Your kitchen is looking so good. Don’t think I’ve seen that counter top look so clear! I really enjoy hearing about your family’s activities and about Guy Fawkes.❤️❤️🎃🎃
The fly lady is a great system. The biggest problem is that it’s very intensive. Build a few small habits first. Do your dishes after every meal. That’s most of the problem. Starting on everything will be very overwhelming.
Emma: the Flylady is the OG of decluttering and organizing She has been around for probably 30 years and her system has helped many people over the years. I used to read her posts on her website and once signed up for her reminders. I soon unsubscribed from the reminders, there were so many through out the day and they filled my inbox! There are many other women besides Diane in Denmark on UA-cam who use variations of the fly lady’s original systems The biggest thing I learned from her is “ You cannot organize clutter”. You are doing the best thing by decluttering your home now. You can look at her system in more detail when you are further along in your decluttering in my opinion. It can be modified to suit your life stage and home. Keep up your excellent job on decluttering and decide later if you want to follow someone else’s system.
We have an appointment on Thursday to find out about the MRI. We are also waiting on speech and language as his speech has really been affected. Which is heart breaking as he's a teacher and a musician and is normally so good at talking to people.
I'm hoping for a recovery. Hope you get access to the support he needs. The earlier they get support for language and recovery the better the longer term recovery 🙏
Another great video Emma...Loved watching you clean the coffee macine, toaster and rest of your kitchen, very satisfying 😊😊....I have followed Diane in Denmark for years, she is great and does stress you do what suits your circumstances..She has a daily to do list which is fantastic which just keeps things at bay..Then other days specific things..She is easy to watch and very bubbly personality...I agree with you though on her wardrobe! Felt it was a bit excessive!! She does stress though that most of her clothes are from swap parties which she has done videos on...I think you would enjoy..Her big issue is no spend also!
Thank you for this comment. I was pleased how the coffee machine came up, but then the clean side became covered in stuff when I emptied out the pantry! Diane in Denmark seems to have lots of good ideas 😁
😅 never ending, but those jobs are still done and off your list Emma..You are doing fantastically!! Better done than not at all and I am sure you still feel the satisfaction of accomplishing tasks 👍👍ps...so jealous you went to hear HILLSONG!! They are truly amazing 🤗🙏
@@gettingtidy2495 I really think it was because you stayed in the kitchen and just kept on. Great job on coffee maker. I saw so much progress in just one video.
Clean With Kate is a good channel,she follows the fly lady. I love her videos 😊 We don’t wear shoes in the house either. We all have slippers or a pair of shoes we only wear in the house.
Just from the start of this video i could see that the kitchen is tidier at the start than it has been in other videos. As for the fly lady, i get what you mean about the shoes, with the principle of being put together a good one, but shoes in house a no. I’ve done the fly lady baby steps but didn’t find the zone cleaning very successful, but I’d definitely recommend trying it. As for whether you should try it considering you have a lot of stuff to declutter, you literally said one of her mantras ‘jump in where you are’. Day one may be wash the pots, put them away and shine the sink in the evening, doesn’t mean it’s the only thing you can do, but it’s a habit building routine really. I must say i agree with what you’re saying about not being able to see even England alone in a few days, i live in the midlands and can definitely see many major differences between us. Such as guy fawkes, i know who he is and the gunpowder plot, but I’ve never made a guy and set fire to him, it’s not a thing up here. Although my tradition is to see the fireworks and make bonfire toffee
No outdoor shoes past the porch in our house. The colour of the dirty water when I clean my porch floor compared to hallway floor a few steps away where no outdoor shoes are allowed is all I’ll ever need to convince me that it’s the right thing to do. Especially as we have carpets & will often walk around either barefoot or just in socks & slippers. I also do not allow slippers to be stored on the shoe rack with outdoor shoes, as in my eyes storing them in the same area defeats the purpose of taking your shoes off. Different systems work for different people. You might find you eventually find one that suits you or you might make your own after drawing inspiration from multiple systems. It’s all about finding something that works for you & your family.
