I love how you were so real with those newer Mommas. As a woman with kids in HS and upper MS I just want to reinforce what Shannon is saying because it's 100% true. As they grow the messes become more managable and the efforts you put into cleaning will become less. So, please enjoy your young children and know that it's all ok. Us older Mommas are cheering you on and not really into judging since we have been there. Love to all of you 🤗

I cannot work at my home non-stop especially since I retired from a job I had for 13 years during my senior years. Therefore, I follow the flylady way to work for 45 minutes to an hour and then, rest for 15 minutes. I worked on my morning routine up to putting dishes away. Now, I'm giving myself rest and I chose to watch your video. After my 15 minutes are over, I might just continue to watch the video all the way through before I go back into the bathroom to tidy up.

You’re doing a good job! It’s not about having a perfect house. People live there. But you are teaching your kids a life skill, and that is how to pick up after themselves and not live in chaos!

Liked for the near death experience of the sniff test 😂 also the wet belly scrub mommy crew 😊

Totally resonates with me. I only have one tiny tornado but wow, the mess they make with dad is incredible. This morning I got the carpet cleaner out to clean chocolate hands off the stairs on the landing and at the bottom of the stairs. Heavy, noisy thing to push around and clean on a hot summer day in the UK England. Feeling quite satisfied after I'd cleaned the cleaner only to find little one adding water to his yoghurt pot and dropping it all over the carpet on the stairs... again 😢. Also mowed the back garden, done a bunch of laundry and now I'm feeling shattered. Tomorrow I'm going to physically pay for it. However, if I don't do anything, it never gets done. I'm going for 3 hours better reset. Birthday party tomorrow for our little one, so will probably end up with loads a mess and spillages again. Thanks for inspiration and encouragement. Tumblers could be use for a little ones mud kitchen outside.

Hi from Southeastern Ohio. I watch you regularly but rarely comment. Just wanted to send a message to say how wonderful you look and you seem to have more energy. Sometimes you seem really down. But not today 😊Thanks for the uplifting chat and video.

I think that getting some fun loving from your furbaby was so worth going over your time by 3 minutes. That part put a big smile on my face 😊 I love seeing your dogs ❤

That sniff test made me laugh! Kudos to the secret closet genie who straightened the closet! Your doggies are adorable. Our lab is like that. We can't do ANYTHING without her help and doggie kisses.

I loved this. Especially the sniff test 😂.. we’ve all done it but heaven knows why, just stick it back in the wash!

I sometimes make a list of what I’ve already done instead of a to do list when I’m feeling down on myself. It helps me to realize that I do a lot without thinking just to keep everyone going in the right direction and I’m AMAZING!!! 😂😊❤❤❤

Loved when you gave us that look as you were taken water bottles out of cabinets was priceless.

Wow look at you go girl you definitely have more energy now you are doing an amazing job your mind set is right on God is good all the time

The metal tumblers can be recycled. If you have someone that comes around on garbage day to grab metal, set them out for them.

"There's always content..." Love it!

I absolutely cracked up at your commentary over the underwear sniff. Almost spilled my morning tea. 😂 When you declutter a communal area, don’t be afraid to have kids and hubby be your runners for “take it there now”! Enlisting help (as you have so successfully done for maintaining zones in your home) is a great way to increase the energy expended on a single area without stretching yourself too thin.

I'm excited to watch! I'm sorry to hear of your grandfather's passing. I am so thankful for the hope we have in Christ.

tbh until I found you I had never heard of that deal with it now or the one hour better, but it makes such a huge difference. I have progress no matter how busy or how tired. your journey has made mine so much more successful ❤

I realized a few years ago that I could handle the messes so much better when I reduced the toys to an amount I could manage, better for my kids and better for me, and a lot less clean up time!

I heard a quote that said something like if you only have 80% to give and you gave 80% effort, then you gave it 100%. That really hit home. It's true if you gave it your best effort that day, that is more than good enough. Doesn't need to be perfect.

