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Current FLY Zone
"You are never behind. Jump in where you are." - FlyLady
FlyLady has divided the home up into 5 different zones. Don't worry if you think you have more than 5 zones in your own home (we all do LOL - Laugh out Loud), follow FlyLady's Zones. Her zones will hit on all the major living areas of your home. Each week, we work in a different zone. Each month, we repeat all the zones. In a few months, you will notice that the main parts of your home will look great. Then you will be ready to tackle some of the "other" areas of your home!
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These are the zones for August - mark your calendars:
- Zone 1: The Entrance, Front Porch and Dining Room (August 1)
- Zone 2: The Kitchen (August 4 - 8)
- Zone 3: The Bathroom and One Extra Room (August 11 - 15)
- Zone 4: The Master Bedroom (August 18 - 22)
- Zone 5: The Living Room (August 25 - 29)
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Starting Zone Work
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When you first start zone work, you are encouraged to spend 15 minutes per day decluttering in the current zone. That's it! Baby steps! Set your timer for 15 minutes and clear out those things that you don't use or love. Flybabies, don't forget to keep working on your Morning and Before Bed Routines - do them everyday! (see the FLYing Lessons for more information about this). Once you have a good start on your routines, it is much easier to do the zone work.
Before you start, review the rules of zone cleaning:
- Be fully dressed to shoes before you start.
- Your daily cleaning chores should be finished and preferably
weekly vacuuming done.
- The room has to be fairly straight.
- Do not pull out more than you can put back in 1 hour.
- Clean one drawer or one pile at a time.
- If you do not know how to declutter, go to
How to Declutter
- Be consistent. Do a little every day. Don't try to accomplish this in one day. You will burn out and will hate this system. BabySteps!
- Set your timer and work for 15 minutes. That's all. It did not get junked up in one day and it won't get clean in one day either. Patience and BabySteps. You can do this.
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Kelly's Missions
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After you have started decluttering in a zone, you may be ready take a look at Kelly's Missions. These are fun! Kelly will send you on a mission in the current zone. You never know where you will end up (or what you will find) when you do one of Kelly's Missions! |
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FlyLady's Detailed Cleaning List
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Once you have decluttered the zone (this may take a few months to actually complete - there is no rush here!), then you are ready for FlyLady's detailed cleaning list. You will be amazed at how easy it is to do detailed cleaning when the clutter is gone! What is more amazing is how easy it is to keep it clean when your routines are in place! FlyLady says, "The house practically cleans itself!"
Printable Detailed Cleaning Lists for Zones 1 - 5 (need Adobe Acrobat to view the pdf file)
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