I think that will become my daily motto, “Plenty of life in the ‘ol gal, yet.” Thanks for making daunting tasks doable with your upbeat positive sharing!😊
Like your zone cleaning 😀, I am still doing your baby steps, great series. Thank you for your calmness and keeping it real in the babystep series (3 years ago) you have on UA-cam😇❤️
Always enjoy your reminders of what to do with zone and weekly blessing routines. I feel I always need a bit of a prompt to stay on track. I do find myself trying to do much more in those 15 minutes. Good to be reminded to not stress about it.
My back is so bad I use it as my times 17 minutes and then I sit down for 30 min I give my self a pat on the back and go at it again thank you for changeing my. Life 🌹🌹🌹🌹
You got me going with microfiber cloths and I'm not looking back! Haha. Nothing works like they do! Thanks for today, lovely person! Love across the miles
I'm so glad you're back! This may seem repetitive to you but I really enjoy it when you do these cleaning videos. I stopped using a spray on my hard surfaces and they look better. I just take a flylady purple rag and I dampen with a couple sprays from a bottle that has filtered water in a drop of dish soap. I like essential oil for scent so I add that in mint. After a few weeks of using this my surfaces are so much more shiny. The sprays that I used to use in the past used to aggravate my throat and make me cough. Keep in mind that I have sealed furniture and not antique. I have started using highly diluted just soap not only to dust with but also is my everyday cleaner in my kitchen. I also used it to do my bathroom sink. If I really want something disinfected, I use half-and-half filtered water and very cheap vodka. I stopped using vinegar because it also was making me cough.
Yes, Diane, to the physical timer, feather dusting, consistent cleaning, non- toxic products & indoor shoes! Ready to get into a new season of life! Even though DD18 has began online college, the temps are the highest ever, close to 100F bc August is our warmest time. Whew! Fall temps will be around 60- 70F... bring them soon, please! Our summer state fair ended over the wknd and I placed 1st and 3rd on my knitting. DD18 placed 3rd on her yummy chocolate pound cake with raspberry sauce. DH is installing an IKEA wall desk today & a white hook on the back of our bdrm door😉😁Happy Tuesday since I am just now watching this at the gym😊
If you keep up on cleaning, there really is no need to wear old, grubby clothes. I do my cleaning morning and night, with a little during the day to keep my kitchen clean and clear. The key is doing it every day and not letting things pile up and get dirty. tfs, I always enjoy your positive, energetic videos Have a lovely day ! 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
I found the same cleaning caddy at The Container Store in the US --and it is even stamped "made in Sweden." (I could not find it at IKEA USA online or in the store. I got one for makeup so it fits in a dresser drawer and I can take mirrors and all to where ever the best lighting is. Storing everything in a drawer helps me surfaces clutter-free. I also keep a picnic basket on top of my dresser to conceal lotion pump bottles tissue box, scissors and other things I frequently use. Keeping things clear and simple makes cleaning faster and easier. I have learned that by observing Diane's decorating style of having just enough things out to be functional and cozy but not cluttered. Diane: Do you think about "lagom" when you are deciding what to keep out or put away? For example, coffee maker out on the counter but Instapot put away. And I love the way your night stand clutter slides into your headboard. Please talk us through your thought process on keeping things out of sight. My morning routine goes so much faster since I followed your example and simplified my bedding. No more 5 trips around the bed with unnecessary layers and decorative pillows. THANK YOU!!! ❤❤❤
I very rarely see spiders or webs in the house, I do have to sweep out the garage! I got out my fall transitional clothes, and packed away the height of summer things this morning while I listened to you. Duvet cover is in the machine. Nice sunny day to dry outside. Did my banking hamper that I keep in my room. I do not own any jewelry or accessories. Today will be a son’s errands. He detailed my car over the weekend , so I am very happy. Revisited the weekly plan and made the needed adjustments, this week is a bit different !
