Learn how you can get your home organized with my easy step-by-step organization course. My course is full of organization ideas as well as home organization tips and tricks to get your life and home organized and keep it that way.
ONLINE DECLUTTERING COURSE
For the past several months I have been putting together my Online Organization Course, The Balanced Home. I am excited to teach you my decluttering and cleaning process. These processes also teach you how to create simple routines and cleaning schedules which allow you to naturally maintain your clean and organized home.
No need to hire a professional organizer, or live with the clutter because you will have the skills and learn how to overcome any mental barriers or fears you might have to get started!
WHAT DOES THE ORGANIZATION COURSE COVER?
The Balanced Home Organization Core
($1,000 Value)Contains my core Decluttering and Organization Processes, which shows you how to:
- Learn how to declutter and organize your home–by learning processes and techniques that really work!
- Deal with stuff you don’t know how to get rid of
- Understand what qualifies as hoarding
- Understand how to overcome hoarding tendencies
- Deal with your junk room or junk drawer
The Tools
- Workbook, Resources, Labels, and More ($250 Value). Contains everything you need to help guide you through each lesson, including:
- An easy-to-follow workbook to guide you step-by-step through the lessons
- Printable Labels
- A vision sheet for your home
- A working checklist of tasks you can accomplish in 30 minutes or less
- Shopping and To-Do Lists
- Monthly Calendar and Weekly Schedule
The Mental Foundation
The best processes to overcome mental barriers from Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi’s Mastermind Course ($200 Value). Helps you to find the time, the energy and the motivation to organize your home by:
- Discovering your “true, internal why” -> what motivates you to want an organized home
- Helping you clearly identify what is holding you back from success
- Teaching you how to organize your schedule to create new pockets of time
- Helping you discover what is most important for you to accomplish with your time, as opposed to just urgent or habit
- Helping you cut out the things that aren’t important and identify gaps in your schedule you can dedicate to working on your home
Your Ideal Home
The best processes to set and achieve your vision by breaking it down into actionable steps ($300 Value). Teaches you how to break down an overwhelming project into small, manageable steps, by:
- Clearly defining your goal and vision for your home
- Learning how to evaluate specific rooms and identify what you want to be improved
- Identifying specific, easy to complete tasks in each room that will contribute to your overall goal without overwhelming you
- Getting your family or others involved in the process
Cleaning and Maintaining
The best processes to clean and maintain your home after it has been organized ($200 Value).Teaches you how to maintain your home once it is clean and keep it organized, by:
- Providing you with the basic cleaning routines you need to naturally stay in control of your home
- Teaching you my amazing “Ten-Minute Clean-up” process, which allows you to clean an entire floor / room in ten minutes or less!
- Showing you how to establish routines with your kids and other members of the family
- Sharing important resources such as chore cards, favorite cleaning products, and a deep-cleaning checklist, and more
- Explaining the laundry routine we use in our home to get our laundry done every week without even thinking about it
- Teaching you how to deep clean your home after it has been decluttered and organized
- Showing you how to help the other members of your household be on the same page and not “unclean” your home
During the course, we will:
- Show you the process of how to go throughout your home decluttering, cleaning, and organizing. Then you can take this process and go throughout all the rooms in your home–including the bathrooms, kitchen, craft room, home office, basement, entryway, playroom, garage, attic, and all other rooms in your home–cleaning and organizing.
- Clean out and organize not just the rooms themselves, but organization spaces such as closets, shelves, drawers, and bookshelves.
- Learn how to properly use organization equipment, such as bins, drawer organizers, storage bins, food storage containers, lids, and baskets.
The Private Balanced Home Community
(BONUS – Priceless). Provides a community that you can go to whenever you need a place where you…
- Seek inspiration and ideas from others
- Receive support and motivation from others
- Share your successes and see the successes of others as we all work towards finding balance and clarity in our homes.
- Can ask questions and let me know what you may still need help with so that I can continue to cater the course to your needs
What Do People Have To Say About My Organization Course?
“This course was instrumental in helping me organize my space as well as my time. As a busy mom, I have a better grasp on what my days need to include so that I can enjoy my family rather than spend my time spinning my wheels cleaning up after everyone.”
“The Balanced Home Course helped me to be the “professional organizer” for my family! Simple steps to follow, check lists, printable labels, suggestions and worksheets will keep you on track to successfully maintain your own balanced home.”
“I am pretty sure I have solved more issues with the seven layers and clarity tool than I have in 6 months of therapy!! I think this course is going to help much more than my home. Thanks Amy!!!!”
When I realized I had been overcomplicating the idea of organization, that simplifying was a key component, then things really started to fall into place!”
When I realized I had been overcomplicating the idea of organization, that simplifying was a key component, then things really started to fall into place!””
