I'm a huge fan of the minimalist mom Dawn. Ive been decluttering and simplifying other aspects of my life with her encouragement for a year. It has made such a huge impact on me. Your regular routine is brilliant to keep on top of it and not get out of hand again. X
I’ve started from beginning of your videos, love them! I love fly lady but you are what I needed. Her site I found overwhelming sometimes and long videos made me spend precious time sitting in front of computer procrastinating further. You are my fly lady for the today mom with kids! Maybe you should be the flymom :) Hope all progresses well with your pregnancy!
I decluttered the "junk" drawer in my kitchen. You know the one.... LOL. The drawer with old keys and batteries and one glove and loose change.... yes... that one. It was so satisfying when I was done. Yea !!!
It is amazing what you can declutter in 15 min. I had three bags of items I cleared from Hotspots when I wanted those areas when company was coming. Tonight I dumped the contents on the counter and sorted them in garbage, recycle, put away and then put 2 items on desk, so tomorrow I can make a file for them. I was shocked, it took such a short time!
My dishwasher is broken so I do dishes by hand which I actually enjoy once I figured out if I loosely organized them ie cups/glasses, plates stacked, etc it didn't scramble my brain. I leave them to dry in the dish rack but this morning I decided to put everything away even though I know I'm going to be using them all again today. It was al bullfight moment that I need to train my brain with a new habit. After I declutter under my sink I hope to set up like the Flylady does to keep the counter clear during the day. I've been on a massive declutter mission so sticking to fifteen minutes at a time is going to be a lark. I spent two hours shredding every day for three days and I could hardly move. My house is so badly cluttered with four generations of "stuff"; from my parents house when they passed away, from my kids when they moved out and left stuff behind and my granddaughter. I am an emotional clutter person, what Peter Walsh calls the 'family historian" but I'm drowning in it. I don't want to leave my house stuffed for my kids to have to deal with like I did my parents and I would like to live the rest of my life more peacefully and not constantly stressed. This is what through me trying to do the Flylady system in a really cluttered house. So even small routines like getting dressed, shining the sink, and doing one load of laundry while hitting hotspots and decluttering is huge. It's amazing how much can get decluttered in fifteen minute chunks. Again, I am so glad you are doing this because it just confused me when I tried to do it on my own. I wished I had a sister to help me figure this out and this is the best next thing for those of us who only had brothers, especially when they were far neater.
Thanks for pointing out that I shouldn’t start zone cleaning until my decluttering is done. I needed that tip! I’ve got my morning & evening routines down pat and this weekend is my first weekly home blessing (I work full-time Mon-Fri). I have some piles in a few corners that I need to deal with so I’ll start my decluttering now with a 15 minute session.
This is a total game changer! If your are the secret slob I'm your long distance slobby cousin 😂. I'm on track with the 21 days and my house is already so much easier to manage. I make an announcement every night "The sink is closed 😂". Thanks bunches!!!
Hey! Today I wash a lot of dishes! Even it is the First of May. I had an inspiration to make dishes and cleaning the sink. I do the dishes by hand. You are so inspirational! I belong to a Facebook group here in Finland about FlyLady but I am still doing the decluttering. Have done it for several years and I live alone with my cat. Scandinavian minimalism. Well I guess many Scandinavian people have never heard of it. Because here are a lot of hoarders too. Maybe I use it, maybe some day.. And on it goes.. Every where there is stuff. Happy First of May! Keep up your inspirational vlogs 👍 Thank you! Paula
Did this today! Set my timer and tackled an area that bothers me every day. It starts as an, “I’ll just put this here for now...” but clutter attracts clutter and before you know it, huge pile! I’ve put off cleaning it up because I thought it would take hours (can you hear the whiny voice?). It took just over twelve minutes. So that spot is on my Two Minute Hot Spot radar now - tidy it up every day! Thank you for this video - I wasn’t feeling well but I made my bed, unloaded dishes, reloaded, wiped down my counters - shiny sink! - and did this 15 minute declutter. Even if I don’t get anything else done today, I feel like I accomplished something!
🙋YES!!! I have gone Gung Ho watching these videos!!!! My main mess is paperwork. (It's a LOT of paperwork.) 😲 Been all over it these last few days. Made more progress in 3 days on it than I have in a very long time. You're so sweet. Also loving that shade of green on you!!! 👍☺ Great video.
