I absolutely love your pups they are so sweet! They clearly love you - awww the way they look up at you is just priceless. Every video I see of yours I admire you more and more. You're such an inspiration :)
Hey Sophia I have a 10 month old beagle and when I walk-in from work he just wants my total attention but I love it. My husband just looks at me and shakes his head because the dog gets my attention first so I told him well the dog meets me at the door with open paws and your sitting in your chair. LOL!!
YOU ARE QUITE AN INCREDIBLE WOMAN !! YOU ARE A WIFE, MOTHER, DAUGHTER AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDER !! IT IS SUCH A PLEASURE TO WATCH YOUR VIDEOS. ...GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY !!
I've done my Flylady cleaning today too. I took everything out of my china cabinet, wiped everything and scraped the dust off the shelves (!) and put everything back. I'm so pleased with how it looks! :) Thanks for the inspiration!
Sophia, Look on Amazon or at JoAnn fabrics for a product called “Retayne” ( that’s how it’s spelled), It is a color fixative. My quilting teacher told me about it. When you purchase all your fabrics for a quilt, throw them all in the wash together, follow directions on the Retayne and no color bleeding. Then iron your fabrics and go from there. My daughter wore red, blue, beige and white school uniforms. We would buy all her uniforms at the beginning of the year and wash all at once then I didn’t have to worry about separating them every week to wash, just put all in one load together. You only have to use it once then you can walk the quilt later on with no worries,
You always say sorry your boys are not doing this or that...its your house ! your family ! your decision ! If no one likes it they can move on....ignore them that dont like it...you are awesome...I love watching you and learning from you
If you prewash your fabrics with salt (1/2 cup per load), and let them soak for 30 minutes, then wash as normal, you won't have to worry about fading or colors running!
I'm with you Sofia with the kids...I have four in the house over 16 years of age, and they too have their own set of chores, but I still resort to doing a few things that "Pre-FlyLady" I would have been running around the house and calling out kids from everywhere to do, but I finally realized that if I simply ask them to do a certain chore in the Zone, they will do it. All it took for me to get peace was simply ask them. I have great kids, but like all kids, they don't have the zeal I have for FlyLady Routines, and they don't have to...it's amazing to see that they are all now being more proactive at picking up after themselves and doing chores just by me setting the example and "doing it for me" like FlyLady says. I could have saved myself years of overwhelm bantering after my little ones if I would have decided I wanted my house clean FOR ME first. I was so inspired by yesterday's video that instead of looking at the computer for hours, I simply got up, asked my kids to do one chore, wiped down my entire kitchen and mopped, and it took no time, the house was guest ready, and guess what...guests came over unannounced! I felt so good! Thank you for your continued motivation!
Good job Sophia. You are an inspiration. I just moved from a single wide mobile home (2 bedrooms, 1 bath) to a double wide mobile home (3 bedrooms and 2 baths). Trying to do the routines as I am unpacking and getting rooms set up. Hopefully, I will be back in the swing of things shortly. Watching you always gets me motivated. Thank you.
Great video as always. I like your nailpolish:) i don’t have much in my dining room anymore either so cleaning it is really easy and quick. The basement is the one thing .. well and the garage.. that I want to declutter more. My son graduated Highschool in 2017 and my daughter graduated college in 2017. Time really flies once they go to Highschool. I just turned 50 in December and it seems like yesterday that I was 23 and left Germany to be with my husband who was in the US Army. Time flies . You are really an inspiration and I love your videos.:)
+Nancy Peteja me too. I finished it the night my mom was supposed to fly in. Worked until 245 am to get it done...sure enough the flight was canceled. That was hard work to finish it as a marathon, would have hated for it to be ruined.
Sophia if you wash your clothes in cold water they will get clean like hot water but you don't have to separate your clothes by color because nothing will run! My family has always washed in cold and I've never separated clothes in my life
Yes! Color catchers for Nobel prize. I use them all the time. They are absolutely necessary when washing new cloths, especially the ones with strong or darker colors.
My brother graduated from Hofstra. He drove all the way from Ky to go To school there. Lol congratulations to him for being a great student! Love to watch!
The Flylady system is great! It has helped me so much in focusing on the housework so I am able to get it done quicker so I can spend more time doing the things I love. Thanks for sharing these videos. They are so motivating.
Color Catchers are a staple in my laundry room. You can reuse them if they come out white in the wash and they don’t shred like tissues if accidentally put in the dryer...then you can throw it away. Thank you for the youtuber shoutouts, I have never heard of them. Love your videos.
