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Welcome to S.H.E.s Organized!

Posted June 4, 2008 by Cynthia Ewer

Created by a S.H.E. for a S.H.E., S.H.E.s Organized! is home on the Web for fans of Pam Young and Peggy Jones' Sidetracked Home Executives™ household management system.

As outlined in the book Sidetracked Home Executives™: From Pigpen to Paradise, S.H.E.s organize their homes and tackle housecleaning with a simple--but powerful--tickler file.

Using 3-by-5 index cards to plan and organize house cleaning chores, S.H.E.s bring peace, joy and order to their households.

Whether you're new to the concept or have spent years "in the box", this is the place to learn and grow. At S.H.E.s Organized!!, you can:

Come on in, and welcome ... to S.H.E.s Organized!



2009 New Year's Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge

Posted January 10, 2009 by Cynthia Ewer

cleaning grand planCleaning got you down? Clean house fast with the 2009 New Year Grand Plan Challenge from OrganizedHome.Com.

Based on Katie Leckey's Cleaning Grand Plan, The New Year Grand Plan Challenge kicks off the new year with a 14-week plan to clean and organize a spring-clean house for the New Year.

Working in small weekly bites makes a big job easy, while printable forms help organize and track cleaning chores. By Spring, you'll be ready for outdoor fun.

The 2009 New Year Grand Plan Challenge begins on January 11, with a preview week for lists and questions beginning January 4.

Ready? Let's clean house for an organized home in the new year.

2009 New Year's Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge



Don't Forget! A Christmas Checklist to Simplify Your Holidays

Posted December 7, 2008 by Cynthia Ewer

Psst! One of our own is featured in the current issue of Woman's Day magazine.

Even if you make a list and check it twice, a few items can fall through the cracks during the holidays. What are the things you shouldn't forget as you prepare to celebrate the season?

Check the link for a Christmas checklist of often-overlooked holiday to-do items, from Cynthia Townley Ewer, editor of Organized Christmas:

Holiday Checklist - Woman's Day



Home Management Binder: Amanda's S.H.E. Card File

Posted June 3, 2008 by Cynthia Ewer

Ready for a great tour of a S.HE home management "binder" in a box? Check out this home management binder tour from Amanda.

Blogging as Wholly by Grace, Amanda shares the nuts and bolts of a working S.H.E. cardfile. See it in action:

home management card file



Index Card Christmas Planner: Holiday Organizing the S.H.E. Way

Posted June 3, 2008 by Cynthia Ewer

holiday organizerGetting organized for Christmas with a notebook-based Christmas planner sounds good, but your organizing tool of choice is an index card. Whether you're a S.H.E. or a devotee of 43 Folders, you're looking for a holiday planner in a cardfile, not a binder.

We've got the creative solution for you: ScrapHappy's holiday organizer. With a complete photographic tutorial and how-tos, it's easy to make this pretty, functional index card organizer to simplify your holidays:

Index Card Holiday Organizer



One SHE's Story: 24 Years Of SHE Inspiration

Posted June 3, 2008 by Cynthia Ewer

We love, love, LOVE this blogger's account of her 24-year progress through the SHE system, from cardfile to Flykid. Not only is it a wonderful account of one SHE's journey to better home organization, it also tracks nearly 20 years of SHEs on the Web!

If you're a SHE, this writer's story will inspire you (and tell her CEO loves her, too!):

Call Me (One SHE's Story)



KJ's Cool Cardfile!

Posted June 3, 2008 by Cynthia Ewer

Have a peek at blogger KJ's cool SHE cardfile! It's fantastic:

SHE cardfile

KJ's SHE Cardfile



SHE Joyful Housewife Has A Clean House!

Posted June 3, 2008 by Cynthia Ewer

What could be better than this glowing testimonial for Sidetracked Home Executives? Blogger Joyful Housewife reports her successes using the SHE system:

My House Is Clean



50's Housewife's Cardfile System

Posted June 3, 2008 by Cynthia Ewer

Ready to see a real-world working SHE cardfile system? Check out this cardfile tour from blogger 50s Housewife. With five children, she's developed a hands-on home management system that works.

Offering a good overview of the cardfiles system, this cardfile tour is illustrated with photos of one SHE's creative cardfile:

50's Housewife's Cardfile System

sidetracked home executives card file