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Good Habits Are Hard to Break THINK | By Marla Cilley, 2 days ago
It is always good to get away for a weekend with your friends. We travel a lot but not often just for pleasure. We decided to attend the “I Can Do It” Conference in Atlanta. This could be considered continuing education for all of us because the foundation theme of the conference falls in line with Finally Loving Yourself!...
Following Your Dreams THINK | By Marla Cilley, 11 days ago
Did life happen and your dreams get put on the back burner? This has occurred to most of us. We have all heard that procrastination is the thief of time. I don't think that is entirely the case. Time is constant; we all have the same hours in every single day, it is how we choose to use those hours that steals the time. We all seem to think th...
Fear of Decorating LEARN | By Marla Cilley, Mar 2013
Did you ever glance at those well lit pictures in a magazine and wish for a room that looked as inviting as the images in their pages. We want the feel of those pictures but we have no clue where to start to accomplish it. Don't feel bad because I can help you get started on your dream home and it can be done in babysteps.Our bigge...
Calendar Happiness LEARN | By Marla Cilley, Mar 2013
A few years ago the late Dr. Steven Covey and I were speaking to an audience of over ten thousand people. Before the event he called me to his dressing room and wanted to know just exactly what “The FlyLady” did! I kind of laughed out loud.I told Dr. Covey to think of it like this. Once my la...
Breaking the Chains THINK | By Marla Cilley, Feb 2013
Some of you still don't believe me when I say that you cannot organize clutter; you can only get rid of it! For the life of me I can't understand why you won't just try it. I have given you little assignments to clear off areas so that you can feel the difference the free space has on your life. Yet you are still refusing to let it go!...
Getting Ready for the Holidays THINK | By Marla Cilley, Nov 2012
Every year we swear to ourselves that this Christmas is going to be different and every year we find ourselves wrapping presents as we walk out the door. Why do we allow our procrastination to play havoc with our lives year after year? I want to help you cruise through this holiday season with FLYING colors!
I Don't Have Time THINK | By Marla Cilley, Oct 2012
When you hear yourself utter these words, "I don't have time!" either in your head or out loud to your family I want you to stop in your tracks. This is just another form of whining. Yes you heard me right.We all have 24 hours in a day. In our perfectionism there will never be enough hours ...
Change Is Good THINK | By Marla Cilley, Oct 2012
What is it about change that makes us sick to our stomachs? We don’t even realize that our nauseous feeling has to do with trying something new. Sometimes that new reality has been forced on us: Death of a family member, divorce, a move, or any number of things. Other times that change comes from within us when we hit bottom or the straw bre...
Discover Your Dreams THINK | By Marla Cilley, Sep 2012
Did you ever just wonder why you are here and what it is you are supposed to be doing with your life? When I was a child I never knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. Even as a young mother I did not have a clue about who I was and what I really wanted.My life was so busy that I barely had time to bre...
Finding an Extra Hour Each Day THINK | By Marla Cilley, Sep 2012
Wouldn’t you like to find an extra hour to your day and not lose any sleep to do it? I think I have found a way to accomplish this! You are not going to believe this!Recently it was brought to my attention that on an average; people spend 55 minutes each day looking for lost items! Just think about...
Let Me Tell You About FLYing! THINK | By Marla Cilley, Sep 2012
Years ago, I started to practice loving myself. At first it was just in words only. I wanted to find a way to relieve my stress and slow down my thoughts. That is when I found meditation. I began to meditate. Instead of having a mantra (I didn't even know what that was and didn't care), I knew I needed some words to help me focus. I chose,...
Become a Calendar Aficionado LOVE | By Marla Cilley, Aug 2012
School is starting soon and we will have lots of events to get on our calendars. I have been brainstorming on how to help you and your family use a wall calendar. I have put together a list of 11 Tips to make your calendar work for you! Color Code your ca...
Your Bag Lady Days are Numbered MOVE | By Marla Cilley, May 2012
If you have been having problems getting rid of your clutter, it could be because you have a disease known as the Bag Lady Syndrome. When we start out housekeeping, we have the cute filing cabinets that hold our important papers. It does not take long to fill those paper consuming monsters with every scrap of paper that we think is important. Soon with those drawe...
Saving it for Good BELONG | By Marla Cilley, Apr 2012
Why do we save our good stuff for a special occasion? Make memories with your pretty things so your children will know they are special to you!Good ChinaNice glassesLinen table cloths.Pretty underwear or night gownsGood pursesNew towelsSpecial bottles of bubble bath and soapCloth napkinsCandl...
Is Your Light Hidden THINK | By Marla Cilley, Mar 2012
My bathtub is my place of meditation. I surround myself with warm water and open my mind and heart to listen. Robert calls them God Breezes. When they come in the middle of the night, we refer to them as the Midnight Editor and when I get them in the tub; they are bathtub epiphanies. This morning the subject was love!
Perfectionism in the Holidays THINK | By Marla Cilley, Oct 2011
When I made my last New Year's Resolution to "Get Organized", I figured out why I had never been successful at getting my life in order. It was because I was not nice to me. I was suffering from PPP syndrome. What is that you ask? Well it is not very pretty!It is perfectionism that causes this PPP Syndrome! Most people think ...
Could You Evacuate in Minutes SAVE | By Marla Cilley, Sep 2011
Here it is that time of year again when we are faced with the threat of Evacuation from our homes. We never know when we this could happen because of fire, train wreck, floods, riots, earthquake or hurricanes. It is up to us to be prepared!PEOPLE: Have a plan for getting out of the house and make sure everyone knows it. Ha...
No More Parents Left Behind LOVE | By Marla Cilley, Jul 2011
This time of year everyone is writing articles on how to get the children ready to go back to school. I know this is an important topic for you but we have left out the main person who has to get the children ready for the first day of school; YOU!You are the one that has to get up and get the family moving each morning. It is your respons...
Stop the Merry-Go-Round of Stress! THINK | By Marla Cilley, Jul 2011
Slow down you move too fast. We are all in such a hurry these days that we don't take time to stop and smell the roses. We hear ourselves say "I don't have time" yet we waste more time searching for things. If we could recoup those hours we spend each day looking for keys, shoes, socks and purses; then we would relieve most of t...