I'm heading back to work in Sept after being off since mid March due to covid. This is exactly what my days used to look like. Every single second is jammed pack before I collapse into bed at night from exhaustion (Jill put in 16 hrs before she got a moment to herself!). Honestly, I'm terrified to go back. I love my job but am I the only working woman that thinks something's out of whack with our society? This is just too much on working women's plates. P.s. to all the stay at home mom's...I know you have your own set of challenges and it's no walk in the park to stay at home with the kids all day. This post is not meant to compare the 2 experiences in any way, but rather just open up a conversation of the challenges unique to working mom's. Stay strong everyone!
Natalie McCabe I feel for you and going back to work and a family. I truly believe moms should stay home with their children if they have the desire to. I realize that many moms are unable to do this. My kids are grown but I did always work when they were younger. It was such a challenge. I agree with you that things are out of whack I our society. You take care and I hope things will all work out for you.
I was off for 10 weeks and had a solid routine before then relaxed routine during lockdown then went 0-60 as soon as work was back on- yep 16 hr day before you get two min to yourself! I’m always tired!
There is definitely something wrong in our society when you need two incomes for a family to maintain a middle class lifestyle. This was a great video because it shows how a full-time working mom has to juggle a lot and is on a tight schedule.....so tight that it can be very stressful when you are behind by even a few minutes. One thing that this video misses is that working outside of the home you also bring stress from work......somedays are very challenging at work and you are so stressed and feel unmotivated and lack energy to do what needs to be done at home and you can slack off but only to realize that all those things that need to be done continue to pile up and your stress increases even more. It is not healthy...... I am in my late 40's but all those years of juggling so much and being under a constant steady dose of stress has taken a toll on my health. You start feeling the effects of it early 40's. My opinion is, this lifestyle is not healthy in the long run. I wish moms that love and need work outside the house can at least have options of working part-time.
So correct, we make people work way too long and we need to incomes, in most cases to be able to afford life. Would be great if we had a world that didn't charge and arm and a leg for everything, to allow one parent to stay home and or work part time. Child care is also very exciting in many cases. I'm able to stay home for now but I realize that could change with financial changes.
Exactly A household should be able to be maintained on one income. But that is not the case for most, especially those in poverty who work so hard but can never get ahead. Women should have the choice to decide whether to work, stay at home or do a little of both. Single people or those with no children would just get to live like ballers 💵💵💵. Win win for everyone.
She doesn't raise her children. Other people raise her and her sister's children. Of course the kids would listen. They only see their parents a couple of hours a day. Also, to compare herself with true single mothers is insulting!!!
I'm not sure why you feel the need to be so critical. Everyone makes different choices and kids flourish with working moms or stay at home moms. They know when they are loved. Also, she is acting as a single parent for the whole day, so although it may not be the same as single parenting, it's certainly similar in many ways.
It is not the same thing as being a single parent. As I said before she doesn't raise her children. She babysits her children. A real parent is there for their kids all day. Her kids are off to school an hour or two after they get up. Then they don't get back til after 5pm most days. Let's not forget the babysitters and her own family that also watch and care for the kids. She on average sees her kids less that 4 hours a day Monday through Friday and maybe 6 hours on the weekend days each. A true parent is with their kids from time they get up til time they go to sleep. She is acting like she is a single parent. She is nowhere near a what a single parent is. She does not actually goes through or does what a real single parent does. She is a rich female who babysits her own kids.
OMG , this woman is fabulous. Her husband needs to be so grateful to have found such an awesome partner in life that can roll with responsibilities of both parents and do it so very well. I’m totally in awe.
I think you're both fantastic. I must admit I was super impressed with your sister. I love the way she looks after herself as well as her children. Hope she gets some downtime with her girlfriends though! 😘
Oh my goodness. I'm a working mom, and I'm just amazed at how much she accomplished. There's no way I could ever have the energy to get all that accomplished. I'm super impressed
Honestly I never really cared about cleaning until I had kids. Now I have to or else the place very quickly becomes unliveable for us all! Don’t worry about it, enjoy the time and clean once a month like I used to! One day you’ll be cleaning daily and still not have a clean house 😂
Wow, I’m exhausted just watching! I remember those working mom days. Sometimes it’s just survival mode. Jill makes it look easy and she has great organizational skills! Thanks for sharing!
I've been a stay at home Mom for many years. I think the Fly Lady system would be perfect for a Mom who works outside of her home.But when my children were growing up I would have everything ready the night before, including putting a load of laundry in the washer before bed, getting the next days clothes ready, and having lunches made and in the fridge. and tidying up the house before bed. I would get up an hour before my children so I could have a relaxing shower and a peaceful cup of coffee. Being prepared early makes all the difference. Making dinner the night before is great, so is using a slow cooker She did a wonderful job ! . tfs 💗 Being a Mom ...its the hardest job you'll ever love💗
Your sister does everything very similar to me as a working single mum... We have to cram in everything AM and PM before or after our paid jobs and while carrying out childcare..which is difficult as the kids want attention after not seeing mum all day but doing housekeeping chores leaves little quality time with our kids in the week :( I do a few things differently such as doing the washing after work.. Here in Germany the insurance companies won't pay if eg the washing machine or dishwasher leaks or dryer burns and causes damage to the house if you were out of the house at the time.. So I have to be home when washing/drying clothes. But I don't do washing every day due to eg sport, music club activities etc after school... So not always time.. Plus 2-3 washes for towels and clothes is OK for me and 2 kids. Bedding changing and washing and eg bath mats I do on weekends. In the evening I start the next days dinner prep while warming up the dinner I cooked the day before for that day.. I also have frozen cooked homemade sauces and rice and pasta in the freezer which can been warmed up in the microwave in a steamer for the days where even 15 mins would be to stressful to do dinner prep. In the evening I also prep school bags, prep school breakfasts and sign homework paperwork (from doing homework with my youngest after school or club activities) before I take my youngest to bed.. And then I shower after kids are in bed.. I get up 1 hr before we leave the house..and finished my and kids breakfasts eg make sandwiches, veggies to add to fruit and musil bars.. Fill all our water bottles etc.. Then I get the kids up 30 mins before leaving.. To shower, dress, brush teeth and drink something. I keep one set of makeup in my work bag so if I don't have time before leaving the house.. I can do it in the car in the carpark at work before I go in. My garden I also do in the evening.. But alone.. To relax.. So often in pj's with a cup of herbal tea before bed... Unless we are home early (eg no club activities) so that my kids can do it and have water fun.. Which means on those days they shower evenings to. For special school or after school activities after eg washing the stuff or preparing it... I put the things straight back in the car so I don't forget them... Only in winter when it's to cold, I leave the stuff at the front door with a post-it with the day written on it to remind me to grab it on the way out of the door on the day! PS.. A tip... I bought 2 nice throws in the same colour as my sofa that are always on my sofa (when no visitors are around).. And I wash those at the weekends.. I take the one from the week off, shake out and hoover crumbs up .. Then put the other clean one straight on... It has saved me (and my sofa) a lot of Stress when accidents happen because I can just grab it quickly off the sofa and throw it in the washing machine... I have taught the kids to call me immediately when they spill eg milk so I can grab it quick before it soaks through to the sofa.. The throws make my life so much more stress free! Because I don't have to worry about dirty fingers, spills, grease spots from snacks etc.. I hope these ideas also help you guys. The advantage of these routines are that I get quality play time, meal time and reading/cuddle time at bedtime with my kids eveyday...so it's definitely worth it! Xxx
Thank you for all your suggestions and sharing your routines! It is difficult not just for working moms, even part-time working moms, but also stay at home soccer/basketball/volleyball/softball moms ( I was all of that to my 3 kids!) to get all the team mom stuff done, the laundry, the homework, the cleaning, etc. I really wish my husband could have helped me more through this stage, but his job was sometimes 10 -12 hour days. Tough for all of us. These videos have been so nice to see all the routines, and to hear about all the other commenters here of what works for them! xoxoxoxoxox
@@anitalavey1465 yes. I have all that to.. My kids do basketball, handball, swimming, choir, etc.. So I am that mum to! .. Which as a single working mum, I still have to take them to everything!.. And their Dr's appointments, therapy appointments etc.. (both my kids have health issues).. I didn't bother mentioning all that because it's normal for all kids to have "out of school" social and sport activities and other appointments..even kids of single working mums! If I have a 10 + hr working day.. I work the rest of my hours late evenings on the computer into the night once the kids are in bed or do some work on weekends!.. Between housework and kids activities!
