Habit Of The Month...August

FLY Lady's Habit of the Month for August is Laundry! The goal is to do a complete load each day. From sorting to putting away. Some of you may have to do more than 1 load per day, others may only need to do one every other day. By doing it a bit at a time it is less overwhelming then having a weeks worth to do at once.

FLY BabyStep #31

Day 31

Check Your Control Journal Every Morning, Afternoon and Evening

Don't get bogged down by wanting to know everything about our system. As your clutter goes away you will find that you will have time to do the zone detailed cleaning, weekly home blessing hour and some of the fun things we do in our email and on the website. You don't have to see the top of the staircase to take the first step or the 30th step; you just need to keep FLYing!

I am so proud of you!

FLY BabyStep #30

Day 30

Check Your Control Journal Every Morning, Afternoon and Evening
Look at your calendar for next month. Does anyone have a birthday? We forget to send cards and purchase gifts. Put this on your errand list so you can to buy cards and gifts on your errand day. To learn more about a Basic Weekly Plan; You don't have to start doing it yet. Just think about it.
http://flylady.net/pages/FLYFaq.asp#weeklyplan

FLY BabyStep #29

Day 29

Check Your Control Journal Every Morning, Afternoon and Evening
We have worked very hard this past month. I hope that you have become familiar with our email FLY Washing system and you are seeing some progress in your home. It took me nine months of building my routines one habit at a time to get our home running on automatic pilot. Please do not beat yourself up over this. Anything you do today is better than it used to be! Celebrate each accomplishment and enjoy the process. Before you know it you will be having more time for the things that you love to do.
Right now I want you to look at the bottom of our homepage and find the weekly Pamper Mission and read it. Then think about when you are going to do it. You may have to put it on your calendar to really make it happen.

FLY BabyStep #28

Day 28

Check Your Control Journal Every Morning, Afternoon and Evening
Many times when we can’'t seem to get going it is because we are not taking care of ourselves by eating right, drinking our water or getting enough sleep. As part of your routines I want you to remind yourself to eat good food, drink your water and get your rest.

FLY BabyStep #27

 

Day 27

Check Your Control Journal Every Morning, Afternoon and Evening
Today I want you to think about what you are fixing for dinner before 6:00 pm rolls around. You can do it as part of your before bed routine for tomorrow or as part of your morning routine for today. Write this in your Control Journal.
WHATS FOR DINNER?

FLY BabyStep #26

Day 26

Check Your Control Journal Every Morning, Afternoon and Evening
It takes us a month to establish a habit. I set it up this way because I knew that I would miss a day here and there and I didn’t want to throw the baby out with the bath water. That was how I had always done it with my perfectionism. If I missed a day I gave up; well I factored in this part of our personalities into our FlyLady system. This is why we take a whole month to establish one habit.
Today I want you to go look at the bottom of any email that I have sent out. The first sentence is what I want you to look at and incorporate into you FLYing!

FLY BabyStep #25

Day 25

Check Your Control Journal Every Morning, Afternoon and Evening You have only been doing your routines for 25 days now. I am so proud of you. Keep in mind that you are not ever going to be perfect and we don't expect you to be. In fact we don't even like that "P" word. Right now you have your routines written down in your Control Journal. It will help you to practice them each day. These habits are not automatic yet; so you are still going to have to use your Control Journal, sticky notes and our reminders to help you establish your habits. Another tool you have is your calendar and stickers. We love giving ourselves a sticker when we are establishing a habit. I know that I have thrown a lot at you in the last 25 days but don't give up now. Every time you do your routine you are one step closer to developing your habit and running on automatic pilot. Today I want you to read how I started developing my routines one habit at a time. It took me several months to do this and here I am expecting you to get it in four weeks. Well here is the deal; I don't expect you to do this in one month. Be nice to yourself and don't beat yourself up. Your consistent BabySteps will get you there.

http://flylady.net/pages/WhyFly_PersonalTest.asp

Now go give yourself a gold star for doing your Morning Routine.

FLY BabyStep #24

Day 24

Check Your Control Journal Every Morning, Afternoon and Evening
One of the things that make our home always ready for company is the fact that our main bathroom is clean. Each morning as part of my Morning Routine I do something I call a Swish and a Swipe. This means I swish the toilet with a toilet bowl brush and I wipe down the counter tops and sink with a rag and put away all the things I have gotten out. This takes all of two minutes to keep our bathroom ready for anyone.
Add Swish and Swipe to your Morning Routine

Swish and Swipe is FLY Lady's Habit of the month for July!

