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!
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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!
Great idea with the checkbooks. I think we will have to try this for our 5 year old. (He likes math.) We just started him on working for commission. He gets a certain amount for different jobs and no pay for daily jobs like making bed, feeding the dog. It has worked well. If he doesn't do the job or we have to remind him numorous times then he doesn't get paid. We divide his earnies 1/3 to spend, 1/3 to save, 1/3 to GIVE. So far, so good it's been smooth sailing. :)
I love the checkbook idea. I didn't get my first checking account until I started college. I remember my mother teaching me how to write a check then. I think it's great for them to learn how this works, and learn how to keep track of their money and whatnot now. I remember thinking that college was way to late to be learning about how to balance a checkbook! Maybe I'll have to try this with my daughter when she gets a little older.
This is so cool! Would you be willing to share your printout? I'm really getting tired of trying to keep up with who do I owe what to! We too have one spender and one saver…guess they mimic hubby and I! :) Thanks!
What a great idea! My kids are not old enough right now, but I defiantly will use this later!
great idea..our 6yo. daughter does not get allowance, but i love the idea for when she does extra jobs around the house to earn money.
Now this is brilliant. I have been looking for a way to teach my kids about money and I think this is the perfect thing.
I love this idea!! Thank you so much for sharing.
Great idea. This is so much better then having them hold onto their own money for a long period of time where it can be lost. My kids are also to young but I can't wait to use it in the future.
Perfect! I'm implementing this right away! My girls lose all their change in their piggy banks so this will be a great way to show them how money works in the real world. Thanks you! I would love for you to email the cover to me. Thanks. [email protected]
This is such a wonderful idea. My husband and I were just talking the other day about how to teach our five year old the importance of his own money. This would be wonderful. I would love your cover. If you wouldn't mind emailing it to [email protected] Thanks!!!
I would love a copy of your register. I think it is fantastic that you are teaching your kids about tithing as well. I am a huge believer in tithing. We have been wracking our brain for a way to set up chores/allowance for my soon-to-be step daughter. It's been hard to find something that fits because we only have her every other weekend. (she is also in love with WebKins) Thank you again for another great idea!
P.S. Would you be able to send a copy of your Chores lists please? Both expected chores and extra chores?
Thanks so much
I love love love this! Please send me the cover scottnrose(at)gmail(dot)com
I would love a copy of these but I'm unable to download them from the link your provided. Can you email them?? Thanks
WOW! this is great idea . I just told my sister and she would love to have copy of your chore lists. I cant get download from ur link. can you send me email? [email protected]
thanks so many!
Katey
I would love a copy of your checkbook to teach my children how real life money works, but I can't download it. It says it is set to private and that only the owner can view it.
The kinks in the downloading should have all been worked out now. Hopefully those of you who had trouble will be able to go back and try downloading the files again. Let me know if you continue to experience problems.
Wow, that sounds like a great and well thought out system. I wish my parents had done something like that.
I love your ideas I've been doing this to my 7 year old boy….his main chores to do everyday is take out the trash,clean the bath room,washing the dishes he is really good @ put the dishes into the diswasher and put soap in it and turn it on, wash his own clothes which I taught him to do and he is really good at it.Make his bed, vacum the living room, and mob the kitchen floor. He does a lot everyday and he works really hard because he knows he will get paid by the end of the week …so I paid him a dollar a week. He like it so much…we really need to teach our kids to be obedience and to be responsible for what they do…I bought 2 cute wooden box from the dollar tree..one for his mission and college saving, and one for his tithing and spend….he like it so much and I even teach him money dont comes from trees…he has to work hard in order for him to survive…not to rely on mom and dad to pay for his gas money.hahahahaha
I would love if u can send me your check book register and your chores list….and how can I become a member of your group? please let me know here is my email address ([email protected]) I appreciated.
have a great week!
I completely agree with you and your husband, children should not be paid to make their own bed. All of my children are grown but when my kids turned sixteen we went to the bank and opened checking accounts with them. We were co-signers and I had at least 2 years to work with each one of them and their money before they flew the coop.
WOW, loving this idea! We never have cash on hand, so this is just perfect for us. We also save similar percentages for tithing/mission/college. Thanks so much for sharing.
this is fantastic!! thanks for sharing!!
Our job list for our 13 yr old son and 9 yr old daughter.