Oh, I missed your toilet critic. I was remembering that video you made where you actually lifted the stool from the bolts and cleaned it up under there. I'm pretty sure your toilet's very clean??? I can't remember when I lifted my stool and cleaned down there??? I try, but I'm no Sophia!!! ; ) You Go Girl
Sofia, I love your fly lady videos. You have inspire me for months. Every time you put up a video I literally say “my mentor just posted a video I need to go watch it”
Hi Sophia, I just wanted to say that YOU have inspired me to clean & declutter my house so much more... I love watching you while I organise and clean and I enjoy so much your chit chats especially about France and how you grew up... Loved the story about your doll you got when you were 5 from the doctor that was a doll collecter😂. I also watched your 30 bags in 30 days & counting playlist in like 3 days and that really made me want to do that too. Do you want to know which was your first episode I watched? Ok I'll tell you, it was about cleaning the kitchen tile grout with a toilet cleaner 👍😀 I enjoyed it so much I kept watching more. You motivated me so much that for the past two days I decluttered and today (friday) donated 4 large garbage bags and one medium size box to Goodwill. So I wanted to thank you Sophia cause I love your channel and I love how you make cleaning more fun. Can't wait to see you finish the laundry dungeon lol.
I think the floors are like that because you wear shoes in your house. If you leave out the furbabies' paws, there are 4 pairs of shoes tracking in dirt on your floors. Try a now shoes house for a week and see if the dirt is less.
We are totally soul sisters!! I love my job working with people. I have two small girl dogs as well. LOL. I enjoy watching you clean and staying on top of the dirt and grim in your entire house. My son just turned 16 in December ugh! I don't like it either. Keep cleaning and healing others. Thanks for sharing.
I have to get the colour catchers. Great invention!!! Isn't it shocking how dirt can appear and to think you only did it a few days ago. OMG. Great video. Again I'm amazed at how much energy you have after a full day at work and then come home to do housework. 👍🏼👍🏼
Just found you yesterday, SO glad I did! Thanks for sharing your cleaning, thoughts, struggles, joys, and mothering adjustments with maturing children. ;)
If i'm really worried about the color bleeding then i use one color catcher sheet torn in half so that its in more than one spot in the machine. Then on regular mixed loads I do about a 1/3 a sheet.
I LOVE Color Catchers. I only use half a sheet when washing things in cold water and they work just as well as a full sheet. I haven’t tried to re-use them though... I’m not sure I trust them THAT much. 😂
+Laura Redfield that s good to know. I was so hesitant about the one sheet only. Some of the gals on my quilting groups often talk about putting more than one. I guess when you work so hard at a project you just don t want to take any chance getting it ruined.
My Great Challenge - I can certainly understand being extra careful when you’ve put so much time and energy into a project. I do other sewing and I always pre-wash my fabric before sewing, but I don’t know if that’s recommended for quilting.
Yes...my house is around 1900 sq ft also & just 15 min just doesn't cut it for sure...lol! Thanks for showing the color catchers, I need to get some! ; )
Haha! I remember when my oldest got her college mail. We actually visited Allegheny College. It’s only an hour or so for, us. It’s a really awesome school! Very small but they have a great curriculum. Only thing she didn’t like was their softball program. But we highly recommended people to visit!
So glad your doing this again I hope that it helps other see it's not perfection is progress and it can take time but a lil at a time really does make a difference. Thank you. It has done that for me.
+Heather Pobursky-Smith absolutely. Some people will see a crumb on my floor and freak out like I am a big fail. Please. Go watch the first videos from 4 years ago. I call progress!
Love your videos, so glad you started these up again as I need it! I can't imagine 4 levels, our house is 2 levels and 3000 sq. ft and it takes forever to clean, but when I stay on it, the time is cut in half
Hi, Sophia. Great to see you every day again . When you have sinusitis and migraine headache I was worried. I am 46 years old , pharmacist working in Cairo .I am a flylady since about 10years.Having the same up and down , this is life as you said , but I still keep going .My home is 90% ready for guests ,my bathroom is always clean . The only thing worrying me is my weight but I lately found an app "loosing weight in 30 days" giving me little minutes as a flylady babysteps do. So I have an idea ! You can inspire thousands of ladies by filming about those excercises in this app . Love you so much Yours ,Salwa😘😘
+Salwa Aly oh boy that s a tall order. I need to lose weight but let s face it. I am challenge in that area. Wouldn't I be a big laughing stock if I was doing exercise on YT? Lol.
When my son moved away to college in the fall for the first time he decided he wanted to use the color catchers. He said he was planning on washing his whites and darks together to save time and money. He thought it was outrageous that he would have to pay to wash clothes lol..He doesn't even own red clothes, but he manages to bring white shirts home to me on his breaks that he has turned pink. I think the color catchers can work, but he manages to still turn his shirts pink somehow. I love your dogs by the way. So sweet..
Melissa Spencer Public laundry machines can retain stains and smells you would not believe... I didn't always have a washer and dryer of my own and when I was in college I had the same problem. I once got home and realized an entire load was covered with sticky black resin from a public dryer (someone had washed and dried something like tar) and I wound up tossing about $100 worth of good clothing. Pro tip: have him check the unit and wipe it out before every load!
Sophia, you are doing so great. I am slowly getting my mojo back and trying to get my house in order. Right now, I am heavily into the decluttering stage, so the regular house cleaning is not coming along as well as I would wish. It is hard to believe how fast time goes by. My "baby" just turned 36 a week ago. I can still remember how I cried when he started kindergarten. Anyway, I just love you and your channel. And I agree, Color Catchers are the greatest. I can't believe how many things I ruined before I discovered them and before they were invented. My laundry room is never without them now.
