FlyLady Primer

Yesterday I mentioned FlyLady.

If you've never heard of her, her local news interviewed her for their style segment. It gives you a little background on how she got started. Also they've posted a series of FlyLady steps from last year that you can follow to prepare for the holidays.

FlyLady strongly recommends 15-minute assignments to get control over your life--to move toward overall simplicity, at least by one definition of it (defining simplicity I'll save for another post)--so that you don't get overwhelmed. Don't be surprised when the first assignment is very basic and only takes 15 minutes or less. Somehow or another, if you do her assignments in preparation for the holidays, your house ends up looking presentable and you have what you need on hand to pull off the meal and hosting responsibilities.

She's aiming at people who are overwhelmed. If you already have your act together, you won't need her suggestions. Now that I mention it, if you've got your act together, please post your secrets in the comments section. I could use a little help...