My husband also works in the oil field, 14/14, and I’m in nursing school with 3 kids. I’m constantly looking for tips and tricks to stream line my day. It feels like there’s never enough hours in the day. This was super inspiring. You guys are awesome!
You are awesome. Hope you are done with school now. I was in nursing school a few years ago and i cant imagine my husband not being there to help with the kids. It was well worth it but a challenging time for sure.
I feel this! Husband is oilfield as well (but he is home every night). Work full time, kids sports, full time college! Routines always fall to the wayside.
Omg your sister and yourself look SO MUCH ALIKE! This video was GOLD! Thank you a million times for the both of you making this video happen. Now I need to watch it another two times and really sink in everything your sister gets done in a day! The making the dinner the night before tip is EVERYTHING. Thank you again!! oxoxoxox Much love from Ontario!!
First, I was deeply touched by how you love and respect your sister and the daily struggles she faces. Second, I was impressed that you took tips from the way she handles her daily responsibilities and schedules and gave her credit for teaching you something that would possibly better your life. Third... I'm going to make a suggestion that may save hundreds of hours per year laundering. It will also save on energy costs and detergents. This advice will make sense to people who don't have in-home clothes washers and dryers, but deserves consideration by those who do. Try this experiment: Put all towels in a box or closet for two weeks. Buy two cheap stacks of washcloths. Every day when you step out of the shower, you will be surprised to realize that a washcloth will dry your hair and body off almost as well as a very large towel and then can wipe up drips on the floor. Same goes for kids if you have some. They don't need a big towel to dry off, Throw your nasty germ-ridden sponges away. Use a washcloth at the kitchen sink to serve dishwashing and countertop cleaning purposes and lay out a fresh washcloth every night when you have done your shine-your-sink work, (or even more than once a day if you are taking on a weekly deep swish activity somewhere nearby). You will find that washcloths can be hand-washed and hung to air-dry indoors or out in moments. If running them through a washing machine is available, you will find that a big hamper filled with bath sheets, bath towels, face towels, hand towels AND washcloths can turn into a single laundry basket load per week. These are lessons learned from living in a 350 square foot household with no washer or dryer, being low-vision/blind and thus not able to drive to the closest laundromat. Pushing laundry in a cart for a half a mile each way, plus the time lost will give you a sense of why I discovered how well washcloths work. Keep a few fancy towels for when company comes... but otherwise - go to washcloths.
Jill did such a fantastic job! She is a natural!!!! Great idea to show this side of flylady success! Super relatable and inspiring! Thank you so much! You're awesome Jill!!!
Working mom here. Jill is like super mom and makes me tired. Also, I had to seriously laugh at her washing machine, because I would totally do the same thing to keep from buying another one.
I am so grateful I was able to stay home with my kiddo most of the time. Jill's day looks exhausting. While I know I did a lot of other things and it for sure felt like work, I loved the flexibility that came with it. She should for sure be proud of herself and all she accomplishes but also give herself all the passes she needs on the days that she can't do all the things.
Right. I work as a CNA and when my kids were little I worked at a tax place also. I would play catch up on my day off from both. I was so hard on myself.
@@leonacoburn5852 We always are so hard on ourselves, only ever seeing the things we didn't get done and not celebrating all we do. Our kids do see it though and even if they don't say it enough appreciate all we do.
I know this video is old, but I just came across watching another one of your videos and I just want to say thank you. I wfh but it’s still a struggle and I haven’t been able to find videos like this. Leaving everyone’s clothes out the night before. Genius! The no fold method. Genius! Cooking dinner the night before. Genius! Washing a load of clothes and let it sit till you get home. Genius! Cleaning the bathroom while the kids are in the tub. GENIUS! Thank you again. This will make my life so much easier.
Your sister is an absolute rock star! She gets more done in 1 day than I would in 2... and I'm a part time Physician (MD) ... Kudos for both of you! I love the fly lady system, I started using it after getting done with my Residency and having a baby, realizing that I am a total fail when it comes to house keeping. I have realized I don't have the physical energy or mental capacity to keep up with floors and my horrid allergies prevent me from dusting the house. So these 2 things get delegated to a cleaning lady. Everything else I do and boy The Fly Lady system really helps! Thanks for this video! From Naureen in Michigan!
Thanks to you helping me understand that I can work this system, it is a life saver because I work. Mind you I am widowed so it's just me. Each day I do my AM routine. I have broken down the rooms in my house into zones so I do the jobs assigned for that day Monday thru Friday doing my PM before going to bed. I promise my house stays clean this way and I'm not known for a super clean house.....until doing this. Because everything is clean if I have extra energy or time then I may do some special clean. It's like the clean feeds into more clean. The first time in my life I have a continually clean house....I started right after my husband died, Steph you and this routine helped save my life.😘
I am a secret slob and have watched a heap of house keeping type videos made by stay at home mums. I never resonated with any of them because I'm a mum who works outside the home about 12 hours a day. But your videos are different and even though you're a stay at home mum, I totally resonate with you. I love this video with the day in the life of your sister. I'm trying to get my 15 minute focus habit happening but I also don't want to feel like all I get to do is work I the office, then spend all my evening doing chores before going to bed without any relaxation time. I'm starting to change my mindset
I enjoyed watching this video! Even though I am a 64 year old empty nester, I always find your happy, upbeat videos to be a lift for me. I love you and your sister, Jill, and all of your sweet babies! Thank you for sharing your lives with us and encouraging us with your FlyLady skills! From the south central state of Louisiana in the Gulf south of the U.S. Here's hoping you have a blessed day! Cathy
Jill fantastic! You are a such a great roll model for working Mom's and even working single Moms! Discipline and consistency pays off! You also sprinkle lots of love and quality time with your children. Excellent! Good that you take a walk at lunch for some quiet time. I am in awe of you! You are an excellent example to your children. Thank you for sharing your inspirational day in the life of Jill.👍👍👍
Wow Jill is a super working mom! She is proof that it can be done. It's so easy to just plop down after a hard days work but its so rewarding getting things done.
