HOW I MODIFY THE FLYLADY SYSTEM | The Secret Slob
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Maybe this will be helpful for somebody who works outside the home. I use the weekend as my zones so the first Saturday is the one the second Saturday is zone 2 etc. I don't do the home blessing hour. I do 7 daily chores to bless my home. Monday I mop (sweep first), Tuesday I clean the tub and toilet and hygiene items (brushes, etc), Wednesday I wipe dust. (Primarily the flat surfaces, but in zone 3 cob webs as that's my bathroom zone), Thursday I throw out trash, and clean out the refrigerator. Friday is floors, I vacuume, and sweep the hard floors. Saturday I call it "sheets" but I do all the laundry. Sunday is shine day. I clean electronic screens mirrors windows, and I shine a light into the week to come which is planning for the next week. (Organizing vitamins checking appointments.). My morning and evening routine is pretty much tidying up and getting dishes done.
I don't need a day for bill paying because I automate my bills. I don't need an errand day because I no longer run errands I get things delivered. But Saturday morning while I'm working on my laundry my groceries are delivered. And I don't dress too shoes unless I'm leaving the house. I started flylady back in the 90s. I divide my home into four zones of my own choosing. When there's a 5th weekend of the month I do a good clean out of the car. And than I clean my cleaning tools like my vacuum.
I think it's a good idea to make the flylady ideas work for you.
This is great!
I may try this one. New to flylady over here.
Your routines are class xx
S Rose what a great idea! I have a hard time keeping motivated daily to clean things (but I do my daily routines). I will try cleaning this way!
This sounds great S Rose, i started working and i think your method may help me greatly. Thank you!
Love your hair x
I was gonna say this too!! Love the style!!
Yes! And your mascara! What is it? A makeup tutorial would be fun ☺️
@@1979France it's monsieur big xx aren't her lashes amazing?? 😊Ps she does have a wee 5minute hair and makeup routine on her channel xx
Lynsey Moffett thanks!! 😊
@@1979France no problem xx
I agree with you. 🔲I dropped the emails years ago and very rarely visit her website. 🔲The morning and before bed routines are golden. I can zip through them quickly. And, if I skip a step it’s not the end of the world. 🔲Weekly Home Blessing. It’s been a challenge for me. But, it’s getting easier recently. I may not do it on Monday. I may not do it all in one day. But, it generally gets done. 🔲 Zones: I like having the zones laid out where week #1 is the front entrance and living area for me, week #2 is always the kitchen, week #3 bathrooms and laundry closet, week #4 bedrooms, week #5 is the upstairs living area, utility closet and craft supply closet. I’m okay with fewer days for zones 1&5. I seemed to resist zone cleaning. I’d put it off to later then play catch-up or skip it. So recently - I’ve given each month a sort of theme or focus. July and August were mostly about cleaning and decluttering the 60 drawers in our home. Working on the drawers as my 15 minute zone tasks. September will wrap-up drawers and focus on closets and the food pantry.
“Most of it done most of the time” will be my new mantra! Brilliant! Thank you for your encouraging content. I love your new hairstyle!
I literally organized my home office 15 minutes at a time! It took me about 5 days! I’m not kidding there were years of files and paperwork! I had recently discovered the flylady system and had been unsuccessful before so thought to try the 15 minute timer routine. I would get so overwhelmed that I would never accomplish much. I started setting the timer and working for 15 minutes then I would read for 15 minutes. Resetting the timer each time! It may sound hokey but it worked! When I feel overwhelmed these days. I do the same! You can do anything for 15 minutes! 😉
So funny how you started this in September and I’m starting it tomorrow - September 1st! I found this version on ADHD tiktok. I’m newly married and felt inspired to make our first home a clean home. Cleaning can get overwhelming for me. I’m excited to get started. 🥰
I never used the website or the emails😂 Your Channel and 'Diane in Denmark' is all I need. (Big fan of the minimal mom too for simplifying)
I love the idea of looping the zones! I use the Fly Lady Plus app, so I won't always be in the same zone as the app, like you said. But, if I get off track, I can look at my lists and pick up where I left off, OR just go ahead and pick up in the zone that Flly Lady and the app are in.