I absolutely love that you say the best and real stuff!!! I fight a chronic pain illness and can totally relate to you. Thank you for making it OK not to be perfect and not to having a perfect home. I am so much more grateful after I listen to you friend. You are beautiful inside and out...hugs

Amen to avoiding that sniff test!! I live with all males and sniffing is the least of it! I’m afraid to even touch them lol I LOVED watching you getting baptized by the dog licks😂they’re part of the family so I would love to see even more of them😃✝️🙋🏻‍♀️

That is a great picture of you and your hubby, and such a sweet gesture from your friend!

Shannon, that was fun to watch what people can get rid of. I need to do some soon.

OMG - I thought I was the only one that can't do the 'take it there now' ... I suffer from sidetrack-itis, and whenever I would move from the task I was focused on, a squirrel would dip it's butt in glitter and run across the room making me chase it .... I love how kind you are to yourself, and I know it's not easy. And part of the trick is just saying it outloud and that's what we're here for.

Tiny tornados, that is such a great description for smaller kids. Please wish me luck when I am intending to take my tiny tornado on an airplane in october.😊

Thank you so much for being real Shannon! And you look so pretty in your thumbnail! It’s a great pic of you!

I laughed out loud at the sniffing of random underwear! I am having to talk myself into letting go of perfection at the moment, having pulled some lower back muscles (for the second time in a month). If the dishes don't get washed today, they will probably get done tomorrow.

Thank you so much. I watch you all the time on TV so I never comment or interact but I got online just so I could tell you that this spoke to me so hard today. I am a mom of 4 boys and today they are at my MILs. I have been working on the house out of guilt but this reminded me that it's okay to take a break. Thank you so so much

I think it was your fairy Godmother who straitened the closet for you❤

The metal tumblers can also be donated. 😊

That is awesome! That the kids are helping. Great job! Try to make sure that the rooms down stairs are aways picked up. So when somebody comes it is aways ready for them. Just trying to help you.

You have a very calming effect on my frazzled nerves. Thank you.

Thank you, Shannon, for being you! This was just what I needed to hear today. I’ve been doing a lot of negative self talk this week. Trying to turn that around. ❤

Great work today, Shannon! I put any scrap metal at my curb for recycling day. The scrapping guy comes by and gets it because it is visible out of the actual recycling can.

Wow!! Your videos are always so helpful. Definitely seeing you at your best today! Thank you for showing how to get life in order while dealing with serious/chronic health issues. I admire so much that you ALWAYS get back up again and are willing to share that journey. God bless you and your family!

I've been trying to inundate myself with POSITIVE self talk and have failed so much. At 80, I'm doing way better and you are such a joy in my life and a help. You have touched my heart. I am my husband's care partner { he is 96 } and the love of my lifer but I forget to take care of myself. You remind me. Thank you for you. Fondly, Dorothy.

Love these frequent videos. So happy you are feeling up to it.

when our kids were little we cleaned the toy each night before dinner .. I did it with the kids .. and yes we had to do it daily but the kids also started the each day with a clean room and it worked great .. they didnt get overwhelmed with a messy room.

I do the managed piles also! I find it efficient and I can focus on that task all at once. I think the touch it once is probably helpful when you find yourself picking things up - putting them down - picking another thing up - it gets you started when you're stressed but when you're on the go running all about to deal with the one item you have in your hand just doesn't make any sense without first checking if there anything else like you might need to do the same with. Especially with stairs! Only going up them as much as I have to!

Really loved this video. As Grace & you would say “So satisfying”!! Lol It’s amazes me how much you do on a daily basis. Glad you are taking time to rest & or have alone time as that is real important!! ❤U😘

So happy you are making more videos! I want to be your neighbor…😘😘❤

girrrllll you are a hoot 🤣 Ive been watching cleaning channels for about 5 years now, and I am so happy to have stumbled upon yours today. You are hilarious and I absolutely love your energy and style of filming. Thank you for keeping things real with us and for sharing your life! I was loving this whole video and couldn't believe it when you mentioned your dogs- I also have a chihuahua/pug mix!! You are awesome!

I'm watching your videos when I should be going to bed but I'm making my to do list for tomorrow to tackle some spots in my house I can declutter. Thanks for the inspiration!

