, why!) . And planning a start and finish time has been really helped. As a person who will just work, work, work, this helped me to stop. And not so exhausted. Shining the sink, the family know I have finished for the day. I am moving soon to a bigger house so I have made up Zone areas so will need to see how I cope with more rooms. I am however, confident with the fly lady system, and my family have Zone areas that they are willing to help with. It is about educating what "mess" means, life happens and what "de_clutter" means etc. There is no negative conitations or judgment, we just get on with it as we want to live together under the same roof. Thank you for sharing your great gift to us. Changing peoples lives for the better.
Lightbulb moment!💡I do routines but never thought about a start and end time. I’ve been too loosey-goosey and wonder why sometimes I’m finishing much later than other times and get annoyed with myself. I guess that’s been obvious all along, but I can’t see the forest for the trees sometimes. THANK YOU DIANE!
This is so helpful! Having trouble with perfectionism means it is hardly ever clear to me what is a reasonable amount of items to include on a to do list. I am so relieved to see that three will work! I currently have about 8 things on my morning routine, so it is hard to feel successful, because there are always things that get left out or moved to the afternoon.(and then I feel I’m trying to “catch up” all day, because that’s when I’m supposed to be doing the afternoon routine items!) I am going to do one of these sheets for each routine and see how it goes!
Please take a sec and give yourself a pat on the back for your amazing capabilities, to motivate us and inspire us with your fabulous videos! Many thanks !
Hooray for you Diane for keeping us going
Thank you so much, dear Judy!
My "Why": I want to have an orderly, organized, cozy home. Thanks for doing this Diane!🥰
I like to have an ideal list and a baseline list. So if I’m exhausted or sick, etc I give myself permission to go to bed as long as I start the dishwasher and the washing machine
I love your Daily Routine List! Especially the daily check in, which is such a wonderful way to keep the “why” in the forefront. I’ve been doing Fly Lady since 2005, and it’s always evolving. Watching this today reminded me about the PUPA (I’ve been doing it, just forgot about this fun acronym 😊). And I had a “Gap and Gain” moment where I realized how far I’ve come in my journey. Thank you for the fun and easy reminders 💞🥰
Nice encouraging video. Going to get an early start on a Fall Cleaning this week & enjoy all your suggestions to make my life simpler. Well done.
Hi 14.50 in South Africa.
Thank you Diane.Need your push today.
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Good afternoon, Laura!
I love Secret Slobs printables. I love your simple large font and focus on the why. Can't wait to print a few tomorrow. One video you talked about having a tray to round up items. We never lose the remote and the rattan try,candle, succulent, and remotes look lovely. Love all your good advice
Thanks for this pure motivation!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
My problem is at 53, I have never been a cleaner. When I used to work/had kids, I did what I had to do out of necessity, but now, my house is an absolute mess. Of course, that gives me an anxious feeling. I would love to be one of those super organized people who enjoyed cleaning...but I'm not. The biggest issue I see with a lot of plans (and I've tried a bunch) is where to start when your house is a wreck and needs cleaned from top to bottom. How do you start off step-by-step so you don't feel overwhelmed.
Use the baby steps of flylady.
We do things in babysteps, so you don't get overwhelmed! Start with the Weekly Upkeep Clean (one hour) and then, when you are comfortable and consistent doing that, add in Zone cleaning. I have explanations (and videos of how to clean etc) on my Flylady Refresher Course ruclips.net/p/PLxIYCyTLBED-1vdMwaAhm7Z_3Br__gals Good luck!
Diane's video on Baby Steps. Mysti I've been where you are and I'm still learning . Try not to put pressure on yourself, take it one day at a time , it will get done. 💖💖
Hi, I've been through this. I couldn't do the zone cleaning right off. I used the assignment of zones to declutter first and I started with the main living room, and then each successive zone each week and it takes time. I seem to remember Flylady used a crisis cleaning where you set a timer for the 15 min in one room and then switch and set a timer for another 15 min in another room, and back and forth to the main areas just to tidy for a total of an hour just to make some order. You also had a laundry basket to put things in that went to another room, I don't know if she still uses that but I remember using the system when I was overwhelmed. There was no cleaning except for washing dishes. Also she played music and lit a candle to get going. Hope that helps
Such a good idea to revisit our routines and why we do them. I have been doing mine routines forever. I need to reset them and figure out my why. ,No wonder I have been dragging in the mornings.
