My Routines playlist is here kzread.info/head/PLxIYCyTLBED8WSsh-WS_o8qTf15-4ja0Z and the Playlist for the Seven Day Routine Challenge kzread.info/head/PLxIYCyTLBED_jlyESS5EQKSbtoTCRK_8f

I've been flying for several years with varying success and diligence. I'm soooo much more content when I use the routines. Even if I don't tick off all the boxes each day, my home is nicer and I'm more content at days end. Today I watched while eating lunch to get myself pepped up for a happy afternoon.🎉🎉

Most beautiful outfit yet! Again, thank you for all that you do. When I get crabby about the work that I have to do around the house Diane, I remind myself how lucky I am to have a house, a sink, a dishwasher, a washing machine ...and how many people live on so little. Like you said, if you have to do something, make the best out of it!

I work outside the home and we enter/exit our home through the basement. My washer/dryer is in the basement so I have to walk right by it at least twice a day :) so when I get home I fold my LOL, prep the launch pad for the next day, scoop the kitty litter, all before I go upstairs. I have found this daily rhythm to be just what I need to transistion from work to home in the late afternoon. I love my routines and I have you to thank Diane

Hello Diane. I have been following you for over a year now and you have helped me change my life for the better by teaching us the Fly Lady and Getting Things Done systems. I am a 45 year old mom and wife who has been struggling with temporarily having to give up my career for a few years due to a chronic pain condition. These systems have helped me soooo much to get through the tough days and take better care of myself and my family and have fun doing it. Your bright, positive personality continually cheers me up and brightens my life. My husband jokes that you are my hero. :). Thank you! On your recommendation I also started the DYT program and believe I’m a Type 1/3. What an enlightening process this self inquiry has been for me. (Hurrah, shake the pom poms!) Thanks so much for sharing this. With all respect, I just want to give you a big grateful hug! It also has been so fun to see your own progress. Your hair looks fantastic today and the shirt seems absolutely perfect for your style. What a great find. Thanks for being you Diane. Warm regards, Jenny in Germany

@joannad9142

5 жыл бұрын

Jennifer von Schwerin Jenny you could have written this for me, your expressions of appreciation for Diane mirror my own :-))

@joannad9142

5 жыл бұрын

Jennifer von Schwerin (from an older Type 2 by the way)

@monikamarsollek3493

5 жыл бұрын

Hi, Jennifer, I know what you're talking about and can't agree more 👍. You're not alone. Greetings from...Germany😉, Monika❣

@DianeinDenmark

5 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that these systems have helped you, Jenny! Hugs! 😍

The thumbs down 👎🏻 are annoying and rude. If they do not like the video, why do they not move on? You do this all for free... and you speak respectfully to us. I am grateful for your efforts!

@Amy_Stanmore

5 жыл бұрын

Saskia Nele it’s better to ignore them and just think they have fat thumbs and pressed the ring button😂😆

@nelesonntagodo

5 жыл бұрын

„ring“ or „wrong“ 😜😊

@laineygann7713

5 жыл бұрын

So, just out of curiosity, what is the thumbs down button for?

@madnessofmymind

4 жыл бұрын

@@laineygann7713 that you disagree w/ something in the video. I mean...what else? Anything.

@laineygann7713

4 жыл бұрын

@@madnessofmymind Well, then it's a RUDE button. Wish they'd remove it.

I love my routines. They have brought peace and structure to my life. We had a surprise visit one morning, instead of being embarrassed I was dressed nicely, the house was clean and tidy and it was 9.30am!

@DianeinDenmark

4 жыл бұрын

Woo hoo, go you!

Looking great Diane. These routines change your life. I could not have imagined how a clean shiny sink before bedtime could give me such peace of mind. When you wake up knowing there is no washing up to do it's fabulous and because I no longer have a dishwasher I don't even have to unload it. Your tip of setting the table for breakfast is good . Before my husband had his stroke he would never leave dirty dishes in the sink . He was a chef many years ago and he often cooked and left the kitchen spotless. Until I found flylady I struggled to juggle looking after him with housework and everything else. I did it but it seemed a chore. Now I have more time for us and the home looks better for it. Life is so much less stressful. Lots of love from Margaret in Cyprus