Jill is super human! WOAH! I am BEYOND impressed with her energy, good attitude, organization, discipline- just....WOAH. Keep these coming! I'd love to see a DITL of a fellow night shift worker (noc shift, 11p-7a, overnights, graveyard shift), and some DITL of a fellow "sandwich generation" mom taking care of kids AND a parent/in law. Also how the heck Jill manages her weekly home blessing hour, errands, etc. A SAHM is also a working mom, for sure, though! I've been both, and both have challenges.Thanks to both of you for sharing yourselves with us so freely and being so real with us!
This is so helpful!! Although I work from home I struggle with getting anything done some days - and my kids are teenagers 😂 You rock, Jill!!! Thanks for the great ideas 😀
Good to see how she does it. Would love to have an entire week of her DITL. Would love to see the "home blessing" , and the zone cleaning outside of the tub...Obviously she can't just leave the kids unsupervised and be in a totally different area of the house. And other things I'm still trying to fit all in (I still havent figured out how to do the home blessing as quickly as flylady says it can/should be done....no matter how much I rush or just do the absolute minimum)
Thank you for sharing your sister's day! She has a day a lot like mine, is nice to see a day in life lke this, inspired me to do bether! kisses from Portugal!
Jill, you are amazing and a great representation of moms working outside the home and doing it all. The fact that you weeded the garden too is above and beyond. Rockstar!
Gosh I’m completely shattered just watching Jill’s day! I’m very thankful I’ve been able to be a stay at home Mum - and stay that way - Mum son is 13 now!
Thank you Jill!!! I'm a teacher, so during the summer months (and the lovely stay-cation we've had since March) I'm more like you Steph. Then, when school goes back, I'm more like your sister. I've struggled to keep up doing the routines during the school year, and to see your sister's routine is so encouraging! I'm using the pages you created, and I'm hopeful that I'll actually implement the Fly Lady system better than I have in the past...Progess, Not Perfection! Great video!
I work part time. Even so, I have struggled getting things done. Steph, I shared with you about my breakdown and recovery. I have been working the FLY system for a couple of weeks full on. I am starting to see results!! Yay me!! Today I got my first procrastination task finished!! So cool! I started incorporating my zone cleaning last week and have managed reasonably well. I wish I could share pictures with you, Steph. Thanks so much for your encouragement!
You and Jill make beautiful children, the baby eating the spaghetti was adorable. You two are like two peas in a pod, great mothers and great home keepers. Love this post.
I loved loved this video I changed up my routine watching your videos I spread things out through the week instead of doing it all on the weekend and wearing me out. I especially loved the part on this video where your sister put in laundry in the morning and then dried it when she got home genius 😊
Oh my goodness..... that took me back to the days when I was a single mom and worked 12-15 hour days, five days a week, driving tractors! That was from about late February until Thanksgiving, then worked from 7-5-ish from December until late February. In the beginning, I had a one year old and a 5 year old and I had to get them up at 5:30 am so I could drive to the farm where I worked as a "hired man" for a man and his 3 grown sons. (4 bosses). I cooked a large meal on Sunday afternoon to have for our evening meal all week. Yep, we pretty much ate the same thing almost every night for a week. On evenings I would do a load of clothes and put it in the dryer the next morning before putting it away when I got home. Sometimes it would sit in the dryer for a day or so.... as I had never heard of the flylady. This was back in the late 80's! I relied sometimes, on my kindergarden son to help with his baby brother, in order for me to get ready and out the door... to my sitters. Both boys would have had a quick breakfast, and would go to my babysitters house and crash on the couch before my son walked over to school with my sitter's little girl. Their place basically bordered the school yard. I cleaned my house on weekends, but my house rarely was messy because me and my boys were never home during the week to mess it up, and I scrubbed it pretty well on Saturday mornings. It was a hard life for those 3 1/2 years as a single mom, before I met my current husband! Do I miss those days? Absolutely NOT!! Our "baby" we had together is now 28, our other two boys are married and 35 and 39. I love our life together as a couple, without the extra work of kids at home. I teach both cooking and cleaning classes to clients at our locat CPC, and always look for tips for moms/dads with different situations. This one was a great help and I will speak to them about laying out their clothes the night before. The bike ride outside before supper is a great idea, but I don't picture my clients doing that as most are so glued to their phones, they would never make time.
You both have such a similar way of talking. You both have the bluest eyes. I also a Sahm and feel like I can’t get everything finished everyday. Kudos to the working moms with the cleaning. I am glad I get the extra time with my kids
You two definitely sound so similar it’s crazy! Yes, I agree with your point about SAHM’s having more flexibility and if something comes up things can be done at another time. But because we are at home with the kids we are dealing with more messes and dishes etc. Where as if you work you are in a time crunch but how you leave your home is how it stays until you return.
I really think people overlook how difficult it is to be a stay at home mom. I think the two parts in this video that highlight that are leaving the baby for "5 seconds" and him peeing on the couch (and I as a sahm can attest to that not being an exaggeration) and the daughter dirtying up the mirror while brushing her teeth. Well, there's 8 hours extra of that plus time you would be commuting! And you only have two options, clean it up right now or it's there looming over you to do later. I know working is tough while caring for children but it really just has me realize that there should be more concern for child rearing. Child care workers should get more praise and more money too! Children are hard!
Exhausting!! Especially when her daughter messes up the freshly cleaned restroom! 🤪😂 Thank you so much for doing this! I have always wanted to see someone who works full time doing the Flylady! I know you are sisters, but you guys really sound like each other ! Jill is definitely a role model! You guys are both great!
Thank you for doing what you do. I love that you have time after you put your son to bed for daughter time. I also love that you are teaching her to help.
Hi, Steph, 👏applause for you both, I think, that’s so helpful for all moms. There’s not only a lot of energy in this family, there are also so smart ideas to use the time and avoid hectic and to have pleasure for all. I like to prepare meals in forehand, too. Even, if I’m retired now, it’s easier to have a plan. People who don’t like cooking are sometimes admiring me, but for me this is fun time, listening to the radio, washing and chopping up veggies from the garden... Later or the next day I only have to cook some noodles or rice. This gives me so much time to enjoy my hobbies, reading, painting, knitting, crocheting... I’ve still problems with decluttering, but we all have a weak point and I take you and other flying women as an example. 🧚🏻♀️Thank you so much for sharing, love, Monika❣️
Love it! Thanks so much for your honesty, I’m in a similar sitch with a 5 month old, 5 year old & truck driver husband who works a lot. Last night we had the age old fight over housework… even tho we’ve been together 12 years 😩 So I really need to implement this system. Thanks for the tips, hugs from NY!!!🤗
Go Jill go! So efficient! I remember living with the daycare opening and closing times as the guides for the day all too well. The school bells take their place when the time comes! You are making it work for your family! Thank you for the recipe, it looks wonderful! Curry is always a favourite here too. I am also in Calgary. Stay cool!
