Cleaning Up With High-Tech Housekeeping Tools
Marla Cilley, aka the FlyLady , knows a constituent or two about housecleaning. One of those things is that it's hard to get motivated to do it. To address this problem, she created an empire around inspiring others to take care up their housecleaning game.
"We do behavior modification through email, Facebook and Twitter, and that behavior modification helps our members set up simple habits and string them into a routine," Cilley told TechNewsWorld.
Every month, FlyLady focuses on a fastidious task. January, for instance, is all about making a shiny, sparkly, spic-and-span kitchen venture, February is about decluttering, and so on. Members get information and inspiration via email, social media, YouTube videos and online boom box programs, with the emphasis on establishing, re-establishing, and maintaining good housekeeping habits.
It's one way that technology
is changing housework -- totally by opening up channels of communication and information for people who need a little help. And though it's a far cry from a technological, futuristic dream of a self-cleaning quarters, Cilley argues that it's almost as good.