Steph, I really appreciate you. I've been slowly and steadily climbing out of a complete wreck of a house for 3 years, and even though I seriously still have a long way to go to get it to a normal level of tidyness, I am now proud of my messy and chaotic space, because I'm seeing the slow transformation every day and every week. I started out with The Organised Mum Method and could not grasp Fly Lady at all. I didn't need the Baby steps. I already have a lot of similar routines in place. I need how to actually break down all of the non daily cleaning so that I'm not spending huge chunks of time on it each day. I modified my zone cleaning so many times , I lost count, but always went back to TOMM as my baseline system. However, most of the tips I got for modifying my routines came from Fly Lady influencers like you, That Awkward Mom, Today With Terri K and others, and The Clutter Bug. Then I tried the Weekly Home Blessing a few weeks back. With my own list of weekly tasks, and I loved it! I played That Awkward Mom's WHB hour video while I worked. Then, about a week ago, a light bulb went on about how to break down the monthly, seasonal and rotating jobs so that I can focus on one zone per week, and so that I take 15-45 minutes per day on each zone. And yes, I use my timer for on-daily tasks. I use zone 1 as my outside, because in my opinion, no system gives any significant attention to the outside. And because when I had it as my last zone, by tge time that zone week came around, it wouldn't get the same amount if attention as zones 1 and 2. Also, my kitchen and the rest of that zone are now in zone 4, because I'm constantly in that zone cleaning and tidying, so it's not a big deal if it gets missed on occasion. Zone 3 us the living room and the 4est of that zone, and my bedroom and the rest of that zone 8s level 2 (for the same reason as zone 4. As for zone 5, I added a zone 5 as my Flex Zone (got thst idea from Carry Grace). In that zone, I allow myself to add up to 4 tasks that I either missed or want to get ahead on. They can be cleaning jobs or planning tasks or catching up on works in progress on my needlework, or learning a new skill, or catching up with a loved one, or whatever I want. And I can schedule them into my zone cleaning slots for the week.
I don't know why it took me 3 years for it to click in my head. But I'm glad it did. And I'm so happy I found ladies like you to help me figure it all out. My home is still in some chaos (not entirely), but I'm now proud of it. And for the past few weeks. I have not over-thunk it or over-stressed how to make this home transformation and maintenance easier for me. And now I love the Fly Lady system! No, I don't do all of her routines. But alot of them I already had in place for years. Before I ever considered following her at all. My concepts for my routines are similar to hers.
Yes, the zone cleaning is also a bit difficult for me, right now that is not a focus though. I keep falling off the wagon, I work long hours, and I think I am trying 'too much, too soon'. So this time, I am focusing on the daily basics, and a few weekly things.
I *have* to do my morning routine (which includes swish & swipe + squeegee shower walls, putting clean dishes away, making the bed, and taking out the trash if it is full). I come home late, but after work, I have to make sure that all dishes are clean before I go to bed (this is my problem area, since I don't have a dishwasher), and do a quick tidy (such as putting dirty laundry in the bin, put everything back in its place, do a 'kitchen swish and swipe', and so on). I also use this time to make things as easy as possible for tomorrow morning (I leave very early, so I am pressed for time), so measuring up the oats, putting a rag on my control station for the swish & swipe (it is right next to my bathroom), laying out an outfit, and so on.
Once a week, I will try to go through my fridge, toss expired things, and make a meal plan - and pick up the groceries after work the next day. I will try to make sure to do laundry once a week (I share with all the other apartments in the complex), so it doesn't pile up. I also try to change sheets and towels once a week. These are not my main focus yet, they are just things I try to get done. I will make them more consistent once I feel more 'set' in the morning routine.
This seems like a lot - but all of it is actually based around making the morning routine easier, and keep stress levels down. So while the morning routine is 'non negotiable', I automatically find myself doing other things to make that time easier. And I don't actually spend that much time cleaning (because it is more maintenance than cleaning), and therefore, I spend much less time cleaning now, than I did stressing over it before. If that makes sense at all to others.
I'm struggling with zone cleaning too. didn't do anything this last week in the zone but am working on my weekly home blessing today and usually do not get the dusting done. but like you I am working on my daily routines. so you are not alone!!!! sounds like you are doing a lot and definitely making progress!!!!!
It made me chuckle when you said you put the laundry in a bin, as a bin in the UK is something we put rubbish/garbage into, so I thought it meant you were throwing your laundry away.😀
How many hours do you work a week? That is where I struggle. The work vs home hours.
@@teliciamckee9477 What are your work hours? (and when do you have to leave in the morning?)
I am out of the door 6.45, and are home between 17.15 and 17.45 (I have about 1 hour transportation time in each 'end'. So I have about 5 hours to myself after work, before I have to go to bed. And I never really get enough sleep, since I find it hard to sleep before 23.00.