I could listen to you all day. Lucky you keep vids short. Lol watching you dust kinda surprises me every time. You don't obsess. Sometimes you dust low then top. T hats what I dread cleaning. I get all perfectionist and don't get anything done . I might have 1 immaculate window tho. Lol. Thx for showing us things can look nice without obsessing. 💕
Loving the outfit today Diane! You look fabulous! I enjoyed the decluttering (obviously) too! You’ve inspired me to look out some more things to declutter as I too have a clothes swap party on the horizon! Very exciting xxx
@@DianeinDenmark i did thank you Diane, self employed (work from home fly baby, who's more productive due to you and the fly ladies, my ocd males friend is well impressed. cheer you for inspiring me.
Hi Diana you look lovely And I have started my routing I just have to buy my timer Which I intend today to buy one I already feel less anxious Thank you so much
I have directed a few people to your channel lately as I love how you make the flylady method so doable and I love your videos. I have mentioned how I found you doing the 31 babysteps and how important it is to start with these. Have a fantastic week . Love from Margaret in Wales
Thank you Diane. I forget to ask about your approach to radiators. Some of mine have covers like yours. I moved the one in the living room and the dust was unbelievable. I vacuumed as much as I could reach but deep in the radiator was unreachable. Any guidance would be appreciated!
I use a (cheap) tool for cleaning the radiators. It looks like a ruler (that you could use in school) which is covered with a sock. It lives in my cleaning caddy and I'll show it next time we are cleaning! 😃🖖
Thanks for again one of your video's. I love them and I learn from you! I always get jealous when I see you cleaning your windows ... So easy ... I'm 1m55 so I always need a little stair (don't know how you call it in English, in Dutch it's a "huishoudtrap". And that needs a lot of extra motivation ... :) Have a nice day!
Hi Diane, Andrea from England/Canada. I have been working on daily routines and control journal for about two months. I feel fairly comfortable with my daily routine. I would like to start zone cleaning but i am looking for a very easy and comprehensive explanation of how to set that up. Can you point me please. And thank you for all your wonderful tutorials. Even though life seems to be collapsing around me, yet my sink is shiny and the dishes are done. Ps the dishwasher broke shortly after starting flylady so I have to do all dishes by hand.
Hi Andrea and welcome! Here's my Flylady Refresher Course which will steer you through zone cleaning, routines etc and how they all work together ua-cam.com/play/PLxIYCyTLBED-1vdMwaAhm7Z_3Br__gals.html
Diane...there has been a discussion on FlyLady UK group about dusting and polishing and we've concluded that polishing is for the more detailed zone clean. But then it raised a question.....today as you have cleaned in your bedroom...is this part of your zone clean (I know you do glass in the zone from WHB) or is it part of your WHB and you will feather dust and flat dust surfaces in high traffic areas elsewhere in your home too? Or will it be both today...a WHB in HT areas plus a zone clean in chunks throughout the week? I hope that question makes sense and I've not gone around and about too much!! Thanks Diane xx
Hi Karen! Great questions! My weekly home blessing doesn't include the bedroom (our bedroom is not a high traffic area, we don't wear shoes inside the house, we don't have pets which shed, we don't eat or drink in our bedroom - other people may be in a different situation). I detail clean the bedroom once per month, when we are in zone 4. I also dust off the flat surfaces in the room when I am changing sheets (I use the pillowcases which are heading for the wash) in order to keep the room spick and span during the course of the month. When I am doing my WHB (which I break up over the week), the part where we shine mirrors/doors/glass - yes, that I do in the current zone. So this week it was the bedroom zone 4, next week I will do the living room, zone 5. Hope that helps!
But if you dust only with this mop... the dust gets only in the air... isn't it dusty again very fast? The dust is still in the room an still in the air?
Hello! No, the dust doesn't hang in the air. The feather duster sucks up the dust (it is static) and then you shake the feather duster outside when you are finished. Same with the hand duster. It collects the dust, then you shake it outside (and then I wash it, ready for next time). Hope that helps!
My understanding is that WHB is for the main traffic areas and we can add the zone area once a month. Plus we can customize to our own homes. I do WHB and zone vacuuming on the same day so I only have to wrestle the vacuum cleaner out of the closet once (and I don't have to go to the gym that day because I get my weight lifting at home). 🤣👍🥂
Marla says you can feather dust the whole house very quickly in the weekly home blessing but Diane doesn't include her bedroom in her whb I think. Marla the flylady does a weekly homeblessing video every Monday just 2 minutes a task but I couldn't dust in 2 minutes. Diane does not include bedrooms in her whb but who knows she might lightly dust as she tidies and makes her bed
Hi Kristin! I also dust my bedroom whenever I am changing sheets... When I change over the sheets, I use the used pillowcases to give the room a dust before I fling them in the hot wash. A great shortcut and keeps the bedroom looking nice.
