tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480477805650424467.post4414717775944313528..comments2023-03-27T02:59:38.456-05:00Comments on Chaos 2 Calm : Re-reading Sidetracked Home ExecutivesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03672914690091136760noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480477805650424467.post-15609863040496861552012-06-29T07:52:43.067-05:002012-06-29T07:52:43.067-05:00You're so welcome! I'm sorry I'm just ...You're so welcome! I'm sorry I'm just now replying...I've been in la la land for several weeks of oh-so-busy-ness! I am also starting fresh. I just finished my daily and weekly cards, but have some big news I'm going to share here on my blog pretty soon, so I won't be starting the monthly and beyond cards just yet. I really hope to focus on SHEs as a perminent part of my blog. I really believe in this system.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672914690091136760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480477805650424467.post-1702717767138675062012-06-10T20:27:15.048-05:002012-06-10T20:27:15.048-05:00Thanks for the book recommendation. I was able to ...Thanks for the book recommendation. I was able to find it at a local thrift store and I can't wait to finish making my cards. For years I have struggled to get and stay organzied. My sister is such a wonderful housekeeper, and I look at others and think...If they can do it, why is it so hard for me. We have a large family (we have 5 kids, ages 5-17) I would love to implement this system into our home, and transform our home into a place were a guest is welcome on any day of the week. Thank you for sharing.Rebecca D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480477805650424467.post-84160913992393510732012-05-31T08:55:46.930-05:002012-05-31T08:55:46.930-05:00Yep. I'm the exact same way!! About the time I...Yep. I'm the exact same way!! About the time I get used to math taking an hour, it suddenly picks up pace and now they're struggling with the next level of reading. Schedule change. Then someone knocks on the door to try and sell me something during the 10 minute tidy and that shifts everything over. I can't stand time schedules. I've tried them, and I end up needing to change them every other week.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672914690091136760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480477805650424467.post-4312990094858462582012-05-31T08:52:20.370-05:002012-05-31T08:52:20.370-05:00It really helps me to have cards instead of time s...It really helps me to have cards instead of time slots. I'm really sorry that you have a disabling issue--that truly hinders in ways that many people cannot understand. (See my posts on my wreck at Making Space Mondays, Easter Sunday). I am not disabled in a huge way anymore, but I walk ultra slow because of pain radiating through my back and legs. It starts out horrible in the morning and than loosens through the day, where mid day I feel almost normal again. Funny thing is, because mine is mostly muscular, the more I force myself to get up and move around, the more it loosens, the better I feel. <br /><br />Kind-of got to rambling. The Sidetracked system helps in that you can pick and choose cards based on what you or your family are able to do at that very moment. So, if I'm super tired/sore, I may pass the laundry card to Abby for the moment and I might sit and listen to my morning bible. Then, I may start with a lighter duty like fixing coffee or cooking breakfast. I move on to harder things as my muscles give way, etc. When I was in a wheelchair I didn't use the cards, but I based everything on the room I was in...so I wanted to get my water, get the kids some juice, put a few dishes in the dishwasher, and watch Abby fix herself a snack before making my way to the next room.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672914690091136760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480477805650424467.post-475753607158521592012-05-30T14:13:00.518-05:002012-05-30T14:13:00.518-05:00Our schedule may not look like one but we have a r...Our schedule may not look like one but we have a routine or maybe it's more like habits. I'll confess to getting overwhelmed when anyone even mentions a schedule. I'm sure there's something out there for the anti-scheduler but I haven't found it yet ;)Amy Buttonhttp://amybutton.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480477805650424467.post-15492849480881925542012-05-28T09:05:37.387-05:002012-05-28T09:05:37.387-05:00Sounds like a book to read! My cleaning routine wa...Sounds like a book to read! My cleaning routine was changed dramatically by disabling illnesses, which have improved so I can do some picking up and cleaning-a few minutes at a time is better than nothing-but it's ingrained habit to sit with coffee, etc. Perfect timing because we just had a family meeting listing all that needs to be done and who will do it. Thanks. JanetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com