Routines done, except decluttering- I took today off - Super Bowl and family/friends over. Did hot spots, cleaned sink, beds made, swish&swipe done, showered and dressed, and worked on WHB, will jump back in with decluttering tomorrow. 👍
Love your channel👍i'm doing the flylady and sticking with you because you explain so well 😍 it's a lot more simple with your methods and short videos. Thanks for your help ❤👍🌻
Hi Steph. I had to take a sick day yesterday. I almost took another one today but decided the steps were manageable enough even if I don’t feel well. So in the time it took for you to declutter your pantry, I decluttered the bottom shelf of my pantry : ) My bottom shelf had spilled flour and who knows what else that needed to be swept then mopped. Then I went through the outdated food and threw it away and tried to put everything back in some sort of order. In my house everything falls to the bottom. The rest of the pantry will be easier because thankfully food doesn’t fall up :) Thanks again for your videos!
Just found your videos and love them! I’m also a slob... I love clean and organized spaces but I lose steam when I can’t get things perfect so then it turns into a disaster. Which makes no sense ... I know. I’m following along with your videos now!! Thanks !!
I am the exact same! My biggest struggle was learning that getting something done is better than nothing when I don't have the time to do everything! Good luck with your journey, let me know how you are going!
I've been putting off the mess in my sofa for weeks, I reluctantly decided to tackle it as today's 15 minutes declutter and it took me less than 10 mins to clean it, it's incredible how much just having a timer helps to realize it was not that bad... Like, when I used to do full apartment cleanings for when my parents were visiting I used the entirety of a day and ended exhausted, but doing small tasks every day has made such a difference... thanks for introducing me to this method, it's made me dread cleaning waaaay less.
Today I’m going to declutter the bookcase in the living room! It’s been the catch-all since we redid our floors and I haven’t moved it back where it goes because I don’t want to deal with all the mess on it but today is the day it gets handled!!! Thanks for the motivation! 😃
I finally did this one! I really put it off but it felt good to do it! My goal is to do 15 min of declutter each weekday until I've decluttered my whole house!
So I love your videos and agree with everyone here that you have great camera presence, authenticity, and are so positive. I saw several of your videos, checked out the flylady's site, and am now trying to implement it...here's my question...are you not supposed to clean until your whole house is decluttered? if that were the case for me i'd be living in filth...i'm a bit of a pack rat and have stuff everywhere, i work full time, and have 2 small kids...hence 15 min of decluttering a day is going to take a long time before i actually get to clean some zones...that can't be right? any advice is much appreciated.
Luna282011; The weekly Home Blessing gets some of the surface cleaning done,. I’m the same to the point I have to combine zone cleaning with the decluttering.... declutter night stand? Have Pledge and a rag or paper towels handy and clean as you go! The one thing you DON’T have to do is look at a clump of pet hair on the floor and leave it because you’re “decluttering” LoL or you’re not in _that_ Zone. This system frees you to be spontaneous while giving you Wings in the guise of structured timed events!
You have inspired me to get motivated and clean but wearing shoes is awful! Maybe a light pair of slip ons would feel better?! haha I am enjoying the clean sink though!
Hi! I have been starting this system and really like it so far. I love your videos showing it in action. Also your clothes are simple and cute. Where do you shop for your shirts and jeans?
For when to do your dishes? I still do at least a little sink full by hand after every meal. Pots and baby bottles and whatnots. I figure since they will have to be done eventually anyways, may as well do them right away and then enjoy having a clear counter and clean sink.
Fill your sink with hot soapy water before you start cooking. Wash things as you use and finish with them. It only takes a few seconds per item and you’ll have finished most of the washing by the time you’re ready to serve. Put on some upbeat music while you cook/clean to make it fun!
Question: I have been actively decluttering my home since about 2014. I am by no means a person who has a completely uncluttered space. So is the 15 min declutter something we add to our morning routine just like our 2 min hotspot? Or is the 15 min declutter just for today? It might not take me all 17 mins to fix spaces. I adore this system and mostly want a better cleaning regimen.
