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!

04/25/2013 · 24 Comments

Toilet Training – Part 1

Parenting Help· Parenting Tips with Heather Johnson

For Part 2 of the Toilet Training series with Heather Johnson, go here: Toilet Training Part 2
Summer is just around the corner, and in our house that means…..time to toilet train the two year old. Sounds exciting, doesn't it?

For most moms, just the thought of toilet training makes us anxious and stressed. But it doesn't have to. With some preparation, patience and planning, toilet training can be a great experience for the whole family.

Today, in Part 1 of the two part series, we are going to talk about ways to know your child is ready to be trained and what you can do before you train them to help them prepare.

Our goal in training our children should be more than just getting them to go in the toilet. Our goal should be to teach them to go to the bathroom by themselves. We want them to have the same independence as an adult, and be able to go without the need for reminders or continual help.

There are a few things you can start to do when your child is very young, 12 months +, to help them prepare.

Teach your child to follow instructions. Very young children CAN follow directions. Give them the opportunity. Give your child instructions to follow and don't let the instructions go unfulfilled. Offer praise when they obey.
Teach your children the words you are going to use when you train them, and be consistent. Simple words and commands like dry, wet, stand up, sit down. This is also a good time to make sure you and your spouse, or anyone else who is going to be around while you are training, use the same words so there is no confusion. It is important for everyone to use the same words so your child doesn't get confused. Will you say potty, pee pee? What words will you use for body parts? These are good conversations to have in advance so you can start using the same words from the beginning.
Let your child help dress and undress themselves. Especially when it comes to pulling up and down their pants. They probably wont be able to do it themselves, but allow them to be part of the process and encourage them to help.
Let your child watch you and other family members, use the bathroom. Explain to them what you are doing. “Mommy is pulling down my pants so I can go to the bathroom.” When you are done, let them close the lid and flush the toilet. Get them excited about the process.

One thing that is always tricky, is figuring out if your child is ready to be trained. Training too early can cause problems, and training to late should be avoided also.

Research shows that as a child grows older, the lack of toilet training causes greater strains and tensions on family life and on the relationship between mothers and their children.

And, when you have older children who have yet to be trained, this usually means that there have been past training attempts that have failed. Past failures can lead to children going in their pants on purpose so they can get attention. (We will talk about this more in the next post.) When a mother sees that her child has wet their pants again she is usually upset and expresses disappointment to the child. The disappointment causes the child to feel they are no longer a source of happiness to their parents, but instead frustration.

There can be a lot of baggage in the relationship if past attempts have failed. If you have had unsuccessful attempts toilet training a child, it is a good idea to consider having someone else train your child. Grandparent, father, close friend…) Handling toilet training the wrong way can lead to parents having to “mend” past hidden damage.

How do you know if your child is ready to be toilet trained? Most children 20 months and older can be trained. But every child is different. There are three readiness tests you can use to determine if the time is right.

1. Bladder Control

* Does your child urinate all at one time, or “dribble” throughout the day?

* Does your child seem to know when they are about to go to the bathroom?

* Does you child stay dry for hours at a time?

If your child does all three, they have passed the test. Even if your child doesn't tell you they are about to go, they might still be ready to train if they do the other two.

2. Physical Development

* Can your child walk from one room to another easily and without assistance?

* Does your child have enough coordination to pick objects up easily?

3. Understanding and following directions

* Ask them to follow you to another room.

* Ask them to copy you.

* Ask them to touch their nose, eyes, and mouth.

* Ask them to bring and object to you.

* Ask them to stand up

* Ask them to sit down

If your child isn't able to follow the above instructions, you will want to work with them on following instructions before you start training. It could be that they are too young so they don't understand yet. If they are older, then it could be that they are being stubborn. If you know they understand what you are asking, but still refuse to follow the instructions, address this before you start to train.

Here are some tips to help you teach a stubborn child to follow instructions.

Be sure you have the child's attention before you give instructions.
Make sure you are next to your child before you give instructions.
Do not give a second instruction until the first one has been completed.
Provide gently manual guidance within a second or two after the instruction is given if the child doesn't follow on their own. (Help them)
Don't let a temper tantrum stop you from seeing that the instructions are followed.
When they follow instructions, be excited and enthusiastic.

Use these rules as you go about your everyday life and tasks. When your child follows instructions, give them the readiness test again and if they pass, they are ready to be trained.

Toilet Training Part 2 will get juicy. For Part 2 of the Toilet Training series with Heather Johnson, go here: Toilet Training Part 2

We will talk about….

What toilet training and control have in common and how to get kids to give up the control.
The importance of parental commitment. We can't turn back.
My very FAVORITE method for toilet training.

Have you had a good or bad experience with toilet training?

How did you know your child was ready to be toilet trained?

Have a question or just want to say hello.

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Amy Huntley is the owner/author of The Idea Room. A mother of five, who enjoys sharing her love of all things creative in hopes of inspiring other women and families. Never miss a creative idea that she shares by connecting with her here, or read more of her posts.

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Amanda says

04/25/2013 at 9:14 pm

This could not have come at a better time. It’s time to potty train my third, (first boy). With my first child, potty training turned into a power struggle that has affected her to this day. Didn’t want to do that with our second, so we just left it up to her. Well, now our third is going to be four in August–and still not potty trained. I’m ready, but because of our two previous experiences, I’m not excited about this, nor do I know what I’m doing. I’ll look forward to part 2!

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Daphne says

04/25/2013 at 9:24 pm

Oh thank heavens! My son turns two next week and we did a week of the toilet every hour drill to absolutely no avail. He’s too stubborn most of the time so I’m very curious to see the second part of this!

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Janet Dubac says

04/26/2013 at 5:25 am

Thank you for sharing this! Your post is really helpful especially to moms like me who needs a lot of tips and advice to get potty training right. Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge and experience! I am so looking forward to reading Part 2.

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Courtney says

04/26/2013 at 7:00 am

I just finished potty training my 2nd twin….yay no more diapers!
I start training early (like 20 months) and have gotten my 2 of 3 daughters out of diapers before their 2nd bday! This time around I learned that training twins simultaneously is really hard and messy so when one decided she wasn’t as ready yet as the other, I didn’t push it. She decided she was ready at about 26 months when I told her we were out of diapers! Every kiddo is different but persistence, patience and a big load of cleaning supplies will get you through!

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