Weekly Life Chat & Self-care Tips! Minimalist Flylady | Simply Happy

[@DianeinDenmark]

Happy Friday! My gratitude list for today (self-care mission number 2): a friend that made me laugh with a Meme this morning, the white peonies in our garden, hanging out our laundry in the sunshine. In other news, my poor hubby is ill right now (started yesterday) so he doesn't have much appetite. Think it's the bug that is going around here right now! Looking forward to a quiet weekend. Swimming with my Bluetits Chill Swimmers ladies and pottering in the garden. Enjoy your day!

[@LisaDupree-sf7fi]

1. I am focusing on drinking extra water every day. 2. I keep a gratitude journal every day. I call it Daily Joys. (Cats napping; Cat napping; Rest; Oatmeal with margarine and maple syrup) 3. I watch his happy out cats look while stretching and try to go the same, 4. I like to visualize places we’ve traveled and enjoyed. Lisa Anne Dupree 🙂🌻🦋

[@badgermamaw1870]

My self care missions: 1. More water 2. Rebounding after my morning swim. 3. Imagining being in Aruba and Curacao on the beach.

[@bettyjo2737]

Hi Diane. Sorry to hear your hubby is sick. I hope he is feeling better soon! #1 I am going to drink some water out of the glasses we got 21 years ago for our wedding. I do need to drink more water and we don't use those glasses. #2 I am also trying some new stretches this week!! #3 I have a gratitude journal. I just need to be more consistent with it. I am thankful for health, family and you Diane. You have a big impact on my life. #4 when I think of someplace calming my mind goes to someplace I have never been 😆

[@ginaweeks]

Hoping your hubby gets to feeling better really soon, Diane. 💖 I hope to do self care missions 1 & 2 for sure. 🦋

[@cf3635]

I’m consistent with self care options 1&2 so I’m doing 3&4 this week. Enjoy the weekend!

[@penelopesheehan5927]

Three things I’m grateful for every day: Living in a apartment with big windows that let in the light and the view of my little neighborhood; having good enough health to be able to carry out my routines; houseplants living their quiet, lovely lives in my home. And of course, I am grateful for you Diane, for enriching my life. During this next week, I’m going to try to find an opportunity to thank each person I encounter. If it turns out to be a good enough practice to keep up, I’ll let you know!

[@tiffanymartin1692]

Three things that I am grateful for: 1. This channel. I have depression and anxiety. Your channel and the introduction of morning and evening routines has really helped to ground me. I feel more peaceful within myself and within my home. 2. My cat Bella 3. My new coffee maker!

[@joantbrown]

I have depression and anxiety too, but Diane always cheers me up with her bright and cheerful attitude.

[@adelecairns3763]

I love Spy! I love how Jason Statham sends himself up 😆

[@dellnichols4625]

I’m grateful for my husband of 52 years, my children and grandchildren, and our tiny home on the beach, where we live permanently!

[@Meetmeinsun]

Diane you are the brightest spot in my week. I had a close family death this week and I really was ready for some Diane in Denmark and her long distance hugs. Just trying to keep my head up this week. ❤

[@missystarlight5]

My sincere condolences

[@sherrygraham8650]

Hold on to your happy memories, let that be your guiding strength.

[@marylynch2510]

❤

[@BarbaraEastman-s8o]

you make my day. I am still having cancer treatments so today I do not have much energy. I am cleaning slowly and taking alot of breaks. But I am getting things done.

[@TheDriftwoodlover]

Best to you. I hope you ask for help when and if you can.

[@GSDsforever]

Woke up sick at 3 a.m. My self-care is laying on the couch today. 🤑

[@thatswhatisaid8908]

Don't forget to drink your water! Hope you feel better soon.

[@missystarlight5]

Get well soon

[@carolaernstberger7466]

Get well soon 😊

[@GSDsforever]

Thank you!

[@christycompton4482]

Thank you Diane!!!