This is amazing, super inspiring! My 4 year old’s nursery closed at the start of March (I’m in the UK) so we’ve had no exterior routine since. But in September she starts school (no being late there!) and my 2 year old starts nursery. I’ve been so nervous about getting everyone ready and out of the house, this has been great. Big love from the UK x
you both are such natural beauties without lots of makeup and fuss. jill is very busy and efficient and able to roll with the punches when things don't turn out as planned. thanks to a good, trusted neighbor too for getting the kids when you were running late. amazing that jill found time for a bit of exercise and outside time too. her garden is lovely!
Loved the video, thank you! I dont even have kids yet (besides my fur babies) and feel the same pressure from working during the day out of home and then getting the zones and hot spots completed. The swish and swipe in the bathroom has changed my life!!! Your content is amazing and you are my favorite inspiration for getting it done! Lots of love from South Africa
I'm a working mom and she is so relatable. I cook 3 or 4 times. My husband cooks 1 or 2, then well go out or have leftovers. We prep and defrost any meat for the next night, meal plan. We all take our outfits, coffee and lunches, purse, work bag, backpacks the night before. I drop the kids at school and my husband picks them up in the afternoon. I get off home around 5 and start cleaning the main area and kitchen. Sort the mail, empty out dishwasher and change into my home clothes. Then everything feels reset, I'm ready to get to dinner. We clean as were cooking. Someone sets table, helps serve. We all eat together at the table. We clear the table and clean the kitchen. We check if the kids need help with any work, check their room. Everyone has has about 2 or 3 hours to relax and prep for the next day.
Jill does not stop! It’s 9:00 and she hasn’t taken a hot minute to do anything but clean! I’m exhausted just watching her! Haha this is why I couldn’t get all the fly lady components in as a single mom. She’s a rockstar.
Alright, I loved this!! I work parttime and I always struggle because my days look so different. But this showed me how I can do the same routines at kind of the same time just with a bit more flexibility! Awesome.
That would have helped me when I worked full time with two children. My hubby worked late or he was gone a lot. Your sister is Wonder Woman! Thank you both for sharing this. 💕
Steph, this is so great to see..You are very loving and supportive sisters just like it should be..like friends..right! .wow..Jill is proof that when 'YOU GOT TO GO..YOU GOT TO GO😅😀..I love how she took care of her girl and let the little one sleep...bless them..They follow along so well..she leads by example😅.. Its always a blessing to have good neighbours thou..Jill you are a star😍.. Oh ..and so is you cat..🐈.. Great to see you both. Lia
You and your sister look exactly alike. I thought the picture with the mask on was you so I thought you went to work for a day 😂 I stay at home too so watching her day I was like wow that's crazy! She does an awesome job though.
Just want to say thank you for such a realistic video. I can so relate to pretty much everything. As a full time working mom who is in love with my career and my kids, it’s a constantly juggling act. I love the walk at lunch, I need to do it more often. I love the realness and positivity. Kudos to you momma.
Your sister is beautiful and amazing! I have so much admiration for her. She takes time for physical activity and family even though she doesn’t have much time. #goals ❤️ #takingtimeforgrandma #facetimehubby
Late to the party I know but, oh my gosh this video was soooo friggin helpful! Jill's cook dinner for the next day routine is mind blowing!! I also love to cook and I have started realizing that I don't get to enjoy cooking because I'm always in a rush to get dinner on the table for my hungry family. But, if dinner is ready to heat up when we want it and you save the cooking for later when the day is not as hectic, how much more enjoyable is that?! Thank you for this awesome video. Truly inspired!
Thank you so much to Jill for taking the time to do this video ! It's good to see a REAL day in the life ! You and your sister are so inspiring... :) Thanks again to both of you
I love this video. I am a stay at home mom but I have 6 kids and homeschool so I found it helpful to have a more strict before and after work type of mentality.
I'm heading back to work in Sept after being off since mid March due to covid. This is exactly what my days used to look like. Every single second is jammed pack before I collapse into bed at night from exhaustion (Jill put in 16 hrs before she got a moment to herself!). Honestly, I'm terrified to go back. I love my job but am I the only working woman that thinks something's out of whack with our society? This is just too much on working women's plates. P.s. to all the stay at home mom's...I know you have your own set of challenges and it's no walk in the park to stay at home with the kids all day. This post is not meant to compare the 2 experiences in any way, but rather just open up a conversation of the challenges unique to working mom's. Stay strong everyone!
Natalie McCabe I feel for you and going back to work and a family. I truly believe moms should stay home with their children if they have the desire to. I realize that many moms are unable to do this. My kids are grown but I did always work when they were younger. It was such a challenge. I agree with you that things are out of whack I our society. You take care and I hope things will all work out for you.
I was off for 10 weeks and had a solid routine before then relaxed routine during lockdown then went 0-60 as soon as work was back on- yep 16 hr day before you get two min to yourself! I’m always tired!
There is definitely something wrong in our society when you need two incomes for a family to maintain a middle class lifestyle. This was a great video because it shows how a full-time working mom has to juggle a lot and is on a tight schedule.....so tight that it can be very stressful when you are behind by even a few minutes. One thing that this video misses is that working outside of the home you also bring stress from work......somedays are very challenging at work and you are so stressed and feel unmotivated and lack energy to do what needs to be done at home and you can slack off but only to realize that all those things that need to be done continue to pile up and your stress increases even more. It is not healthy...... I am in my late 40's but all those years of juggling so much and being under a constant steady dose of stress has taken a toll on my health. You start feeling the effects of it early 40's. My opinion is, this lifestyle is not healthy in the long run. I wish moms that love and need work outside the house can at least have options of working part-time.
So correct, we make people work way too long and we need to incomes, in most cases to be able to afford life. Would be great if we had a world that didn't charge and arm and a leg for everything, to allow one parent to stay home and or work part time. Child care is also very exciting in many cases. I'm able to stay home for now but I realize that could change with financial changes.
Exactly A household should be able to be maintained on one income. But that is not the case for most, especially those in poverty who work so hard but can never get ahead. Women should have the choice to decide whether to work, stay at home or do a little of both. Single people or those with no children would just get to live like ballers 💵💵💵. Win win for everyone.
I'm tired just watching Jill's day!!! She needs an award for being "Super Woman" and for having such happy compliant children!
You took the words out of my mouth.
She doesn't raise her children. Other people raise her and her sister's children. Of course the kids would listen. They only see their parents a couple of hours a day. Also, to compare herself with true single mothers is insulting!!!
