I just checked out this book at the library. I have been a FLYLady follower for over a year and her system did wonders for my home. I'm talking piles of dishes and no clean undies to spotless sink and no more laundry piles to dig through. BIG changes. Well, I decided to check this out just because of how highly FlyLady speaks of the Slob Sisters. Now I have a card file and just put the things that were in my Control Journal onto the 3x5s. I find things even simpler now and so motivating. This system works great and I really wish I had bought the book instead of having to return it. Pick up this and Sink Reflections and you'll be good to go!

After trying FlyLady twice, I realized that it would never work for me. Instead of having more time, I felt like I was always supposed to be doing a little here and a little there, but was never done. Being nagged by email only made it worse. And the final straw was the fact that FlyLady's "inspirational" messages were increasingly just annoyances -- either a reminder to purchase some product of hers, or a lot of Christian-oriented jargon. What I took from this system was: work in small segments, plan a day for each task, jump in wherever you are, and do a little, even if you don't finish the job. Since most of this was taken from the SHE sisters, I decided to investigate the SHE system. I found this system works better for me. Being able to move a card into the "done" section and seeing the pile of tasks that were left worked much better as a reminder for me than emails, which I often didn't get to read until well after they were due. And when the cards are gone, I'm done! As the daughter of a cleaning-impaired mother, I also appreciate the SHE system's instructions on what to clean and how often to clean it. The SHE sisters are not at all preachy, just "regular folks" trying to get their acts together and sharing a bit about themselves. It works for me.

This book changed my life.

I had tried FlyLady and loved the concept but just couldn't seem to stick with it. I decided to get Sidetracked Home Executives since that is what FlyLady based her system on.

For me, S.H.E. worked much better. I realized that FlyLady is for those who are disorganized because they're paralyzed by perfection; S.H.E. is for those who are disorganized because they're too easily sidetracked and/or just plain lazy (like me).

I have been using the cardfile system they recommend consistently for six months now -- and I didn't even fall behind when I had my second baby recently, which is the ultimate test of how well an organization system works.

If, like me, you're chronically disorganized because you always have a million things going on at once but never manage to finish anything, this book could change your life!

I have struggled with my house for years. Finally, I am getting it straigten out and feel comfortable having guests again.