Yo PA!
Hi Ava and Walkthe D
In a nutshell it is a system of household organisation and cleaning that encourages you in to the habit of tackling things little and often so you put minimum but focused efforts in to the areas that matter most.
There are 31 baby-steps (yuck - hate that phrase) which are quite simple and the routines can be completed in 10 mins at either end of the day so no problem keeping up at weekends or while working full time.
I find the Flylady website off-puttingly folksy/perky but the underlying strategy is very sound and very sensible. If you subscribe to the site they send you 10 emails a day so I will be just linking to the baby-steps here every day.
The main Flylady principles are:
Keep your kitchen sink clean and shiny and clutter-free.
Go to bed early at night and get up early and dress straightaway every morning, including lace-up shoes.
Do a few key things every night and every morning to make your day go smoother (ie lay out clothes, identify tasks for next day etc etc - this is covered in baby steps)
Cut down on screen-time no comment!!
Do one job at a time and clear up afterwards.
Don't take on a mammoth clearing task - take small bites - nothing more than one hour's worth.
Do something that you enjoy every day.
Work quickly and in a focused way (I find a timer helps once I can actually get down to it - 15 min chunks.)
Here's the website
Suggest you take a look at Flying Lessons to get a feel of it
www.flylady.net/pages/flyinglessons.asp