My vision for this blog
Hi, I’m on a mission to help other people learn how to create a life they love
If you’re here, you probably have a few questions circling around in your head.
- “Is this real? What does a blogger even do?”
- “How is it possible to turn blogging into a full-time income?”
- “Who is Jamie Hammond anyways?”
Before I tell you who I am, I want to know if you can relate to any of these:
- Feeling completely overwhelmed by clutter and chaos.
- Constantly forgetting appointments and never remembering to pay your bills on time.
- Always running late because you couldn’t find your purse, keys, shoes, or other essential items.
Or maybe you
- Wish that you didn’t have to work so much so that you can spend more time with your family.
- Feeling trapped by your 9-5 but don’t see another way out.
- Despise waking up every morning to an alarm clock, just so you can rush to get ready for work, and fight traffic to get to a job you hate.
- Never have enough time to pursue your hobbies or passions.
- Wondering if this is all you’ll ever be in life so you might as well suck it up and deal with it.
- Have tried blogging before but never made any money and now your convinced it’s all a scam.
If you relate to any of these, you’ve come to the right place.
Not long ago, I used to be where you are right now. Before I began blogging the realities of my life included…
- Trying to adjust to life with a newborn and toddler.
- Being stressed, overwhelmed and disorganized.
- Forgetting to pay bills and stressing over finances.
- Wanting desperately to be able to stay home with my kids but knowing that we couldn’t afford it.
- Thinking that all work-from-home jobs were a scam.
- Trying to come to reality with that fact that I may have to put my kids in daycare and get a real job.
Starting a blog and getting organized have had a huge impact on my life. If you’re ready to make a change and try something different, then I’m so excited that you are here and I can’t wait to help you!
Hi, I’m Jamie.
I’m a blogger, wife to my wonderful husband of thirteen years, mom to two amazing girls, and I have an obsession with organizing and blogging. This blog is where I help YOU get organized, follow your passion, and create a living doing what you love!
Why am I so passionate about organizing and blogging?
Because they have completely changed my life — that’s why!
Let’s take a quick tour back in time so I can share how this whole thing started.
In 2007 I left the military and become a stay-at-home mom. The stay-at-home mom thing was only supposed to be temporary, but the thought of putting my daughter in daycare and trusting her life to complete strangers terrified the bejeezus out of me so I started looking into work-from-home jobs.
Fast forward two years to 2009, I was preggo with kid number 2. Most of the work-from-home jobs I tried ended up being a scam, but I managed to make some money babysitting and eventually became an in-home daycare provider. It was very stressful and far from my dream job but I was earning enough money to help my husband out with the bills and I was able to stay home with my kids.
Sometime in 2010, I got the bright idea to start a blog.
In 2010 I started DIY Home Sweet Home (diyhsh.com) which currently reaches an audience (through my blog and social media channels) of over 6 million people every month. I had no idea at the time that starting a blog was going to change my life forever, but it did. Within just a few short months I was earning more than I was with the daycare. (Yes, it is possible to make money from a blog that doesn’t blog about blogging!)
Then I Got My Life Together
Being self-employed takes a lot of discipline and organization. Two things that I was not very good at. I started using my blog as a way to avoid housework. At one point my family started buying paper plates because we were too busy/lazy to wash the dishes every night. I remember looking at the sink full of dirty dishes and the piles of laundry on the floor thinking something has got to change!
I started searching for cleaning routines and even began using a planner. But that didn’t last long. I realized that my life doesn’t fit in a box and most of the planners and cleaning routines just didn’t work for me. Eventually, I started making my own routines and creating my own printables for my planner. Before I knew it, the piles of dishes and laundry started to shrink and everything in my house had a designated home.
Paying It Forward
10 years ago, if you would have told me that I would be living in a clean and organized home while earning a living from my blog, I would have said that you were crazy. However, here I am, following my passion and living my dream life.
I’ve been asked so many times, how I make money from blogging. Unfortunately, I never know how to answer this. It’s not a question that can be explained in a single conversation.
After a decade of blogging, I do know a thing or two about how to create a successful blog and I hate when I see other bloggers, give false advice on how to start a blog. So I started this blog to share my organizing advice and printables and to teach others how to start a blog and follow their passion.