If your house is already decluttered, you could skip ahead to the zone cleaning. I started with decluttering because my house was out of control and as flylady says 'you can't clean clutter' :)
Do you add more time on the timer if one of your kids pulls you away right in the middle of it? That’s what always makes it hard for me, try to get going on something and someone needs something constantly drink, food, potty, boo boo, fighting etc 😓
Nope :) Just get a quick fix for them and keep chugging. I really try to do this stuff while they nap or are busy with something, but when they need ya, they need ya :)
Oh I see you read my comment and gave me a heart. In that case I'll recommend a new project for your channel. Try the konmari method of decluttering. Get the book by Marie kondo called "the life changing magic of tidying up" she explains how to do it
Have you ever tried the “30 bags in 30 days”? I learned this from sophia @ mygreatchallenge here on youtube. It has helped me greatly concerning decluttering my home! (well, not my junk room since i really need to go through everything in there with a fine tooth comb 😳😬 so, i’m doing the 15min FLS on that room very slowly)👍 I’m going through every one of your videos from the beginning! LOVING IT! It is really motivating me!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Love in Christ Jesus, mrs b in florida🌴
Does anyone else struggle with the desire to continue past the 15 minutes when decluttering? Especially when doing areas that are used multiple times per day? I don't mind going in 15 minute increments when I'm doing areas of the house that I can close a door to - in fact it's really beneficial because I agree it helps it feel doable and it doesn't tire me out... but for instance when I do the hallway where we walk in and out several times per hour (farm home), I feel like if I stop before I'm done it's just going to clutter up & get dirty faster than I'm dealing with it. For instance, today I spent 90 mins in that area (and I'm not done!), but I feel like I'm to the point where I could leave it till tomorrow and it wouldn't be completely undone on me... BUT I'm also tired and it will make it harder to tackle such a project again knowing that it took longer than 15 minutes... Anyone have any tips?
OceanSkye2; Do what you already said; you got the bulk under control, so for the rest of the week or however long it takes - just do the 15 min declutter. Actually unless you have another major hot spot ( we all do ) you could use your 2 minutes later to tackle a smidgeon more.... Plus 2 min hotspot fire drills don’t have to be confined to one a day.
Hotspots are those places which are clutter magnets no matter what e.g dining table (kids toys, papers, empty cups etc etc chairs have jumpers and sweatshirts hanging from teens) but the decluttering is moreof a deep clean and sort in a particular area that hasnlt seen aloving touch for a while.
I'm a huge fan of the minimalist mom Dawn. Ive been decluttering and simplifying other aspects of my life with her encouragement for a year. It has made such a huge impact on me. Your regular routine is brilliant to keep on top of it and not get out of hand again. X
I’ve started from beginning of your videos, love them! I love fly lady but you are what I needed. Her site I found overwhelming sometimes and long videos made me spend precious time sitting in front of computer procrastinating further. You are my fly lady for the today mom with kids! Maybe you should be the flymom :)
Hope all progresses well with your pregnancy!
Yes! Same here
I decluttered the "junk" drawer in my kitchen. You know the one.... LOL. The drawer with old keys and batteries and one glove and loose change.... yes... that one. It was so satisfying when I was done. Yea !!!
Awesome! I DO know the one!
I’m still avoiding the junk drawer, and I’ve been doing Fly Lady for 8 months! But, I did finally declutter my bedroom closet.
Decluttered in the bathroom so that it takes less time to get ready. Thanks for walking us through the system; you make it feel so much easier!
It is amazing what you can declutter in 15 min.
I had three bags of items I cleared from Hotspots when I wanted those areas when company was coming. Tonight I dumped the contents on the counter and sorted them in garbage, recycle, put away and then put 2 items on desk, so tomorrow I can make a file for them. I was shocked, it took such a short time!
That is awesome! The old garbage bag trick - a classic secret slob move :) Glad you got through all of the stuff, I bet it felt amazing!