Your videos popped up on my feed, and now I’m hooked. Watching you from Virginia, USA. I looked at Fly Lady a few years ago but found her website to be kind of chaotic. It seems to me that you are doing just fine with your own system, building habits while making time for the rest of your life. I was thinking that maybe you could stand your pretty cutting board on its edge and lean it against the wall, if it bothers you that it’s taking up space on the end of your counter.
I know what you mean about shoes in the house so you can just do the dressing part and have your shoes by the door ready to go. That way you are ready to leave the house if you need to. Fly lady is great. I first find her 26 years ago. Can you believe it!
I like the Flylady zones, but I don't follow her website any more. The emphasis is on decluttering first, before everything else, but saying that, the short before bed and morning routines can be helpful. I follow Diane in Denmark and find her useful. I find Dana K White videos are a good help for decluttering too. I like to play the videos and rather than just sit and watch I grab something to sort while listening. I love watching your videos because I find them encouraging.
I follow a version of the FlyLady system but based more on how my life works - it is absolutely useful to clean and declutter in zones but I don’t worry about shoes on, the home journal etc. if you are going to get into it I’d recommend looking at Diane in Denmark’s videos. She uses the zones but emphasises fitting it into your life and home - and she’s a Scot living in Denmark and is very pragmatic and talks about useful routines etc. And yes she has a considerable wardrobe but that’s the point - you have to have the things you like and use - not a specific number. And all her clothes fit in her wardrobe and she can find what she is looking for which is key to less stress. Toasters are so messy - next time (when you are in zone 2!) take the toaster outside to pull out the crumb tray and then turn it upside down and bang the sides til all the bits come out.
I use a modified version of the fly lady. I cleaned houses for years. So I’m used to doing complete cleaning. So my zones get cleaned thoroughly. My brain can’t handle not completing a room. 😊
Hello Emma, I agree with you,hot water and fairy liquid is a top class cleaner and costs a fraction of these ‘must have spray cleaners’ I do our toaster out regular after seeing my mother in laws catch fire! So many breadcrumbs building up, getting hotter and hotter. Makes me wonder if the black bits I tip out are bits of bread that have literally burnt in the toaster🫣 I did read through the Fly Lady’s plan but don’t think it’s for me, like you I get showered and dressed but definitely not shoes on until I leave the house. You really got that coffee machine like new,I bet your hubby noticed how different it looked. Great video as always.😊xx
Oh goodness, catch fire? That's scary. Another time I'm going to empty it on the grass then the birds can have the crumbs.... although they won't like the lumps of black charcoal! I was pleased how the coffee machine came up ☺️ Hope you've had a lovely day.
Just a small tip get a bigger soap powder holder i got one that looks like a washing machine with a handle and that same box all goes into it no spillages its great😀
Yes we are the same, shoes off in the house! And yes taking socks if I have flip flops on! Feels horrible when people have shoes on indoors but I think that's because in the UK we all have a lot of carpet. Well we definitely do anyway 😂
I'm glad I'm not the only one who carries socks in my purse with my sandals😂 I did try fly lady, I think it would work better after the house is all clean, I found it a bit too regimented for life with kids, work, and volunteer positions. I often do 4 hours work on a wednesday because I don't have time to even wash up from dinner on Tuesdays... if you have 2hours everyday it could be good, but I usually do a lot on wed and sat and have only 30 minutes most other days. I prioritize laundry school, and cooking from scratch even if that means the dinner dishes are being washed after school drop off the next day, then on big clean days doing deeper cleaning and catching up on larger scale projects like decluttering and emptying cupboards. Every system will not work for everyone, and this one is not for me at this stage of life.