And of these 5 hours, I have to cook, clean, study (I am writing a report for my final exam over the next 15 weeks, and on top of that, I have a 5 week course in excel to complete as well). So it is not much time to relax, exercise, and do what I want.
However - when I do the morning routine, and keep the dishes at bay, things goes much more smoothly, and I am less stressed. So even just working those few things into the morning routine really makes a difference. :)
@@julietannOsfan1972 Haha, would be so much easier though! XD
I have found it easiest on the weeks that are zones 1 & 5 to dedicate 2 days to each zone. That way something gets done in both, and I stay on schedule with everyone else. It doesn't get out of hand, and usually every other month or two 1 & 5 have a full week. Love your videos and the FB group! 😍
What a great and simple idea!💡 In my house, zones 1 & 5 kind of blend together. I was overthinking about how to make it work and then not doing anything. Thank you Martha!
yes that's a very good idea!!!!
Steph, you are such a blessing to many people!
Yayy, another video from Steph!! Loved it! Hope you and your gorgeous family are well x
I can’t wait. You look great Steph!
I'm very excited for this new series!!! You're rocking this hair dew!!
Yay! I'm looking forward to watching a new video from you for 21 days straight! I love your energy & enthusiasm! 🥰
Yay! Thank you, I can't wait. I needed this new series so badly 🥰
Love your hair! Can’t wait for the new series! We are remodeling our home, and my routines have gone out the window!
You look absolutely beautiful! I'm so excited start the 21 steps again!
Yayy!! Ive just started doing some of the fly lady stuff and your videos have been really helpful!! Excited for the 21 days!
This is exciting.
I always feel motivated to do things in September, so this is just right for me.
Looking forward to the videos.
I am super excited for the new series.
Suggestion: add the following to the name of this video: "21 Days to a Clean Home Challenge." This WILL draw more people to the challenge! 😀 Otherwise, someone browsing will not see that it includes Challenge info. I hope this helps!
Love the new hair, looks so cute. Printing as I type. Thanks again Steph.
You and Diane are the best 🎉💝 21 days... I'm in!
I really appreciate that your videos are always so motivational and encouraging. Thanks so much for making them!
Great hair style/cut! And yes, I too struggle at zone cleaning!
Your new series sounds great.....and hair is so cute!
I'm so excited! I found your channel about a week ago and have watched most of your earlier videos about the flylady system, which I have just started to implement. This came at a great time!
I love your hair!!! It's so flattering on you! I'm so looking forward to your new series!!!
Yay! Looking forward to this! I have been off work for the summer and off track with zone cleaning. I'm back to work next week so this is great timing! You are looking radiant :)
So excited for september! Already got the 21 days list printed and hanging on my livingroom door
LOVE the new do!! Very cute cut!
You go girl!! Love the excitement and enthusiasm! I am totally on board. (Whatever you did to your eyes really makes them pop) Here’s to new beginnings and embracing the next 21 days-Yay! From your Oregon fan:)
OMG I’m so excited!! Yay 😀 I can relate to you more than any other CZcams cleaning channel! You’re just so real and genuine!
Yay!! I am needing this right now! Excited! Love your hair! Hugs from Ohio! 🌸💜
Yay, I'm so excited! I've had your 21 Day printable on my fridge for a couple weeks, but I honestly poop out in the evenings and never get the evening tasks done. This new series sounds like the perfect motivation, as I always love to go along with your cleaning series videos! Thank you for making these! And thanks Jill for the Facebook group, I'm gonna go check it out! 💞
I am excited 😆 Yahoo!! I am definitely in! Especially since the kids start school, here in Ontario Canada, on September 8.
The Fly Lady emails became overwhelming for me, too.
I am looking forward to September with you. 👍
I love your hair & you have the prettiest eyes.
I was planning on doing the beginning steps on my own! Glad I'll have company doing it with me.
Steph, I'm thrilled for your new series! I highly recommend you to everyone! You are so inspiring and I thank you for introducing me to, and educating me on, the Flylady system. Although it changed my attitude toward housekeeping I, too, found I needed to make some modifications. I'm especially looking forward to your new series because changing things up a bit always makes what has become mundane a new, more enjoyable experience and (Bonus!) I get to see more of you! Thanks again for your help and inspiration! XXOO❤
You are giving me a clean house for my birthday! 🎁 It's on the 21st. 😃🙌🏻 I really like when you do a series. Can't wait to follow along! PS your hair looks great! 💕
Can hardly wait! Printed and ready!