Good Morning blue bird of happiness . You look fab . It’s Monday the 19 August 2019 . I am in a sjogern flare up it’s the worst one I ever had . But up to habits and morning routines . I am going to see the doctor later on . Got up Talked and prayed and listen to God . Made my bed . New clean set of sheets Bathroom . Took Thyroid pill with big glass of water . Have a hour wait before I can drink my hot lemon water then wait 30 minutes ... In Bathroom Shampoo Shower Personal stuff Clean and dry up the shower . Dry off Dress for the day to lace up shoes and ready for anything . Swish and Swipe . Laundry First load in the washer Now home blessing hour Dust Vacuum Pick up mags and news paper , catalogs get rid of them . Last week sheet s in the washer ( first load ) Wipe off all light switch plated and door knobs remotes Empty all small waste baskets in each room take outside to big trash can . Wiped down all the spots on the doors front and back . Then I wet mop the kitchen changed mop and did the bathroom . Reboot the sheets to dryer and start the 2nd load . And then eat my breakfast oatmeal and English muffin and a 1/2 of banana and a glass of orange juice . Then I am going to see about this rash at the doctors office . Have a great day . Love you and thanks for all the help ..looking pretty today Diane in Denmark .
I only do one session of 15 minutes per week. And will sometimes spend a few minutes before I go to bed. I don't do 15 minutes every day, that would be overkill! LOL!
Oh I must buy one of those long hand handle duster How often do you do theses jobs? Weekly or monthly? Thank you I too I don't use any products What I do I fill plastic spray bottle with water with washing up liquid Brilliant ever think sparkling
Mary see Diane's playlist of videos on Zone Cleaning ( where you divide your home into five sections and work a little bit on each section one week of the month). But if you are new to all this then you would do well to start by watching her series of videos called Flylady Baby Steps From Chaos to Clean 👍.
You can find the current Flylady zone here www.flylady.net/d/zones/
Love the real time and not sped up!! Thank you 😘
Jay Alexander i hate when people do sped up speed cleans! It’s so much more satisfying to watch it in real time.
You are so very welcome, Jay! 🖖😃
I think that will become my daily motto, “Plenty of life in the ‘ol gal, yet.” Thanks for making daunting tasks doable with your upbeat positive sharing!😊
Like your zone cleaning 😀, I am still doing your baby steps, great series. Thank you for your calmness and keeping it real in the babystep series (3 years ago) you have on UA-cam😇❤️
Always enjoy your reminders of what to do with zone and weekly blessing routines. I feel I always need a bit of a prompt to stay on track. I do find myself trying to do much more in those 15 minutes. Good to be reminded to not stress about it.
My back is so bad I use it as my times 17 minutes and then I sit down for 30 min I give my self a pat on the back and go at it again thank you for changeing my. Life 🌹🌹🌹🌹
Great job not only doing it, but giving yourself the compassion you deserve ;) Don't measure yourself by someone else measuring stick. ☺️
Thanks Diane! I didn't have a good role model growing up, so hearing your kind words and urges for self care are awesome!
It's always pleasure to watch your videos🥰 and your clothes are beautiful! Thank you for your inspiration!💝
Yeeej!! Another cleaning video 👍🏻
Always motivates me ❤️
Thankyou Diane. Have a great week 😘
You got me going with microfiber cloths and I'm not looking back! Haha. Nothing works like they do! Thanks for today, lovely person! Love across the miles
I'm so glad you're back! This may seem repetitive to you but I really enjoy it when you do these cleaning videos.
I stopped using a spray on my hard surfaces and they look better. I just take a flylady purple rag and I dampen with a couple sprays from a bottle that has filtered water in a drop of dish soap. I like essential oil for scent so I add that in mint. After a few weeks of using this my surfaces are so much more shiny. The sprays that I used to use in the past used to aggravate my throat and make me cough. Keep in mind that I have sealed furniture and not antique. I have started using highly diluted just soap not only to dust with but also is my everyday cleaner in my kitchen. I also used it to do my bathroom sink. If I really want something disinfected, I use half-and-half filtered water and very cheap vodka. I stopped using vinegar because it also was making me cough.