My dishwasher is broken so I do dishes by hand which I actually enjoy once I figured out if I loosely organized them ie cups/glasses, plates stacked, etc it didn't scramble my brain. I leave them to dry in the dish rack but this morning I decided to put everything away even though I know I'm going to be using them all again today. It was al bullfight moment that I need to train my brain with a new habit. After I declutter under my sink I hope to set up like the Flylady does to keep the counter clear during the day. I've been on a massive declutter mission so sticking to fifteen minutes at a time is going to be a lark. I spent two hours shredding every day for three days and I could hardly move. My house is so badly cluttered with four generations of "stuff"; from my parents house when they passed away, from my kids when they moved out and left stuff behind and my granddaughter. I am an emotional clutter person, what Peter Walsh calls the 'family historian" but I'm drowning in it. I don't want to leave my house stuffed for my kids to have to deal with like I did my parents and I would like to live the rest of my life more peacefully and not constantly stressed. This is what through me trying to do the Flylady system in a really cluttered house. So even small routines like getting dressed, shining the sink, and doing one load of laundry while hitting hotspots and decluttering is huge. It's amazing how much can get decluttered in fifteen minute chunks. Again, I am so glad you are doing this because it just confused me when I tried to do it on my own. I wished I had a sister to help me figure this out and this is the best next thing for those of us who only had brothers, especially when they were far neater.
Thank you for your comments. I hope this system helps you like it did me!
Thanks for pointing out that I shouldn’t start zone cleaning until my decluttering is done. I needed that tip! I’ve got my morning & evening routines down pat and this weekend is my first weekly home blessing (I work full-time Mon-Fri). I have some piles in a few corners that I need to deal with so I’ll start my decluttering now with a 15 minute session.
Perfect! Once you have it decluttered, just sub the 15 minutes of zone cleaning in :)
This is a total game changer! If your are the secret slob I'm your long distance slobby cousin 😂. I'm on track with the 21 days and my house is already so much easier to manage. I make an announcement every night "The sink is closed 😂". Thanks bunches!!!
Hey!
Today I wash a lot of dishes! Even it is the First of May. I had an inspiration to make dishes and cleaning the sink. I do the dishes by hand. You are so inspirational! I belong to a Facebook group here in Finland about FlyLady but I am still doing the decluttering. Have done it for several years and I live alone with my cat. Scandinavian minimalism. Well I guess many Scandinavian people have never heard of it. Because here are a lot of hoarders too. Maybe I use it, maybe some day.. And on it goes.. Every where there is stuff.
Happy First of May! Keep up your inspirational vlogs 👍 Thank you!
Paula
Awesome! good job! I love looking at pictures of Scandinavian minimalist houses on Pinterest :)
Did this today! Set my timer and tackled an area that bothers me every day. It starts as an, “I’ll just put this here for now...” but clutter attracts clutter and before you know it, huge pile! I’ve put off cleaning it up because I thought it would take hours (can you hear the whiny voice?). It took just over twelve minutes. So that spot is on my Two Minute Hot Spot radar now - tidy it up every day! Thank you for this video - I wasn’t feeling well but I made my bed, unloaded dishes, reloaded, wiped down my counters - shiny sink! - and did this 15 minute declutter. Even if I don’t get anything else done today, I feel like I accomplished something!
You accomplished TONS! Way to go Kathie ! :)
You are the best! I am following along through FLYLADY Zones and Beyond group on FB and just loving your enthusiasm and joy
Your personality is so cute, your channel is going to do well.
🙋YES!!! I have gone Gung Ho watching these videos!!!!
My main mess is paperwork.
(It's a LOT of paperwork.) 😲 Been all over it these last few days. Made more progress in 3 days on it than I have in a very long time.
You're so sweet. Also loving that shade of green on you!!! 👍☺ Great video.
The timers ⏱ can be so helpful! Thanks for sharing 🌸
Love my timer!
Routines done, except decluttering- I took today off - Super Bowl and family/friends over. Did hot spots, cleaned sink, beds made, swish&swipe done, showered and dressed, and worked on WHB, will jump back in with decluttering tomorrow. 👍
well done!
You are doing great. Only thing is that I like watching you actually during the decluttering. Thank you for your channel.
Thanks Cheryl, I will definitely do some more decluttering videos soon!
Greetings! Checking in for day 6!!! Whoo hoo. Decluttered out shoe area today!!!!
Woop! Well done!
Love your channel👍i'm doing the flylady and sticking with you because you explain so well 😍 it's a lot more simple with your methods and short videos. Thanks for your help ❤👍🌻
Thank you for helping us!!!