Killin it with these printables
Greetings from Germany. I'm in too. Love your videos, Steph.
September is my birthday month and is a perfect time to get back on the wagon. Can’t wait to join the 21 day challenge
I’m on week 2 of FlyLady routines and it has given me so much peace and structure. Looking forward to the new series!
GREAT!
I WAS struggling with the complexity of the FlyLady system.
Looking forward to your program!
And you hair is beautiful ❣️
Hey Stef! Like the new hairdo. Thank you for sharing today!
I have binge watch your videos and followed you video to video for a little now. I am exited to finally be able to start a challenge in the same time you are doing it. Thank you for all the motivation!
I don't know how I missed this. I'll begin today. You are so motivating.
I’m so glad I found your channel! I even took a video of my home so I have a starting point to look back. It’s only been 2 weeks and I can see my life changing! Learning to FLY as a SAHM w 2 babies. So thankful for you 😃.
Yay!!! I can’t wait for the 21 day series! I’m all in and I’ve never said that before 😄
The new challenge sounds exciting! I agree with you about modifying. I use the morning and evening routines consistently. I zone clean inconsistently and I use the timer for the WHBH. I want to get more consistent with the zone cleaning but my house stays so much better just doing the parts that works best for me.
I just love your channel and how upbeat you are. Thank you!
THANK YOU for this series!!
Looking forward to your new series!
This came at a great time! My kiddos start virtual school tomorrow. I do a sort of modified morning and evening routines, but I'm excited to get a whole days routine down. Thank you!!
Super excited for this! My kids go back to school next week so I’ll actually be able to enjoy the clean home for a bit before they mess it up again! 😂 I’ll only have one at home, and he loves to help me, so we will do it together.
Yay!! Looking forward to this! Love your hair!
I’m so happy !!!! I NEEDED THIS . I have started a new job after a year home with a baby and I feel like everything is hectic ! Perfect timing 💜 also your hair 😍😍
Hair looks gorgeous, Steph!! Xx
Love your hair xx looking forward to the new series
Can’t wait! Thanks for doing this!
Yippee! 😁 When you first introduced the 21 days printable, I thought, “That will be perfect for about two weeks into the school year, when I’ve been working nonstop, my home is a mess, and I need to rebalance my life and rebuild routines!” It happens every year. (This year more than ever... any other teachers feel like they have a brand new job in the exact same classroom this year? 🤣) And here you are, doing a series with it at JUST the right time! I’m in!
Me too!!! We're on our third week, added a wedding in last weekend and vacation next week, and all our garden produce that needs tending to, my house is a wreck!!
I love that the printable really is free. :) just downloaded mine
Steph, I know EVERYONE says this but I found you just 3 days ago and I'm hooked! I already have a control journal called my Key, as it has the keys to how my house can function well through cleaning, meal planning, calendar, to dos, passwords etc. :) THANK you for all the videos, I've been watching a ton and I love all your tips, encouragement. I'm starting this system with you in September as i looked at the website a couple years ago and completely walked away as it was far too cluttered and confusing. Your videos made it clear, always to the point. Please keep it up! ❤
I’m so glad I found you.
Diane in Denmark is absolutely fabulous! Found her through you one day. Thank you so much for your channel :)
Love your energy! Started watching your videos at the beginning of 2020 and really started implementing the system during this stay at home time since I am having to work from home. Has helped me keep my sanity with all my boys home-19, 17 & 4! Thank you for the printables--they're great :)
I love love your new hair style!!
You look gorgeous! I love your hair! ❤️
I really love how you modified the Flylady system to make it work for you. I found your CZcams channel last year and it rally helped me to organize my life and my home. I also don’t use the control journal or her emails, but I’ve been using your printables since when you released them and I love them! Thanks a lot for your videos and the printables! They’re so easy to use and make my life much simpler!
Yay! I’m excited to get started. I just printed out the 21 days sheet. I’m a little confused with it so I can’t wait to learn how to use it.
First off your new haircut looks pretty! I was just wondering how that 21 day print out works! Thanks Stephanie looking forward to the 21 day challenge and continue my zone cleaning!😊
Wow!!! Your hair looks amazing. I would love to see a video on how you style it.
I have to thank you Steph. I'm due in 3 weeks with our first and I feel like I could have visitors or catch up if we have a bad day and miss cleaning due to your modified fly lady system. I love the done not perfect attitude it helps me not get stuck in all the small details.
