Minimal-ish: Minimalism, Intentional Living, Motherhood

How are you feeling about gifts this holiday season? Whether you're all about simplifying your gift giving (and receiving) for your family, or you just want to get more intentional and planned out, today's episode is for you!Gift giving and receiving can feel a little sticky when minimal-ish living is one of our values. The holiday season can be full of stress- stress on our budget, stress on our time, all because of the stuff. So, how do we realign the way we do gifts this holiday season with our values?Let's reflect, work on some mindset shifts together, talk about how we can talk to others about this all, and make a plan. Listen in!Links:Secondhand Holidays EpisodeDesirae on InstagramPodcast WebsiteToday's Sponsor:Dock A Tot: Get 15% off your order at dockatot.com with code MINIMALISH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I talk with Sharon Marcus of The Realized Home. Sharon is an interior designer with a philosophy that we can keep our decor simple, within our budgets, and still allow it to be incredibly meaningful as it reflects us and the story of our family. Today she brings a gold mine of practical tips to help us find our decor style, stick to it (aka don't buy excess) and get creative in decorating in meaningful ways. She also talks about how we can keep our holiday decor simple but festive.Links:Sharon's WebsiteSharon on InstagramDesirae on InstagramPodcast WebsiteSponsors: Cozy Earth: Get 35% off sitewide at cozyearth.com with code MINIMALISHIndeed: Start hiring now at indeed.com/minimalishMixsupps: Get 20% off your first order at mixsupps.com/minimalish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I'm bringing you part two of this series of what I've learned while decluttering with my daughter. I'm bringing you my process and what has made decluttering easier with my 5 year old as I've handed over the reigns of deciding what stuff to let go of and given her most of that choice.I also briefly talk about decluttering toddler things as well.I hope this episode helps you in some way when it comes to decluttering with your kids, even if they really feel attached to all of their things.Links:What I'm Loving: Hustle Sanely planning products (I personally mentioned/ love the planning notepads and 2023 planner)Podcast WebsiteFind Desirae on InstagramSponsors: Thank you to our sponsors that help make today's episode possible!Cozy Earth: Get 35% off sitewide at cozyearth.com/minimalish with code minimalishVegamour: Get 20% off at vegamour.com/minimalish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm bringing you a two part series on what I'm learning as I declutter with my 5 year old daughter. First, we are starting with a reflection. Next week we will get a little more practical with the how.As I was cleaning up my home, doing a nightly reset, this question occurred to me and caused me to reflect. Is our pursuit of minimalism selfish if we have kids. I've seen similar questions discussed in minimalism focused Facebook Groups, and I really wanted to reflect on it for my own home.In this episode, I bring you along on my reflection and offer some questions for you to reflect on this for yourself.When it comes down to it, our why for minimalism is often far from selfish, but my own pursuit for a minimalist aesthetic in my home has crossed the line, and has become a stressor for me in the past. Let's talk more about this- Listen in!Links:Find Desirae on InstagramPodcast WebsiteSponsors:Cozy Earth: Use code MINIMALISH for 35% off sitewide.Aspiration: Open your account at aspiration.com/minimalishdebitMixSupps: Get 20% off your first purchase at mixsupps.com/minimalishIndeed: Visit indeed.com/minimalish to start hiring now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My first solo episode of each month will cover something I'm simplifying - today, that is my wardrobe. I've talked about creating a uniform on this podcast before, about three years ago, so I felt it was time to update you on this process and how I'm using it to simplify my wardrobe postpartum.I hope you take away something from this episode that will help you simplify your clothing and create a closet full of only the clothes you love and feel good in.Links:Find Desirae on InstagramPodcast WebsiteSponsor: Cozy Earth: Use code Minimalish at cozyearth.com to get 35% off sitewide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I'm talking with Kat Steck all about her cross country move from LA to Nashville. She's a mom to two young kids who sold nearly everything her family owned and refurnished her new home completely secondhand. This conversation is full of tips on secondhand selling and shopping whether you are moving or not.Links:Kat on InstagramDesirae on InstagramSponsors:Mixsupps: Get 20% off at mixsupps.com/minimalishDaily Harvest: Get up to $40 off your first box at dailyharvest.com/minimalish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I'm talking with Jamie Erickson of The Unlikely Homeschool all about the concept of Hygge and how we can apply it to our homes and lives. We go beyond the aesthetics of Hygge and talk about how we can use it as a way to choose comfort, joy, connection, and find contentment in our current season.Find Jamie's book, Holy Hygge, here.Find Jamie on InstagramFind Desirae on InstagramSponsors:MixSupps: Get 20% off at mixsupps.com/minimalishEveryPlate: Use code Minimalish149 to get your first box at 1.49 per mealLittle Spoon: Enter code Minimalish at checkout to get 50% off your first orderAspiration: Open your account at aspiration.com/minimalishdebit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I'm bringing you a solo episode of something I've been learning lately. I hope this idea of learning when to call it enough, stop trying so hard and stop striving for perfectionism resonates with you if you've been feeling tired, run down, even overwhelmed.It's so easy to just never settle in an area of our life because we always think we need to improve. We see others who are better than us or more of an expert than us on social media. We see a new way of doing something we are already doing fine at. And we choose to keep striving for perfect instead of choose to be content with how things are.This isn't about never growing or improving on anything - it's about the fact that we can't be growing and improving in everything at once. Some thing, we're just going to be okay at in this season, and that has to be okay, or we're never going to feel good about ourselves.Listen in- I hope this episode feels like a warm hug or a breathe of fresh air that you need as much as I did/ still do.Links:Find me on instagramSponsor:Mixsupps: Get 20% off your first order today at mixsupps.com/minimalish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I'm bringing you a mini episode to share a podcast I've been loving that is a part of Cloud10 Media - the network Minimal-ish is a part of. I've been so grateful to work alongside of amazing podcasters like Rachel Nielson, host of 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms.3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms is hosted by Rachel Nielson, a lover of practical ideas, conversations with kindred spirits, and her two wild miracle children who keep life interesting. She combined all of these passions when creating her podcast. After a long fight to become a mother, Rachel truly believed that she would thrive as a mom from day one. Her transition into motherhood was a little bumpier than she had imagined, and she sought the help of professionals for actionable advice.3 in 30 is a podcast for women who want to love motherhood as much as they love their children. Since moms are short on time and brain space, each 30-minute episode offers 3 actionable takeaways. 3 in 30 covers a wide variety of topics from how to stop yelling at your kids so much, to productivity and time management tips, to parenting children with ADHD or autism, to talking to your kids about racism, disability, mental health, and so much more. The tips and strategies shared by expert guests will help you make your family life a little better each week. If this sounds up your alley, listen to 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms on your favorite podcast listening app.Listen in to the rest of this episode (or any episode of 3 in 30) by searching 3 in 30 in your favorite podcast app or clicking here for Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today starts our minimalism stories series which will return every 5 or so episodes. I am so excited to be starting this series that is all about sharing our stories and being encouraged by the journeys of others.My guest Emily McDermott shares her journey on her blog, Simple By Emmy. She is a mom of two and shares how her journey to minimalism helped her through a season of infertility, along with a season of growing her family. She gives extremely helpful tips for getting started as she shares where she started decluttering, resources that helped her, and more.Links:Emily's BlogEmily on InstagramDesirae on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices