On the Wednesday podcast, I get to talk with members of the Organize 365­® community as they share the challenges, progress, missteps and triumphs along their organizing journey. You can see and hear transformation in action. I look forward to helping YOU learn the skill of organization, too!

Meet Jamie and Jason Balmet in Oklahoma running a small business, raising 7 children, and homeschooling:

• 10 year old twin boys

• 7 year old twin boys

• 5 year old girl

• 2 year old boy

• 3 month old boy

Jamie and Jason are currently in the accumulation phase and we talk today about how they handle this phase of life with home and work. We discussed how their housework is divided, they’ve got a great mix going on, and how the kids are involved in this.

They have some great tips on how to get the kids involved at home. One of the tips for this was to talk a lot about their family vision and how that plays into giving responsibility to everyone in the family.

Listen in as they tell us how their family began traveling full time to now putting down roots in Oklahoma. We also get to hear about how they organize things at work and home and how different their systems are; Jamie loves her paper and Jason is all about the digital side of things.

Because their business blends with work deadlines plus having family time, the communication aspect is key for the two of them. Being honest with each other about their needs and their  mental space is important to keeping things running smoothly.

How have they gotten to this place in their lives? They are very clear on what their goals are. Working in the business and on the business and being purposeful and intentional with planning plays a large part in how they have been able to succeed.

Tips from Jamie:

• Be clear on your vision 

• What are your family values

• What are you saying yes to and what are you saying no to

• Planning meetings annually and quarterly about

• • Business

  • Homeschool

  • Family

• Be realistic with your time

EPISODE RESOURCES:

• eMyth by Michael E. Gerber

• The Productive Home Solution™ and Planning Day

• Finding Joy in Your Home   

• Finding Joy in Your Home Podcast 

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