Sidetracked home executives

Dear Friends, In many ways, I taught myself to be a homemaker. Sure I learned some basics from my mother but I didn't learn the fine art of being a homemaker from her. I read

The older you get, the more need there is to learn how to organize your life, getting organized at home, and how to organize your day. Life just gets busier and doesn't stop just because we aren't sure what to do next! These instructions will help you pull together an easy daily and weekly organization system that will teach you, ultimately, the life organization skills we all need!

Have any of you ever read "Sidetracked Home Executives...from pigpen to paradise!"? This book is SOOOOO funny and really helpful! This ...

Several of you commented on this post about my Sidetracked Home Executives card file, asking for my list of tasks each day. (You can click h...

This week has been a crazy week in the Getting Organized series. (Most of them will not be quite so full!) But I'd like to share one more thing before we move on -- I'd like to give you a closer look at some of my task cards. My "periodical task" cards seem to have disappeared, and I will have

Because we touched yesterday on the subject of freshening our home, I wanted to introduce you to my "chore organization" system. My Mom int...

Get back in the box! You understand this if you're a SHE (Sidetracked Home Executive). If you're not a SHE, here's a clue to what this means. Get organized with the SHE 3x5 card system for organizing your life.

Really. I think this should be called: "Now I have three mobile children and I just can't wing it anymore. I need a system that thinks for m...

One of the biggest causes of stress for me has been the struggle to keep up with housework. I've been on a search to find a way to manage what I need to do, and I came across a great method at Organized Home where index cards are used to organize the seemingly endless list of things that need to be done to keep up a home. The card file helps me rotate through chores that only need doing occasionally. This way I don't feel guilty walking past a window that could use some cleaning, or that…

Many of you have been curious about the "brain boxes" that Jill and I made last week, so I'm posting my notes from last week's organizing cl...

Oh, how I squealed when I saw this box and matching index card dividers. Too cute! If you didn't know, I adore anything stationary, orga...

In this video I will show you how to organize your life in 2024 using an index card system, inspired by Sidetracked Home Executives and the 12 Week Year. I l...

Are you overwhelmed by everything that needs to be done? Does looking at your To-Do list leave you tired? Do you regularly forget appointments? Are you easily distracted? Then you are a perfect candidate for a box of cards! What is a Box of Cards? ...

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We are back in the kitchen this week for detailed cleaning and decluttering. There are free printables and Flylady Zone ideas for cleaning, working in the garden and self-care here on my blog The s…

Farming can be overwhelming outdoors, let alone indoors. This idea will help you keep your home and homestead in ship shape on the daily.

The S.H.E. System: To keep me from pulling my hair out. - The Elliott Homestead

I feel like my past few posts have been a little heavy, and I have some heavy ones coming up, so I thought I'd give us all a break and share with you the little system that has completely transformed my home over the past few months! I guess you could say this is my first "How To" post. (The rest of the Change in Perspective Series is coming, don't worry! I haven't dropped the ball.) After I got adjusted to life with Leeland (that took a few months), I decided it was time to tackle the life…

Today I've gotten my mother's permission to repost her index card cleaning system, a practical and easy way to maintain your homes cleanliness without having to put much thought into it. This system allows you to utilize your few spare moments throughout the day to get some of those bothersome chores done and remember the less frequent monthly cleaning that helps a home stay in good condition. Personally, this has been a major part of my learning curve since I've graduated college. I feel…