Hi Steph. I had to take a sick day yesterday. I almost took another one today but decided the steps were manageable enough even if I don’t feel well. So in the time it took for you to declutter your pantry, I decluttered the bottom shelf of my pantry : ) My bottom shelf had spilled flour and who knows what else that needed to be swept then mopped. Then I went through the outdated food and threw it away and tried to put everything back in some sort of order. In my house everything falls to the bottom. The rest of the pantry will be easier because thankfully food doesn’t fall up :) Thanks again for your videos!
Well done! It is hard to motivate on a sick day :) take care of yourself
Thanks for your encouragement! Today is a much better day : )
Just found your videos and love them! I’m also a slob... I love clean and organized spaces but I lose steam when I can’t get things perfect so then it turns into a disaster. Which makes no sense ... I know.
I’m following along with your videos now!! Thanks !!
I am the exact same! My biggest struggle was learning that getting something done is better than nothing when I don't have the time to do everything! Good luck with your journey, let me know how you are going!
I've been putting off the mess in my sofa for weeks, I reluctantly decided to tackle it as today's 15 minutes declutter and it took me less than 10 mins to clean it, it's incredible how much just having a timer helps to realize it was not that bad...
Like, when I used to do full apartment cleanings for when my parents were visiting I used the entirety of a day and ended exhausted, but doing small tasks every day has made such a difference... thanks for introducing me to this method, it's made me dread cleaning waaaay less.
Totally! Glad it has helped you too!
I did my pantry/laundry room and I'll admit I wasn't done in 15 minutes, but I feel so much better now.
Well done! Amazing what a difference you can see in a short period of time :)
Today I’m going to declutter the bookcase in the living room! It’s been the catch-all since we redid our floors and I haven’t moved it back where it goes because I don’t want to deal with all the mess on it but today is the day it gets handled!!! Thanks for the motivation! 😃
Well done! I still don't like cleaning, but doing just a little each day scares me less :)
I love your easy-to-follow style! PLEASE TELL ME WHERE YOU GOT THAT CLOCK BEHIND YOU!
Love your videos!!! So helpful for the fly lady newbie!
Love that you joinned the challenge!!
Just found you! I ❤️ your videos. You are always smiling and positive! Thank you for your videos I'm starting at the beginning👍🏻😁
I finally did this one! I really put it off but it felt good to do it! My goal is to do 15 min of declutter each weekday until I've decluttered my whole house!
Awesome! You will see, it adds up! :)
So I love your videos and agree with everyone here that you have great camera presence, authenticity, and are so positive. I saw several of your videos, checked out the flylady's site, and am now trying to implement it...here's my question...are you not supposed to clean until your whole house is decluttered? if that were the case for me i'd be living in filth...i'm a bit of a pack rat and have stuff everywhere, i work full time, and have 2 small kids...hence 15 min of decluttering a day is going to take a long time before i actually get to clean some zones...that can't be right? any advice is much appreciated.
Luna282011; The weekly Home Blessing gets some of the surface cleaning done,. I’m the same to the point I have to combine zone cleaning with the decluttering.... declutter night stand? Have Pledge and a rag or paper towels handy and clean as you go! The one thing you DON’T have to do is look at a clump of pet hair on the floor and leave it because you’re “decluttering” LoL or you’re not in _that_ Zone. This system frees you to be spontaneous while giving you Wings in the guise of structured timed events!
I just found your videos and on this day to we add the 15 mins to our control journal?
Great job just subbed I also Participating in the challenge 👍☮️❤️
Thank you! and Welcome :)
Well done. I'm doing well too.
You have inspired me to get motivated and clean but wearing shoes is awful! Maybe a light pair of slip ons would feel better?! haha I am enjoying the clean sink though!
Sure! Whatever works for you :) On hot days I wear flip flops because my feet get too hot!
I hate shoes in the house so i wear my slippers that are flats style. I count that as dressed to shoes.
Green Serene great idea! Maybe I should get a pair of flats that are just for the house. 😊
Wow your channel is exploding! Literally yesterday you were at 1100 subscribers or something like that. Comgrats!
lol, I am feeling a wee bit overwhelmed with the response, but thank you very much :)
You did a great job! I think I'm going to have to declutter my office closet....it's the worst!
You can do it, 15 minutes on the timer and just get after it! :)
Clutter just has a way of accumulating. We come thru the door and just dump everything on the table or countertops.