@@Leahtma thank you, you raise some good points. I'm similar, I have very little time to do housework on Thursdays and Fridays. I'm also glad I'm not the only one with socks to hand!! 🤣🤣
@@gettingtidy2495 our version of NHS is run by each province, so doctor's are registered in each province. If we maintain our residence in Vancouver at least 6 months then we have better access to specialists that my kids need. However I don't care for the fast pace of life and prefer my home up north here things are slow and the community is close knit, so we typically spend 5 months of the year up there. However if we maintain residence in Yukon we have to apply for an out of province doctor everytime an issue comes up as permissions are given "per issue" not "per patient" if that makes sense? So if you needed your tonsils out you may get an ENT, but if another ENT issue arises you would need to start the process again rather than just calling the doctor you are already assigned to.
Live in Florida, and I have tile floors, which are very hard on the feet. Plus, I have a knee replacement and wearing shoes is recommended. Slippers don't work with tile floors. I have shoes that are strictly inside the house. They are slip-on, with good support so I can change shoes quickly when I need to go outside.
I agree, getting dressed to shoes is rather funny, I think it’s best to take the fly lady with a large pinch of salt! I do love Diane in Denmark (and I think watching her videos led me to your channel) but agree at times she is not always relatable. She seems to have a lot of time and resources. There is no way I can fit in what she suggests doing each day after a 12+ hour day at work 😂. The fly lady zones can be helpful- just to remind you to concentrate on one room per week to avoid decisions fatigue or feeling overwhelmed. Your kitchen is looking so much better🎉
No amount of fly lady or other organising will work if there’s more stuff than fits in the house. I know this from personal experience. You can’t win without the big declutter. It’s painful but vital. Sorreeee 🥴
Your kitchen is looking so good. Don’t think I’ve seen that counter top look so clear! I really enjoy hearing about your family’s activities and about Guy Fawkes.❤️❤️🎃🎃
@@CynthiaMiller-cc3qj thanks a lot Cynthia, I'm afraid it was clear until I emptied out the pantry!!
PS I wear indoor shoes ie I have a pair of trainers that I only wear in my hiuse. Keeps me supported & active xx
@@teeg80 that is a very good idea!
The kitchen looks great! I’m still patiently waiting for you to get rid of the papers taped to the front of your cabinets 😂
I'm not sure I'll ever take them off 😂😂
Improving your habits is important. Finding what works for you and your family is key. Good work and well done.
So true❤
Thank you Kimberly, good point
Hello this is Stacey from Virginia Happy Monday Blessings to you thanks for sharing your super sweet and cool videos 📸📸🤩🤩😎😎🆒🆒🤎🤎🧡🧡🩵🩵💙💙🩷🩷💚💚👋👋😁😁👍👍🌄🌄🌅🌅
@@DaijaGrinage thanks a lot
The fly lady is a great system. The biggest problem is that it’s very intensive. Build a few small habits first. Do your dishes after every meal. That’s most of the problem. Starting on everything will be very overwhelming.
@@michelleperea7407 ah ok so maybe I need to read more into it first 😜
Emma: the Flylady is the OG of decluttering and organizing She has been around for probably 30 years and her system has helped many people over the years. I used to read her posts on her website and once signed up for her reminders. I soon unsubscribed from the reminders, there were so many through out the day and they filled my inbox! There are many other women besides Diane in Denmark on UA-cam who use variations of the fly lady’s original systems The biggest thing I learned from her is “ You cannot organize clutter”. You are doing the best thing by decluttering your home now. You can look at her system in more detail when you are further along in your decluttering in my opinion. It can be modified to suit your life stage and home. Keep up your excellent job on decluttering and decide later if you want to follow someone else’s system.
We have an appointment on Thursday to find out about the MRI. We are also waiting on speech and language as his speech has really been affected. Which is heart breaking as he's a teacher and a musician and is normally so good at talking to people.
I can't imagine what that is like for him and how heartbreaking for you.