I've been doing the flylady for about 3months...Its works great....I still have a couple closets, a storage room & garage to declutter(my home is 3600 sq ft so think Im doing good)but my home has never been so clean....love your videos cause you're so real...just a country gal from MS🤗
My Great Challenge lol...yes ma'am...but I have teenagers that keep their room & bathrooms clean ...I just have to keep them on track...you know what I mean🤗
I know exactly how you feel. My youngest son is a freshman, he turns 16 in October. He's my baby for sure, they grow up so fast. Congratulations on Edwards college letters. I'm praying he gets a full scholarship. Does your high school offer college classes there junior and senior years? I think it's rushing their education.
+Tina Rehs they do. He s in two honour classes right now. When he gets on junior he plans on getting an AP class and some college ones when senior. He s always been an academics type kid.
You've inspired me to try the 28 day challenge. I was easing into flylady routines last year then we went on a 7 week European holiday in December/January. Now I'm back at work and hoping to continue my good flylady habits. Btw, they grow up very fast. Seems only a few years ago I was doing the school drop off and here they are in University (college).
+Michele McGill he s not ready. I am not ready. He s thinking about ROTC but none of his friends would do it. So he s really ambivalent about it....we shall see. Edward is a chemistry and math honour student... half of his waking hour is spent day dreaming...lol.
I did my floor three days ago too with the steamer and I was shocked when I did it today. We don’t have pets, we take off our shoes so yea no shoes dirt allowed inside the house and yet the steamer result is shocking. 🤦♀️
+E Redding you know. I work full time. UA-cam is part time really. I ll get to the laundry room when I can. I am also looking for the right type of floor tiles right now. So I guess soon.
I've used color catchers, but I DO prewash all of my fabric before quilting! I don't want any unwelcome "surprises", like bleeding or shrinking....to each her own! lol
Hello There, I am so happy that your Gorgeous table runner didn’t get ruined 👍👍. It is so beautiful and you put so much time and thought into it too. That color catcher is amazing. On another note Your blouse is very pretty 👍. Being able to share you and your lovely family’s day to day life is very special and means a lot. Thank you 🙏 we all love you.
+Mia Charlesworth you can t blame a girl for hustling and trying to make a living. UA-cam can sometimes make a difference at the end of the month for a lot of UA-camrs. Personally it does not bother me. What bothers me are fake raving reviews about crap products. That s lack of integrity right there ...just my 2 cents.
+Lori Brown fiesta is pretty neat. If I had fiesta I think I woukd mix and match the colors. I keep getting requests for a China tour. Sometimes I feel that it s showing off so I am not sure.
+AverageCountryGirl Nikki no. I am missing large blue bin. I think Scott put it on the rafters it he garage...need ladder and all. Too cold outside for that kind of shenanigans.
Did you mean junior college instead of junior high? Most kids graduate high school at 17. I can't believe how fast they grow Sofia enjoy it while you can. My oldest will be twenty one this year and my youngest will be nine. I love using the color catchers. It's great for new clothes or clothes you don't want to take a chance of bleeding.The 3 of us are in a 2 bedroom 1 bath 800sq foot apartment. We only keep what we use if we don't use it we either sale it or donate it. I personally don't like knick knacks at all even if I did I wouldn't have them. They are definitely dust collectors and our daughter has allergies and asthma. Your home is very lovely Sofia!
I know, I locked it down because I had some nut job libs from some political sites stalking me. LOL I really need to stay off of those FB pages. I'll get it back up and posting soon.
Color catchers? Never heard of that. I always soaked clothing that I was afraid would run in salt water first that always seemed to work. The salt is supposed set the color or something. Edward getting college mail! Ha my son is 30! 🙀🙀 now that's freaky!
Your videos continue to encourage and inspire me. Great video! I noticed that you aren't subscribed to Grove Collaborative? I found them watching another video, and I am SO glad. My husband likes the house to smell like it's been cleaned, but I don't like the smell of chemicals. Since you use all natural products, you should check them out, you use a lot of what they have anyway. (No, I don't sponsor them, I am just so glad I discovered them.)
My Great Challenge Ohhh okay I was thinking maybe New York went by something different! Haha I love your channel! I always am so excited for new videos!
lol ohh okay! I was thinking wait a minute...junior high? Edward is like 15...why would he need to take a junior high class?! I'm sure he gets decent/good grades...seems like a smart responsible boy...maybe she meant Willie but Willie's surely not THAT old yet. THEN I thought you misspoke and meant driver's ed or junior college though why you would need to register for a junior college this early is beyond me. OK. Glad that's settled. ;) Yeah, my kid just turned 17 on 1/27. The college letters have really been pouring in this school year. He's a Junior now and will be a Senior in Aug of this year when school starts back up (I'm in Illinois, btw...and please don't pronounce it "Illinoise" in your head when you're reading this or I'll freak out. It's French you know). And I don't have a clue what to do about this college stuff except that he's going to go SOMEWHERE. meh...we'll get it all figured out. I do so enjoy you and your family and the videos. Alas, I still have yet to begin decluttering except for a very small dent in the kitchen. I'm hoping to get the major clutter out by April at the latest so I can start doing my Zones and all that and then tackle the garage here and there.