Your picture with your hubby is sooo beautiful

Thank you so much for your encouragement on cleaning with a toddler. I get so discouraged when I clean and then an hour later it looks like a tornado hit it again!! 😩

Good morning! Look at the loveliness the top of your dresser is! Pretty! You are right about the sniff test - Why do we do that?!?! What are we saving?! Lol 😂 I'm so glad that didn't go horribly wrong! 😂 I hope you have a really wonderful day! 😁

Hi girl, these days i'm struggling with the preparation of my brothers wedding ,but your video really make me smile ,thank you

You always encourage and inspire me, Shannon! Thank you for sharing and keeping it real.

Dresser looks great ! And clothes can go in there. Good job !

Hi Shannon! You're looking great. Awesome. 💜

It’s so hard when our best isn’t the same as it used to be. There are so many different reasons for that; our physical health, our mental health, our emotional health. I am at a place now at age 55 with a degenerative back issue that physically, my best isn’t what it used to be and it’s so frustrating! It has affected my mental and emotional health too, along with some other factors. I still have two kids at home, homeschooling (3 have grown, graduated, and have families of their own). I still have so much to do! I’ve been working on a mindset shift for the last few years, trying to be OK with my best now. It’s hard! Your content has really helped me get to a better place. Thank you! 💗

Now that all the grands & the little boy i babysit are starting school on monday, I'm gonna start cleaning & decluttering one room at a time.

❤ Good job Shanni. 😊

Get a water jug that has a spout & bring reuseable water bottles for sports so easy to do,will save $$ & the environment- so many people say everything costly which it is yet they are still spending unnecessary money!!! (Yes just my strong opinion ) Good decluttering. You got this;If not in this video I do really like to see a follow up video of stuff being donated / trashed!!!👏🙃

Shannon, you are the best! Love your videos. You’ve done great! Now I am motivated to start my day. Love you! ❤️

I just spent three days sleeping. Why? Because I was staying up too late for months to do things for the family. I crashed and felt terrible. Today is the first day I feel human. It scared me. My family now understands that momma has a bedtime and she’s going to bed at that time. Had to place that boundary for me and them. And now I’m playing catch up on the house. Wooooo life just keeps going lol

Hi there! I did some decluttering in my kitchen a couple of days ago. Got rid of some stuff I haven't used in a long time, and today you inspired me to vacuum my floors ( I use my bare floor setting to vacuum my hard floors) and I've mopped as well. I just got inspiration to go thru my drawers and get rid of old pj's and socks/undies, will be going to replenish socks and undies tomorrow. I recently ordered some new pj's from shein and will get them soon.

I was so happy when I opened KZfaq and the first thing was this new video from you. 😁 For "take it there now" I have a medium size bin with me while working, and when it's full I take the stuff around. With chronic fatigue it's best for me not to take all things immediately so I can get through a bit more, but I tend to crash suddenly so if I make piles they're likely not to get dealt with today. At worst I have one bin of stuff to deal with next time. And every time with the wet shirt from cleaning I say I should use aprons more, but rarely do.

Wow! You got a lot done! Great job! Now, I need to get busy😊

It might not be appropriate for you at this time, but I like folding and storing my t-shirts and pajamas the konmari way. It makes it easy to see what I have in the drawers. My folding is NOT as crisp and neat at Marie Kondo, but it is what works for me.

Wow, great work today!🥰

Dawn Powerwash is the best invention! Love that stuff!

One trick I used to get rid of good things. Get a group of family, friends or coworkers to bring their things not wanted to a central place. Call it “Traders Village” Here are the rules. You bring what you don’t want, they bring what they don’t want. Each person takes any item they want for free! You get rid of a bunch of things. Donate what is leftover. 🥰

Thank you so much for the motivation and encouraging words! Exactly what I need right now 🌸 You’re so pretty, lovely make up and all while going through the tumblers ❤

Hilarious with the sniff test!! 😂😂❤

Great job! Like you, I do best tackling a limited area at one time, then dealing with the little piles. Otherwise, I get overwhelmed & exhausted & wind up with a bigger mess, things in boxes or baskets or piles that just wind up being unknown mess. I do, however, try really hard to “take it there now”as I’m going through my daily activities. Doing that helps me not continue to make messes. BTW, I love the Shark VacMop you recommended!

