Starts today! Ready, Set, September! Join our Virtual (Re)Treat!

Who’s joining me for Ready, Set, September? We start our 5-day Virtual (Re)Treat today! Are you packed and ready to go? The first video is posted below! Grab your notebook and pen! Why are we doing this? Because daily self-care is the key to a joyful life and a cozy, clean home! If you are feeling tired, overwhelmed or fed up of going round in circles and never achieving anything, I am here to help you! Together we’re creating a hygge home and a joyful life… Let’s go! Rah, rah, rah!

Virtual Retreat: self-care and Flylady

Here’s the packing list I mentioned in the video…

PACKING LIST

It would be great if you could bring the following items with you to our Virtual (Re)Treat. No worries if you don’t have them, absolutely not essential. And please don’t buy anything new, just use what you have available! I recommend choosing your outfit the evening before, so you are ready to jump right into our Virtual (Re)Treat. Okay, here we go…

Notebook or a few sheets of paper.
Pen or pencil.
A timer (egg timer, kitchen timer) but you could also use your phone.
A few basic cleaning supplies: a duster/rag, cleaning spray, mop. (You can see what I keep in my cleaning caddy in this very old video!)
A container to store your “pamper items”. (Remember, please don’t buy anything! Use an old basket, tote bag, box.) Don’t know what to put into your pamper basket? See below!

IDEAS FOR YOUR PAMPER BASKET…

Light reading. A magazine, brochure, book, library book, Kindle book.
A colouring book, journal, sudoku/crossword/wordsearch book, etc. Colouring pens or pencils. Knitting, crochet, small craft materials. Bottle of kids’ soap bubbles.
Favourite DVD, music playlist, meditation or fitness app, Wordle, Octordle.
Any odd remnants or samples of hand lotion, foot cream, face mask, hair treatment, perfume samples, nail varnish, manicure/pedicure items.
Essential oils, mini diffuser.
Eye mask, fluffy socks, cozy blanket.
LED candle, string of fairy lights.
Water bottle, ready-mixed mocktail or cocktail, juice, smoothie, chai mix, herbal tea sachets, hot chocolate mix, gourmet coffee.
A few small snacks. Your old favourites or try something new! Gourmet popcorn, nuts, müsli/energy/chocolate bar, exotic fruit.

That’s it!

There is no need to print out anything for our Virtual (Re)Treat. But here – for inspiration – are a few of the various charts I use to keep me on track…