Fly BabyStep#23

Day 23

Check Your Control Journal Every Morning and Evening

Today we are going to add another routine to our day. Fly Lady likes to call this our get home from work routine or get home from school. Whatever you name it; it is your afternoon routine.

Make a new page in your Control Journal for your Afternoon Routine. As with any of your routines; you will have to adapt to fit your family. Your Control Journal is your guide for BabyStepping your way through you day.

FLY BabyStep #22

Day 22

Check Your Control Journal Every Morning and Evening
Have you been procrastinating about building your Control Journal? I know that perfectionism can rear its ugly head and keep us stuck. If you just can't seem to get yours together;  FLY Lady has made one for you. It is in the FLY Shop
http://flylady.net/pages/FlyShop_CJ.asp  

All the BabyStep directions are on the website too. Just click on the link underneath FlyLadys feet.
http://flylady.net/pages/cjmain.asp

FLY BabyStep #21

Day 21

Check Your Control Journal Every Morning and Evening
Today I am going to show you something else on our website. Each day(Monday-Friday) FLY Lady's WebDude Lee puts up an Ask FlyLady Question and I answer it.
http://flylady.net/pages/AskFlyLady1.asp

FLY BabyStep #20

Day 20 Check Your Control Journal Every Morning and Evening Include laundry in your morning and evening routines; this makes getting up and getting dressed much easier. Laundry doesn't take long to do when we don't procrastinate about one of the five steps: Sort, wash, dry, fold and put away. It only takes a few short minutes. When you include laundry in your routines everyone is blessed. Nothing says I love you more than clean underwear!

FLY BabyStep #19

Day 19 - Read the Testimonial.

Check Your Control Journal Every Morning and Evening




Here is another inspirational testimonial that is the first page of my book, Sink Reflections. Your home can be this too. You are taking the BabySteps to get you there.



http://flylady.net/pages/TimeFLYs.asp#thing1

FLY BabyStep #18

Day 18 - Read FLY Lady's 11 Commandments.

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Did you know that we have Eleven Commandments? You may want to print these out or write them in your Control Journal.



http://flylady.net/pages/FLYingLessons_11commandments.asp

FLY BabyStep #17

Day 17 - Set a specific bedtime and stick with it.

Check Your Control Journal Every Morning and Evening

Today I want you to think about what time you are going to bed each night. Set a specific bed time and stick to it. You need your rest. Put this on your Before Bed Routine.

FLY BabyStep #16

Day 16 - Read an email from FLY Lady.

Check Your Control Journal Every Morning and Evening

Today I want you to look in your inbox for an email from FLY Lady. It can be a Morning Musing, a testimonial or an essay. Just take a few minutes and read over it. You never know what I am going to discuss. You can also go directly to Big Tent and read the messages.

FLY BabyStep #15

Day 15 - Make Your Bed.

Check Your Control Journal Every Morning and Evening




You are starting on our third week of FLYing. Each day you are going to your Control Journal and using your sticky notes to remind you along with the reminders that you are getting in our inbox. Our habits are coming along nicely and we are seeing changes in our attitudes and our homes.



On our new week of FLYing you are going to add Making your bed to your morning routine. If you will do this as soon as your feet hit the floor you are less likely to forget it.

FLY BabyStep #14

Day 14 - Read an essay Kelly wrote.

Check your Morning Routine in your Control Journal

Check your Before Bed Routine in your Control Journal

There is tons of information on our website. I do not want you to get confused. Today I want you to go read an essay that Kelly wrote. Most of us are calendar challenged. Kelly has a way of making it so easy for us to understand.

http://flylady.net/pages/FLYingLessons_UsingCalendar.asp

FLY BabyStep #13

Day 13 - Check your Morning Routine in your Control Journal

Check your Before Bed Routine in your Control Journal

Today I want you to find one of Kelly’s Missions and go and do it. They are fast and easy! This is going to introduce you to how we break our home into zones so that we never have to spring clean again.

http://flylady.net/pages/FlightPlan_Missions.asp

Here is what we are doing so far. We are practicing our Morning Routines, decluttering for 15 minutes a day and doing our Before Bed Routines.