@@brookhowell8841 ❤️
I'm hoping for a recovery. Hope you get access to the support he needs. The earlier they get support for language and recovery the better the longer term recovery 🙏
Another great video Emma...Loved watching you clean the coffee macine, toaster and rest of your kitchen, very satisfying 😊😊....I have followed Diane in Denmark for years, she is great and does stress you do what suits your circumstances..She has a daily to do list which is fantastic which just keeps things at bay..Then other days specific things..She is easy to watch and very bubbly personality...I agree with you though on her wardrobe! Felt it was a bit excessive!! She does stress though that most of her clothes are from swap parties which she has done videos on...I think you would enjoy..Her big issue is no spend also!
Thank you for this comment. I was pleased how the coffee machine came up, but then the clean side became covered in stuff when I emptied out the pantry!
Diane in Denmark seems to have lots of good ideas 😁
😅 never ending, but those jobs are still done and off your list Emma..You are doing fantastically!! Better done than not at all and I am sure you still feel the satisfaction of accomplishing tasks 👍👍ps...so jealous you went to hear HILLSONG!! They are truly amazing 🤗🙏
Absolutely amazing job! I love your kitchen!! Sides and tiles are so nice, suddenly notice them a lot more now, looks great 😍
Thank you! It looked nice until I emptied my pantry 🫣🫣
This is my favorite video ever. I'm sure the Pantry will be a fave also.
So pleased to hear that, was there anything you liked in particular, it's good for me to improve my videos over time 😊
@@gettingtidy2495 I really think it was because you stayed in the kitchen and just kept on. Great job on coffee maker. I saw so much progress in just one video.
Clean With Kate is a good channel,she follows the fly lady. I love her videos 😊 We don’t wear shoes in the house either. We all have slippers or a pair of shoes we only wear in the house.
Thank you I'll look her up. I love my slippers ❤
Just from the start of this video i could see that the kitchen is tidier at the start than it has been in other videos. As for the fly lady, i get what you mean about the shoes, with the principle of being put together a good one, but shoes in house a no. I’ve done the fly lady baby steps but didn’t find the zone cleaning very successful, but I’d definitely recommend trying it. As for whether you should try it considering you have a lot of stuff to declutter, you literally said one of her mantras ‘jump in where you are’. Day one may be wash the pots, put them away and shine the sink in the evening, doesn’t mean it’s the only thing you can do, but it’s a habit building routine really. I must say i agree with what you’re saying about not being able to see even England alone in a few days, i live in the midlands and can definitely see many major differences between us. Such as guy fawkes, i know who he is and the gunpowder plot, but I’ve never made a guy and set fire to him, it’s not a thing up here. Although my tradition is to see the fireworks and make bonfire toffee
Thanks for the info, I like marking things off my list!
Re Guy Fawkes did your parents/Grandparents make a Guy?
I’ve watched you for some time now. I appreciate that you keep plugging along on your decluttering, organizing and cleaning mission. It motivates me!
Thanks a lot. That's a perfect phrase "keep plugging along". A little each day I may have decluttered by 2030 ha ha
Loved this video ❤ Suffolk is a lovely place my son stays with his dad when he breaks up from school. travels from Nottingham to Suffolk ❤
I hope if my daughter's cold doesn't go to her chest that we'll have some nice walks and visit Woodbridge.
No outdoor shoes past the porch in our house. The colour of the dirty water when I clean my porch floor compared to hallway floor a few steps away where no outdoor shoes are allowed is all I’ll ever need to convince me that it’s the right thing to do. Especially as we have carpets & will often walk around either barefoot or just in socks & slippers.
I also do not allow slippers to be stored on the shoe rack with outdoor shoes, as in my eyes storing them in the same area defeats the purpose of taking your shoes off.
Different systems work for different people. You might find you eventually find one that suits you or you might make your own after drawing inspiration from multiple systems. It’s all about finding something that works for you & your family.
Yay, Emma! Look at you attack those counters!
Thanks! It looked good until I emptied the pantry 🫣🫣
@@gettingtidy2495 LOL. You crack me up.