[@susanleadbetter8639]

Sandals look great. 😍

[@salinaharmer8984]

Three things I’m grateful for… My new car (second hand but new to me), my house, my friends 😌

[@annsummers3682]

I'm so happy when I see your smiling face! This morning I took 3 little paperbacks that were given me, and I put them into a box and said, "Sorry, you all failed probation." It was awesome. I always feel like I have to read books that people give me, and last night, I decided to give each one a try and if it didn't hit me right, INTO the BOX! Thank you Thank you!💙💙💙

[@Carolyn-s6s]

Yesterday my horoscope said 'take time for self care" , I thought is Diane writing horoscopes now😊

[@DianeinDenmark]

LOL!

[@porgie2-28-21]

I will do 1,2, and 3.- I try to drink water, but so often forget. I do have a gratitude journal, but soften I forget to write something down. I am grateful to still be here at age 83. I am grateful for my step-children, I miss my husband, but I am so grateful for the 40 years we shared together. I will try to do some stretching for my exercise. Thanks you Diane for reminding us to care for ourselves.

[@lyns.6522]

I am grateful for my husband, my cat and that I am still able to play guitar in a bluegrass band - have been playing guitar for 57 years! Even I can't believe it! Thank you, Diane, for all your encouraging words and videos. Love the Swedish cabin.

[@lindal3966]

Yay! Sounds great!

[@juliemarshall7458]

Rah, rah, rah for a happy chat with Diane! Thank you for all you do for me. Get well wishes for hubby! ❤

[@DianeinDenmark]

Aww, thank you, Julie - you are very kind!!

[@melissab8322]

Drinking water! I hand painted a wine glass at an event in 2022. The glass had been sitting in my cabinet since then, only being used on occasion. I decided to make it my "water goblet" and now use it daily. It brightens my day to see the cute orange fox and bright flowers that I painted on it. It's a fun way to maintain my water intake.

[@wendygaonach3908]

I like all your self-care missions this week, so I'm going to spread them all out over the week! Love seeing the Swedish summer house, especially the dock and the ocean!

[@lynnecowart707]

Loved you pink rhododendrons! They grow best here in the mountains of East Tennessee. I want to try them in my yard. I am off to stretch right now!

[@joantbrown]

Three things I'm grateful for: My husband and family Our lovely home with a beautiful view of the sea My faith.

[@karenlubeck3303]

Gratitude: flowers, my cat, books

[@moeskipalmer]

I am grateful that I can spend my lunch breaks sunbathing in my backyard. I am grateful for my wonderful local library system. And I am grateful for YOU, Diane!

[@saramclaughlin2470]

I think I will challenge myself to do them all.

[@marciakistner8977]

Diane, you look beautiful in pink. I drink water, but not enough. Thanks for the reminder. ❤ I will do all 4. Great recommendations.

[@DeniseStatler]

3 I’m thankful for: I found your channel. 2. I talked to a friend and we made a plan to get together in spring of 25. 3. When I came home from work my husband was here and I got to chat with him and hold his hand.

[@MargaretMoran-z5y]

Easy self care list since I already do all four daily. I’m a big water drinker, do a mental gratitude list before I get out of bed, stretches before coffee, and visualization during meditation. Thank you for your encouragement. You make me feel cared for by your choices.

[@audreysutherland4739]

I’ve chosen gratitude. So, not in any order, I am grateful for my pets, my comfortable home, having some savings which brings a feeling of security, and my family and friends. Thanks Diane x

[@heathernardi8]

1. I was already enjoying a cold glass of water while watching this video. 😊 2. Grateful for my daughter's graduation from high school, living in the beautiful state of Michigan where we're never far from water, and being able to sit in the backyard and watch the birds. I'll also make sure to do numbers 3 and 4. 😊

[@skromnypani23]

I have read the Anastasia Hastings books, too. Love them! My self care will be paying attention to the plants in our atrium and sprucing them up and adding some flowers to the mix. It needs rearranging and sometimes I get so used to seeing it I stop seeing it, you know what I mean? It needs some love!

[@jenniferroy6288]

Today - so much to be grateful for! I’m on vacation on Cape Cod, US; my son got his first professional job and my mother got hearing aids (and is happy about it)! What a ☺️ day!