HOW TO GET MOTIVATED TO ORGANIZE YOUR HOME
HOW TO OVERCOME FEARS AND MENTAL BARRIERS
I asked and these are the things that are holding you back from getting started! I made sure my course helped you overcome your specific fears and developed processes to address each of the concerns below. Have you ever had any of the same concerns?
- “I don’t have the time.”
- “I don’t know how to break it down into manageable chunks.”
- “How do I balance other activities?”
- “I don’t have enough energy / motivation.”
- “I’m overwhelmed and don’t know where to start.”
- “I’m scared / unable to commit.”
- “I don’t trust myself.”
- “I don’t have the confidence I will finish.”
- “How do I maintain / keep on top of it?”
- “I have a hard time with inconsistency / finding balance.”
- “I’m afraid of quitting too soon and having it be a mess.”
- “How do I build the habits and routines?”
- “Keeping it clean and organized”“Staying focused and not getting distracted.”
- “What if I have physical limitations.”
- “I don’t have the supplies / resources / money (i.e. containers etc.) / storage space.”
- “I don’t want to part with things.”
- “What Do I do with all the stuff? Donate? Kids?”
- “What if I need it later?”
- “My family has stuff they want to keep.”
- “Family is not being helpful or even counterproductive… How do I get my family on board?”
- “No sense of design / vision for what I want.”
- “Lack of knowledge.”
- “Afraid of not doing it right.”
- “Being okay with not having it perfect.”
STILL NOT READY TO BUY?
Because I know that sometimes it can be difficult to take that initial leap of faith, I wanted to give you something that would allow you to get your feet wet a little, something that you could access RIGHT NOW. I think you’ll like it. I’ve opened up a “sneak peek” section of my course, where you can access one or two of the lessons that are a part of The Balanced Home Course. If you click the button below you will be able to create your own personal account / log in for the course and access the “sneak peek” videos.
OTHER ORGANIZATION PROJECTS
If you are interested in taking a deeper look into some of the spaces in my home, check out the following posts!
Does this recipe make only enough for one little mason jar like in the photos? Trying to judge how many batches to make.
It makes about 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup. There was a little left over from the recipe than what is shown in the jar.
Just made a second batch, but substituted coffee grounds for the pink sugar, for the anti cellulite properties of caffeine…more of a peppermint mocha. Doesn’t look as pretty but yummy just the same
I bet it smells yummy though!
Could this scrub be used on the face?
Yes!
I don’t care for coconut oil. Is there anything else I can substitute?
Almond oil is great!
Autumn, Thank you.
Do you keep this in the fridge or cool room for it to keep the whipped look?
Do you have the labels so that I can print multiple of them on one page. . like all of the same size? I bought 4 oz jars so I was hoping to print a bunch on one page. Help?!
This looks yummy. Going to try this with lemon, using yellow food coloring and lemon essential oil.
You will have to let me know how they turn out.
How did it go with the lemon? I’m looking to make some lemon scrub as Christmas presents (I live in Australia so I want a nice summery scent)?
Lemon is great as well. It smells amazing!
This looks wonderful. When should you add the peppermint oil?
What if you’re allergic to coconut?
I did a batch of the peppermint and then decided to go out on a limb…I did Wild Orange and Eucalyptus. OMG…it is amazing. I made the sugar a very light green..
What all do you use this scrub for?
I use it so sluff off dead skin and so make skin feel soft.
I wanted to ask the same thing as Erica did.. does it need to be refrigerated to stay whipped? Or will a cool room work? Also, several people have asked when do we add the peppermint?
This seems so easy and I can’t wait to try, thank you
Thank You, you will have to let me know how you like it.
Every time I click on your older Peppermint Sugar Scrub link, my computer crashes. I’ve tried 5-6 times & it keeps crashing. Some kind of virus?
Hmm….I am able to access it just fine. I will look into it thought. Thanks for making me aware of the problem.
Can’t wait to make this. Love the labels too. Suggestion on making ‘peppermint’ on the labels red or blue to make it more festive and stand out more. Also more labels per page when printing out would be great. Especially for a make and take class or party.
Can u make this with any essential oil or just peppermint?
Thanks
She has asked that we only use this for personal use so I don’t think a make and take class would be appropriate using her design and printable.
As long as you are not selling them and it is just for a party, I am totally fine with you using them. Hope you enjoy the scrub!
Question? how do you keep it from hardening?
we just warm ours up in the microwave for a couple of seconds and it softens back up
I have some that I forgot about and it still is fine after it hardens.
Thank You. Good to know.
If you keep it in an airtight container it should not harden.
