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!
Love apricot jam. I made apricot habanero last week!
I have heard of that! I should have tried some. I know my husband would love it!
I just added 3 habenero peppers (seeded) and pureed with the apricots. Everything else in the recipe I kept the same. Really tasty with cream cheese and crackers (or dipping cream cheese won tons). :)
Thank you! That sounds so delicious! I will for sure try it next time!
This looks so good! Gorgeous photos too!
I really should have made apricot jam with all of our apricots. I’m kicking myself now. I guess there’s always next year right?
As long as you ate them…apricots are yummy any way you make them!
Your jam recipes sound delicious and the images are beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.
Do you have a blueberry jam recipe without pectin?
Have a great day!
Hi, thanx for sharing the recipe,
How long does it last or once open it last more in the fridge?
How does it work since it doesnt have conservatives.
Thanx! :)
I LOVE Apricot Jam – thanks for the prints!!
First time to have home grown apricots. All the recipes I find show using dried ones. Never does any of these say peel them or not. So do you peel them or leave the skins on?
I do not peel them at all and just mash them up skins and all. Sometimes if there is a piece of skin sitting after it is all mashed, I will pull it out…but if they are ripe enough the skin will cook down well.
We live in a farming area where everyone makes apricot jam – the traditional recipe is to place apricot halves in layers with sugar (800g to 1kg sugar to 1kg apricots) overnight, till sugar dissolves, then cook down till it thickens. You can test if it’s setting by putting a teaspoonful on a cold plate in the freezer for a minute. A few greenish apricots ensure there is enough pectin. And boiling a little longer will give a thick jam.
800g or more sugar per 1kg apricots will preserve the jam for about 3 years if sterilized properly
You say to not process them in a blender or food processor what is the reasoning? When my apricots were in season I didn’t have time to jam so I pureed and measured them out and froze them in ziplocks. Would using these already pureed apricots not work with this recipe?
Hi! I made just made this jam but I am having trouble finding the labels? The link takes me to the facebook page but I don’t see where I click on “previous downloads”. Can you help me locate them?
I just emailed it to you. Thanks!
Would you mind emailing me the apricot label as well? I am having a hard time finding the link to download. Thanks!
Just emailed them to you!
just reading your jam recipe and was wondering if this would also work for peaches .. or if not do you have recipes for
peach
raspberry
blueberry
thanks so much
Grace, I would think it would work just fine. Thanks.
How many apricots is 8 cups?
Jessica- It depends on the size of apricot cut up. Usually, 1 apricot sliced = 1/2 cup. Hope this is helpful!
Why do you say not to use a food processor?
Christie- I purees it and make the jam to watery. Great question. Enjoy!
Hello I recently made some apricot butter and it seems kind of gritty .. does anyone have any suggestions that I might have done wrong.
Libby- Not sure why it is gritty. We like to use this recipe, it seems to turn out well…https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/apricot-butter-recipe-2107496bby
Hi there love this easy recipe but is there a substitute for the lemon juice? As my mom is allergic to the citric acid in them.
Beamer- You can replace the lemon juice called for in the recipe with an equal amount of lime or orange juice, or use half as much white vinegar or white wine. Note: Substituting vinegar or white wine for lemon juice works best in dishes where small amounts are used. Hope this helps!
When you process jars in stock pot can you put them directly on bottom of pan without cracking the jar?
Patricia- Yes, just make sure that you put the jars in when the water is boiling hot.
Thank you for the recipe- I’m going to try it today. Can I also get the label emailed to me please?
Marlise- Just emailed you the labels. Thank you!
I feel dumb for asking this but do you peel/take the skin off of the apricots?
Kelly- That is not a dumb question. You will not peel the apricots with this recipe.