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!
What a great gift idea. Thanks Amy!!
xxo
Thanks Jen!
I have a question: did you grate your own cocoa like the pic shows or did you use a baking cocoa like Hershey’s? I was thinking some unsweetened chocolate would be good grated because it would have the natural cocoa butter in it but that’s not how I read your recipe. I did make your Pumpkin Spice scrub, except that I used a chai spice mix that I found in a cookie recipe, and I LOVE it. I used a plastic Trader Joe’s Shortstack Syrup bottle and added more EVOO to use it as a scrub or just a scented oil for shaving. Thanks- I plan to use this idea for Christmas gifts for the girls in my family.
I added the cocoa baking powder and then just added some of the grated chocolate for the cocoa butter and the extra texture! What a great idea to use it for shaving. Might have to borrow that. And the chai spice sounds like a great addition!
Ciao ti seguo dall’italia e questi progetti sono favolosi! Non riesco però a trovare il label per questo scrub cioccolatoso…Help!!
The label is up now! Just double checked it! Should be working now!
I just clicked on the label and it shows the Peppermint Label and not the Chocolate Label.
Anyways, please keep these recipes coming. Pretty please? I use these all over my arms and legs in the bath. I love all the different combinations you are coming up with.
Thank you for the super cute accompanying labels! I want to print out the Chocolate one for my friend :)
Click on the link below the peppermint one. It should have all my downloads there! Thank you Pam!
I know it is a dumb question but I’ll ask it anyway… what are scrubs for? what can I do with them? It must be delicious and I would like to make some but this HUGE doubt keeps pushing me back lol
Thanks
elsa
They are used like a shower gel or exfoliation and soft skin!
Sounds divine! I would seriously want to eat this stuff!
Wishing you a lovely weekend.
xoxo
Don’t make it then… :) Temptation might be too great! Although it is completely edible!!
Keep the sugar scrub recipes coming. I love them and they do make great gifts. I’ve made the pumpkin and the lime coconut and they were divine. But your posts really make me wish for a Hobby Lobby nearby or that I knew someone who liked those Starbucks drinks
Thanks Wendy! Oh shoot! I have seen jars at other craft stores. I just really like the prices at Hobby Lobby. You could check a thrift store for old jars or try mason jars. Those are always super cute and I have used them before and have pics of them in my earlier sugar scrubs if you want to see what they look like.
Baby food jars work great too! You can buy the applesauce or bananas use the food in a recipe and the jar for a scrub. Plus they are only like .60 each!
Yes! Baby food jars are a great size and perfect for this!!
Thanks for your recepies. They are great. I was curious and we made some (pepermint, brown sugar and coconut). My boys love them adn we are making one for christmas presents for family as well. keep on writing.
So happy to hear that Vida! It has been fun to experiment with some different flavor combinations!
Someond gave me some starbucks bottles but not the lids. do you have any suggestion about what I might use. I can’t wailt to make some for gifts.
The sell corks in different sizes for jars. I picked some up at Hobby Lobby just the other day! Could that work?
Where can you buy essential oils for these scrubs (in Canada)? Or can you use something like an extract (as you would in cooking) for lemon/peppermint? How far in advance can these be made/how long do they hold for?
I don’t know about Canada specifically, but you can buy essential oils at stores like Whole Foods. They definitely have Peppermint Essential Oil there for about $10 US for 2 fl oz. If you have other natural food stores, check out the lotions and bath products area.
If you can’t find essential oils in a store near you, you can always try online (just make sure you get 100% essential oil that is therapeutic grade). I buy some of mine on Amazon and some at Sprouts grocery. :)
hi there! love the scrub recipes! curious, where do you et those wooden spoons/scoops? are they bamboo? thanks!
That wooden spoon actually comes with the bottle and I found it at Hobby Lobby! I have used the little kids toy spoons from IKEA as well! They are the perfect little size!
This looks great! Do you know of any recipes for a chocolate scrub with coffee?
I don’t…but if I were going to make one…I would just make this chocolate scrub and then add in (guessing) about a tsp of fresh coffee grounds. Start by adding just a bit at a time and smelling and testing it to see how you like it. You can always add more and then see what you like. I bet it will smell great!
Where did u buy your little scoop for this scrub
It came with the bottle. Wish I had a better answer!
You can get the bottle and scoop at Hobby Lobby. They have them on 50% off about every other week. I couldn’t find a wooden scoop alone in any of the other craft stores. Good luck.
I usually make a brown sugar one and people love that. I can’t wait to try the chocolate for my chocaholic friends. Looks great!
I love brown sugar ones! Hopefully they will love it!
I’m going to attempt my first homemade sugar scrub (probably the chocolate) for gifts this year. I bought some Ball jelly jars, which aren’t all that exciting. What kind of label would you suggest to print your label on and what are some other ideas for the lid or a tag to make it more festive? Thank you!
I just print the label on white cardstock and then cut it out and glue it on with a glue stick. Works like a charm! You could always add some cute scrapbook paper on the top of the jar like I did on my lemon sugar scrub and paint the lids white or another fun color!
How much does this recipe make? :)
About a cup.
Hello. I found your site on Pinterest because I was looking for some easy but uniqe Christmas gifts. A few minutes ago I did this chocolate bodyscrub, I changed the recipe a bit because I added a few drops of orange oil and it’s magical!!! Thank you for the idea ;) And your site is wonderful. Merry Christmas!
Oooooh! Orange oil would be divine. Yum! So glad you love it! Merry Christmas to you too!
Hi Amy, I have a question about putting the scrubs in brand new mason jars. Since the jars come with the lid and screw ring separately do you know if you would have to seal the jar like you were canning something? Or could you just put the ring and the lid on without the jar being sealed all the way? I hope you know what I mean. I’ve been looking everywhere to find out if the lid and screw ring should be canning sealed or not to prevent bacteria.
Hey! I made this scrub as well as cinnamon vanilla for my friend as a gift, but I tried it out before and it’s great. It left my skin soft and smelling nice and sweet! Thanks for this tutorial. I used the chalkboard paper for the labels though, but it still looks great, the white chalk matches my white lids, hope my friend will like it too :-) thanks!
I am so glad you made some and loved it! The Chalkboard Tags sound like a great idea! Thanks so much for the comment and sharing that with me!
I’m not too sure, but if she didn’t really say anything in her previous mason jar sugar scrub recipes, then I guess you don’t need to seal it, just st screw it on. I hope this helps, but I could be wrong
Thank You. You are right. You don’t need to seal them.
Is there something I could substitute instead of pure cane sugar?
sorry, I meant raw cane sugar
I was wondering the same thing!
Thank you so much !
Hi Amy,
What kind of vanilla do you use ? I have some vanilla extract on hand will that be ok ?
Thanks
AWESOME! Pinning. :)
Love this for a gift… Thank you for sharing Amy!
This looks SOOO good! Can’t wait to try this!
This loooks great..Came across this site today and have become a fan :)
I would like to know can brown sugar be used instead of can sugar?
raw cane’ sugar
hi, i would like to know how many days will it take before it expires?
It should last for up to 3 months if stored in an air tight container!
Hi Amy. I came across this on Pinterest and it looks amazing! My question is this: you say it lasts up to 3 months. I’ve bought scrubs that lasted forever. I’m assuming that if I add a preservative, it will increase the shelf life significantly. Have you used one before, and if so, how long did your scrub (or other recipe) last before you had to pitch it? I’m planning on making some for my friends. They’re super busy moms who don’t always have time to pamper themselves. Just want to make it last as long as possible so they actually have a chance to enjoy it!
This is a great idea im thinking of making them for xmas gifts. Thanks!
Oh p.s.
I started collecting baby food jars
They are perfict for this project!
I have a small collection too! :)
Hi! I love this DIY, but I don’t have cane sugar, and I really want to make this for my Mother. What could I use to substitute it? More white sugar, and how much more?
I made some of this. I found some jars in the $$ section at target and made myself some. I tried it on my face and love it. Husband thought I was nuts but I love it. HEHE I smell good too.
Made the chocolate scrub man l wanted to eat it!!! This is Awesome Thank You
I love your website! And your scrub recipes are amazing!
Thank you so much for the sweet words! I am so glad you are enjoying it! xo
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Great ideas! Please tell me where to find the cute glass jar with the spoon holder! Thanks!
I found that at a local craft store called Hobby Lobby. Thanks.
How do you avoid the virgin coconut oil odour from coming off stronger than the cocoa? TIA
You could use grapeseed oil, if you don’t like the coconut oil smell. Thanks.