Learning to FLY...

I know that you are wondering why on earth I selected the post title that I did. Am I going to learn how to really fly a plane??

Far from it. This is a term that is all too familiar for a program that I am pursuing in order to maintain some sort of order in my busy life. By definition, I am merely a flybaby taking baby steps. Ok....what is this program? It's the Fly Lady program!

What is it?

"FLYLady is a personal coach for housewives. She helps even the most desperate women get their homes and lives together. Marla Cilley is the FLYLady. Thousands of women follow FLYLady's advice. FLYBabies are SHE's (sidetracked home executives).

Marla Cilley (aka FLYLady) keeps her FLYBabies informed through email. The email consists of daily reminders, thoughts from Marla (God Breezes) and also testimonials from FLYBabies around the world..."

To see what this is all about, check out: www.flylady.net

If you choose to sign up, it's totally FREE! If you sign up for the daily email reminders of what Zone you are in and all sorts of encouragement and advice, be sure to select ONE email per day! I get an email every day telling me what "to-do" for that day and what room(s) to focus in for that week. I use a 15 minute timer quite diligently and am amazed at how much I can really get done in 15 minutes. I am not perfect and have a long ways to go but that's ok.

The Fly Lady (Marla) doesn't want us to beat ourselves up (perfectionism) nor does she put up with our whining about what we can't do....instead, she encourages us to pick ourselves up and start over and do it all in baby steps.

I decided that this is the year that I want to become better at managing the way I care for my home and family. I know it won't happen overnight and that it will take a lot of patience on my part.

It all started with a book I bought by Marla years ago called
"Sink Reflections". I started just with cleaning my kitchen sink every night. This alone changed my outlook on housework!

If you are like me, I encourage you to check out her website. I work full time and am also going to school so time is very limited. Even though I no longer have little ones at home, I feel like my time is spread thin amongst other activities and responsibilities...

If you are already "FLYing" then I would love to hear from you too!

I have found Marla and FlyLady on Facebook as well.

I look forward to hearing from you....