@DianeinDenmark

5 жыл бұрын

Hope you've got lots of sunshine today, Margaret! 🖐🌴

Greetings from Florida! So glad that I found your KZread channel a few months ago! In the 80's I was using the 3" X 5" Index cards and the Slob Sister's Side Tracked Home Executive system. In early 2001 I had started a new career path and found that I needed to get back to a system of routines and when I went online to prepare to set the SHE system up & operational again I found FlyLady & her way of using routines and they have served me well for all of these years. That is until a couple of years ago when I slowly quit doing my routines due to my husbands health issues. I am still working in a very demanding position and my husband now has Stage 4 Melanoma. The enormous change in our lives brought on by the health issues and the exhaustion that comes with the process of trips to the oncologist every two weeks and keeping up with the demands of my job just left our routines and any semblance of them gone. I needed to get back on track not only for my physical surroundings but also for the emotional comfort and calm that the routines provide and figure out how to have even a moment of me time and that is when I found your channel! You have inspired me and you are my go to for getting back "into the zone"!! I've been adapting the routines to fit what our lives are now and doing what I can when I can and the timer is back in action and it's working. Also our traveling has been brought to a halt at this time so I am traveling vicariously through your videos. Thank you so much for taking the time to make the videos, love them and they have inspired me just when I was struggling the most to keep life going. Also enjoy the Getting Things Done videos......Thank you so much Diane.

@DianeinDenmark

5 жыл бұрын

Hugs to you, Patricia! And I'm so glad that the Routines are providing you with a structure and some relief. These are tough times for you!

@patriciabramble1287

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you and your videos are like a hug! I just realized that by putting even a little bit of planning and routines into place I can actually take up the offers of assistance that friends and family are always offering. Without the planning & routines I can't identify what I need so I have shrugged off the very kind and sincere offers to help that I really need.

When I was working full time, it was all I could do to keep up with what I call the daily chores (laundry, dishes, trash, dinner, incoming paper/mail, childcare and pet care. My evening routine is all about self-care.

I’m working my way through the refresher! Much needed.

Love that you are doing s goulash refresher course. I just moved & down sized...from a 3 BR home to a 2 BR town home. Loving it. I was free (in my mind) to get rid of solo much stuff. It's only been about a month & I have just a few more boxes to go. Without the goulash system and 2-5-10-15 min at a time...I wouldn't be as far long as I have. All while keeping my new home clean...and....uncluttered (outside of the two designated clutter boxes.... area) which I work on a few minutes a day.

When it comes to routines they really are the glue that holds things together. If I let my routines slide for more than a few days, it shows in the house and I feel begin to more flustered because I'm not as prepared, in the morning to get out the door or in the evening related to cooking dinner. I'm loving your "refresher" as I did get a bit off track in August due to travel and the excessive heat, so the timing is perfect to encourage me as I get back into my routines.

Love your new look and that shirt is gorgeous. Thanks for helping with flylady your videos are so bright, enjoyable and easy to follow. X

Dear Diane, I have been following you for a few months. I really love your videos and especially the routines have helped very much to get a good start into the new day. Thanks a lot.

You always keep it new and fresh and keep me going! 🎉🎉🎉

I'm on vacation at the moment and re-listening to some of your recordings, especially the refresher . I've decided to fully implement the system when I get home. I've been picking and choosing in the past. For example I don't swish the toilet every day. But the one in our ensuite gets a lot of use and could use it. So I'm going to dig in. As an aside, I just love the clothing you are wearing in the refresher videos. So fresh and upbeat.

Thank you lovely Diane, it's so great that you are doing these refresher videos. And you look AMAZING today!

Great video, as always. Good reminders. Thanks!

Diane, love you, love hygge!! I work from home and am watching this on my lunch break. Working from home is great but also definitely presents its own unique challenges!

So helpful and motivating as always!! Thank you! doing great with my routines! BTW: love love your hair, so cute!

Rah, rah, rah! I’ve been to the gym this morning and taken the dog out. I’m relaxing with some lemon water and watching your video. I’m going to clean in my bedroom today because it NEEDS it 😂 I’ve got a table in my bedroom that’s covered. I’m going to uncover it and then vacuum while also getting a couple loads of laundry done 👍🏻

Thank you for your positivity and inspiration. You look fabulous as a Type 1. From your channel I found Flylady and DYT-I am a type 2 implementing Flylady to help my tendency to "detail". Love from sunny Crieff xx

Hey Diane, thanks for your uplifting videos! I recently retired, so I'm establishing new versions of my routines.

