In this episode, I give you an overview of Pillar 3 of Your Minimal-ish Holidays, my holiday guided journal. We go through three things we can do to declutter our minds as we enter the holiday season. I hope you enjoy this short but sweet actionable episode. Thank you so much for listening in!

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Today we have special guest Sara McCarty, the founder of Run Wild My Child which is a parent resource and community all about encouraging families to start doing outdoor adventures and in turn spend more time away from screens. In this interview, we talk about the benefits of getting outside more, tips for getting the kids (and yourself) outside even when the weather is colder, mindset shifts for parents to help build confidence and positivity, and more! Sara and her company’s approach is so gentle and “entry-level” friendly for parents whether it’s your first attempt at getting outside more or your 100th, which is so appreciated! 

Links from this episode:

• Run Wild My Child Magazine
• Run Wild My Child on Instagram
• Mentioned: iNaturalist App
• Mentioned: Geocaching App
• Desirae on Instagram
• Podcast Website

More Episodes on this Topic:

• Ep 173: Simple Routines to Help Get Our Kids Outside and Adventure Together as a Family with Holly Horch 
• Ep 166: Get Yourself Outside in Any Weather and Live a More Open Air Life with Linda McGurk

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Today is the start of a mini series that will pop up a couple of times over the holidays season where I take you through a day in my holiday planning journal: Your Minimal-ish Holidays. In today's episode, I'm taking you through Day 22 of Your Minimal-ish Holidays where we talk about holiday traditions. I read you the entry from Day 22 and then let you in on my own thoughts and reflections around traditions while encouraging you to reflect as well.

Links:

Your Minimal-ish Holidays

Podcast Website

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Today I am so excited to bring a guest from Team Minimal-ish for another minimalism story. Sami is sharing her own “messy middle” story of finding her own version of realistic minimalism for her family and 2 young kids. In this interview, we talk about how pursuing a minimal-ish life has impacted her motherhood journey, what her goals are as she continues forward, and resources + advice she has found helpful along the way.

Links from this episode:

• How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis
• Organizing for the Rest of Us by Dana K. White
• Peacefully Productive Journal by Jess Massey of Hustle Sanely
• Sami on Instagram
• Desirae on Instagram
• Podcast Website

More “Minimalism Stories” Episodes:

• Ep 220: Minimalism Stories with Jordan Jones
• Ep 201: Minimalism Stories - From Extreme Minimalism (+ tiny house living) to Minimal-ish with Korie Veidel
• Ep 192: Minimalism Stories with Leah Franklin 

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Today's episode is a Q&A that is themed on returning to work/ teaching and questions that I've gotten since I've made that transition. It is full of life updates and also any tips I've learned along the way. I hope you enjoy as I share lots of behind the scenes in this episode!

Links:

Desirae on Instagram

Podcast Website

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As fall brings the beginning of the holiday season, we also see consumerism ramp up all around us. Today I'm bringing you some tips and reminders to help you stay minimal-ish while also enjoying being festive this season.

Links:

Desirae on Instagram

Podcast Website

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Today I'm in reflection mode because my oldest daughter just turned 7, which also means my husband and I learned about minimalism and decluttered our home for the first time ALMOST 7 years ago. Additionally, I started the podcast right before my daughter turned 1, so Minimal-ish is officially 6 years old!

With all of these milestones has come some reflecting- so I'm bringing you 7 big lessons I've learned about both motherhood and minimalism. I love doing episodes like this one, so I hope you enjoy it! At the end, I ask you to send me your favorite thing you've learned about motherhood and/or minimalism. Find me on instagram or via email to do so ([email protected]).

Links:

Desirae on Instagram

Podcast Website

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Today I'm bringing you an episode that stemmed from a little check in with myself earlier this week. As I've entered a new much busier season of life that has come with big change for our family, it has been trial and error trying to figure out our new routine, how to be intentional with it, and how to support myself and my family during this time of change. If you're in a. busy season or a season of change, I hope these tips bring you the permission you need to let go of some things along with some actionable tips.

Links:

Desirae on Instagram

Podcast Website

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At the end of one of the busiest weeks of the year for my family, I'm bringing you a replay episode of my favorite episode of the podcast that speaks to me now just as much as it did two years ago. Shauna Niequist had always been my dream guest, and that dream came true in spring of 2022! I'm so excited to replay this episode for you as you may not have heard it yet being that it is far down in the archives. Even if you've heard it, it's one of those must-re-listen episodes.

Shauna and I talk about change, the mourning that can come with change, and how we can embrace a new season even if it feels like someone is prying the old season from our hands. If you're going through change of any kind, change can be so hard. This episode is here to be a warm embrace. Grab a cup of something warm and listen in again, or for the first time.

Links:

Shauna on Instagram

I Just Haven't Learned That Yet

Desirae on Instagram

Podcast Website

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Today I'm sharing a solo episode where I talk through some details of how we overhauled our summer routine when our days were feeling very unstructured and unintentional. First I share some steps I take when I'm ready to change up a routine. I then share a little more behind the scenes of routine changes and visuals that worked for our family to go from unintentional summer routine to much more structure and intention in our days. I'm sharing about our summer routine since we had some practice in making sure it worked. However, I'll be applying these concepts to our back to school/ fall routines over the next few weeks.

I hope you enjoy this episode! thank you for listening in!

Links:

Desirae on Instagram

Podcast Website

Many Little Joys Etsy

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On this week’s episode, we have special guest Dr. Morgan Cutlip, PhD in psychology and relationship expert, featured on Good Morning America, New York Times, Women’s Health Magazine, and more, to talk about the mental load in motherhood. With back to school season upon us, Dr. Morgan shares tips for managing busy seasons as a family and finding ways to recalibrate and be intentional with your time and energy. If you've been navigating burnout, I hope this conversation resonates with you and that you'll know you're not alone. 

LINKS

• Dr. Morgan on Instagram
• Morgan’s Website
• Check out her book: “Love Your Kids Without Losing Yourself”
• Pre-order her new book on mental load HERE
• Desirae on Instagram
• Minimal-ish Podcast Website

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