Your videos popped up on my feed, and now I’m hooked. Watching you from Virginia, USA. I looked at Fly Lady a few years ago but found her website to be kind of chaotic. It seems to me that you are doing just fine with your own system, building habits while making time for the rest of your life. I was thinking that maybe you could stand your pretty cutting board on its edge and lean it against the wall, if it bothers you that it’s taking up space on the end of your counter.
@@KarynDavis-vg4nm thank you for being here Karyn and thanks for letting me know where you're from.
I appreciate your comment ☺️
I know what you mean about shoes in the house so you can just do the dressing part and have your shoes by the door ready to go. That way you are ready to leave the house if you need to. Fly lady is great. I first find her 26 years ago. Can you believe it!
26 years ago?! 😁
Yes that's it, get ready to go out and have my shoes in the shoe cupboard 😂
I like the Flylady zones, but I don't follow her website any more. The emphasis is on decluttering first, before everything else, but saying that, the short before bed and morning routines can be helpful. I follow Diane in Denmark and find her useful. I find Dana K White videos are a good help for decluttering too. I like to play the videos and rather than just sit and watch I grab something to sort while listening. I love watching your videos because I find them encouraging.
Thanks very much for the info, will look into the before bed and morning routines.
I follow a version of the FlyLady system but based more on how my life works - it is absolutely useful to clean and declutter in zones but I don’t worry about shoes on, the home journal etc. if you are going to get into it I’d recommend looking at Diane in Denmark’s videos. She uses the zones but emphasises fitting it into your life and home - and she’s a Scot living in Denmark and is very pragmatic and talks about useful routines etc. And yes she has a considerable wardrobe but that’s the point - you have to have the things you like and use - not a specific number. And all her clothes fit in her wardrobe and she can find what she is looking for which is key to less stress.
Toasters are so messy - next time (when you are in zone 2!) take the toaster outside to pull out the crumb tray and then turn it upside down and bang the sides til all the bits come out.
Super advice thank you very much. Sounds like I can get some ideas and tips from Fly lady and Diane and add to what I'm already trying to do ❤
I use a modified version of the fly lady. I cleaned houses for years. So I’m used to doing complete cleaning. So my zones get cleaned thoroughly. My brain can’t handle not completing a room. 😊
Do love your vlogs. So relaxing 😌 ❤
Aww thank you!
Thanks!
😲😲😲😲😍😍😍😍
Thank you so, so, so, so much to add to the money we raised for Natasha's Allergy Research Foundation.
You actually made me cry 🤗
@@gettingtidy2495 No way?? It wasn't much.
@@carolynoquinn4573 it really is kind and generous and I can't believe it. Thank you.
Hello Emma, I agree with you,hot water and fairy liquid is a top class cleaner and costs a fraction of these ‘must have spray cleaners’
I do our toaster out regular after seeing my mother in laws catch fire! So many breadcrumbs building up, getting hotter and hotter. Makes me wonder if the black bits I tip out are bits of bread that have literally burnt in the toaster🫣
I did read through the Fly Lady’s plan but don’t think it’s for me, like you I get showered and dressed but definitely not shoes on until I leave the house.
You really got that coffee machine like new,I bet your hubby noticed how different it looked. Great video as always.😊xx
Oh goodness, catch fire? That's scary. Another time I'm going to empty it on the grass then the birds can have the crumbs.... although they won't like the lumps of black charcoal!
I was pleased how the coffee machine came up ☺️
Hope you've had a lovely day.