Household Jobs to earn money:
1. Vacuum downstairs rugs = .50
2. Vacuum upstairs hallway = .50
3. Fold clothes = .50 per basket
4. Clean sliding glass doors and coffee/side tables = .50
5. Dust living room furniture = .50
6. Dust Mop living room floors (and under sofas, tables, etc…)=.75
7. Clean stainless kitchen appliances with vinegar = .50
8. Scrub guest bathroom toilet, sink and mirror = $1.00
9. Organize shoe rack and sweep grass and dirt from shoes =.25
10. Scoop dog poop and put in Doggie Dooley = $1.00
11. Sweep kitchen floors (under rolling cabinet and behind trash can too) = .75
12. CAR- clean out trash, dust & wipe down dashboard, clean windows = $1.50
13. Anything extra Mom or Dad ask…..price negotiated per job
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Doing regular family chores on a daily basis will also earn you extra money, just as a reward for being so diligent.
-Feeding pets : Daily
-Making bed : Daily(Saturdays-stripping beds)
-Cleaning bedroom: Daily (Saturdays-vacuum/laundry pick up)
-Putting dishes away : Daily
-Dumping trash: Daily (Saturdays-washing out trash cans)
-Cleaning bathroom : Saturdays
-Putting toys, school supplies and jackets away: Daily
My previous post may seem as if my children will be rolling in dough, but they really just pick and choose.
Also- the extra reward money is just an incentive to get them to do their regular chores without me having to always tell them. (It's hit or miss).
Love the checkbooks!
So I know this post is ancient but I am new to your blog and I absolutely love it! I have a two year old and a 6 month old and I know they are still to young to do most of this stuff but I just absolutely love this idea. I am also LDS and I love that you are so open about your faith and I love that as soon as I came upon your blog you were able to tell you were LDS by the things you talk about and the subtle things like the FHE chart you had in one of your pictures. I really admire that. Do you think it is possible to send me a list of your list of expected chores and extra chores.
[email protected]
Thank you for this! I was trying to find this exactly! I am having a problem opening the xls file though. Do you have any other formats?
I think so…I will look and send it to you.
We would very much like to use this idea with our son who is struggling with spending money too fast!! I can’t seem to download if from the linked website. Is there anyway you could email this file/idea to me?
Much appreciated!
Thanks,
Maria
This is really great – we have 6 kiddos (3 old enough to make use of this) and I too needed to figure something out! I just wanted to make a suggestion I recently heard from Dave Ramsey. He insists on using the word commission, not allowance, for all the reasons you suggested. It’s something earned above and beyond. Thanks for sharing this idea!
Can you please email me the checkbook register for kids? Thanks! mw
We have been using your check book printable for a few months now and love love love it! Not long after starting it for 3 of my kids (the baby doesn’t get an allowance yet, lol) my 6 year old daughter (whose friends all have ipods) asked if she could have one. I told her I would not be buying a 6 year old an ipod. She asked if she could buy one herself. She threw me for a minute but I did agree that if she saved up the money she could buy herself an ipod. Well she did it and also bought a sparkly case for it too. All herself. Her brother and sister are suckers for spending their money, when they saw her buy an ipod it made them rethink their spending.
Thanks for sharing!
This is EXACTLY what I was searching for! The envelope system is driving me batty trying to keep up with the exact amount of change. Thank you!!
So happy to hear that! We are still using it in our home after 5 years! Thanks so much for taking the time to let me know!
I have tried to download this checkbook register, which is perfect!! But, cant find it in the shared folder. Could you please email it to me???
Thanks!
Chrissy
hi there – can u tell me where to find the checkbook download?? I just saw this and love it, but tried clicking on a few things and don’t see it.
thanx a bunch…Wendy
Trying to get a copy of your checkbook ledger sheet for my students to use at school.
Thank you so much, what a great idea! We also don’t give an allowance but do offer some $ for odd jobs. Would you be willing to share your list and the cost of each?
Thank you,
Jean
Great idea! Would love to print out but having trouble with it downloading on my iPad. I usually don’t have this issue with your printables.
Thank you,
Celeste
This is an older post so I am wondering if there is some capability issues. It is in a different format. You might have to try it from a laptop or desktop. Sorry about that!!
Thank you, I was able to download it from my smart phone. Really looking forward to working with my 7 yr old on this. Do you have a suggestion for a chore list for this age?
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Hi! I love these printable checkbooks. I downloaded the software, downloaded and print the template but there are all these extra empty spaces appearing on the register page, making each top of the page start from the middle. I think you are supposed to have two pages print on one 8.5×11 page, correct? Is there another version I could try? I have a Mac, if that matters. Thanks!
Thank yo soooo much!!! You just saved me lots of time and energy creating my own. You are amazing!
Happy to help! Thanks.
I can’t download the check book register. Could you please email it to me? thank you!
Just sent the links to your email. Thanks.
How does it assemble?
Print out then you can staple at the top or fold the entire book in half and staple halfway through the book. Hope that makes sense. Thanks.