Hi Diane, you got me thinking. I got out of the hospital a week ago. Im quite tired. Apparently, I will be tired for quite awhile.
Since I got home, I pushed myself to do swish and swipe. Morning is when I have the most energy. And wash my breakfast and lunch dishes. That’s it.
Doctor said she gives prescriptions to women so they can be excused from housework the first month after the hospital! I was in hospital 4 days, with my heart being monitored. Very little sleep.
But I think that adding laying out my clothes and dressing to shoes in the morning is a good idea. So I don’t live my life in pajamas.
Maybe a short PUPA? I haven’t really been cooking dinner or menu planning. Trying my best to keep meals simple and what we have in the house.
I don’t think I can dust or mop for awhile. I might be able to swiffer as I walk to the other end of the house for the bathroom.
Any suggestions?
Just follow doctor's orders, Judy - your health is so important! Then, when you are feeling stronger, use the Top of the Hour method!
@@DianeinDenmark Thank you ever so much for the reminder. I forgot, what is the top of the hour method
@@judysbakeryandtestkitchen1654 Here you are! TOTH method ruclips.net/video/xw2bxCcivac/видео.html
Yup need motivation have felt unwell since November one health issue after another and yesterday just passed another kidney stone. Hugs 🤗
I needed this today! What a great start (I watched while doing my morning laundry). I knew going into this week that I needed to get better with my daily routines and focus less on the zone cleaning, and made it my goal for the week. Then you posted this! Great timing! Thank you!
Woo hoo, go you, Sophie!
Could you a video on jewelry and clothes how to store them
Great idea 👍, thank you Diane. I work 3 days in the office and 2 days from home per week...this means I need two different routines. I will start with the evening routine for office work with three things. And than I will adjust a seconds evening routine, when I know , I'll stay at home office the next day. Very good inspiration and motivation. Thank you.
I love that you simplified things. Makes me feel calmer.
Sometimes it feels like just me and the birds, mice and bears around here. ( hopefully not bears) I sing songs when I am out in the yard. "The other day, I met a bear
A great big bear away out there
The other day I met a bear a great big bear away out there..." :)
Just love these reminder alistebing back 2024 🎉
Thank you for this video, It has really got me thinking about my routines. It has also helped confirmed why I am doing them and importantly how I feel if I do not.
So happy .. I am back .
Love you and Fly Lady .
I've been going through your FlyLady Baby Steps videos and Day 13 you mentioned the routines in The Transporter so I watched that movie last night(after I washed my dishes). Very Fun! Thanks for helping me get my routines back in place!
You are so welcome!
Thanks for the recap!!
Oh my God Diane you‘re my new Style Icon and role Model. I love the Shirt you look stunning. Best regards and a happy Christmas time - a new subscriber and fan from Germany. Ciao Chiara
Welcome here, Chiara!
Numéro 1 !!!
I got things done in the morning before work. Dress to shoes, Dry clothes, clear the dishwasher and make the bed.
@@bettyderoo5984 You are such a star, Betty! One of my coaching clients mentioned you/your posts in the Dutch flybaby group!
Bonjour, chère Fabienne!
Good Morning! I was hoping for a video this morning! Just watching your hygge spa in Iceland! Looked amazing!
Good morning, Megan! Wishing I was back at that spa!
:)
Are you the Fly Lady I used to follow online in the 90s???
Ha ha, no! That's Marla Cilley. But I did work as a Flylady Premium mentor for many years so I know the Flylady system inside out!
Thanks for remembering us careers! Much appreciated ❤
Thank's Diane !
I need this absolutly!
Espacially "the why "😅 somtimes getting overwhalmed when i do routines . Because i found so much things that i want to do. But dose't bring me forward because they are not so important 😅i hope you know what i mean😁
We just had our 2nd baby at the end of June and I was finally feeling like things were getting a bit back on track and then the last 2 weeks we've all gotten sick one after the other and my house has been so neglected.
I'm getting back on track today! Hopefully 😅 wish me luck!
Good morning
It's a bright shiny, slightly chilly day here today. I am back at my husband's work site compound. I will try my best to continue to get things done here. It could be a nice few days of being away from work and regular routines. There are still some things to so around here. :)