Minimal-ish: Minimalism, Intentional Living, Motherhood

Myquillyn Smith, an expert in simplified home decor and author of 'House Rules', shares her insights on creating cozy living spaces without breaking the bank. She offers practical tips for redecorating on a budget, emphasizing the power of decluttering to achieve a clean, inviting atmosphere. Myquillyn champions the philosophy of cozy minimalism, showing how layering and repurposing can transform a home. Her down-to-earth approach inspires anyone to embrace creativity in home design, proving that decorating is a learnable skill.

Today I'm doing a special edition of "declutter with me" where we're focused on trouble shooting the commonly cluttered areas of our home and answering the question "Why do I still have Clutter." Links:Decluttering Action PlanPodcast WebsiteDesirae on InstagramSponsor:Oneskin: Go to oneskin.co and use code minimalish for 15% off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are kicking off our Getting Intentional At Home series with Lyndsey of Treehouse Schoolhouse who shares her personal experience with minimalism + simplicity for her and her family as a work-from-home business owner and homeschool mom of 4 kids. In this episode, we talk about maintaining a clutter-free home with systems and routines, intentional home design and arranging spaces purposefully, hosting and boundary setting, and so much more! I hope you love learning from Lyndsey’s personal journey as a minimal-ish mom as much as I did!Treehouse Schoolhouse InstagramShop - Treehouse Schoolhouse (Code MINIMALISH15 for 15% off)Desirae on InstagramMinimalish Podcast WebsiteSponsor:Hungryroot: Go to Hungryroot.com/minimalish to get 40% off your first order and free veggies for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I'm introducing our new series that we will be focusing on for the next several weeks: Getting Intentional at Home. The goal of this series is to work towards contentment and gratitude for the home we have as we also work on one simple improvement we can make to the way we take care of our homes or use our homes. I explain of that in this episode, and I also take you through some reflection questions and mindset shifts to get us started.Links:Join the Minimal-ish collective and book clubDesirae on InstagramPodcast WebsiteMinimal-ish Ep. 176: Q&A: Why We Moved + Getting Things Done With Little OnesSponsor:Fearless Finance: Head to fearlessfinance.com and use code Minimal-ish for 50$ your first planning meeting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I'm honored to have pastor and author, Max Lucado, as my guest. We talk about his newest children's book, Just In Case You Ever Feel Alone and how we can approach the topic of loneliness with our children (and any other big feeling), help them cope, and stay connected as a family in a time where it is common to feel distracted and disconnected. I love this conversation, the encouragement it brings to parents, and the simple, practical tools that Max brings us. Links:Book: Just In Case You Ever Feel AloneMax's websiteMax on InstagramDesirae on InstagramPodcast WebsitePodcast Book ClubSponsor:Fearless Finance: Get 50$ off your first meeting with a financial advisor at fearlessfinance.com/minimalish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is a topic that I love. Though we don't often talk about it on the podcast, I believe fitness and wellness, and how we take care of ourselves in general, is a big part of intentional living. However, motherhood often does make it a little more difficult to navigate making it a part of our lives. Today I have Amy Kiefer of Expecting and Empowered on the podcast to encourage us with resources and motivation to a healthier life - from nourishing ourselves well, to simplifying fitness, to making it a part of our routine in the midst of overwhelming days as a mom. We also talk about the benefits of strength training and nourishing ourselves well. I hope you can tell through listening in that I absolutely loved this conversation and was very inspired by Amy- I know you will be, too!Links:Expecting and EmpoweredExpecting and Empowered on InstagramDesirae on InstagramMinimal-ish CollectivePodcast Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I have Ashlee Gadd as my guest as we are talking about a "thing that matters" - creativity, or really, doing whatever it is that makes you feel more like you.We encourage our kids to be creative, yet as adults we often fully lose this part of ourselves to a busy life. We count creativity as something that we no longer have time for, that is inessential. Today's conversation challenges that and encourages you to keep creating, right in the margins of a busy life and motherhood.Ashlee s a wife, mother of three, believer, and the founder of Coffee + Crumbs. When she's not working or vacuuming Cheerios out of the carpet, she loves making friends on the Internet, eating cereal for dinner, and rearranging bookshelves. Her book, Create Anyway: the Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood, is now available wherever books are sold.Links:Minimal-ish Collective (book club)Ashlee's BookAshlee's PodcastCoffee + CrumbsAshlee on InstagramDesirae on InstagramPodcast websiteSponsor:Hungryroot: Get 40% off your delivery and free veggies for life at Hungryroot.com/MINIMALISH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I am honored to have Dana K White of A Slob Comes Clean as my guest! Dana is (much to her surprise) a messy person turned decluttering expert, and she brings so many actionable tips in this episode to help us see decluttering in a new way. Instead of taking everything out and making more mess in the process, what if we did things differently? This episode is full of tips for the overwhelmed, messy person who wants to declutter but doesn't have much time to be making and cleaning up more messes in the process. Listen in and then go declutter something!Join our Decluttering Challenge/ Book ClubDana's WebsitePodcast WebsiteFind Desirae on InstagramSponsor: Earth Breeze: Get 40% off your subscription at earthbreeze.com/minimalish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are taking a break from your typical weekly minimal-ish episodes to bring you a preview of what is to come next week - our first challenge in the minimal-ish patreon community + the happy mom summit. I would love to see you in either one of these places, and hope I do! Either way, I'll talk to you next week right back here for our regularly scheduled programming.Sign up for:Happy Mom Summit (free 5 day summit with 32 speakers)Minimal-ish Collective Maintenance Decluttering Challenge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are approaching a hard topic: Grief. While it's hard to talk about, it is important. Many of us don't even want to think about what my guest, Krista, experienced through losing her husband, but for many others, it is a reality. Krista now helps other women struggling through loss, and today she shares about her story, post traumatic growth, and how stuff, clutter, and decluttering plays a role in the grieving process.Links:Minimal-ish Collective/ Minimal-ish + Coffee PodcastKrista on InstagramKrista’s WebsiteThe Widowed Mom PodcastGrief Plateau QuizDesirae on InstagramMinimalish Podcast Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices