The CHAOS Cure

Clean Your House and Calm Your Soul in 15 Minutes

By: Marla Cilley

Narrated by: Marla Cilley

With the help of New York Times bestselling author and housekeeping guru Marla Cilley, you'll cure your household CHAOS (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome) by changing your messy home into a soothing sanctuary

Are you suffering from CHAOS, otherwise known as Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome? If your house is a jumble of dirty dishes, piles of paper, and never-ending laundry, you are probably afflicted. But don't give up hope, because now there's an antidote: The CHAOS Cure.

In her eagerly anticipated new book, Marla Cilley--aka "The FlyLady" to the hundreds of thousands who visit her website for daily domestic inspiration--reaches into our homes to help make housecleaning more meaningful and life less messy. With a little bit of armchair therapy and plenty of practical, tactical tips--such as "On the Fly!" quick fixes and genius uses for sticky notes--she'll help us get our houses in shipshape order before we can break a sweat. Along the way, the FlyLady teaches us to embrace household maintenance as an act of self-care, and to enjoy the soothing satisfaction of an orderly habitat.

Before you know it, you'll be on the fast-track to living CHAOS-free, surrounded by sparkling serenity.

Critic reviews

"The Goddess of Clean . . . The FlyLady offers devotees inner peace through a clutter free home."
—TIME

"When domestic chaos threatens, FlyLady buzzes to the rescue."
—Christian Science Monitor

"[The FlyLady] is a favorite starting point for many people seeking transformation through baby steps."
—Washington Post

"It may seem odd that Cilley should spin such gold from nagging, something most of us do our best to avoid. Yet her [fans] . . . cannot get enough."—CNN

"This message of universal love, coupled with concrete daily tasks and a cyber-community of likeminded fellow travelers, has made FlyLady a spiritual leader as much as a home organizer." —Beliefnet

"Suggestions are room by room and object by object, from getting dressed to hosting guests, and addressing everything from old pillows to misfit T-shirts . . . [Cilley] walks readers through a quick and easy cleaning in 15, 10, even 5 minutes."—Booklist

Alot of Good Information

This book has a lot of good info. I found it very helpful. it was easy to listen to and left me wanting more. Thank you, FlyLady, for sharing your knowledge with those of us who are trying to do better.

Simple, Gentle, Kind.

Marla Cilley is the gentle cleaning guide that will make you smile while you work.

If you feel LOST, this book is for you...

I have followed FlyLady for about 20 years and boy has she blessed me. As a mom with lots of kids and a very busy lifestyle, I’ve always defaulted back to the principals she teaches when I found myself spinning out of control. The principals she teaches are for everyone at every stage of life. I had 6 under 7 in the early days, and now have 4 in college and 3 in high school. Record keeping and paper clutter are an ongoing challenge and I’ve been able to manage it all very well by following her recommendations. Don’t hesitate to bless yourself with this book, it will help you improve so many areas of your life.

The book is really for ADHD’rs trust me

I’m only half way thru bought this book on a whim and I ‘accidentally’ made so much progress in my room. The book motivated me thru the bulk of the work but as I listened I heard LOTS of tool I’m trying to adapt to cope w my recently diagnosed adult adhd this book is actually’GOLD’!!! I can’t wait to start applying her tips it u have ADHD get this book!!!

Mostly usual flylady info

It was a lot of the same info, but the routine info didn't seem to be there. I think if I didn't already know about that part, it wouldn't have come through in this book.