I'm not sure why you feel the need to be so critical. Everyone makes different choices and kids flourish with working moms or stay at home moms. They know when they are loved. Also, she is acting as a single parent for the whole day, so although it may not be the same as single parenting, it's certainly similar in many ways.
It is not the same thing as being a single parent. As I said before she doesn't raise her children. She babysits her children. A real parent is there for their kids all day. Her kids are off to school an hour or two after they get up. Then they don't get back til after 5pm most days. Let's not forget the babysitters and her own family that also watch and care for the kids. She on average sees her kids less that 4 hours a day Monday through Friday and maybe 6 hours on the weekend days each. A true parent is with their kids from time they get up til time they go to sleep.
She is acting like she is a single parent. She is nowhere near a what a single parent is. She does not actually goes through or does what a real single parent does. She is a rich female who babysits her own kids.
@@jessicapearson9479 Do you know these women personally?
OMG , this woman is fabulous. Her husband needs to be so grateful to have found such an awesome partner in life that can roll with responsibilities of both parents and do it so very well. I’m totally in awe.
Wow, this woman is seriously disciplined! Go you! What a family resemblance. 😊
Family resemblance can be credited to these two are sisters.
@@pamelagroves2142 😂😂😂 this comment is hilarious to me.
I think you're both fantastic. I must admit I was super impressed with your sister. I love the way she looks after herself as well as her children. Hope she gets some downtime with her girlfriends though! 😘
Your sister is the hardest working and organized person I’ve seen. Kudos to her and you.
Oh my goodness. I'm a working mom, and I'm just amazed at how much she accomplished. There's no way I could ever have the energy to get all that accomplished. I'm super impressed
Thank you! I'm a nurse and a single mom. This is so appreciated. 💜
CNA here. I worked days at a nursing home and tax place at night , then afternoon shift at a nursing home so gave up tax place
Dang Jill gets a ton done in a day, way to go! With no kids or commute I really should get more cleaning done than I do🤦♀️
Me too-- kids grew up, I should do more!! Jill is so amazing
Honestly I never really cared about cleaning until I had kids. Now I have to or else the place very quickly becomes unliveable for us all! Don’t worry about it, enjoy the time and clean once a month like I used to! One day you’ll be cleaning daily and still not have a clean house 😂
Wow, I’m exhausted just watching! I remember those working mom days. Sometimes it’s just survival mode. Jill makes it look easy and she has great organizational skills! Thanks for sharing!
I know this is an older video, but Jill, you're my hero!
"Okay wow" is right. I'm tired just watching her go through her day. 😨 Thanks Steph for sharing. Jill's a Rockstar Mom!!
She is!
Same here! I don't think I could manage the same tempo as she does 🙈
I teach at a college. I watch this before every semester starts and also a few times during the semester. It recharges me.
I've been a stay at home Mom for many years. I think the Fly Lady system would be perfect for a Mom who works outside of her home.But when my children were growing up I would have everything ready the night before, including putting a load of laundry in the washer before bed, getting the next days clothes ready, and having lunches made and in the fridge. and tidying up the house before bed. I would get up an hour before my children so I could have a relaxing shower and a peaceful cup of coffee. Being prepared early makes all the difference. Making dinner the night before is great, so is using a slow cooker She did a wonderful job ! . tfs 💗 Being a Mom ...its the hardest job you'll ever love💗
Your sister does everything very similar to me as a working single mum... We have to cram in everything AM and PM before or after our paid jobs and while carrying out childcare..which is difficult as the kids want attention after not seeing mum all day but doing housekeeping chores leaves little quality time with our kids in the week :(
I do a few things differently such as doing the washing after work.. Here in Germany the insurance companies won't pay if eg the washing machine or dishwasher leaks or dryer burns and causes damage to the house if you were out of the house at the time.. So I have to be home when washing/drying clothes. But I don't do washing every day due to eg sport, music club activities etc after school... So not always time.. Plus 2-3 washes for towels and clothes is OK for me and 2 kids. Bedding changing and washing and eg bath mats I do on weekends.
In the evening I start the next days dinner prep while warming up the dinner I cooked the day before for that day.. I also have frozen cooked homemade sauces and rice and pasta in the freezer which can been warmed up in the microwave in a steamer for the days where even 15 mins would be to stressful to do dinner prep. In the evening I also prep school bags, prep school breakfasts and sign homework paperwork (from doing homework with my youngest after school or club activities) before I take my youngest to bed.. And then I shower after kids are in bed.. I get up 1 hr before we leave the house..and finished my and kids breakfasts eg make sandwiches, veggies to add to fruit and musil bars.. Fill all our water bottles etc.. Then I get the kids up 30 mins before leaving.. To shower, dress, brush teeth and drink something.
I keep one set of makeup in my work bag so if I don't have time before leaving the house.. I can do it in the car in the carpark at work before I go in.
My garden I also do in the evening.. But alone.. To relax.. So often in pj's with a cup of herbal tea before bed... Unless we are home early (eg no club activities) so that my kids can do it and have water fun.. Which means on those days they shower evenings to.
For special school or after school activities after eg washing the stuff or preparing it... I put the things straight back in the car so I don't forget them... Only in winter when it's to cold, I leave the stuff at the front door with a post-it with the day written on it to remind me to grab it on the way out of the door on the day!
PS.. A tip... I bought 2 nice throws in the same colour as my sofa that are always on my sofa (when no visitors are around).. And I wash those at the weekends.. I take the one from the week off, shake out and hoover crumbs up .. Then put the other clean one straight on... It has saved me (and my sofa) a lot of Stress when accidents happen because I can just grab it quickly off the sofa and throw it in the washing machine... I have taught the kids to call me immediately when they spill eg milk so I can grab it quick before it soaks through to the sofa.. The throws make my life so much more stress free! Because I don't have to worry about dirty fingers, spills, grease spots from snacks etc..
I hope these ideas also help you guys. The advantage of these routines are that I get quality play time, meal time and reading/cuddle time at bedtime with my kids eveyday...so it's definitely worth it! Xxx
Wow.
Du bist eine ganz tolle und fleißige Mama 💖
Lol, I also use throws on my couches 😁 much easier to clean
Thank you for all your suggestions and sharing your routines! It is difficult not just for working moms, even part-time working moms, but also stay at home soccer/basketball/volleyball/softball moms ( I was all of that to my 3 kids!) to get all the team mom stuff done, the laundry, the homework, the cleaning, etc. I really wish my husband could have helped me more through this stage, but his job was sometimes 10 -12 hour days. Tough for all of us. These videos have been so nice to see all the routines, and to hear about all the other commenters here of what works for them! xoxoxoxoxox
@@anitalavey1465 yes. I have all that to.. My kids do basketball, handball, swimming, choir, etc.. So I am that mum to! .. Which as a single working mum, I still have to take them to everything!.. And their Dr's appointments, therapy appointments etc.. (both my kids have health issues).. I didn't bother mentioning all that because it's normal for all kids to have "out of school" social and sport activities and other appointments..even kids of single working mums!