This was a great recipe my daughter in laws and I just made up 20 batches and used all different oils. All of them were wonderful except I don’t recommend the jasmine, it is too light of a scent and the coconut from the oil takes over. Thanks for the idea!
That is wonderful. Glad you are enjoying them.
Can I use just a regular wisk?
Yes but, it may take longer. Thanks and Enjoy!
Hi Amy,
I am making sugar scrubs for a small little retail shop we have in Sykesville Md. Should I add any type of preservative? I am not concerned about selling these within a month but I just am not sure it they will be used up in a month after they are bought. :) . Is that an issue? Should I have an expiration on a label i create with ingredients and weight on the bottom of my cute little jar? I LOVE you blog, what are your thoughts? Thank you.
I see no reason they wouldn’t last much longer than a month. There is nothing in there that’s going to spoil. Sugar lasts for years on shelves and coconut oil is used a preservative sometimes.
Ginget- It should last up to 3 months. Just make sure that your hands are clean when getting it out of the jar. Cross contamination could spoil it.
The scrub could be scooped from the jar with disposable small wooden spatulas.
Janet- Thats a great idea.
I love this scrub! I live in Florida and it’s always hot here. I made it this morning, but it’s a little soupy. Should I add more sugar and less oil?
Beth, I think I would try that next time you make it.
Can you use peppermint extract instead of the peppermint essential oil’s ?
Stephanie, You can use extract but, it would be only for the scent. Peppermint Essential Oil has more benefits that just the scent. You can find out more about it’s benefits here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003I6TOM8/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B003I6TOM8&linkCode=as2&tag=thidro-20&linkId=7ZRHB5YOVWLWYY6T&th=1
Last year I made these and their was a template for the round circle with the whipped sugar scrub on it….and it had pink on it……do you still have that. They were so cute last year. Thanks so much for posting this recipe.
Thanks for posting this recipe. I made this last year and every one loved it. Last year you had a little round template with the whipped sugar scrub printed on it. Do you still have that template by chance?
Am I understanding I am to use 1 cup of sugar in total? Thanks!
I replied to an email but might be a no reply.
I’m interested in making the sugar scrubs too. I’m confused on the liquid coconut oil vs solid.
Do you use almond oil in all recipes except for maybe coconut lime sugar scrub…I really wanted to make this one but the peppermint recipe sounded good for Christmas. I had read comments that the solid coconut oil gets hard.
Thanks
Does the red food coloring stain your skin at all? That was my only concern. Have not made this yet but really want to! Making it as a gift and don’t want their skin stained when they use it!
It really doesn’t. Thanks!
Hello,
Could you please clarify what type of sugar to use? The link doesn’t seem to work of me. Thank you!
Robin- granulated sugar
Do you use Fractionated Coconut Oil or Regular Coconut Oil?
Thanks
I made this recipe, the only problem is that it smells only coconut! Not peppermint at all :( Im wondering if I bought the right coconut oil…anyone?
Some brands of coconut oil may be more powerful smelling. You can switch to an almond oil and it should work just as well and not smell overpowering.
Thanks I will try it with another oil!
I used organic bought from walmart and cant smell the coconut at all.
Atrull-Great idea!
How long can be stored?
Rivianna, It can be stored up to 3 months as long it is sealed in an airtight container.
Hello, for all time i used to check weblog posts here in the early hours in the break
of day, since i like to find out more and more.
Hello, I stumbled upon your blog and wow, this recipe looks great! My friends and I own a small nail spa and we would love to feature this scrub for the enjoyment of our clients. I just want to ask if there is any way I can use the photos you published here (really nice photos btw) for a small menu, so they just know what the scrub looks like, as well as on our facebook page? Thanks and hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for sharing this recipe.
Hi !! Love the recipe , but my mixture didn’t whip…I live in India and it’s usually hot here….Solidified the coconut oil in fridge (it’s liquid in room temperature)…When I started beating it (with hand beater) it just didn’t become light and fluffy…It’s all liquid….Any suggestions? And I used granulated sugar… Xoxo
Divvya- Not sure what went wrong. Did you get the measurements right? So sorry.
I made this without seeing your recipe. A mix of lavender with the peppermint was nice. Then I added slightly fine coffee grounds to work on cellulites.
Thanks for sharing
Great tip. Glad you liked the recipe.
Love this recipe! Made it for Christmas presents last year and was a big hit! Amazing for all over body! Even my 15 year old son likes it! Made another big batch today!
Debbie- So happy your family enjoyed them!
I don’t really like coconut oil as it leaves my skin feeling greasy and I don’t like the scent. Do you think this would work with grapeseed oil (almost no scent and soaks in quickly)?
Yes! I use grapeseed and almond oil quite a bit in sugar scrubs!
Beth-Grapeseed Oil should work the same. Great idea!