Hi! I have been starting this system and really like it so far. I love your videos showing it in action. Also your clothes are simple and cute. Where do you shop for your shirts and jeans?
Hi Lindsey, thank you so much :) I buy a lot of stuff from the thrift store, but when I shop, I go to 'Aritzia'.. I think it might be Canadian?
What would you recommend for someone without a dish washer?
For when to do your dishes? I still do at least a little sink full by hand after every meal. Pots and baby bottles and whatnots. I figure since they will have to be done eventually anyways, may as well do them right away and then enjoy having a clear counter and clean sink.
Fill your sink with hot soapy water before you start cooking. Wash things as you use and finish with them. It only takes a few seconds per item and you’ll have finished most of the washing by the time you’re ready to serve. Put on some upbeat music while you cook/clean to make it fun!
Thank you for your channel! Should I add declutter for 15 min. to my daily routine, or is it just because we are on Day 6?
Yep! Add it to your daily routine :)
Question: I have been actively decluttering my home since about 2014. I am by no means a person who has a completely uncluttered space. So is the 15 min declutter something we add to our morning routine just like our 2 min hotspot? Or is the 15 min declutter just for today? It might not take me all 17 mins to fix spaces. I adore this system and mostly want a better cleaning regimen.
If your house is already decluttered, you could skip ahead to the zone cleaning. I started with decluttering because my house was out of control and as flylady says 'you can't clean clutter' :)
Do you add more time on the timer if one of your kids pulls you away right in the middle of it? That’s what always makes it hard for me, try to get going on something and someone needs something constantly drink, food, potty, boo boo, fighting etc 😓
Nope :) Just get a quick fix for them and keep chugging. I really try to do this stuff while they nap or are busy with something, but when they need ya, they need ya :)
Oh I see you read my comment and gave me a heart. In that case I'll recommend a new project for your channel. Try the konmari method of decluttering. Get the book by Marie kondo called "the life changing magic of tidying up" she explains how to do it
Have you ever tried the “30 bags in 30 days”?
I learned this from sophia @ mygreatchallenge here on youtube.
It has helped me greatly concerning decluttering my home!
(well, not my junk room since i really need to go through everything in there with a fine tooth comb 😳😬 so, i’m doing the 15min FLS on that room very slowly)👍
I’m going through every one of your videos from the beginning! LOVING IT!
It is really motivating me!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Love in Christ Jesus,
mrs b
in florida🌴
poolahpot ❤️
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Where do the 15 min of decluttering go in the control journal?
Also wondering this....
Does anyone else struggle with the desire to continue past the 15 minutes when decluttering? Especially when doing areas that are used multiple times per day? I don't mind going in 15 minute increments when I'm doing areas of the house that I can close a door to - in fact it's really beneficial because I agree it helps it feel doable and it doesn't tire me out... but for instance when I do the hallway where we walk in and out several times per hour (farm home), I feel like if I stop before I'm done it's just going to clutter up & get dirty faster than I'm dealing with it.
For instance, today I spent 90 mins in that area (and I'm not done!), but I feel like I'm to the point where I could leave it till tomorrow and it wouldn't be completely undone on me...
BUT I'm also tired and it will make it harder to tackle such a project again knowing that it took longer than 15 minutes...
Anyone have any tips?
OceanSkye2; Do what you already said; you got the bulk under control, so for the rest of the week or however long it takes - just do the 15 min declutter. Actually unless you have another major hot spot ( we all do ) you could use your 2 minutes later to tackle a smidgeon more.... Plus 2 min hotspot fire drills don’t have to be confined to one a day.
Just a silly question: isn’t decluttering the same that tackling a hotspot?
Hotspots are those places which are clutter magnets no matter what e.g dining table (kids toys, papers, empty cups etc etc chairs have jumpers and sweatshirts hanging from teens) but the decluttering is moreof a deep clean and sort in a particular area that hasnlt seen aloving touch for a while.
Jasbir Kaur Villaschi thanks!
I don't like the fly lady website. It's much too cluttered. Your videos are great. I'm having a hard time just doing one a day
I prefer 21 days
I,....need to write in the control journal more, often....and took trash out a day early. I feel like I cheated.