If I have a 10 + hr working day.. I work the rest of my hours late evenings on the computer into the night once the kids are in bed or do some work on weekends!.. Between housework and kids activities!
My husband also works in the oil field, 14/14, and I’m in nursing school with 3 kids. I’m constantly looking for tips and tricks to stream line my day. It feels like there’s never enough hours in the day. This was super inspiring. You guys are awesome!
Why are you in school? You have 3 children to raise. Why didn’t you go to school before the kids?
You are awesome. Hope you are done with school now. I was in nursing school a few years ago and i cant imagine my husband not being there to help with the kids. It was well worth it but a challenging time for sure.
@@kimberlyeder4162Because not everyone gets the opportunity ţo go to school before having kids.
I feel this! Husband is oilfield as well (but he is home every night). Work full time, kids sports, full time college! Routines always fall to the wayside.
Omg your sister and yourself look SO MUCH ALIKE! This video was GOLD! Thank you a million times for the both of you making this video happen. Now I need to watch it another two times and really sink in everything your sister gets done in a day! The making the dinner the night before tip is EVERYTHING. Thank you again!! oxoxoxox Much love from Ontario!!
First, I was deeply touched by how you love and respect your sister and the daily struggles she faces. Second, I was impressed that you took tips from the way she handles her daily responsibilities and schedules and gave her credit for teaching you something that would possibly better your life.
Third... I'm going to make a suggestion that may save hundreds of hours per year laundering. It will also save on energy costs and detergents. This advice will make sense to people who don't have in-home clothes washers and dryers, but deserves consideration by those who do.
Try this experiment: Put all towels in a box or closet for two weeks. Buy two cheap stacks of washcloths. Every day when you step out of the shower, you will be surprised to realize that a washcloth will dry your hair and body off almost as well as a very large towel and then can wipe up drips on the floor. Same goes for kids if you have some. They don't need a big towel to dry off, Throw your nasty germ-ridden sponges away. Use a washcloth at the kitchen sink to serve dishwashing and countertop cleaning purposes and lay out a fresh washcloth every night when you have done your shine-your-sink work, (or even more than once a day if you are taking on a weekly deep swish activity somewhere nearby).
You will find that washcloths can be hand-washed and hung to air-dry indoors or out in moments. If running them through a washing machine is available, you will find that a big hamper filled with bath sheets, bath towels, face towels, hand towels AND washcloths can turn into a single laundry basket load per week.
These are lessons learned from living in a 350 square foot household with no washer or dryer, being low-vision/blind and thus not able to drive to the closest laundromat. Pushing laundry in a cart for a half a mile each way, plus the time lost will give you a sense of why I discovered how well washcloths work.
Keep a few fancy towels for when company comes... but otherwise - go to washcloths.
Jill did such a fantastic job! She is a natural!!!! Great idea to show this side of flylady success! Super relatable and inspiring! Thank you so much! You're awesome Jill!!!
Working mom here. Jill is like super mom and makes me tired. Also, I had to seriously laugh at her washing machine, because I would totally do the same thing to keep from buying another one.
I am so grateful I was able to stay home with my kiddo most of the time. Jill's day looks exhausting. While I know I did a lot of other things and it for sure felt like work, I loved the flexibility that came with it. She should for sure be proud of herself and all she accomplishes but also give herself all the passes she needs on the days that she can't do all the things.
Right. I work as a CNA and when my kids were little I worked at a tax place also. I would play catch up on my day off from both. I was so hard on myself.
@@leonacoburn5852 We always are so hard on ourselves, only ever seeing the things we didn't get done and not celebrating all we do. Our kids do see it though and even if they don't say it enough appreciate all we do.
Jill is Rocking the Fly lady system!
I know this video is old, but I just came across watching another one of your videos and I just want to say thank you. I wfh but it’s still a struggle and I haven’t been able to find videos like this. Leaving everyone’s clothes out the night before. Genius! The no fold method. Genius! Cooking dinner the night before. Genius! Washing a load of clothes and let it sit till you get home. Genius! Cleaning the bathroom while the kids are in the tub. GENIUS! Thank you again. This will make my life so much easier.
Your sister is an absolute rock star! She gets more done in 1 day than I would in 2... and I'm a part time Physician (MD) ... Kudos for both of you! I love the fly lady system, I started using it after getting done with my Residency and having a baby, realizing that I am a total fail when it comes to house keeping. I have realized I don't have the physical energy or mental capacity to keep up with floors and my horrid allergies prevent me from dusting the house. So these 2 things get delegated to a cleaning lady. Everything else I do and boy The Fly Lady system really helps! Thanks for this video! From Naureen in Michigan!
Thanks to you helping me understand that I can work this system, it is a life saver because I work. Mind you I am widowed so it's just me. Each day I do my AM routine. I have broken down the rooms in my house into zones so I do the jobs assigned for that day Monday thru Friday doing my PM before going to bed. I promise my house stays clean this way and I'm not known for a super clean house.....until doing this. Because everything is clean if I have extra energy or time then I may do some special clean. It's like the clean feeds into more clean. The first time in my life I have a continually clean house....I started right after my husband died, Steph you and this routine helped save my life.😘
😳🤩🤩🤩 Just the idea of having 15 minutes leftto get the kids ready to get out, nakes my stomach upside down 😂👏👏👏 for Jill and Steffy.
I am a secret slob and have watched a heap of house keeping type videos made by stay at home mums. I never resonated with any of them because I'm a mum who works outside the home about 12 hours a day. But your videos are different and even though you're a stay at home mum, I totally resonate with you. I love this video with the day in the life of your sister. I'm trying to get my 15 minute focus habit happening but I also don't want to feel like all I get to do is work I the office, then spend all my evening doing chores before going to bed without any relaxation time. I'm starting to change my mindset
I enjoyed watching this video! Even though I am a 64 year old empty nester, I always find your happy, upbeat videos to be a lift for me. I love you and your sister, Jill, and all of your sweet babies! Thank you for sharing your lives with us and encouraging us with your FlyLady skills! From the south central state of Louisiana in the Gulf south of the U.S. Here's hoping you have a blessed day! Cathy
Jill is amazing - so organised and productive but also takes time for play and exercise. Lovely lady
I set out all my kids and my clothes the day before and we could not get out the house in 10 minutes. Your sister is a superhero 😭😭🤣🤣🤣
Jill fantastic! You are a such a great roll model for working Mom's and even working single Moms! Discipline and consistency pays off! You also sprinkle lots of love and quality time with your children. Excellent! Good that you take a walk at lunch for some quiet time. I am in awe of you! You are an excellent example to your children. Thank you for sharing your inspirational day in the life of Jill.👍👍👍
Wow Jill is a super working mom! She is proof that it can be done. It's so easy to just plop down after a hard days work but its so rewarding getting things done.
Really shows how you can do the fly lady system no matter what stage of life we are in! Thanks for sharing
You and your sister are super!