I have a 15 year old son in high school and he's in grade 10. What grade is Edward in? Did you start him in Kindergarten later than 5 yrs old? Also my 17 year old is graduating high school next year. I started my family when I was 20 so I'm not old enough for this!!!
I absolutely love your pups they are so sweet! They clearly love you - awww the way they look up at you is just priceless. Every video I see of yours I admire you more and more. You're such an inspiration :)
+cosmetica529 awww thank you!
Hey Sophia I have a 10 month old beagle and when I walk-in from work he just wants my total attention but I love it. My husband just looks at me and shakes his head because the dog gets my attention first so I told him well the dog meets me at the door with open paws and your sitting in your chair. LOL!!
+H Moreno lol. Don t be fooled. He knows you re the one with the food.
Sophia you are hands down my favourite person on youtube, you motivate me so much x
+Tracy White thank you Tracy
YOU ARE QUITE AN INCREDIBLE WOMAN !! YOU ARE A WIFE, MOTHER, DAUGHTER AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDER !! IT IS SUCH A PLEASURE TO WATCH YOUR VIDEOS. ...GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY !!
I've done my Flylady cleaning today too. I took everything out of my china cabinet, wiped everything and scraped the dust off the shelves (!) and put everything back. I'm so pleased with how it looks! :) Thanks for the inspiration!
+Jacqui Grigsby anytime. Dis you post pictures on FB? If you did, I love your collection, in particular the fox.
Yes I did. Thanks :)
Sophia, Look on Amazon or at JoAnn fabrics for a product called “Retayne” ( that’s how it’s spelled), It is a color fixative. My quilting teacher told me about it. When you purchase all your fabrics for a quilt, throw them all in the wash together, follow directions on the Retayne and no color bleeding. Then iron your fabrics and go from there. My daughter wore red, blue, beige and white school uniforms. We would buy all her uniforms at the beginning of the year and wash all at once then I didn’t have to worry about separating them every week to wash, just put all in one load together. You only have to use it once then you can walk the quilt later on with no worries,
You always say sorry your boys are not doing this or that...its your house ! your family ! your decision ! If no one likes it they can move on....ignore them that dont like it...you are awesome...I love watching you and learning from you
I love color catchers. Especially when kids do the laundry lol!
Schnauzer Mom I use them too
If you prewash your fabrics with salt (1/2 cup per load), and let them soak for 30 minutes, then wash as normal, you won't have to worry about fading or colors running!
Awwww, I loved the doggies at the end....so sweet :)
I have used color catchers for years....love them.
I'm with you Sofia with the kids...I have four in the house over 16 years of age, and they too have their own set of chores, but I still resort to doing a few things that "Pre-FlyLady" I would have been running around the house and calling out kids from everywhere to do, but I finally realized that if I simply ask them to do a certain chore in the Zone, they will do it. All it took for me to get peace was simply ask them. I have great kids, but like all kids, they don't have the zeal I have for FlyLady Routines, and they don't have to...it's amazing to see that they are all now being more proactive at picking up after themselves and doing chores just by me setting the example and "doing it for me" like FlyLady says. I could have saved myself years of overwhelm bantering after my little ones if I would have decided I wanted my house clean FOR ME first. I was so inspired by yesterday's video that instead of looking at the computer for hours, I simply got up, asked my kids to do one chore, wiped down my entire kitchen and mopped, and it took no time, the house was guest ready, and guess what...guests came over unannounced! I felt so good! Thank you for your continued motivation!
Hi Sofia, you can re-use the color cathers. And 1 will do the job as good as 4.
+1983Marit that s good to know. Thank you.
Good job Sophia. You are an inspiration. I just moved from a single wide mobile home (2 bedrooms, 1 bath) to a double wide mobile home (3 bedrooms and 2 baths). Trying to do the routines as I am unpacking and getting rooms set up. Hopefully, I will be back in the swing of things shortly. Watching you always gets me motivated. Thank you.
+Stephanie Steoberl good luck with the move and congrats on the new house.
Great video as always. I like your nailpolish:) i don’t have much in my dining room anymore either so cleaning it is really easy and quick. The basement is the one thing .. well and the garage.. that I want to declutter more. My son graduated Highschool in 2017 and my daughter graduated college in 2017. Time really flies once they go to Highschool. I just turned 50 in December and it seems like yesterday that I was 23 and left Germany to be with my husband who was in the US Army. Time flies . You are really an inspiration and I love your videos.:)
Sophia, the state of your home fits your family. Willingness to share the process is wonderful.