Yay! Pom poms!!!! Loving this series and the top tips. 💕🎉👏🏻 xx

@DianeinDenmark

5 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking of getting "glow in the dark" pom poms or ones with lights for the winter! 😆

@luciegallagher2710

5 жыл бұрын

Diane in Denmark oh definitely!!!! Sounds perfect!!!! Xx

I can absolutely attest to the difference that routines make to the day! My morning and evening routines help me to feel far more in control of my home and life and make me feel calm and collected. Nothing beats the feeling of being able to look at my lists and check things off one after the other and then to be able to kick off my shoes at the end of the day knowing that I've accomplished something!

Thank you so much for these vlogs and especially the suggestions to change it to fit our schedules. I have struggled with bedtime routine, so I am going to switch it up to do earlier. Thank you for all your enciuragement.

@DianeinDenmark

5 жыл бұрын

Yay, I hope it will work out better for you, Sally!

@mawmawlinna

5 жыл бұрын

No Nikes. Put on any comfortable pair of shoes , but no Nikes.

Good morning ☀️! I love your new lease on your wardrobe! You look so bright and bubbly and beautiful! I need to try this color book program you talk about!! I am in desperate need of more of the right color scheme in my aging life!! Your journey has made you ageless!!

@DianeinDenmark

5 жыл бұрын

LOL! Thanks, Brenda!

@JustKamlyn

5 жыл бұрын

Hi! I’ve been doing the dressing your truth system for about a month and absolutely love it. I highly suggest it.

“Evening routine” works just fine with me. You are part of my daily routines nowadays. What do I get to call it? „DiD routine”? Actually „DiD“ would work because after I always jump into action and „DiD“ a routine. Thanks to your cheering me on. 🙏🏼🤗😊 Lovely outfit, as always! Even without a necklace. I am sie used to seeing you with a necklace. Typ 1 suits you immensely! Like you I changed my hairstyle now and I look less strict. 😊

@nelesonntagodo

5 жыл бұрын

What?!?! No sofa? 😳 (do you have a camera in my living room? I do exactly that and need to work on this.)

Diane you are such an inspiration! I've been a long time watcher of your videos (started in April and watched your whole back catalogue) and only NOW is the message really sinking in. It's thanks to the constant repetition of the same message, which you deliver in such a positive way. You're helping me unlearn all my bad habits and replace them with wonderful new ones which are making my house look great but more importantly keeping my mind clear and sane. Sincere thanks and please keep it coming, as long as you are happy to do so.xx Niamh in Dublin

@DianeinDenmark

5 жыл бұрын

Yay, I'm glad it's working for you, Niamh! By the way, I have a friend called Niamh, so I know how to pronounce your name! 😆

@neeoco

5 жыл бұрын

+Diane in Denmark Good on you! I've been called everything from "Nie-am" to "Ni-am-pa-huh". The Ozzies had the worst time with the pronunciation!😂

I appreciate that someone finally addresses these issues for those of us outside of the house. With the headache of commuting and all that, it's really hard to find time or desire to do these things. I have 3 hours from the time I'm home to get everything done, and get to bed. That's horrible. But that's my issue. I wish more people did the work outside of the home videos to show real life for a lot more of us.

4th day of my first week, and I was able to help with an early-morning minor family "transportation crisis". It was no problem at all, as my morning routines were well underway, especially as I was already dressed, hahaha! An hour and a half later, right back on schedule! Thank you for your help.

Love when you do these little refresher things! They're always so enjoyable!! I thought you were going to say pampering when you said your favorite part of the flylady system! :-)

I've only been trying all this for about a month. I notice a wonderful lack of chaos in my home and with my family. The routines become habit. It really is working. I'm new but feeling better and better each week. My main weakness is using the dang timer. Lol!

Hi Diane, Happy Little Saturday from Oregon! :) I am an empty nester. I just took my daughter to college yesterday. I am going to go back to work part-time after I get a few things in line in my home. I was not aware of the Flylady app. I will load that. I have messed off all summer with my house just doing the basics. Now I have a lot of cleaning and painting to do. So I appreciate your videos as a motivator and learning through your Flylady refresher course. I like setting the time for youtube. I generally have my breakfast when I watch youtube but I can stay on it for a long time. My bad. Have a beautiful day Diane!! :) Becki

Not giving up! I am seeing success changing my evening routine to suit me. How did you know about my "DaNgeR Zone?" haha! Knowing that I get tired if I sit down after dinner, I finish the dinner dishes before I reward myself with some chocolate or cup of tea. I have decided to move my "am" cup of tea to the evening, so that I will be motivated to finish that dinner clean-up. And, I have now added lighting a candle to the evening too:) Thank you for introducing the need to "Hygge"...it has blessed me in this way.