Wow...Jill is amazing, she is an incredible example of how having a routine & structure in your day can make a huge difference! Well done!!!😊
Hats off to her with getting the kids out the door in such a short amount of time!
Jill is super human! WOAH! I am BEYOND impressed with her energy, good attitude, organization, discipline- just....WOAH. Keep these coming! I'd love to see a DITL of a fellow night shift worker (noc shift, 11p-7a, overnights, graveyard shift), and some DITL of a fellow "sandwich generation" mom taking care of kids AND a parent/in law. Also how the heck Jill manages her weekly home blessing hour, errands, etc. A SAHM is also a working mom, for sure, though! I've been both, and both have challenges.Thanks to both of you for sharing yourselves with us so freely and being so real with us!
This is so helpful!! Although I work from home I struggle with getting anything done some days - and my kids are teenagers 😂 You rock, Jill!!! Thanks for the great ideas 😀
This is by far one of my favorite videos I have watched this video like a million times! 😂
My heart sank when her kid peed on that couch. You girls are seriously the kind of women I admire and I love your sisterly kinship! Way to go you two!
Good to see how she does it. Would love to have an entire week of her DITL. Would love to see the "home blessing" , and the zone cleaning outside of the tub...Obviously she can't just leave the kids unsupervised and be in a totally different area of the house. And other things I'm still trying to fit all in (I still havent figured out how to do the home blessing as quickly as flylady says it can/should be done....no matter how much I rush or just do the absolute minimum)
Thank you for sharing your sister's day! She has a day a lot like mine, is nice to see a day in life lke this, inspired me to do bether! kisses from Portugal!
Jill, you are amazing and a great representation of moms working outside the home and doing it all. The fact that you weeded the garden too is above and beyond. Rockstar!
This video brought me so much joy! You sisters and your kiddos are so precious. Jill's productivity and energy puts me to shame!
Gosh I’m completely shattered just watching Jill’s day! I’m very thankful I’ve been able to be a stay at home Mum - and stay that way - Mum son is 13 now!
Thank you Jill!!! I'm a teacher, so during the summer months (and the lovely stay-cation we've had since March) I'm more like you Steph. Then, when school goes back, I'm more like your sister. I've struggled to keep up doing the routines during the school year, and to see your sister's routine is so encouraging! I'm using the pages you created, and I'm hopeful that I'll actually implement the Fly Lady system better than I have in the past...Progess, Not Perfection! Great video!
Jill, I am SO impressed with how organized you are! You rock!
Jill is Superwoman! What wonderful neighbors, such a blessing.
AMAZING time management, problem solving and resilience. I really enjoyed this video.
I love this SO much. And rewatch it regularly for motivation!! Can Jill do a winter edition 😁
I work part time. Even so, I have struggled getting things done. Steph, I shared with you about my breakdown and recovery. I have been working the FLY system for a couple of weeks full on. I am starting to see results!! Yay me!! Today I got my first procrastination task finished!! So cool! I started incorporating my zone cleaning last week and have managed reasonably well. I wish I could share pictures with you, Steph. Thanks so much for your encouragement!
I'm so happy to hear this!! Getting anti-procrastination tasks done are SO satisfying! Keep it up :)
You and Jill make beautiful children, the baby eating the spaghetti was adorable. You two are like two peas in a pod, great mothers and great home keepers. Love this post.
😊 thank you
This is the best video I have seen of a mom who works outside the house and have kids. Great and realistic tips. She is a hero!!!!
I loved loved this video I changed up my routine watching your videos I spread things out through the week instead of doing it all on the weekend and wearing me out. I especially loved the part on this video where your sister put in laundry in the morning and then dried it when she got home genius 😊
Oh my goodness..... that took me back to the days when I was a single mom and worked 12-15 hour days, five days a week, driving tractors! That was from about late February until Thanksgiving, then worked from 7-5-ish from December until late February.
In the beginning, I had a one year old and a 5 year old and I had to get them up at 5:30 am so I could drive to the farm where I worked as a "hired man" for a man and his 3 grown sons. (4 bosses).
I cooked a large meal on Sunday afternoon to have for our evening meal all week. Yep, we pretty much ate the same thing almost every night for a week. On evenings I would do a load of clothes and put it in the dryer the next morning before putting it away when I got home. Sometimes it would sit in the dryer for a day or so.... as I had never heard of the flylady. This was back in the late 80's!
I relied sometimes, on my kindergarden son to help with his baby brother, in order for me to get ready and out the door... to my sitters. Both boys would have had a quick breakfast, and would go to my babysitters house and crash on the couch before my son walked over to school with my sitter's little girl. Their place basically bordered the school yard.
I cleaned my house on weekends, but my house rarely was messy because me and my boys were never home during the week to mess it up, and I scrubbed it pretty well on Saturday mornings.
It was a hard life for those 3 1/2 years as a single mom, before I met my current husband! Do I miss those days? Absolutely NOT!! Our "baby" we had together is now 28, our other two boys are married and 35 and 39. I love our life together as a couple, without the extra work of kids at home.
I teach both cooking and cleaning classes to clients at our locat CPC, and always look for tips for moms/dads with different situations. This one was a great help and I will speak to them about laying out their clothes the night before. The bike ride outside before supper is a great idea, but I don't picture my clients doing that as most are so glued to their phones, they would never make time.
You both have such a similar way of talking. You both have the bluest eyes. I also a Sahm and feel like I can’t get everything finished everyday. Kudos to the working moms with the cleaning. I am glad I get the extra time with my kids
Hey! Can we get an updated version of this video? It has been of great help! Sometimes, I re-watch it to get even more tips and tricks
Ok, this is exactly what I needed to see. I'm a single mom to a very active 4 year-old boy. These hacks are perfect. Thanks for sharing!!!
You two definitely sound so similar it’s crazy!
Yes, I agree with your point about SAHM’s having more flexibility and if something comes up things can be done at another time. But because we are at home with the kids we are dealing with more messes and dishes etc. Where as if you work you are in a time crunch but how you leave your home is how it stays until you return.
I really think people overlook how difficult it is to be a stay at home mom.
I think the two parts in this video that highlight that are leaving the baby for "5 seconds" and him peeing on the couch (and I as a sahm can attest to that not being an exaggeration) and the daughter dirtying up the mirror while brushing her teeth.
Well, there's 8 hours extra of that plus time you would be commuting! And you only have two options, clean it up right now or it's there looming over you to do later.
I know working is tough while caring for children but it really just has me realize that there should be more concern for child rearing. Child care workers should get more praise and more money too! Children are hard!
Exhausting!! Especially when her daughter messes up the freshly cleaned restroom! 🤪😂 Thank you so much for doing this! I have always wanted to see someone who works full time doing the Flylady! I know you are sisters, but you guys really sound like each other ! Jill is definitely a role model! You guys are both great!
Thank you for doing what you do. I love that you have time after you put your son to bed for daughter time. I also love that you are teaching her to help.
