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Flylady v organised mum

6 replies

Rayn22 · 03/10/2022 20:38

Have to get a grip as I have shocking organisational skills and spend far too much time cleaning!!
Which is best to follow?

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Xiaoxiong · 03/10/2022 20:46

Depends on your tolerance for twee.

I preferred TMM for this reason.

I also like Unfuck your habitat but TMM matches my life a little better (kids, toys etc)

userxx · 03/10/2022 20:56

Never heard of unfuck your habitat, so thank you!

Another weekend spent of blitzing the house, I'm not doing it again.

PoTayToes80 · 04/10/2022 14:15

Fly lady has a schtick that wasn’t really my bag.

I’ve been trying to TOMM for months now though and not managed to hit my stride yet where it’s all meant to get easier. I suspect I need to declutter.

fallinover · 04/10/2022 14:19

I liked lots of the tips on fly lady but left when there was too much Trump and religion.
Tomm doesn't have that.

I also like a slob comes clean, who did "declutter at the speed of life". Which I found helpful.

Flopisfatteningbingforchristmas · 04/10/2022 14:21

Fly lady seems to have a million emails. TOMM has simple easy print outs. I prefer TOMM. Although I’ve learnt things from it I now just do level 1, a weekly big clean and then Friday focus if I can ever be arsed.

goldfinchonthelawn · 04/10/2022 14:49

I followed Flylady when she first started out before the others came along. I looked at UYH and TOMM but found them confusing. Flylady is also very confusing if you look at her now. But her basic advice is golden and I've used it for years to keep on top of housework and life.

5 minute room rescues - set a timer and tody as much as you can in 5 mins - all the big offensive stuff can usually get sorted in 5 mins and it is so motivating. Unbvelievable how much better a messy room looks in just 5 mins.
15 mins to company-ready - that's a 5 minute room rescue followed by a 10 minute clean - hoover what's visible, dust what's visible, wipe surfaces, add somethig attractive and focal, as if someone is about to turn up to be entertained in that room
27 thing fling - chuck out 27 things, then stop. E.g. 5 used q-tips, 4 used interdental brushes, 3 empty shampoo and 2 empty shower gel bottles, 3 old rusty razors, 2 dried up nail polishes, 2 ancient samples of hand cream, 1 knackered body brush, 2 empty loo rolls, 3 used contact lens holders. (Did a list to point out you can out individual tiny things as one each.)
weekly 1-hour home blessing - divide areas of the home into 10 minute sections and just do what you can for 10 mins: strip the bed and put on fresh linen; quick hoover of living room and stairs, change bathroom towels, polish taps and scrub loo; empty all bins, quick wipe of kitchen surfaces. Not perfect but better than nothing, once a week.
Morning routine Put on a laundry load, fold yesterday's laundry, get dressed, hair, teeth done etc; feed kids and cat, make packed lunches. - 30 mins max.
After school routine - hang out morning laundry to dry; check school bags - empty packed lunch boxes, fill out forms, feed DC a snack and chat about their day, get dinner started - 30 mins
bedtime routine - get work bag and clothes ready. Repack DC's bags with them, checking if sports kit etc needed next day, and lay out uniform. Have a shower, clean teeth. 30 mins again

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