Cleaners, Meet the Fly Lady!

For those of you who are still stuck on cleaning for hours a day, who can’t get passed the details or who constantly give your own homes the white glove treatment, I have two words for you: Fly Lady!

Yes, you can actually fly around your house—no sweat!—and control your clutter in just 15 minutes a day! Who needs Clean Sweep when you’ve got the Fly Lady at your fingertips?

The Fly Lady is the self-help guru of the uber-cleaned, the cleanliness challenged, and the simply overwhelmed home manager. She will help you keep your home clean and managed without going insane—or spending a ridiculous amount of time on it.

When you come to the Fly Lady, she gives you two options: to manage your chaos or to simply get started. If you live in a pileup that looks like that creepy lady from Labryrinth’s crib, you should start by managing your chaos! She will explain that you can breathe, you can have time, you can even have visitors over by following her free program! Her daily FlyMail will help you manage things one thing at a time, giving you room to exhale while to control the clutter.

To get started, you sign up for the Daily FlyMail, which will give you an assignment every day. If you’re one of those weird overachiever postgraduates who is still loves homework like me (I’m always so excited to see what my daughter brings home from preschool for us to do together—isn’t that sick?), you will love having a daily task to tackle.

You can also see the Fly Lady’s videos—such as her clean kitchen sink, one of her daily must-do’s!—as well as download her list of baby steps to take (day 1 through 31) toward getting your home in order. One of the best things about Fly Lady is that, while she’s not preachy, she’s very motivational, speaking to you as if you are a dear friend who is loved and supported, just like a life coach might do.

Of course, there are also books, supplies and gear you can buy from the Fly Lady’s store if you are interested. She’s got books, journals, menu planners, calendars, magnets, and even cleaning products and a Fly Lady Doll up for grabs!

Fly Lady is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to get their home in shape, or to simply maintain a nice, clean house without craziness.