Hi, Steph, 👏applause for you both, I think, that’s so helpful for all moms. There’s not only a lot of energy in this family, there are also so smart ideas to use the time and avoid hectic and to have pleasure for all. I like to prepare meals in forehand, too. Even, if I’m retired now, it’s easier to have a plan. People who don’t like cooking are sometimes admiring me, but for me this is fun time, listening to the radio, washing and chopping up veggies from the garden... Later or the next day I only have to cook some noodles or rice. This gives me so much time to enjoy my hobbies, reading, painting, knitting, crocheting... I’ve still problems with decluttering, but we all have a weak point and I take you and other flying women as an example. 🧚🏻♀️Thank you so much for sharing, love, Monika❣️
Wow! That looked exhausting! She is a super mom! Can’t believe she got all that done ✅ in one day.
Love it! Thanks so much for your honesty, I’m in a similar sitch with a 5 month old, 5 year old & truck driver husband who works a lot. Last night we had the age old fight over housework… even tho we’ve been together 12 years 😩
So I really need to implement this system. Thanks for the tips, hugs from NY!!!🤗
Wow! I am absolutely impressed with your sister and her energy.
Jill is amazing!! So disciplined. It's amazing to see how she has hacked the system to work around her life and work. Really great video. X
Totally agree!
Two wonderful moms instilling healthy habits into their kids ❤️ love it! Some really great organizing tips too, wow!
Go Jill go! So efficient! I remember living with the daycare opening and closing times as the guides for the day all too well. The school bells take their place when the time comes! You are making it work for your family! Thank you for the recipe, it looks wonderful! Curry is always a favourite here too. I am also in Calgary. Stay cool!
Love this video!!! So helpful as a working mom to see how others get it all done! Very motivating and I love you watching the video with us! ❤️
Thank you so much, I have been longing to see the system work with a full time working house wife🏡⚒️ I need this video!
This is amazing, super inspiring! My 4 year old’s nursery closed at the start of March (I’m in the UK) so we’ve had no exterior routine since. But in September she starts school (no being late there!) and my 2 year old starts nursery. I’ve been so nervous about getting everyone ready and out of the house, this has been great. Big love from the UK x
you both are such natural beauties without lots of makeup and fuss. jill is very busy and efficient and able to roll with the punches when things don't turn out as planned. thanks to a good, trusted neighbor too for getting the kids when you were running late. amazing that jill found time for a bit of exercise and outside time too. her garden is lovely!
Loved the video, thank you! I dont even have kids yet (besides my fur babies) and feel the same pressure from working during the day out of home and then getting the zones and hot spots completed. The swish and swipe in the bathroom has changed my life!!! Your content is amazing and you are my favorite inspiration for getting it done! Lots of love from South Africa
I'm a working mom and she is so relatable. I cook 3 or 4 times. My husband cooks 1 or 2, then well go out or have leftovers. We prep and defrost any meat for the next night, meal plan. We all take our outfits, coffee and lunches, purse, work bag, backpacks the night before. I drop the kids at school and my husband picks them up in the afternoon. I get off home around 5 and start cleaning the main area and kitchen. Sort the mail, empty out dishwasher and change into my home clothes. Then everything feels reset, I'm ready to get to dinner. We clean as were cooking. Someone sets table, helps serve. We all eat together at the table. We clear the table and clean the kitchen. We check if the kids need help with any work, check their room. Everyone has has about 2 or 3 hours to relax and prep for the next day.
Jill does not stop! It’s 9:00 and she hasn’t taken a hot minute to do anything but clean! I’m exhausted just watching her! Haha this is why I couldn’t get all the fly lady components in as a single mom. She’s a rockstar.
Alright, I loved this!! I work parttime and I always struggle because my days look so different. But this showed me how I can do the same routines at kind of the same time just with a bit more flexibility! Awesome.
I'm so glad!
Thanks for taking us along for a DIL, it's great to see how you get it all in!
Your sister is so productive! Every minute of her day is utilised 👍🏻
That would have helped me when I worked full time with two children. My hubby worked late or he was gone a lot. Your sister is Wonder Woman! Thank you both for sharing this. 💕
I love that! It’s not which is harder, it’s what works for you. SAHM, working mom. It’s what works for you!
This was such a lovely video! I’m very impressed with how Jill organises her day-lots if great tips for anyone who works outside of the home xx
Steph, this is so great to see..You are very loving and supportive sisters just like it should be..like friends..right! .wow..Jill is proof that when 'YOU GOT TO GO..YOU GOT TO GO😅😀..I love how she took care of her girl and let the little one sleep...bless them..They follow along so well..she leads by example😅.. Its always a blessing to have good neighbours thou..Jill you are a star😍.. Oh ..and so is you cat..🐈.. Great to see you both. Lia
Wow, Jill! You are amazing! A hard worker and so organized! Thank you for sharing your day!
Jiiiilll!!! You are killing it, girl!! ♥️♥️
Jill, You are the bionic woman. You are doing a great job!💕
You and your sister look exactly alike. I thought the picture with the mask on was you so I thought you went to work for a day 😂 I stay at home too so watching her day I was like wow that's crazy! She does an awesome job though.
Just want to say thank you for such a realistic video. I can so relate to pretty much everything. As a full time working mom who is in love with my career and my kids, it’s a constantly juggling act. I love the walk at lunch, I need to do it more often. I love the realness and positivity. Kudos to you momma.
Your sister is beautiful and amazing! I have so much admiration for her. She takes time for physical activity and family even though she doesn’t have much time. #goals ❤️ #takingtimeforgrandma #facetimehubby
😳🤯 My goodness, your sister is a literal super hero.
Late to the party I know but, oh my gosh this video was soooo friggin helpful! Jill's cook dinner for the next day routine is mind blowing!! I also love to cook and I have started realizing that I don't get to enjoy cooking because I'm always in a rush to get dinner on the table for my hungry family. But, if dinner is ready to heat up when we want it and you save the cooking for later when the day is not as hectic, how much more enjoyable is that?! Thank you for this awesome video. Truly inspired!
Jill, you’re my hero! Steph and Jill, I just love your positive attitudes!
Way to go Jill! I need to up my game! Thank you for sharing :)
Wow, your sister is a true "Super Mom"! You are both great mom's and motivating. Thank you both for sharing!
Thank you for this! Us working moms need need some inspiration and Jill is a ROCKSTAR!💪🙌
Absolutely!!
Thank you so much to Jill for taking the time to do this video ! It's good to see a REAL day in the life ! You and your sister are so inspiring... :) Thanks again to both of you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow, your sisters a rockstar!!!
This woman is so strong and positive. How is she smiling through it all? My role model.
I'm a working single mom too tired to do half the stuff she does. Your sis is incredible!
I love this video. I am a stay at home mom but I have 6 kids and homeschool so I found it helpful to have a more strict before and after work type of mentality.
Jill, you are a HERO!! Amazing job altogether.
I really enjoyed this video! Love to you and your sister! Thanks for sharing your day. 💕