Yesterday’s LOL was the largest one for a while and had more than my usual 3 or 4 items needing ironing. Thought was going to take ages but watched your video as I ironed and was on the last item as you finished. 🎉🎉🎉

@DianeinDenmark

5 жыл бұрын

Woo hoo, go Kim!

Thank you Diane. I think I was putting too much in my morning routine. I'm going to think my necessary jobs over and spread them out through the day. You help so much!❤

@evied.4475

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe 4 routines and not much at night when I'm too tired.

I tried getting fully dressed this morning (in actual pants and a nice shirt) and when I got my 6 month old up, he spit up all over me. So.... I did feel pretty good about myself for about five minutes though!

@natusce

5 жыл бұрын

Caitlin Johnson Hi, I also have baby and I've been there for sure.

@kelleyamador8838

Жыл бұрын

Aprons are great for keeping the baby goo of your decent clothing!

@kelleyamador8838

Жыл бұрын

Off*

I just found your channel. I'm 23 years old still in uni and I'll move in together with my bf next week. I'm so exited to implement the flylady method. Also I love your outfit. :)

@DianeinDenmark

5 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the gang, Johanna!

I love your hair! you look so beautiful.

Hi Diane, thanks for your videos! I’d like to suggest you do a series mentoring a friend that are in a overwhelmed state to implement the system. It would be great to see a real case progress, what do you think? Thank you!! 😉

Dear Diane in Denmark. You facinated me the first video I watched-about a month ago. You were decluttering your side-board in the dining room. I was trying to understand how to declutter. Your rooms are so clear, they echoed. Really? I thought, YOU need to declutter? And then I watched you like a magician explain everything on and in that piece of furniture that had three drawers, mostly empty and yet you found things to declutter and when you explained each item, I understood. I was riveted and have watched many of your videos since that day. Every once in a while, you say something I really need to hear. Thank you. I added some Hugge (probably misspelled that) and I couldn't believe how much more contentment there is in the house due to some automatic candles scattered about. Thank you. Now, I'm down to the question: I have been foolish in my purchasing of some things. Obvious now that clutter is gone. I don't know what to do, but my bounty is clutter too! I have way too many notepads. Way too many sets of sheets. Way too many hand lotions that will rot before I can get them all used up. What do you do with an embarrassment of plenty? I'm embarassed to actually put that in print for the world to see. Flybaby, Nina in Kansas

@DianeinDenmark

5 жыл бұрын

Time for you to share your "clutter" with others, who will use and love them! Take them to a local charity shop/thrift store. Or perhaps a local church or shelter is looking for donations. Ask friends/family/colleagues. Make someone else happy! 🖐😀

Thanks Diane, I so much appreciate your help and encouragement.

❣Hi, Diane, 'enjoying guilt free' are the miracle words for me...so much more relaxing ! Thank you so much, I really feel refreshed💦😉, love, Monika❣

@DianeinDenmark

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, you deserve the "guilt free" time, Monika!

You look so cute today, Diane! Great color on you Too!

Are your lists...actual lists of your morning & evening routines anywhere? You are such a darling woman. ❤

❤😊

Off the subject, but your hair style is so cute!!!

Oops silly auto correct changed my FlyLady.. To the word goulash... So silly.

@nelesonntagodo

5 жыл бұрын

Marie Mac i Love it!!! Goulash 😆 . But you know, you are able to edit your comments. 😉

@debbietampasheher3682

5 жыл бұрын

I thought it was a code word lol

@gabit.7148

5 жыл бұрын

LOL, I was wondering which new system you use! How funny!

@SpringRain2010

5 жыл бұрын

Lol normally I can edit...but my tablet won't let me....that's all I had with .e

@DianeinDenmark

5 жыл бұрын

I thought Goulash was really funny! Thanks, Marie Mac!

Coming back from holiday is hard... soecially when it mixes up w back to school... right now i feel like my house became a battlefield overnight. Seems like i need to set my timer and get off my bahookie...

@DianeinDenmark

5 жыл бұрын

Yay, brilliant, Leyda - the timer works magic!