I'm with you on the 21 day challenge for as long as I can.
I love your printable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I realized that I didn't have enough ink in my printer to print it out last night. I'm going to the store today to get printer ink because I'm excited about starting your system! I think this is awesome!
Great! I was decluttering during the Covid lockdown. Noe I have to work normal days out of the house again and am fighting with getting back to the zones again. The routines are still more ore less working, though. But surely your 21 days will get my motivation going again :)
So glad your doing this ! Super excited about it ! I agree fly lady is awesome
But kind of a lot and kind of extra stuff I really don’t think i need
Great series. I'm in the UK. I work full time and this series looks great. Free printable resources. I can't wait to get going. Thank you 😀
I definitely need to do this challenge for motivation. I really fell off the wagon for almost a month. My house shows for it :( Now with school on line, have the kids home. Dishes were piling up, I hadn't swept the floor in who knows how many days. ugh just felt unmotivated. I love how real you are and honestly I'm motivated and determine to change things around. Thank you for motivating us and not letting us fall in a rut. Super excited to start on Tuesday !!!
I just started a new job after being home for a long time - I'm excited to try this and see if it will help me stay focused on keeping my house clean. Thank you so much :)
It is so easy to take advise from you. You're never 'preachy' or bossy. Thank you. I take your ideas and pair them with a youtube channel named Clean my Space.
You saved me!
I found the secret slob about a month ago and it changed everything. For me doing the hard part in small sections every day ( zone cleaning) and the easier stuff ( home blessing) for longer once a week is the shifr I needed. We had unexpected guests last night and I did not need to panic. It was not perfect clean but clean and tidy enough. So again: thanks!
Looking forward to the 21 day challenge on Tuesday.🤗 Have a lovely day!💗🌸🌺🌸🌺
Sorry misspell your name. Haven't had my coffee yet. Got the notice, jumped out of bed, ran to get coffee and am now on the couch drinking coffee and enjoying seeing you
I'am ready! I printed it and I'm waiting patiently! XX
Love this! Just shared with my email list. I need a major routines reboot!
thank you so much for the free printables :) i'm a newbie and this will help a lot!
Started to get to know this today (happy St.Patrick’s day) 2021. Love your ideas and energy (and you’re 🇨🇦 too). Here we go ....
Your hair looks great! I've been trying to fly since 2004. I think I could loop my zones like you suggest.
Yay!!! First comment! Love you and your videos Steph!! Thank you for all you do to help us FlyBabies!! 💜💜💜
Woohoo! Good Morning!
I just starting following your site. Love this 21 day clean you are doing! It's a really do-able intro into the Flylady system, which I had heard about and was equally intrigued and terrified as I heard how confusing it was. After day 12 of your day to day, I also watched Diane of Denmark's 31 day babysteps videos. It was very helpful a good explanation of the Flylady system, but I can already tell that I approve of the stuff you cut out. I've printed out all of your schedules and I will definitely be following the Flylady system ala The Secret Slob. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences. It's really helpful.
Welcome:)
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It gives positive energy. I am here to learn English with you good luck
Looking forward to this. I’ve been decluttering for more than a year and need to complete getting my home/life back.
Perfect timing! You got this!
Yay!!
I love you and Diane in Denmark!!!😊
I'm so grateful to have found you. You're a woman after my own heart-- a system that's simple, clear of confusion, and small tweaks to individual lifestyle. Whew! I tried to do this system before but felt like I was chasing my tail. I couldn't make sense of it until you did a video on the major tenants (can't recall exact title). I'm visual. So once I saw the entire process laid out in your slides, everything clicked. You rock, girl❣️
I completely agree...the basic ideas from the fly lady are awesome but it’s overwhelming at first.
I had a little chuckle when you said you don’t use the control journal anymore. (It’s not just me, eh!) I tried for so long to make myself use it but finally made some reusable pages and put them on the inside of my cupboard doors instead.
I’m looking forward to your next series!
I love what you said about getting most of it done, most of the time! I find myself getting perfectionistic and obsessed with doing it right. But after implementing new routines my house is actually pretty clean. So all my windows aren't washed yet, but my floors are clean, my bathrooms are clean, I am way on top of the dusting and that feels great! I am more of a clean mama system person so I'm just using my Tody app and making my own schedule. I don't have kids so I'm sure I have it a LOT easier than lots of you! My house just doesn't get that dirty so fast! xo
Steph. I love love your hair😍 I will be off work for 2 weeks and am planning a good healthy restart. See you there.