Great recipe I’m going to make! I was just wondering when do you add the essential oil? Great work! Thanks.
Going to make this recipe! Just wondering when do you add the essential oil? Thanks!!
I just add it before whipping it up!
If you decide that the scent isn’t strong enough after making it are you able to go back and add more essential oil drops? Also how long is the shelf life of this? How many ounces does this make and what’s the total cost to make this? Btw you’re such a creative genius!
Xo
Also, if I wanted to make a cinnamon or a cinnamon vanilla one or just the vanilla one, what would I use instead of the peppermint essential oil?
Xo💖✨
Bambi- You can use Vanilla Extract or Essential Oil and Cinnamon Essential Oil.
Bambi- I think it would be find to add more essential oil if needed. The shelf life is about 3 months in a sealed container.
I made a batch of this and I think I’ll double to fit into 8 oz jars because it only goes halfway. I also didnt have Peppermint essential oil and tried extract. It smells nice but its not long lasting so I think I’ll get some essential oils. I also added 2 drops of Vitamin E oil to make it last longer. I love the feel of it when I tested on my forearm. I tried olive oil before and it was way too greasy and like the coconut oil much better! This is a pretty versatile recipe and I can add different kinds of colors and essential oils. Thank you!
Monica- Glad you liked it.
Won’t the food colouring dye your skin or the tub if you use it in the tub?
It shouldn’t but if you are concerned you can use fruit juice to dye it naturally.
could you tell me where I can find jars like these?
Kelly- These are just small canning jars that can be found at Walmart.
This is awesome! I am going to make some for my fellow teachers. They’ll love this!!
I think I’ll make some peppermint, lemon, and lavender. Lavender will be a good soothing, calming scent, and I know many of us are stressed out COMPLETELY this time of year!
Thank you for sharing the recipe!!
Allyson- So happy you found this useful! Thanks for following along!
I don’t like the smell of coconut oil. Is there another option or a type of coconut oil that is scent free? Thanks in advance
Nicole- Grapeseed Oil is a great alternative.
I am allergic to coconut oil, what could I use instead?
Michelle- You can use grapeseed oil.
Oh, my..this is amazing!! This will make a great gift!
Kristyn- Thank you so much!
This scrub sounds great! If I substitute almond oil for the coconut, will the finished product still have that whipped look?
Gina- It should work just the same!
Hi love this recipe! What do u think about super finely ground peppermint candy to mix in? Would that be ok or spoil the scrub? Thanks! Ur great!
Sarah- I have tried that and it works great.
Nice..will be making
Laura- So happy you are going to be giving this a try.
Do you have a recipe to make a larger batch or do you just double/triple/etc? Looking to make multiple at a time. I know sometimes when you multiply recipes they sometimes don’t turn out the same. Thanks! 😊
Robin- You can just double or triple the recipe!I have doubled it and it worked great.
Can I use fractionated coconut oil?
Kristyn- This recipe uses coconut oil that is NOT melted. If it is warm where you live you might need to set the coconut oil in your fridge. If your coconut oil is too hard, let it soften before mixing it for best results. Hope this answers your question.
Nice recipe where can I buy the jars?
Grady-They are just canning jars. I got mine at Walmart.
No matter the age, this makes a great gift for anyone!
Natalie- I agree!
Who couldn’t use some pampering right now?! Love this stuff!
Kristyn- It smells so good too!
Thanks so much for the recipe, we are going to make it for Christmas gifts. I love your polka dot spatula, do you know where you bought that?? I love polka dots, they are so fun!!
Carla- I think I got it at Home Goods, but not sure it has been awhile. Sorry.
Can you use turmeric oil in place?
You can. I just like the smell of the peppermint, but you can replace it with whatever oil you prefer.
This looks so good! What a fun gift to make for friends or to enjoy yourself!
Suzanne- It is a really fun gift to give.
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
Vanessa- It keep for a few months in an airtight container.
I love this. Just used my last batch, and plans to make more after Thanksgiving. Thanks for sharing this amazing scrub
Ivory- You are welcome! Enjoy!
I just made this whipped sugar scrub, and I absolutely love it! The consistency is perfect, and my skin feels amazing after using it. Thanks for such a detailed recipe—I’ll definitely be making this again!
So happy you enjoyed it! It does make your skin feel so soft!
I just tried this whipped sugar scrub recipe, and I absolutely love it! The texture is so fluffy, and my skin feels amazing after using it. Thank you for sharing such a fantastic and easy DIY project!
Thank you.
I just tried this whipped sugar scrub recipe and I’m absolutely in love! The texture is so fluffy and it left my skin feeling incredibly soft and moisturized. Plus, it smells amazing! Thank you for sharing such a delightful DIY project!
Thank you!