Just a small tip get a bigger soap powder holder i got one that looks like a washing machine with a handle and that same box all goes into it no spillages its great😀
Yes we are the same, shoes off in the house! And yes taking socks if I have flip flops on! Feels horrible when people have shoes on indoors but I think that's because in the UK we all have a lot of carpet. Well we definitely do anyway 😂
Two people have said taking socks with flip flops! I'm not the only one 😂😂
I'm glad I'm not the only one who carries socks in my purse with my sandals😂 I did try fly lady, I think it would work better after the house is all clean, I found it a bit too regimented for life with kids, work, and volunteer positions. I often do 4 hours work on a wednesday because I don't have time to even wash up from dinner on Tuesdays... if you have 2hours everyday it could be good, but I usually do a lot on wed and sat and have only 30 minutes most other days. I prioritize laundry school, and cooking from scratch even if that means the dinner dishes are being washed after school drop off the next day, then on big clean days doing deeper cleaning and catching up on larger scale projects like decluttering and emptying cupboards. Every system will not work for everyone, and this one is not for me at this stage of life.
@@Leahtma thank you, you raise some good points. I'm similar, I have very little time to do housework on Thursdays and Fridays. I'm also glad I'm not the only one with socks to hand!! 🤣🤣
@@gettingtidy2495 our version of NHS is run by each province, so doctor's are registered in each province. If we maintain our residence in Vancouver at least 6 months then we have better access to specialists that my kids need. However I don't care for the fast pace of life and prefer my home up north here things are slow and the community is close knit, so we typically spend 5 months of the year up there. However if we maintain residence in Yukon we have to apply for an out of province doctor everytime an issue comes up as permissions are given "per issue" not "per patient" if that makes sense? So if you needed your tonsils out you may get an ENT, but if another ENT issue arises you would need to start the process again rather than just calling the doctor you are already assigned to.
Hi Emma again another brilliant video now the weather is changing have you thought about getting an heated clothes horse there brilliant ❤
Live in Florida, and I have tile floors, which are very hard on the feet. Plus, I have a knee replacement and wearing shoes is recommended. Slippers don't work with tile floors. I have shoes that are strictly inside the house. They are slip-on, with good support so I can change shoes quickly when I need to go outside.
I would wait on the Fly Lady.
Ok thanks Carolyn
I am in Texas. We don’t wear shoes in the house. We all have slippers we wear indoors
Same as us 🎉🎉
Amazing job comme toujours 🙂
Merci! 🎉🎉
I agree, getting dressed to shoes is rather funny, I think it’s best to take the fly lady with a large pinch of salt!
I do love Diane in Denmark (and I think watching her videos led me to your channel) but agree at times she is not always relatable. She seems to have a lot of time and resources. There is no way I can fit in what she suggests doing each day after a 12+ hour day at work 😂.
The fly lady zones can be helpful- just to remind you to concentrate on one room per week to avoid decisions fatigue or feeling overwhelmed.
Your kitchen is looking so much better🎉
I clean in sections also❤
That's interesting, I thought it was just me!
I like TOMM.. The Organised Mum method..gemma bray shes british and on UA-cam ,there's books and an app ...
Thanks Julie!
PPS Do your baby steps every day & declutter consistently...xxx
No I am retired and I am not going to be getting dressed like I’m going out. I only wear socks all day.
@@nanholmes9229 I like sometimes wearing my "house clothes" like my tracksuit trousers 👖☺️
Do it your own way. I have to do what I feel like doing as I do not have loads of energy. If I am not in the mood for a job it will not happen.
Have you heard of The Organised Mum Method? She has free printables.
Yes I started following but felt I'd got it all wrong if I missed one thing. So then I started my own tick list 😅
Re Diane in Denmark, start at the beginning 😊😊😊x
I keep my wine in the fridge.
No amount of fly lady or other organising will work if there’s more stuff than fits in the house. I know this from personal experience. You can’t win without the big declutter. It’s painful but vital. Sorreeee 🥴
Silly question? To the left of the kitchen sink, is that big silver machine a coffee maker? Nvm, you answered me.
Didn't you say you had clothes since before your daughter was born?
@@carolynoquinn4573 yes I have clothes which are 20 years old 😁
@@gettingtidy2495 Ha ha!
@@carolynoquinn4573 my jacket you see me wear in my videos is 24 years old 😁
I know we knew this, but it's obviously just your problem! Your husband's Chair of Shame, is proof!