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I Need Help! My Car is Always Out of Gas

Dear FlyLady, Every time I am in a hurry; I look down and my car is about out of gas. Does FlyLady have a routine for helping me with my bad habit of running on empty.

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Yesterday

Just Tell Me How Do I Declutter?

Dear FlyLady, You are always telling us to Declutter! I don't know how! Where do I start? I am so overwhelmed! Please tell me what to do!

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Wednesday, October 7, 2026

18 Tips to Stop the CHAOS

Dear Friends, Most of the time we are in a mad dash to get dinner from the car to the table; we just bypass the sink all together.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2026

The Easiest Menu Planning

Dear FlyLady, I too am a calendar convert, and wanted to pass on a technique I use for menu planning.

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Monday, October 5, 2026

What Do I Do with Homeless Items while Decluttering?

Dear FlyLady, What do I do with "HOMELESS" items when I declutter? I am desperately trying to follow your decluttering instructions, but I end up with a bin of "HOMELESS" rather than "Put Away".

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Sunday, October 4, 2026

Purge the Paper Clutter

Dear Friends, Has your home become a depository for junk mail, newspapers and magazines? Every flat surface in your home becomes a display for these pieces of paper we don't have time to deal with.

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Saturday, October 3, 2026

I Need the Cafe Mocha Recipe

Dear FlyLady, I am looking for the cafe mocha recipe you have posted (the one to save money on the expensive coffee shop). I was going to make it up for my son's teacher's gift and I delete it somehow. Can you help me out?

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Friday, October 2, 2026

Great Tip to Keep Your Car Clean

Dear Friends, Over the next few weeks we are going to be using our cars to get the clutter out of our homes. Let's get them cleaned out, so we have a place to put those boxes and bags to donate them at Good Will or your favorite charity thrift store.

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Thursday, October 1, 2026

Can You Make the Paper Clutter Go Away?

Dear FlyLady, I have been working on my paper piles and I am a new FlyBaby. It seems as if even though I am throwing papers away, I feel like all I'm doing is moving the same pile of papers from place to place. What can I do to make it all just go away???

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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

I Have Paper Clutter Everywhere

Dear FlyLady, I'm going to try to send you this email again! I tried yesterday, but I don't think that I was successful because you seem to give a speedy response and I haven't seen one yet!

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