S Rose d% 9
Great video 👏 your channel is growing , love seeing that you are helping and inspiring so many ! 🥰
I love the cut of the tailored jacket. Love the hidden buttonholes. Perfect for your 4 secondary. I wish I had it in black or navy!
Yes, Diane, to the physical timer, feather dusting, consistent cleaning, non- toxic products & indoor shoes! Ready to get into a new season of life! Even though DD18 has began online college, the temps are the highest ever, close to 100F bc August is our warmest time. Whew! Fall temps will be around 60- 70F... bring them soon, please! Our summer state fair ended over the wknd and I placed 1st and 3rd on my knitting. DD18 placed 3rd on her yummy chocolate pound cake with raspberry sauce. DH is installing an IKEA wall desk today & a white hook on the back of our bdrm door😉😁Happy Tuesday since I am just now watching this at the gym😊
Go you for getting your exercise and being at the gym, Julie!
@@DianeinDenmark Thanks! Go you for cycling and winter bathing😊🚲🏖
If you keep up on cleaning, there really is no need to wear old, grubby clothes. I do my cleaning morning and night, with a little during the day to keep my kitchen clean and clear. The key is doing it every day and not letting things pile up and get dirty. tfs, I always enjoy your positive, energetic videos Have a lovely day ! 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
I found the same cleaning caddy at The Container Store in the US --and it is even stamped "made in Sweden." (I could not find it at IKEA USA online or in the store.
I got one for makeup so it fits in a dresser drawer and I can take mirrors and all to where ever the best lighting is. Storing everything in a drawer helps me surfaces clutter-free.
I also keep a picnic basket on top of my dresser to conceal lotion pump bottles tissue box, scissors and other things I frequently use. Keeping things clear and simple makes cleaning faster and easier.
I have learned that by observing Diane's decorating style of having just enough things out to be functional and cozy but not cluttered.
Diane: Do you think about "lagom" when you are deciding what to keep out or put away? For example, coffee maker out on the counter but Instapot put away. And I love the way your night stand clutter slides into your headboard. Please talk us through your thought process on keeping things out of sight.
My morning routine goes so much faster since I followed your example and simplified my bedding. No more 5 trips around the bed with unnecessary layers and decorative pillows.
THANK YOU!!! ❤❤❤
I very rarely see spiders or webs in the house, I do have to sweep out the garage! I got out my fall transitional clothes, and packed away the height of summer things this morning while I listened to you. Duvet cover is in the machine. Nice sunny day to dry outside. Did my banking hamper that I keep in my room. I do not own any jewelry or accessories. Today will be a son’s errands. He detailed my car over the weekend , so I am very happy. Revisited the weekly plan and made the needed adjustments, this week is a bit different !
I could listen to you all day. Lucky you keep vids short. Lol watching you dust kinda surprises me every time. You don't obsess. Sometimes you dust low then top. T hats what I dread cleaning. I get all perfectionist and don't get anything done . I might have 1 immaculate window tho. Lol. Thx for showing us things can look nice without obsessing. 💕
Just folded my sheets and put them away . Then I put other cloths in the dryer ...
While walking up and down the steps ... good exercise.
lovely to see you, thanks for this video. I always laugh at the ra ra ra and pompoms X
What a lovely blouse🌸🦋🌸
Loving the outfit today Diane! You look fabulous! I enjoyed the decluttering (obviously) too! You’ve inspired me to look out some more things to declutter as I too have a clothes swap party on the horizon! Very exciting xxx
Veebeka ( cant spell that sorry) but she is lucky to have you as a friend. You are such a lovely lady. Love your attitude to everything.
😄 great opening! ❤️
i love the outfit, its my day off today. only routines. bed, swish swipe, clothes ready for tomorrow. shoes on, just having 15 mins coffee xx
Hope you enjoyed your day off, Tina!
@@DianeinDenmark i did thank you Diane, self employed (work from home fly baby, who's more productive due to you and the fly ladies, my ocd males friend is well impressed. cheer you for inspiring me.