[@sarahslan4548]

I’m grateful for my husband of 18 years, my two children and my Catholic faith ❤

[@ange6315]

Three things I am very grateful for: 1. My two grandsons, one who was only born on Friday 24 May and the other one who will be 5 in a few weeks. They are both wonderful and I love being a grandma. 2. I love my home and I’m very grateful that I live close to my daughter and her family. 3. You, Diane I’m very grateful that I found you a few years ago. You simplify household tasks and it’s always a joy to watch your videos.

[@practicalspirit90]

Drank a nice, cold glass of water on my front porch - and saw a hummingbird float by! I LOVE that summer is here! Thanks for your wonderful videos, Diane!

[@dmbalsam]

Working on the drinking more water! We have had a rough month. We returned from 4 months from our second home in Florida. The garage door was, the heating and AC was dead, the hot water heater was living on borrowed time. We had plays and concerts, taking my mom to various appointment, we had various doctor appointments, getting our large garden in shape, husband had hip replacement. The heating and AC have been out 5 times in May and garage door people out 3 and need to comeback with a replacement circuit board. Behind in everything. Slowly it will get done.

[@Heather.C.ButterflySage]

I love that you said, "Grotty" Where I'm from, we pronounce it, "Grody." I looked up both words just now, and they have the same meaning. "Grody to the max!" In my best valley girl impersonation!! Thanks for keeping us on track with our habits & self-care. Happy weekend!

[@marylinelliott611]

Mission 2: gratitude. Glad I found your channel, glad I found a doctor who knows how to treat my disease, and glad that I have enough strength to do my routines. Thank you so much for your uplifting videos. 🌻

[@gillianhughes9232]

My gratitude list sunshine freshly cut grass and hugging my dog self care mission no 1 and no 3 have a lovely weekend ❤❤

[@debrachristidis4376]

I chose #2😊 I am grateful for all the loving support I have received since I broke my arm. The sweetest Goldenen Retriever "Puppy", ever! weighing in at almost 34 kilos and full of love 😂 Also, our extra garden plot "Stückle " with all its fruit trees and plenty of room for vegies and flowers. (My little getaway) Thank you again, Diane, for another delightful video ❤

[@lisaisbell3473]

I am drinking my water as I type! But also I am grateful for my husband, who is truly my best friend, my family, and my health! And also for Diane in Denmark who inspires me to keep moving!

[@janetlee5119]

I'm grateful for my two lovely daughters, my allotment and my health. I'm also going to stretch and drink more water. I'm also grateful I found your youtube channel Diane you have made a huge difference in my life and alway cheer me up and inspire me, thank you.

[@zaramasterton2684]

I'm going to visualise a calming waterfall scene for a few minutes when I'm feeling stressed. Thanks for your interesting video.

[@annikaborjesson8828]

Thanks! Will do nr 1, drink some water from a nice glass. Gratitude list (nr2): my family and that we have managed to raise two girls that are in the late teens now. Our home where we now lived for 19 years, in my eyes the house is still new (it was 19 years ago). My energy is the last! Thanks for sharing Diane!!

[@Bemidge9121]

Things I'm thankful for: 1. My wonderful family 2. My new found confidence 3. You and your videos, Diane!

[@DianeinDenmark]

Wonderful!

[@mandyshangalang1398]

Love these questions posts. Where can we post our questions please? x (my mission today is number one)

[@marybethguenther8110]

Grateful for my son visiting, a washing machine and dryer, and snuggles with my son’s dog.

[@thatswhatisaid8908]

Ok! I've drunk the water! Here's my 3 things: my comfy chair, my cat sleeping in my lap, and the heater on, this first gloomy day of winter. I've just visualised a couple of calm places. And i will do some stretches when my cat is done sleeping! Thanks, Diane. I do find the selfcare difficult, but these were easy!

[@francinegodhelp-hazeveld2159]

Grateful that my husband is recovering, and the long summer days. About the stretching, I found chair yoga on KZbin, the calm place and stretching together.

[@aprilpinkard9929]

I LOVE your cute cabin! You always keep everything so neat. I'm grateful for you, Diane. Have a great day!

