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!
Stop Drowning in Household Clutter
Transform your space without the overwhelm. Join The Balanced Home Course for a step-by-step system to get your home organized and keep it that way for good.
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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!
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Awesome post! I wish parents weren’t so worried about their kids liking them. So many people let their kids get away with stuff based on that. I’ve found with my 3 ages 15, 13 & 10) that setting firm boundaries & having consequences that you follow through with, produce kids who not only respect you but have higher regard for rules in general. Teach them early that there are consequences, but don’t be such a hard-ass that they have no freedom to learn for themselves too!
ps it’s “idle” in this case, not “idol” :-)
Katie, Amen, and well said!
Great post! Every child truly is different and determining proper punishment for each child is a must. I have a 10 1/2 year gap between my children and I know we difinitely used different methods with each. I still need to work on the being “consistent” part though.
Shelly, being consistent is a constant battle, but it makes such a big difference. One of the best things we can do as parents is to see our children for who they are. Individuals who are different. Kids are not cookie cutters. Thanks for your great comment.
Great post. I disagree with the line not to use time outs for children under two. Sometimes that is precisely what they need. A time out to catch their breath, loose their audience, and be happy again. We have always used time outs on our small children and have found that as soon as they leave the room, they quickly want to come back. So you can talk to them about their behavior. Not that they always understand it, but the realize that being naughty will not be tolerated. Time outs at that age are often less than one minute, just long enough for them to regain control.
Loved the part about natural consequences. It is so hard to let those happen sometimes.
Thanks for your comment Alesa. Glad to hear time outs work for your little ones. It is not that they are bad for a two year old, they just show to not always be as effective for 1 and 2 year olds. They don’t usually understand enough for the disicpline to make a significant, long term difference. Sounds like you have found what is best for your family and that is most important. :)
Great article! I just have one question…why is it not good to put a two year old in a time out? What do u do when they don’t listen to a single word u say! I don’t know what else to do. He is CONSTANTLY testing us! Help!
Hi Katie, time outs aren’t bad, they just don’t show as much benefit for two year olds. They are too small to really internalize what is going on and why, for long term results.
Your son is totally normal. Especially at two. Kids do a lot of testing. Might sound silly, but start with this link http://familyvolley.blogspot.com/2011/11/changing-behavior-part-1.html.
Then, be sure you enforce and follow through. Otherwise your son will keep taking advantage.
This was just what I needed to hear today. We are having a hard time with my daughter— she is very strong-willed little girl. Time outs just put her into meltdown mode, so we started using a calming jar to help her calm down while she is in it. Parenting is hard, but articles like this bring me a little bit of clarity. Thanks!
PS: you can make your own calming jar really easily! http://familysponge.com/parenting/artkids-calm-down-jar/
Jen, parenting is hard, really hard. Just checked out your calming jar post. What a great idea. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Heather. Enjoy your articles.
Great post. That’s what I’ve been doing for my daughter, too. Thanks.
Aylin, so happy to hear that these tips are working with your daughter. Thanks for the comment.
Number one problem with discipline is parents not following through. This is easy to fall into when here you are, exhausted, drained and out of resources! So saying “nevermind” or looking for the easy route is often the trap we fall into, even if initially you meant to follow through.
It only takes but afew failed follow through for a child to know he or she cant take you seriously.
Iaviera, you are so right. It only takes one or two times for our kids to know they can take advantage. It is hard to follow through, but we have to be strong and “stick with it” It might be hard in the moment, but it will make the future so much easier.
Thank you for these tips. I have been reading the book Boundaries for kids, it covers some of these same issues. Sticking to the threat you have given your child is sometimes the hardest, but helps them learn that they need to listen of their is a consequence.
Great post!
Deanna, Thanks! It is true, sticking to the consequences is vital. Glad you are enjoying Boundaries for Kids.
This is such a great post. I have such a hard time following through with the consequences or giving them too many chances. I’m definitely going to use these tips.
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Hi Lex, so glad the tips are helpful. I too have been guilty of giving too many chances. :( It gets me in trouble every time. So important to give consequences, stick to them and follow through.
1. I love the part about proactively teaching and setting expectations before a melt-down happens. It doesn’t always work, but it can avert many problems. For example, sitting a child down before church and explaining what behavior is/is not appropriate at church and what the consequence will be for each of those actions.
2. I’ve learned over the years to identify the problem behind misbehavior. Is she tired? Is he hungry? Did she have a hard day at school? Has he been waiting for you to help him or talk to him? Getting to the root of the problem can often be the best solution.
3. POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT cannot be overstated. It can be as simple as noticing and complimenting/smiling at positive behavior or as complex as marbles in a jar rewarded with a mommy store or stickers on an ‘extra mile’ chart rewarded with a daddy date. Focus on the GOOD in the child and they will generally want to be good.
I love this approach: http://education.byu.edu/youcandothis/
Thanks for your insights!
Any tips for whining? We discipline for the tantrums and such, but my 3 year old seems to speak in this constant whine for even the smallest thing and it quickly escalates into a tantrum. How do we curb the whining before it escalates?
Meghann, my sister and her husband absolutely refuse to react to whining. If their 2 year old son starts to whine, they will remind him, we will not respond to whining. But for the most part he will catch himself and regulate the behavior. My kids are much older and I wish I had known this when they were younger, but it’s nice to apply it to them now, although it is almost never needed. Hope this helps!