So glad the Color Catchers caught the colors from your fabulous runner!! 👍💖
+Nancy Peteja me too. I finished it the night my mom was supposed to fly in. Worked until 245 am to get it done...sure enough the flight was canceled. That was hard work to finish it as a marathon, would have hated for it to be ruined.
Sophia if you wash your clothes in cold water they will get clean like hot water but you don't have to separate your clothes by color because nothing will run! My family has always washed in cold and I've never separated clothes in my life
+Cheyenne Meckes no way! You mean Scott has been right all these years?
My Great Challenge yes!!!! He is actually right for once😂😂
Whoa!...the color catcher is brilliant! Thanks for letting us in on that one!
+Sheri McGill totally blew my mind!
Yes! Color catchers for Nobel prize. I use them all the time. They are absolutely necessary when washing new cloths, especially the ones with strong or darker colors.
Ahh the glamour life of cleaning the toilet lol!! Your doggies are the cutest!! xo!
+Deelovelylife yeah...it s awesome but guess what I d rather clean a clean toilet everyday than a dirty toilet once a week.
I've been a dedicated color catchers user for years!! I don't do a load of colors without them. 2 sheets for intense colors like reds and dark jeans.
I was holding my breath for your table runner, wow. Your loosing weight too by the look of it, another great video. Thanks for sharing. X
My brother graduated from Hofstra. He drove all the way from Ky to go
To school there. Lol congratulations to him for being a great student! Love to watch!
I have had great results with the color catcher sheets.
The Flylady system is great! It has helped me so much in focusing on the housework so I am able to get it done quicker so I can spend more time doing the things I love. Thanks for sharing these videos. They are so motivating.
Color Catchers are a staple in my laundry room. You can reuse them if they come out white in the wash and they don’t shred like tissues if accidentally put in the dryer...then you can throw it away. Thank you for the youtuber shoutouts, I have never heard of them. Love your videos.
+Sera D that s good to know about the catchers. So glad you found Denise and Michele, these two are gems.
School has changed so much...I was in 10th grade, a sophomore, when I was 16. I graduated at 18.
+DanaWasHere he ll turn 18 two months before grafuation.
Really like any type of flylady you do so this series is great fun for me. Love how the dogs butt into your videos.
+Jnana Atman thank you. They are cute but a handful.
Oh, I missed your toilet critic. I was remembering that video you made where you actually lifted the stool from the bolts and cleaned it up under there. I'm pretty sure your toilet's very clean??? I can't remember when I lifted my stool and cleaned down there??? I try, but I'm no Sophia!!! ; ) You Go Girl
+browneyedbabes oh yeah you have to clean under when you have boys. Lol!
So proud of you! Keep up the good work. Happy for you and your family. Love your music.
Somehow you make cleaning fun! I love your videos.
Sofia, I love your fly lady videos. You have inspire me for months. Every time you put up a video I literally say “my mentor just posted a video I need to go watch it”
+Nora Garcia lol. Ok!
Ahhhhh...Sophia, the put me in check lady...lol ! I started the Fly Lady but I keep wondering when I will be where you are...lol
Hi Sophia, I just wanted to say that YOU have inspired me to clean & declutter my house so much more... I love watching you while I organise and clean and I enjoy so much your chit chats especially about France and how you grew up... Loved the story about your doll you got when you were 5 from the doctor that was a doll collecter😂. I also watched your 30 bags in 30 days & counting playlist in like 3 days and that really made me want to do that too. Do you want to know which was your first episode I watched? Ok I'll tell you, it was about cleaning the kitchen tile grout with a toilet cleaner 👍😀 I enjoyed it so much I kept watching more.
You motivated me so much that for the past two days I decluttered and today (friday) donated 4 large garbage bags and one medium size box to Goodwill. So I wanted to thank you Sophia cause I love your channel and I love how you make cleaning more fun.
Can't wait to see you finish the laundry dungeon lol.
+Bre-Bre Greens wow that is awesome. Don t stop
Hello Sophia, Thankyou for sharing with us, I love your channel.
Your dogs are gorgeous, have a great weekend.
Love from Wales 😊
+Jo H thank you.
I agree Sophia! 15 minutes always seems ridiculous to me! I think 30 minus much more reasonable!!
Your dogs are so sweet and cute. I used to have a beagle and now I have a basset hound. I love your videos. Thanks
+My Living Journal I love bassetts. They always look like someone took their favorite you away.
I love Dee from Dee Lovely Life. I just found her :) She has such a calming personality.
+Michele Kersten-Hart I agree. And Michele has a fantastic house. Melody is joining too.
I think the floors are like that because you wear shoes in your house. If you leave out the furbabies' paws, there are 4 pairs of shoes tracking in dirt on your floors. Try a now shoes house for a week and see if the dirt is less.
We are totally soul sisters!! I love my job working with people. I have two small girl dogs as well. LOL. I enjoy watching you clean and staying on top of the dirt and grim in your entire house. My son just turned 16 in December ugh! I don't like it either. Keep cleaning and healing others. Thanks for sharing.