[@homestatzfarmher8919]

Love the easy self care missions! 💧 🤸‍♀️🏝️❤️

[@carolyneileen]

Grateful for extra time with the kids for the summer, summer fruit (eating some cherries for self care treat) and a few minutes by myself before the kids got up to enjoy my morning coffee on the porch. Thanks for the reminder that self care doesn’t have to be expensive or time consuming ❤

[@ginaharbison6650]

Self care Mission #1 drank water in a nice goblet, added electrolytes packet to make it “fancier” 😊

[@hjburns]

Hello Diane from a beautiful late spring day in the Ottawa Valley, Canada! I love listening to you answer questions - I feel like I get to know you better. Self-mission is easy - my Yeti is full of water! I actually freeze lemon slices and drop them in!

[@gwenj5419]

I'm grateful for my husband, my kids and the upgrades we've been able to do to our house lately.

[@Mgoblue1]

Planning to do all four! Thanks!

[@hortensiengarten]

❤ Grateful for my family , your video, afternoon nap

[@EvaRaymer]

I’m late with being able to watch your video as it is already Sunday. But it was all good because I was preparing for a party and a vacation coming up! So very grateful for my husband, my home, and the beautiful hummingbirds at our feeder - true glimmers! Thank you, Diane!

[@1960genius]

Drinking water now! Thank you Diane for all you do!

[@lineazielsdorf1358]

You look great! Happy Friday! Have a great weekend!

[@egzogenna1]

I've chosen option: glass of water and thinking about things I'm grateful for. Evening routine is done and I'm going to enjoy the quiet time 😊

[@lisamorris4232]

I've started the gratitude list each day. It's keeping problems in perspective. For those who aren't water fans, adding a squeeze of lemon in is refreshing! Stretching before getting up in the morning is my goal. Taking a mind break imagining the beach by the lake is a wonderful place to visit". Just started a new book entitled "Joyful" by Ingrid Fetell Lee. It links our surroundings with well-being and mental health and the importance of colors in our lives to find joy. Very intriguing! Thanks again, Diane, for looking out for our best interests! RAH RAH RAH!

[@UpstateGrammy]

Great easy self-care tasks! I am doing all four this week. Besides my family and friends, I am grateful for morning birdsong, peonies in bloom, and houseguests arriving tomorrow. Thank you, Diane! 🦋🦋🦋

[@everythingthathinders6922]

I needed the reminder to drink water! I just had water with lemon in a fun glass! While I'm drinking it I am writing my three things that I'm grateful for: some projects my husband did for me around the house, a financial benefit that we didn't expect, and seeing my grandchildren today! Have a lovely week! You and your videos are so lovely! 😍🌹

[@robertagellner9573]

Drinking my water right now! I would love to get into journaling, but just cannot seem to make it click - any helpful advice? Love your channel, particularly the reading suggestions - here I the U.S. we seldom hear about foreign authors, so those suggestions are always welcome to broaden my reading.

[@sallybarkla4991]

I grateful for my cooking skills, the new tyres on my car for winter and my beautiful 12 year old cavalier who takes me for a walk each day.

[@lindal3966]

Sending get well wishes to the hubby. My family and I have been ill off and on, for about a month...and we had something else before this one! Desperate lurgies hereabouts (North London). I am grateful for just waking up each day, for my family and pets, and for the new day stretching ahead and the possibilities, opportunities and joys it may bring! Much love x

[@carolnewman4890]

I am grateful for you and this channel!!!, I am drinking water!!!, I stretched!!! and my happy place is a quaint little town down the road from us (planning a trip to the county fair there this summer!) Rah, rah, rah!!!🎈🎈🎈❤❤❤ Hope that your hubby feels better real soon....

[@laurenlancaster4010]

Gratitude list: 1. Have a wonderful co-worker at my new job after the summer. 2. My kids have done an excellent job in school this year. 3. We have a nice pool we can go to this summer.

[@SoberMetalMom]

I'm choosing all of the missions this week. On my gratitude list was: red strawberries, yellow bananas, and red enchila sauce. I guess I must be hungry. 😂

[@Laurengreenkat]

Hi Diane thank you for all your efforts x

[@DianeinDenmark]

You are so very welcome, Lauren - thank you!

