Fly Lady: Back to school
This time of year everyone is writing articles on how to get the children ready to go back to school. I know this is an important topic for you but we have left out the main person that has to get the children ready for the first day of school; YOU!
FlyLady: Become a calendar aficionado
School is starting soon and we will have lots of events to get on our calendars. I have been brainstorming on how to help you and your family use a wall calendar. I have put together a list of 11 Tips to make your calendar work for you! 1. Color Code your calendar. Use a [...]
Fly Lady: Let the Declutter Games begin
The opening ceremonies for the London 2012 Summer Games were last Friday. We all watched as the athletes entered with their flags flying high and their smiles guiding them
FlyLady: Declare your independence
In the United States of America we celebrate the anniversary of our Independence Day each 4th of July. The other night a young new reporter said that this was the day we won the war for independence. I thought Robert and I were going to scream our heads off at the TV. We just looked [...]
FlyLady: A 50-50 proposition
Several years ago when I began to mentor women on the Internet, I wanted to help them gain control of their homes and lives. My mentoring was not to teach them how to nag their husbands to help them around the house. Many have complained that I don’t understand that husbands and wives have an [...]
FlyLady: Driving in a fog
What happens to us is that when we get overwhelmed our brains keep trying to play catch up and in the process, this brain frenzy short circuits our actions. Now don’t get me wrong, we are working like crazy, but we don’t seem to be accomplishing much because we are trying to do too much [...]
FlyLady: Laundry scavenger hunt
Do you feel like you never get finished with the laundry? Is there evidence of the laundry process all over your home? Are there soured towels in the washing machine because you forgot about them? Do you have a dryer full of wrinkled clothes because you were on the phone when the buzzer went off? [...]
FlyLady: Stop the merry-go-round of stress
Slow down you move too fast. We are all in such a hurry these days that we don’t take time to stop and smell the roses. We hear ourselves say “I don’t have time” yet we waste more time searching for things. If we could recoup those hours we spend each day looking for keys, [...]
FlyLady: A storm’s a-brewin’
The storm is a brewing and it is not in the Caribbean; it is in your head. That storm has caused our thoughts to blow wildly in every direction and they become a vicious cycle that plays havoc with our head, homes, families and your business. Have you ever lost your wallet and began searching [...]