@@DianeinDenmark ps i'm 52 in Sept, 11th Sept
You are so motivating! Love your videos..💜
Star. 🌟.My eldest grandson is 20 today so I needed a reminder that I've got plenty of life left too! 😂😂
Thank you! I love your videos! You are awesome!
I love when you do your speeded up cleaning impression 😂
Steamy atmosphere, you crack me up 😂
Hi Diana you look lovely
And I have started my routing
I just have to buy my timer
Which I intend today to buy one
I already feel less anxious
Thank you so much
Hope you are enjoying using the timer, Mary!
“Plenty of life in the ole girl yet!”🤣💗
Diane, can you do a video update of the garden with flylady zones, thank you, cindy from belgium xxx
Hi Cindy! Yes, I'll be doing one soon because we are moving into autumn here. Did you see the last update? ua-cam.com/video/zd0fIlUv10s/v-deo.html
Hi Diane, It's good to see you. Brightens my mornings. RoseLynn
Excellent motivation! Just wondering, do you hoover/dust behind your bed/drawers? I find moving the bed in and out to do this quite time consuming!
Only once or twice a year, it's not a priority for me in the big scheme of things 😊
I have directed a few people to your channel lately as I love how you make the flylady method so doable and I love your videos. I have mentioned how I found you doing the 31 babysteps and how important it is to start with these.
Have a fantastic week .
Love from Margaret in Wales
Btw.... Turquoise/aqua is absolutely your color ! You have beautiful eyes!!! And I love your top, so pretty !
Thank you Diane. I forget to ask about your approach to radiators. Some of mine have covers like yours. I moved the one in the living room and the dust was unbelievable. I vacuumed as much as I could reach but deep in the radiator was unreachable. Any guidance would be appreciated!
I use a (cheap) tool for cleaning the radiators. It looks like a ruler (that you could use in school) which is covered with a sock. It lives in my cleaning caddy and I'll show it next time we are cleaning! 😃🖖
@@DianeinDenmark Thanks Sweetie!
Oh yes, the spiders! I thought of you as I encountered them in corners this week.
Thanks for again one of your video's. I love them and I learn from you!
I always get jealous when I see you cleaning your windows ... So easy ... I'm 1m55 so I always need a little stair (don't know how you call it in English, in Dutch it's a "huishoudtrap". And that needs a lot of extra motivation ... :)
Have a nice day!
LOVE these videos!!
i design and make jewellery love this xxx
Hi Diane, Andrea from England/Canada.
I have been working on daily routines and control journal for about two months.
I feel fairly comfortable with my daily routine.
I would like to start zone cleaning but i am looking for a very easy and comprehensive explanation of how to set that up.
Can you point me please.
And thank you for all your wonderful tutorials.
Even though life seems to be collapsing around me, yet my sink is shiny and the dishes are done.
Ps the dishwasher broke shortly after starting flylady so I have to do all dishes by hand.
Hi Andrea and welcome! Here's my Flylady Refresher Course which will steer you through zone cleaning, routines etc and how they all work together ua-cam.com/play/PLxIYCyTLBED-1vdMwaAhm7Z_3Br__gals.html
Diane...there has been a discussion on FlyLady UK group about dusting and polishing and we've concluded that polishing is for the more detailed zone clean. But then it raised a question.....today as you have cleaned in your bedroom...is this part of your zone clean (I know you do glass in the zone from WHB) or is it part of your WHB and you will feather dust and flat dust surfaces in high traffic areas elsewhere in your home too? Or will it be both today...a WHB in HT areas plus a zone clean in chunks throughout the week? I hope that question makes sense and I've not gone around and about too much!! Thanks Diane xx
Hi Karen! Great questions! My weekly home blessing doesn't include the bedroom (our bedroom is not a high traffic area, we don't wear shoes inside the house, we don't have pets which shed, we don't eat or drink in our bedroom - other people may be in a different situation). I detail clean the bedroom once per month, when we are in zone 4. I also dust off the flat surfaces in the room when I am changing sheets (I use the pillowcases which are heading for the wash) in order to keep the room spick and span during the course of the month. When I am doing my WHB (which I break up over the week), the part where we shine mirrors/doors/glass - yes, that I do in the current zone. So this week it was the bedroom zone 4, next week I will do the living room, zone 5. Hope that helps!