@lvlc5

5 жыл бұрын

got my kitchen ready in 14, my dinning room (in the entrance, so you can imaigine) in 7, my room in 10, my bathroom in 2, my kids did their bedroom and took an eternity lol (need to use the timer with them too)... so lots done and house looks normal again!

Thank you so very much Diane for all your videos!! Life goes so smoothly with the morning, and evening routines plus the weekly home blessings!! You are a ray of sunshine Diane!! I watch you every day!! love your shirt!! It is a beautiful color!!

Hi Diane! May I ask, do you run your dishwasher twice a day? Morning and evening? I have often felt the need to run it twice a day but have very few dishes in the morning to make it worthwhile. How do you handle this? Thanks...

@DianeinDenmark

5 жыл бұрын

Once a day, sometimes twice a day at the weekend. If I don't have a full load, I will add in the lids of our recycling bins, the extractor fan filters etc.

I've done Flylady before but now that I am working from home fulltime somehow I find it a lot harder to do it. I either start doing a lot of tasks during the day while I should be working. Or I don't do much at all. And then there is keeping my office clean: seeing it as the extra room won't work because I'm there so much. Do you have any videos for working from home ladies?

@DianeinDenmark

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Natalie! Yes, I give lots of tips in my Flyady Refresher Course 🖖 Here's the link for you kzread.info/head/PLxIYCyTLBED-1vdMwaAhm7Z_3Br__gals

Ever since the summer, and I know you warned us about keeping up with our routines even thought it is summer, for some reason I just could not get myself organized at all. Perhaps it was everyone was home and one thing and then another I could not focus and maintain my determination. Now school is back in gear and I’ve started up a home business my mind is going in a million different directions. Help. I’m sinking fast. Any wise words ???💕

@DianeinDenmark

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! What I said at the end of this video...pick yourself up by doing your Morning and Evening Routine, add in a Weekly Home Blessing and refocus yourself. Do a 5 minute room rescue in the main areas of the house (kitchen, bathroom, living room, bedroom). Sit down for 10 minutes and do "a brain dump" (write down everything which is on your mind). Do you remember the Getting Things Done list I suggested? Here's a video kzread.info/dash/bejne/nGqFrpaQodmbYbw.html

@kathypuzic921

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Diane. I re listened to your video. I must just stay focused on only one task at a time and use my timer!! My problem I see the huge picture of both my routines/tasks and the work that needs to be done towards my business and then I think OMG. Yikes. So I must stay positive and focus do one thing at a time and stay the course. It is so good to have your videos and we can bend your esr❤️🎉🎉

MORN & EVE ROUTINE Start on app or paper List it and do it Time myself to see how long it takes me 🙂 enjoy the routine Light a candle Bunch of flowers Music Shower\make bed\swish and swipe\face hair makeup\dressed to shoes\bring laundry down put on wash\breakfast\clear off dishes EVENING 5 min breather Change clothes Dinner on Comfy shoes etc Sort outfit for morn Wash dishes Clean sink Get comfortable relax no yt in between to waste time Time yourself to see how long it takes you!!!🙂

Where did you get this beautiful blouse from? 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

@DianeinDenmark

5 жыл бұрын

From Zara in Denmark....about 10-12 years ago, perhaps older!

@nelesonntagodo

5 жыл бұрын

Diane in Denmark you look marvelous!

Wow, some Greek towels in the background!!!

@DianeinDenmark

5 жыл бұрын

You know me, Tonia - I always buy a souvenir tea towel on holiday (a clutter free souvenir) and this one was bought on Kos this July 🖐

@katjaj.7646

5 жыл бұрын

@@DianeinDenmark what a great idea!!! 😀👍

@barbaracano1528

5 жыл бұрын

Love that idea Diane! Just found you and will try my best to implement this system to calm my life.❤️

That green makes your eyes sparkle!

Did you time yourself through one day of Morning Routine/Evening Routine to estimate time you need for each routine? Did you find that necessary? I home school and work outside the house, so time is ALWAYS at a premium.

@DianeinDenmark

5 жыл бұрын

I don't time myself but I use my timer all the time, to keep me on track, and check off things as I go.

OM Squee! Is that a tardis tea towel?! Or just conveniently looks like it?

@DianeinDenmark

4 жыл бұрын

Not a tardis teatowel (it's a Greek house!) but we are nerdy in this house. You'll often see a dalek mug in my videos 😉

This has a note of rambling.

I've been watching for 8 minutes and you still haven't staid what the morning or evening routine should be.