Dear FlyLady,

Okay, I’m an optimist in a pessimists body. I know the FlyLady system works, but I’m not all into purchasing products just from testimonials and hype anymore. (Let’s just say a certain Oxidation cleaner product is NOT my friend.)But my little optimist whispered, “Try the purple rags in a bag. What can it hurt?” I work swing shifts so cleaning can be a major pain. I need minimum effort in minimum time.I received my delivery today and talked my inner child into following the instructions for pre-washing the rags even though I had to work tonight. And I am soooooooo glad I did.

By the time I got home they were air dried and ready to try. I put a dab of water on one edge of one and went after the microwave door. Clean. Went to sample the use on two bad spots, my oven vent hood and a stainless steel plate behind the oven to make stovetop splatters easier to clean (yeah right, lol) With just water and a hair of effort, they started coming clean. And that oven hood has ten years of grease buildup. (My bad.)

So I put my rag away and said good enough for tonight. But you know what? I then went around the house sampling the darn thing on everything. I couldn’t stop myself. I was like a kid in a candy store. The darn thing even got into the patterns of my floor, which is a feat in itself. (Woof was I sorry about buying that thing, but no more.)

You all are awesome, because when you have the right tools, life is much easier.

Thank you, thank you.

An Ohio Fly baby

FlyLady here; the directions for pre-washing our purple rags are at the bottom(scroll down) of the purple rag page.

We now have two more colors of our rags. They don’t have to be pre-washed.

Bronze Rags                          Silver Rags                          Purple Rags