[@alidavanveldhoven5167]

🙋🇳🇱 Thank you for all your good advise Diane🙏🍀This week I felt so overwhelmed 🤯Everything from work to care for my parents and from household duties to hobby seemed like a big deluge🌊. I even got confused in the flylady zones🙃😳. I am glad I kept commenting your posts 🤗✒️. And your videos and reactions felt like a big encouragement🤩 Your 10 minute rule ⏲️really kept me going🏄. And guess what: I really did a lot!💪💃🎉 And now I feel back on track again. 🎢Feels like surviving a rollercoaster. 🙏

[@antebellum64]

Dear Diane, thank you for remembering me to pick a flower from the garden. My roses and my hortensia bloom so nicely and I want to take some in the house.

[@alithiadutschke6824]

I'm grateful for the beautiful weather here in New York and the hydrangea outside that's about to bloom!

[@carolaernstberger7466]

1 - I drink my water ftom a fancy longdrink glass and a colorful glasstraw. 2 - I thank you for your videos, so I got someone to cheer me on - I thank you for your videos, so there is someone to remind me to do my routines. - I thank you for your videos, so I can have a wonderful cheerful friend in my house.❤ 3 - streching, I have a 15 minute yoga routine, yeah! done that😅 4 - my calm place is by the sea looking out toward zhe horizon.

[@cs02242]

I love doing number 4 on the regular. Wall pushups are a great idea!

[@bw07_r]

🌺 thank you for this wonderful video. I will go for mission #1. Best wishes for your husband! 🍀

[@Hayleyansell]

Love your videos...my hubby is away this weekend so I'm reading and fixing myself a nice drink to enjoy.

[@deb4375]

I'm grateful for my husband also my daughter and her husband that only live 2 hours away now that we moved across country to live closer to them. I'm also thankful that we have a church near by.

[@lupitavalenzuela5789]

I’ll do 1 each day for the self care but the water every day ! Thanks for your motivation

[@Dollcan]

Self care this weekend: water for sure; grateful for our apartment, dear neighbours, full pantry. Hugs

[@christinejohnson8256]

I always drink water all day and do a grateful/thankful list every evening anyway so i will add visualizing a calm place, probably a walk in or sitting in a forest.

[@WestCountyGirl]

We're on vacation, and just attended our daughter's graduation. Grateful for hubby and being retired and able to take a trip, but ready to go home to my Fly Lady routines, haha! Thank you Diane for sharing everything about your sweet little cabin! Also water and stretching are on my self care radar this week.

[@susanleadbetter8639]

Hi Diane, I'm on catch up as I've been away for a couple of days to a friends. Mission 2 1: lm grateful for everything new day. 2: Grateful to my friends and family who have been such a great support to me. 3: Grateful for my faith , which gets me through life. Ps 4: Grateful to you for also helping me through life ❤🎉🎉🎉

[@jennyjenkins877]

💧 I enjoyed the simple self care missions!

[@annettemurielle]

What I'm grateful for today: Finding your post! Finally being strong enough to do my weekly home blessing. The temperature being just right for me--13C!

[@kathrynbaker2255]

Easy enough to do all 4 missions, with my focus on #4 🏝️ Grateful for an easy weekend, a full panty (making some soup to share with my Love), and that living downtown gives me easy access to the Farmers Market and a festival ( the parade goes right by my window!). Hope your Hubby feels better soon! 🤧

[@amyvanleeuwen]

I'm thankful for a new month filled with opportunities to thrive, the beautiful pink peonies I bought a few days ago, and my husband who fills my days with love and laughter. And, I'm thankful for you, Diane, and the joy and inspiration you bring me each week!

[@honyockethel]

Thank you for the list of cozy crime show recommendations a while back. My husband and I have gone through all of the Father Browns (multiple times lol) as well as Shakespeare and Hathaway and have been looking for a new series. MacDonald and Dodds is our new go-to :) Until I started watching you, I didn't know how to describe the shows we enjoyed. We have tried out a few different series that we just had to turn off because they were disturbing! So nice to have a name for the genre we prefer watching.

[@DianeinDenmark]

Yay, so glad you are enjoying the cozy crimes and mysteries! I've just rewatched the third season of MacDonald and Dodds - that season just gets better and better!

