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You may have heard about FlyLady in another forum, maybe you read about her
in a newspaper or magazine, perhaps you even saw her on TV or heard her on the radio. All over the world, people are talking about FlyLady. She has also been featured by both Knight-Ridder and the Associated Press, as well as major newspapers all over the country, including USAToday, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, the Atlanta Constitution, National Post, Globe and Mail and many, many others. These are some highlights from recent press:
November 18, 2003 Woman's Day Magazine: The Easiest Christmas Ever by Marla Cilley, The FlyLady.
"Marla Cilley is no stranger to our pages. But we decided to ask her for a Christmas plan only after Suzan Schaefer, my assistant, followed her online plan last year. "The easiest Christmas I've ever had," Suzan said...And indeed, Marla's week-by-week plan will help you get your house cleaned, the gifts bought and wrapped and the cards mailed by the first week in December so you can enjoy the rest of the month." - Jane Chesnutt, Editor-in-Chief, Woman's Day Magazine (from the Nov. 18 edition).
Sept. 16, 2003 NPR Day to Day: The FlyLady Wants to Clean House
"The "Fly Lady" got her name because she's an expert angler -- but now she's making a splash using the Internet to help people overcome their domestic disabilities. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates introduces us to Marla Cilley, who's mission in life is for everyone have a clean house."
September 2, 2003 Family Circle Magazine: How to trick yourself to get more done by Vicky Mlyniec
"Marla Cilley, author of Sink Reflections (Bantam) and the creator of www.FlyLady.net has designed morning, evening and weekly routines that help streamline your cleaning time."
August 26, 2003 Washington Post: Helping Teens Dig Through Mountains of Clutter By Evelyn Porreca Vuko
""Start with baby steps. Borrow a timer and set it for 15 minutes or put on some favorite music and work through two or three songs. Don't work longer than three 15-minute sessions at one time," says Cilley, the author."
June 27, 2003 Chicago Tribune: Routines that can restore order to a chaotic household; Simple ways to keep a home in drop-in shape by Dan Rafter, Special to the Tribune.
April 2003: Real Simple Magazine: Speed Cleaning
"We shot our cover (on the April edition of Real Simple) in suburban Connecticut, at the home of a busy wife and mother of two daughters. But first we washed her sink following the tips of cleaning guru Marla Cilley. The homeowner was amazed. We were amazed, too - and not just because of the sparkling sink. The photo evoked something that all of us have done at some point in our lives: washed dishes while gazing aimlessly out a window... daydreaming about something wonderful. Now that's the kind of multitasking I like." - Carrie Tuhy (Editor's Note)
April 28, 2003 Wall Street Journal: Workplace tactics get house sparkling
BY SUE SHELLENBARGER
"THE 27-FLING BOOGIE: Don't let the breezy name fool you. This exercise by Marla Cilley, aka "FlyLady," a cleaning guru and author with 171,000 subscribers to her free e-mail service, is hard labor."
April 25, 2003 Humberto Cruz The Savings Game (Syndicated Column): Web site rallies thousands to pay down millions in debt by Humberto Cruz.
"This is what people can do when they pull together and summon their resolve: Pay down more than $9.5 million in credit card debt in one month.
Some 168,000 women who've joined the free FlyLady Web site did it in March, paying down an average of $57 each, way above the goal of a little more than $16 per person."
Spring 2003 Women's Faith and Spirit Magazine: Clear Your Clutter, Free Your Soul by Sondra Forsyth
"Out of her home in the mountains of North Carolina, Marla Cilley communicates daily by e-mail with grateful FlyLady.net members - 160,000 and counting - from all over the globe. Her philosophy is that creating a clutter-free home, while making sure to take time for yourself, leads to inner joy and peace. That may seem simplistic at first glance, but "FlyBabies" in over 40 countries fill Cilley's electronic inbox with heartfet testimonials that hew system has indeed given them the hope and happiness that had so long eluded them."
March 30, 2003 Columbus Dispatch: Changing Times Allow You to Toss Out Annual Chore by Paulita Kincer
"A chapter in Cilley's book is called "You'll Never Have to Spring Clean Again." And she is adamant that women should clean a little bit everyday rather than trying to clean the whole house in a week.
March/April 2003 Body and Soul Magazine: The Lightness of Being Organized by Marilyn Paul PH.D.
Listed in a side bar as a support group for getting-organized: FlyLady.net.
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