From the Big House to the Tiny RV

Dear FlyLady and Team,

Your methods have been incredibly helpful in my home. Using your advice kept our sanity when we had our home up for sale. Our family was able to keep it show worthy in a moments notice.

We travel the country with my husband's job. So when we sold the house, we bought a 33 ft camper. There are two adults, four active homeschooled children, two hairy (yet small) dogs, and an ornery turtle living in about 400 sq foot. I knew if your magic could work for a 2400 sq ft home, then it had to work for tiny spaces even more. We started with the decluttering. Knowing the necessities happens very quickly in the camper. There is NO place for clutter. I purchased the FlyLady Tools because I needed one handle with attachments for space sake. These are even more useful in my camper.

Every piece has a important purpose. I use the Rubba Scrubba from laundry to floor care (nooks and crannies stand no chance). The Rubba Sweepa works better on the carpet than any mini vacuum. It gets every last dog hair. And of course the mop system saves space and time my sweeping and mopping all at once. It works wonders on the awnings and outside surface. I still Swish and swipe every morning. It is a must do to keep big smells in tiny spaces at bay. The dust wand....where can it not go? I have had to modify my Zones just a touch to make it work for us. Thank you. God bless you and all the fly team.

Natasha

p.s I too have a rock collection. I am working on one from all 50 states.

FlyLady here: Many years ago in St. George, Utah, we met a family who traveled the country with the Dad's Nursing career. They had done this same thing. What a wonderful experience for a family. We should all practice downsizing our clutter.

Everything you need to keep your home shining; from a large home to a tiny home!

Dear Friends,

We have been living a supersized lifestyle for a very long time. We have homes with lots of closets, big garages and spacious basements. We even drive big cars that bring home more stuff. To make room for more precious things those SUVs have to haul the old unloved stuff to storage units. Our supersized lifestyle needs a supersized paycheck to fund our supersized debt.

As the kids grow up and have lives of their own; all their stuff that you have saved is just waiting for them to come and get it. You think you are holding their stuff hostage so you can see them occasionally, but if the truth be known they don’t want it. So now my question is, why have we held on to things that have no value for our children.

If we don’t downsize our supersized lifestyles, our children will be forced to do it for us after we are gone. We can’t leave them with that burden like our parents did to us. We can’t use our parent’s excuse of living through the great depression. We have the ability to let go of our clutter once and for all time.

I have a fun way to do this. We are going to pretend to move into a new house half the size of the one we are in now. Now don’t panic! You are not all your stuff! In fact all that stuff has been keeping you from having fun. You have spent years organizing it! Now it is time to release your clutter to new homes so that you can find yours.

When you think about moving do not get overwhelmed. We have a systematic way of deciding what we can’t live without. Get out your Give Away, Put Away and Throw Away boxes. Set your timer and just ask a few questions of the clutter. Pick up one item and make a decision.

Have I used you in the last year?
Do I have a place for you in my new home?
Do you make me smile?
Do you have any bad memories for me?
Do I have two of you?

Each week focus on a new room. Spend 15 minutes each day downsizing one little area. Don’t look at the big picture. It has taken years to accumulate all your baggage. The process of moving only the things you love and use will make your current house feel like a brand new home. Then when it comes time to retire to your cabin on the lake, you will be ready to load the truck. Packing will be a breeze!

FlyLady

Let's pretend to move!

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