FlyLady
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FlyLady is a group set up by Marla Cilley, aka the FlyLady. This group is centralized around the website FlyLady.net in combination with a Yahoo! Group. It is a support group that offers advice, tips and humor to assist people in keeping their homes neat and tidy. Subjects that are covered include clutter, routines, weekly cleaning with focus on the zone of the week (five in total), self-esteem, and perfectionism. The information is provided for free, however there is a small store at the website where tools are sold for organization, decluttering and cleaning.
FlyLady was established in 1999 as a variation on the system created by Pam Young and Peggy Jones ("The Slob Sisters") in their book called "Sidetracked Home Executives." It started as a mentoring email group and grew into the website, Yahoo! group, and store that it is now. There are currently over 300,000 members.
Marla Cilley has written that the name "FlyLady" was originally her online name, as she was a Fly fishing fan and instructor. She then used this nickname when creating the e-mail list and web site. One of the members of the FlyLady e-mail list later created an acronym for FLY: Finally Loving Yourself.
The basics of the FlyLady system are outlined in Cilley's book Sink Reflections (Bantam Books, ISBN 0-553-38217-9) and on the web site. The system encourages "baby steps" to develop routines and habits to organize and maintain your home. The primary focus is on Finally Loving Yourself to make you and your family's lives easier by decluttering, menu planning, "anti-procrastination" day, and planning ahead by establishing routines. Cilley's website is comprehensive. Attention is also given to organizing personal finances, taking time out to pamper yourself, date night, family fun night, and ideas from "Flybabies" (people learning to fly).
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