[@monikamarsollek3493]

Hi, Diane, thank you for sharing and answering. It’s my 'tea time' with you and the other subscribers. Love to read the comments, too. 1 and 3 are no challenges for me: the whole family is making fun of me and my water bottle… since childhood I just like water. And number 3~ in my bathroom is a stretching plan, just 1(!) minute to go through my body and add some exercises if necessary. Firm habits. I choose gratefulness, because I too easy forget about that. I’m grateful for always having a book I’m interested in. I’m grateful to live at a place where I can read outside, watching plants and flowers, having my tea pot and a nice snack. I’m grateful to have my senses, so I can enjoy hearing the birds singing, watching them flying around, feeling the grass under my feet and can speak about that to others. Love, Monika❣

[@cmoore99]

Happy Friday! Have fun swimming with your ladies. I always enjoy seeing those videos of you swimming and the beautiful scenery. I am thankful for the grandkids spending the day with me yesterday. I am thankful for my house that I enjoy and I am thankful for close by shopping. We are going through a dry spell and I can't wait to be thankful for rain (is that cheating? 😬). I will do the other three self care missions too. Have a great weekend!

[@priscillacarvalho-lovell2898]

Hi Diane. When I clicked on your video I thought how calm and encouraged I feel because I know that I will be helped and challenged and there will be no emotional drama. Then you announced the 4 self care missions. So my number one gratitude is that I am to be able to listen to your videos. I am also grateful for the rains that have started. My island is water scared and we depend on the rain for water to live by. I am also glad that I can help my aging parents.

[@sabinek.6927]

I am grateful for the life that we/ I have. I have enough to eat, a warm and dry home and we have fresh water to drink. I live in a country where we have access to education. We have the possibility to get medical help and no one has to suffer because he cannot pay for it. ❤ Yesterday I walked out a shopping center, it was raining. In the first moment I thought: it is rainig again 😢 but then I looked up in the Sky and smiled 😊 It is raining, how good is this for our water reserves and I can go home and drink a cup of tea while reading a book. 🎉 Many people are not so lucky....

[@catheriner2615]

I love meditation, so it'll be the calming visions for me as I drink lots of water with sliced fruit in it. I'm also enjoying audio books now, too. This is something I've picked up from watching you, Diane. So, thanks for prompting me to start. It makes cleaning so quick and easy. ❤

[@dorimurray2777]

#2 I'm grateful that it is early summer! My schedule is lighter and we have sunshine but cool, pleasant temperatures. I have gratitude that I'm feeling better after a long bout with seasonal allergies. I give thanks that we had a wonderful graduation celebration for my daughter. Life is good!

[@pamelafoster]

Water, movement and gratitude! Need to declutter my mugs and glasses so it’s a perfect time to choose a drinking vessel that makes me smile and feels good in my hand ❤ Happy June to you and your many grateful subscribers ❤❤❤

[@debraarmstrong298]

Thank you so much for another inspiring video. I am grateful today for my patio with flowers blooming, for our beautiful low-humid few days, and for my parents still healthy and active in their 90's.

[@gabriele-goe]

I drank my tea from the beautiful cup that my daughter gave to me for christmas.

[@theresapalmer7892]

The 4 self care are easy to do every day. Great ones.

[@cerecockrell7591]

Happy Friday! I'm drinking my water while watching your video! I am thankful for beautiful weather today, my hubby, and my no work weekend! Catch you Monday!

[@jeanross1182]

Thanks for your videos! I appreciate the encouragement

[@KellyLagna]

Hi Diane loved your video The pink is beautiful.The whit sandals turned outgreat.I love reading too.The person that asked you how do you find time.I think you have to make time for the things you like.We went to a yard sale picked up 8 books can't pass up a book.Our weather is fetting nicer.Cant wait for summer. Love the self cares this week.Im gonna try to do all of them. I am grateful for my hubby.I am grateful to be able to be retired.I am grateful for my health. I drink water all day it really is so good for our bodies.I picture my self in a comfy chair reading maybe near a beach. Thanks Diane love your videos very uplifting.