I have to get the colour catchers. Great invention!!! Isn't it shocking how dirt can appear and to think you only did it a few days ago. OMG. Great video. Again I'm amazed at how much energy you have after a full day at work and then come home to do housework. 👍🏼👍🏼
Love the pups ! 💕💕
Color Catchers do work even with just one! Love them!
So glad your runner didn't get ruined! You were actually asked if you did the whole toilet?? lol Take care ~ Melissa
+SharpeMC That's Me that s not a big deal. Some people are visual learners. I am too. If I miss a part it s like it did not happen, I don t learn it.
Just found you yesterday, SO glad I did! Thanks for sharing your cleaning, thoughts, struggles, joys, and mothering adjustments with maturing children. ;)
If i'm really worried about the color bleeding then i use one color catcher sheet torn in half so that its in more than one spot in the machine. Then on regular mixed loads I do about a 1/3 a sheet.
I LOVE Color Catchers. I only use half a sheet when washing things in cold water and they work just as well as a full sheet. I haven’t tried to re-use them though... I’m not sure I trust them THAT much. 😂
+Laura Redfield that s good to know. I was so hesitant about the one sheet only. Some of the gals on my quilting groups often talk about putting more than one. I guess when you work so hard at a project you just don t want to take any chance getting it ruined.
My Great Challenge - I can certainly understand being extra careful when you’ve put so much time and energy into a project. I do other sewing and I always pre-wash my fabric before sewing, but I don’t know if that’s recommended for quilting.
I am so happy you will be on every day. You make my day!
+Cheryl Coolidge I make no promises though. Life gets in the way.
Cheryl Coolidge I agree and thank you so much Sophia, for taking the time to film 🎥!😘🙏🏻
Yes...my house is around 1900 sq ft also & just 15 min just doesn't cut it for sure...lol! Thanks for showing the color catchers, I need to get some! ; )
Haha! I remember when my oldest got her college mail. We actually visited Allegheny College. It’s only an hour or so for, us. It’s a really awesome school! Very small but they have a great curriculum. Only thing she didn’t like was their softball program. But we highly recommended people to visit!
Today is my daughter's 18th Bday party! I can't even believe it. It's insane. I am the parent of an adult. Of course, she's still my baby
+Debbie King happy birthday!
Color Catcher is a wonderful product. Love your videos!!!
I always enjoy your videos Sophia.
Just a suggestion, wash your fabrics before you quilt. Happy it worked out for you.
+Debra Summers I forget. I get excited. I jump right in.
Wow what a difference 2018-2024. You're great. Long time subscriber
Thank you!
I always use colour catches in every wash.xx
So glad your doing this again I hope that it helps other see it's not perfection is progress and it can take time but a lil at a time really does make a difference. Thank you. It has done that for me.
+Heather Pobursky-Smith absolutely. Some people will see a crumb on my floor and freak out like I am a big fail. Please. Go watch the first videos from 4 years ago. I call progress!
My Great Challenge my family and I have watched a lot of your videos. But be will n watch that one. Love your videos
Love your videos, so glad you started these up again as I need it! I can't imagine 4 levels, our house is 2 levels and 3000 sq. ft and it takes forever to clean, but when I stay on it, the time is cut in half
+margaret c that s a lot of floor space to mop! I could not do it. I can barely manage my 2000 sqft.
We are empty nesters so we really only live on the first floor, makes it easier because I am not fond of climbing stairs. lol
Hi, Sophia. Great to see you every day again . When you have sinusitis and migraine headache I was worried.
I am 46 years old , pharmacist working in Cairo .I am a flylady since about 10years.Having the same up and down , this is life as you said , but I still keep going .My home is 90% ready for guests ,my bathroom is always clean .
The only thing worrying me is my weight but I lately found an app "loosing weight in 30 days" giving me little minutes as a flylady babysteps do. So I have an idea ! You can inspire thousands of ladies by filming about those excercises in this app .
Love you so much
Yours ,Salwa😘😘
+Salwa Aly oh boy that s a tall order. I need to lose weight but let s face it. I am challenge in that area. Wouldn't I be a big laughing stock if I was doing exercise on YT? Lol.
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Of course my dear .I got it , yes ,you are right. Me too , I am getting funny and so I do it "in private" :)
My baby is now 20
I can’t believe how fast High School went for them -scary
But I do enjoy my grown ups 😀
+Ruth Lloyd he s the great debator.
When my son moved away to college in the fall for the first time he decided he wanted to use the color catchers. He said he was planning on washing his whites and darks together to save time and money. He thought it was outrageous that he would have to pay to wash clothes lol..He doesn't even own red clothes, but he manages to bring white shirts home to me on his breaks that he has turned pink. I think the color catchers can work, but he manages to still turn his shirts pink somehow. I love your dogs by the way. So sweet..
Melissa Spencer Public laundry machines can retain stains and smells you would not believe... I didn't always have a washer and dryer of my own and when I was in college I had the same problem. I once got home and realized an entire load was covered with sticky black resin from a public dryer (someone had washed and dried something like tar) and I wound up tossing about $100 worth of good clothing. Pro tip: have him check the unit and wipe it out before every load!