A clean flat surface. Yay🎉🎉🎉

As a mom, I have in the last months learned that I have failed hard in one area raising my kids. I have learned them so much, but not to take care of themselves when they grow up. I have learned them that as children, their needs for relaxing, time to themselves, rewards, etc. is important. But at the same time, I have worked so hard, without really taking care of myself. I have one adult kid and a tween. They are both a bit confused, but really happy because I suddenly say "I need", or "I want." My adult must learn this too because: "it is everybody else needs that are important when you grow up. Not your own." I have never said it. I only role modelled it.(I can't hear what you say because what you do is so loud. So words would not help anyway. So I tell me kids, "I will do this because I want to. Or need it. " Someday, my tween must make her own dinner if she wants some. Because I need some time to do me things. And she loves it. The: "Do you get lonely or sad if I..." is totally gone. She can take care of her needs because she knows I take care of mine. 😊❤ I am so happy I figured it out. And I still love your videos. ❤

That color green shirt looks really good on you. 😊

I always smile when I see a new video from you! Thank you.

I’m older, and I miss all those toys set up in my living room every day!

Cleaning and scrubbing can wait till tomorrow For babies grow up, we’ve learned to our sorrow. So quiet down, cobwebs. Dust, go to sleep. I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep.

Great encouragement for me to declutter. Looks great! ❤

Another great job Shannon. Thank you for the visit and pep talk❤

I just love your videos. You’re so comforting. I am struggling so hard with anxiety and resentment. I have a 3 year old and 7 month old. So much stuff everywhere, never ending dishes, the highest mental load. I know it will get better ❤

I really love your videos!!! Aww your fur babies are so adorable! I absolutely agree with you on how to declutter. Taking small amounts is really great. This where people do there entire house and things of that nature is not my cup of tea!! Tried and failed! Which being a failure affects me mentally and just depletes me!

Ich würde meiner Freundin sagen, jeden Tag etwas Gutes für sich zu tun. Jeden Tag tun wir tausend Dinge für alle in der Familie etc. So ist eine Sache jeden Tag für sich selbst schon viel weniger, als wir für andere Menschen in unserem Leben tun. Also: Hausaufgabe für das Leben: Ich- Zeit ist jeden Tag wichtig!

I love your encouragement speeches! They hit home and help!

I love your eqsy coing ķindness❤ girl your funny too.

Doing my best changes daily depending on my fatigue levels. My problem is that i always judge myself on bad days against what i do on good days. Im trying to learn to ne gentle with myself and realize today's best is good enough.

Thank you so much! I needed to hear your pep talk about “Do your best and let go of the rest” i also struggle with the negative mindset and am trying to change that. I am setting up my classroom for the year and we got in super late because of construction delays. I have spent 4 long days… school starts next week…I am not done…stressing….I will remember that as I go in again today My dogs are just as helpful!😂

This was very uplifting, thank you! Omg the underwear 😂

I am so sorry for your loss.

That was great!😊

Happy Dance for you.

Happy to see a video from you! Wow you DID have a lot of tumblers 😂

Shannon I laughed soooo many times during this video! You are such an amazing, funny and incredibly kind person! I related to ALL of what you said! The pictures are beautiful! Speaking of beautiful, you look great in the colors you wore both days❤ You inspired me to get some chores done that I was procrastinating 😊

I understand your dislike of the take it where it belongs rule. I have limited mobility and can't stand for extended periods. So I clean everything I can from a seated position and make piles or used boxes for stuff that goes to other rooms, which is done at a later time usually.

Love your videos!

Action packed video. You got a lot accomplished! Thanks to your kids for helping you!! Enjoyed spending time with you!

Great video ❤

Great video Shannon!

Beautiful picture❤

I just love your videos!❤

You are so funny!! I enjoy watching your videos so much 😂

I love your videos❤

Viktor Frankl is a Holocaust survivor. His book “Man’s Search for Meaning” is where your quote is from. It’s a short read but challenging.

❤️ you Shannon 😊

I shared this video with my sister. You're hilarious and a joy to watch. You're very down to earth and keep it real which is awesome. I suffer from anxiety and depression, at times your videos have helped me tremendously 🙏 ♥ Love the fur babies 🐶 🐶 ♥

❤I love your videos