But if you dust only with this mop... the dust gets only in the air... isn't it dusty again very fast? The dust is still in the room an still in the air?
Hello! No, the dust doesn't hang in the air. The feather duster sucks up the dust (it is static) and then you shake the feather duster outside when you are finished. Same with the hand duster. It collects the dust, then you shake it outside (and then I wash it, ready for next time). Hope that helps!
Thank you for your answer.
I don't wear indoors at home clothes that I wear outdoors. So I clean in my home clothes.
Could you please clarify, do you only dust your bedroom once a month when in zone 4? Or, do you dust bedroom again as part of weekly home blessing?
My understanding is that WHB is for the main traffic areas and we can add the zone area once a month. Plus we can customize to our own homes. I do WHB and zone vacuuming on the same day so I only have to wrestle the vacuum cleaner out of the closet once (and I don't have to go to the gym that day because I get my weight lifting at home). 🤣👍🥂
Marla says you can feather dust the whole house very quickly in the weekly home blessing but Diane doesn't include her bedroom in her whb I think. Marla the flylady does a weekly homeblessing video every Monday just 2 minutes a task but I couldn't dust in 2 minutes. Diane does not include bedrooms in her whb but who knows she might lightly dust as she tidies and makes her bed
Hi Kristin! I also dust my bedroom whenever I am changing sheets... When I change over the sheets, I use the used pillowcases to give the room a dust before I fling them in the hot wash. A great shortcut and keeps the bedroom looking nice.
Diane in Denmark Thanks, great suggestion
Good Morning blue bird of happiness . You look fab .
It’s Monday the 19 August 2019 . I am in a sjogern flare up it’s the worst one I ever had . But up to habits and morning routines .
I am going to see the doctor later on .
Got up
Talked and prayed and listen to God .
Made my bed .
New clean set of sheets
Bathroom .
Took Thyroid pill with big glass of water . Have a hour wait before I can drink my hot lemon water then wait 30 minutes ...
In Bathroom
Shampoo
Shower
Personal stuff
Clean and dry up the shower .
Dry off
Dress for the day to lace up shoes and ready for anything .
Swish and Swipe .
Laundry
First load in the washer
Now home blessing hour
Dust
Vacuum
Pick up mags and news paper , catalogs get rid of them .
Last week sheet s in the washer ( first load )
Wipe off all light switch plated and door knobs remotes
Empty all small waste baskets in each room take outside to big trash can .
Wiped down all the spots on the doors front and back . Then I wet mop the kitchen changed mop and did the bathroom .
Reboot the sheets to dryer and start the 2nd load . And then eat my breakfast oatmeal and English muffin and a 1/2 of banana and a glass of orange juice .
Then I am going to see about this rash at the doctors office .
Have a great day . Love you and thanks for all the help ..looking pretty today Diane in Denmark .
May you be blessed with good health.
Do you zone clean every day of the week? Or, do you do it once a week?
I only do one session of 15 minutes per week. And will sometimes spend a few minutes before I go to bed. I don't do 15 minutes every day, that would be overkill! LOL!
Did you get a new beadspread/comforter? Looks like type one colors..🐾👍🏻
StampinOz with Beth Ann this isn’t a new duvet. She has a few different ones.
Hi Beth Ann! The duvet cover is an old favourite from IKEA...probably about 10 or 12 years old 😄
❤❤❤❤
Been more spiders and webs here this year. In Northern California.🍃💟🍃
Oh I must buy one of those long hand handle duster
How often do you do theses jobs?
Weekly or monthly?
Thank you
I too I don't use any products
What I do I fill plastic spray bottle with water with washing up liquid
Brilliant ever think sparkling
Dish liquid is fantastic! Especially for the bathroom 😜
Diane tapes her duster to a long handle I think
Mary see Diane's playlist of videos on Zone Cleaning ( where you divide your home into five sections and work a little bit on each section one week of the month). But if you are new to all this then you would do well to start by watching her series of videos called Flylady Baby Steps From Chaos to Clean 👍.
Doctor appt is at 3:45 pm
Mary Drummond take care of your self!