The Minimal Mom

Our stuff is making us sick. The real cost of clutter with Dr. John Delony

Today we discuss the impact that clutter has on us, how it makes us feel, and how we can look at it differently to declutter successfully. You can get your home simplified and it will be one of the best things that you ever do!

Find Dr. John Delony here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDrJohnDelonyShow

Find his book here: https://amzn.to/3Po0254

How to find time & energy to declutter (when life doesn’t allow for it)

How do you declutter when you have little kids at home and no extra time or energy to dedicate to it? Today we'll answer two listener questions. The first is about finding motivation when there seems to be no extra time to declutter. The second is about knowing how far to go with minimalism and how to maintain it.

How to get dads and kids to help more with Tidy Dad

Today I'm joined by Tyler from Tidy Dad. Tyler is a New York school teacher, writer, husband and dad to three young girls. Through his Tidy Dad blog and Instagram account he shares tips to help you develop systems, rhythms, and routines for tidying, cleaning and organizing. His tactics are practical and inspiring and he offers great advice for involving all of our family members in the keeping of our homes.

You can find Tyler here:

Tidy Dad on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tidydad/

Tidy Dad Website: https://thetidydad.com/

Q&A: How to Handle Kids Sentimental Items & Baby Gear

Kids stuff! There is SO much stuff that comes along with having kids! The good news is: you don't have to keep it all! Today we'll talk about how you can very confidently know what to keep and what to let go when it comes to children's items.

Solve your closet TODAY!

Today I'm joined by Courtney Carver from Be More with Less and Project 333. Courtney says that Be more with less means: Be more you. Give yourself all the space, time and love to remember who you are. Living with less clutter, busyness, stress and simplifying your life will help you make the room to do what you need to do. Simplifying my life gave me the space, time, and love to be more me, and the following practices led me back. 

Find Courtney here: https://bemorewithless.com
Learn more about project 333 here: https://bemorewithless.com/project-333/

Becoming The Minimal Mom

I don't often start at the beginning of the story. Today I talk about my upbringing, finding minimalism and the decision I made to pursue YouTube.

If you'd like help decluttering, I'd love to SHOW you my favorite tips for simplifying on my YouTube Channel!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/theminimalmom

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.minimal.mom/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/minimalmom

What do we do about GIFTS!?!

I have been seeing SO many comments about gifts lately! How do we keep people from GIVING them, what do we do once we GET them and HOW long do I have to keep it for!?! Today we'll cover all these topics and hopefully leave you feeling a little less stressed about the upcoming holiday season!

 

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Take Your House Back Course (join the waitlist): https://cli.re/take-your-house-back-waitlist

Birthday Blues & the Physical Effect of Friendship

Earlier this week Diana shared a YouTube video talking about how hard it is on our health to be lonely. Not just our emotional health (that's what we usually think of in regards to relationships) but our actual physical health suffers, too, when we're lonely. I know from some experience that this isn't always easy to overcome, but the Lord has been faithful to provide relationships when we've asked. (And we also talk about our upcoming birthday!)

And Diana's video that we referenced can be found here: https://youtu.be/1YBbvczeEoI

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You haven‘t deleted that yet!?! (Diana‘s top time management tips)

Back "in the day" Diana became a time management guru. She was organized and productive and really developed a strong value for managing our resources well. Today we talk about our favorite time management tips, how they've changed over the years and why you should JUST DELETE those emails hanging over your head!

3 Things (Most) People Need to Declutter Successfully

As we've gotten to visit other people's homes to help them declutter, I've learned SO MUCH. And it never ceases to amaze me that we're all more alike than different when it comes to the stuff that we collect. Today, Diana and I visit about the three things I'm finding that most people need to be successful with decluttering.

Diana's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DianaKokku

How to Lighten Your Load video mentioned: https://youtu.be/mpsVVw-gqmo

Take Your House Back Course Details: https://cli.re/takeyourhouseback