Sophia, you are doing so great. I am slowly getting my mojo back and trying to get my house in order. Right now, I am heavily into the decluttering stage, so the regular house cleaning is not coming along as well as I would wish. It is hard to believe how fast time goes by. My "baby" just turned 36 a week ago. I can still remember how I cried when he started kindergarten. Anyway, I just love you and your channel. And I agree, Color Catchers are the greatest. I can't believe how many things I ruined before I discovered them and before they were invented. My laundry room is never without them now.
I watch both Denise and Michelle's channels.Enjoyed the video👍👍👍
Color Catchers are great....(great for College students, can throw mixed loads together.).....
I've been doing the flylady for about 3months...Its works great....I still have a couple closets, a storage room & garage to declutter(my home is 3600 sq ft so think Im doing good)but my home has never been so clean....love your videos cause you're so real...just a country gal from MS🤗
+Kathy Whitaker oh my that is a big house you must get quite the work out.
My Great Challenge lol...yes ma'am...but I have teenagers that keep their room & bathrooms clean ...I just have to keep them on track...you know what I mean🤗
I know exactly how you feel. My youngest son is a freshman, he turns 16 in October. He's my baby for sure, they grow up so fast. Congratulations on Edwards college letters. I'm praying he gets a full scholarship. Does your high school offer college classes there junior and senior years? I think it's rushing their education.
+Tina Rehs they do. He s in two honour classes right now. When he gets on junior he plans on getting an AP class and some college ones when senior. He s always been an academics type kid.
Mom is always busy!!! 🤣🤣🤣.
Have a nice weekend!!!!!!!
+김미경 thank you
You've inspired me to try the 28 day challenge. I was easing into flylady routines last year then we went on a 7 week European holiday in December/January. Now I'm back at work and hoping to continue my good flylady habits. Btw, they grow up very fast. Seems only a few years ago I was doing the school drop off and here they are in University (college).
+Julie Stam 7 weeks in Europe. Wow. Mist have been awesome.
It was the trip of a lifetime!
Awesome loving that you Are doing a playlist I will join....love your videos you inspire me everyday....Thank you Sofia for being you 💝💝💝
+Bum Bea Dollar Tree Diy's let me know when you upload. Wait stupid me I can just subscribe. No brain. I tell you no brain!
Hi I uploaded day 3 not sure if I added it to playlist I am editing day 4 now... Ty for hosting the challenge💝💝
Being ready for college, means you have done your job. Your child can go out into the world.
+Michele McGill he s not ready. I am not ready. He s thinking about ROTC but none of his friends would do it. So he s really ambivalent about it....we shall see. Edward is a chemistry and math honour student... half of his waking hour is spent day dreaming...lol.
I love colour catchers.
You motivate me like no other!
Love, love your cleaning videos! Yay.... keep them coming 👏🏻👍🏻👏🏻👍🏻
+Suzanneurgwsdvdvs Love2 ok!!!
I did my floor three days ago too with the steamer and I was shocked when I did it today. We don’t have pets, we take off our shoes so yea no shoes dirt allowed inside the house and yet the steamer result is shocking. 🤦♀️
So proud of you, Sophia!
+CassandraCain thank you!
You are so funny, Sophia!! I love you and your video's!! You really know how to motivate me, thank you so much ☘♥️ greetz from The Netherlands
+Inge Kamper good. That s the point. To motivate. I get more out of watxhing imperfect people making progress.
Although I do love your challenges, WHEN are you going to work on the LAUNDRY ROOM ?
+E Redding you know. I work full time. UA-cam is part time really. I ll get to the laundry room when I can. I am also looking for the right type of floor tiles right now. So I guess soon.
I use colour catchers all the time it also enables u to mix colours too! I panic now when i run out 😣😣😣
Great videos, Sophia! You keep me motivated.
Question: what are those things around the bottom of the toilets?
Jackie
+Snarky they re squatty potties. They raise your legs when seated on the toilet...it make the traffic flow easier.
I just use a little foot stool from ikea. Same concept, works great!
My Great Challenge . Great concept but something extra to clean! LOL!
I also use color catchers on all the quilts I make. I do not prewash the fabrics before sewing them because they get wrinkly. Isn't Bosche awesome!?
+Diane B yes yes. And the store puts some kind of stiffener in some fat quarters and boy does it make a difference with accuracy.
I've used color catchers, but I DO prewash all of my fabric before quilting! I don't want any unwelcome "surprises", like bleeding or shrinking....to each her own! lol
Louise L I’ve been lucky so far! But I do get nervous because as you obviously know we work so hard on our projects!
You look so pretty in that blouse, Thanks for sharing your day.
+Sue Christenberry thank you. It s a land s end.
Hello There, I am so happy that your Gorgeous table runner didn’t get ruined 👍👍. It is so beautiful and you put so much time and thought into it too. That color catcher is amazing. On another note Your blouse is very pretty 👍. Being able to share you and your lovely family’s day to day life is very special and means a lot. Thank you 🙏 we all love you.
+UCF Mum it s a land s end. I like it too. Thank you
I love you because you don't have a discount code for me to use on grove collaborative. Thanks for not pushing that on us!
+Mia Charlesworth you can t blame a girl for hustling and trying to make a living. UA-cam can sometimes make a difference at the end of the month for a lot of UA-camrs. Personally it does not bother me. What bothers me are fake raving reviews about crap products. That s lack of integrity right there ...just my 2 cents.
Love ur home!!!
I am a long time viewer and I love your videos. I would love to see more about your China. I collect fiesta ware.
+Lori Brown fiesta is pretty neat. If I had fiesta I think I woukd mix and match the colors. I keep getting requests for a China tour. Sometimes I feel that it s showing off so I am not sure.
My Great Challenge I would love to see all of your collection. I don't think it is showing off at all.
Random thought... did you ever find your Nativity during Christmas? Lol... Nice vids! Enjoying them daily..
+AverageCountryGirl Nikki no. I am missing large blue bin. I think Scott put it on the rafters it he garage...need ladder and all. Too cold outside for that kind of shenanigans.
Oh, the table. There it is!! :D
Did you mean junior college instead of junior high? Most kids graduate high school at 17. I can't believe how fast they grow Sofia enjoy it while you can. My oldest will be twenty one this year and my youngest will be nine. I love using the color catchers. It's great for new clothes or clothes you don't want to take a chance of bleeding.The 3 of us are in a 2 bedroom 1 bath 800sq foot apartment. We only keep what we use if we don't use it we either sale it or donate it. I personally don't like knick knacks at all even if I did I wouldn't have them. They are definitely dust collectors and our daughter has allergies and asthma. Your home is very lovely Sofia!
+TheMysticsoul77 I meant a junior in high school. I am an idiot.
Great vid Sophia. I'm staying in the zone. Love these vids.
+Terry d Hi Terry. You need to update FB with new pix.
I know, I locked it down because I had some nut job libs from some political sites stalking me. LOL I really need to stay off of those FB pages. I'll get it back up and posting soon.
Color catchers? Never heard of that. I always soaked clothing that I was afraid would run in salt water first that always seemed to work. The salt is supposed set the color or something. Edward getting college mail! Ha my son is 30! 🙀🙀 now that's freaky!
+MyEveryDayWifeLife I did not know about the salt .... That seems more economic.
Your videos continue to encourage and inspire me. Great video! I noticed that you aren't subscribed to Grove Collaborative? I found them watching another video, and I am SO glad. My husband likes the house to smell like it's been cleaned, but I don't like the smell of chemicals. Since you use all natural products, you should check them out, you use a lot of what they have anyway. (No, I don't sponsor them, I am just so glad I discovered them.)
+colombepetite I ll check it out. Thanks
I'll love this!! I'm right there with you!! 😊
+Donna Wiseman good. Let me know how it goes.
I freaked out too when Alex turned 16. ;)
Jr high?
I'm my home state
Jr high is
6th, 7th and 8th grade (or middle school)
and high school is
9th, 10th, 11th and 12th
+Katelyn Koontz yeah well English is my second language and I don't understand the school system here. Junior in high school.
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Ohhh okay I was thinking maybe New York went by something different! Haha
I love your channel! I always am so excited for new videos!
lol ohh okay! I was thinking wait a minute...junior high? Edward is like 15...why would he need to take a junior high class?! I'm sure he gets decent/good grades...seems like a smart responsible boy...maybe she meant Willie but Willie's surely not THAT old yet. THEN I thought you misspoke and meant driver's ed or junior college though why you would need to register for a junior college this early is beyond me. OK. Glad that's settled. ;) Yeah, my kid just turned 17 on 1/27. The college letters have really been pouring in this school year. He's a Junior now and will be a Senior in Aug of this year when school starts back up (I'm in Illinois, btw...and please don't pronounce it "Illinoise" in your head when you're reading this or I'll freak out. It's French you know). And I don't have a clue what to do about this college stuff except that he's going to go SOMEWHERE. meh...we'll get it all figured out. I do so enjoy you and your family and the videos. Alas, I still have yet to begin decluttering except for a very small dent in the kitchen. I'm hoping to get the major clutter out by April at the latest so I can start doing my Zones and all that and then tackle the garage here and there.
Hi Sophia I'm interested in joining the challenge with you guys. My house needs this badly.
+Christine's Life 75 will you be posting video?
My Great Challenge Yes, I will be posting videos.
Love the outfit! So cute!
Great video!
love the dogs
I have a 15 year old son in high school and he's in grade 10. What grade is Edward in? Did you start him in Kindergarten later than 5 yrs old? Also my 17 year old is graduating high school next year. I started my family when I was 20 so I'm not old enough for this!!!
Melinda Anne I think she meant for junior year, not junior high. :)
Melinda Dorman oh I see. We don't call them juniors where I'm from. Just Grade 10's 11's etc. thanks