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We are getting Hygge again on the show because it has been one of the most popular topics recently on minimal-ish, and I personally wanted to learn even more. This time, I went straight to the source: Denmark. I started following Diane in Denmark on her Youtube channel a while back, and I knew she was the perfect one to teach us how to Hygge our way through the winter and holiday season. We talk about several different ways to get through a long winter and to celebrate the season by actually planning Hygge into our days. Links: Diane on Instagram Diane's Youtube Channel Diane's Website Desirae on Instagram Podcast Website Sponsors: Thank you to our sponsors for helping make this episode of minimal-ish possible! Indeed: Start hiring now by sponsoring your job post at indeed.com/minimalish Aspiration: Open an aspiration account at aspiration.com/tree Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Episode Desirae on Instagram Podcast Website Today'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 Website Sharon on Instagram Desirae on Instagram Podcast Website Sponsors: Cozy Earth: Get 35% off sitewide at cozyearth.com with code MINIMALISH Indeed: Start hiring now at indeed.com/minimalish Mixsupps: 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 Website Find Desirae on Instagram Sponsors: Thank you to our sponsors that help make today's episode possible! Cozy Earth: Get 35% off sitewide at cozyearth.com/minimalish with code minimalish Vegamour: 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 Instagram Podcast Website Sponsors: Cozy Earth: Use code MINIMALISH for 35% off sitewide. Aspiration: Open your account at aspiration.com/minimali

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 Instagram Podcast Website Sponsor: 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 Instagram Desirae on Instagram Sponsors: Mixsupps: Get 20% off at mixsupps.com/minimalish Daily 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 Instagram Find Desirae on Instagram Sponsors: MixSupps: Get 20% off at mixsupps.com/minimalish EveryPlate: Use code Minimalish149 to get your first box at 1.49 per meal Little Spoon: Enter code Minimalish at checkout to get 50% off your first order Aspiration: 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

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 ki

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 Blog Emily on Instagram Desirae on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, we are bringing you a unique topic that we haven't approached on the podcast: Yoga, breath-work, and meditation. My guest, Dr. Chelsea Jackson Robert, is an internationally celebrated Peloton yoga teacher, and she's the perfect one to bring this conversation about yoga onto the show today. Chelsea is currently on the road to motherhood, and she shares some ways yoga can help us in our parenthood, as well as ways we can use it to help our kids adjust back to school (her doctorate is in education, and she brings so much value to this conversation on how yoga can help our kids!) Even if yoga isn't your thing, I believe you'll leave this episode with something you can try either yourself or with your kids. If you want to try one of Chelsea's yoga classes, find her on the Peloton app! Links: Dr. Chelsea Jackson Roberts on Instagram Desirae on Instagram Sponsor: Little Spoon: Head to littlespoon.com and enter code MINIMALISH for 50% off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m

Some of my favorite things to hear from guests on the podcast? The two questions I always ask - what are they simplifying? What are they loving? Today I answered one of those questions as I went through 5 things I'm simplifying and changing/shifting as we head to this back to school season. I hope this episode helps you think up some ideas of what you could simplify before or as the school year starts! Sponsors: Just Thrive: Head to justthrivehealth.com to get 15% off Just Thrive and Just Calm with the code "minimalish" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today I'm taking you through a reflection that I did myself as I started to think about the upcoming school year. Life gets busier for many of us - how can we make sure to make it about what matters most? Sponsor: Just Thrive: Go to justthrivehealth.com and use code minimalish for 15% off of Just Calm and Just Thrive Probiotics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I talk with Carly Adams of Tidy Revival all about how to get organized when you're not an organized person. We focus in on organizing the kids spaces and sentimental items. Links: Carly's Website Carly on Instagram Podcast Website Desirae's Instagram Sponsors: Better Help: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/minimalish Hiya: Get 50% off your first month at hiyahealth.com/minimal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I'm giving you action steps to help you give a purpose to each closet in your house, declutter it, and organize it. Closets tend to be a place where clutter gathers, and this episode can be a companion to help you declutter any closet in your house. These tips also apply to most rooms in the house, so listen in and do some decluttering with me! Links: Desirae on Instagram Podcast Website Sponsors: EveryPlate - Go to everyplate.com and use code MINIMALISH179 to get your first box of meals for $1.79 per meal Just Thrive - Justthrivehealth.com use code minimalish to get 15% off your purchase of Just Thrive Probiotics and Just Calm Probiotics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I'm talking with Lydia of Love This For You all about her best thrifting and secondhand shopping tips. Lydia has created a thriving clothing reselling business which she does part time, in addition to working in marketing. She loves having many different creative projects on the go and enjoys inspiring others with her endeavors. She has adopted a simplified lifestyle that allows her to be present as mom and wife while also pursuing her passions. Links: Lydia on Instagram Lydia's Poshmark Store Sign up for Poshmark and use LOVETHISFOR_YOU for 15$ off your first purchase! Desirae on Instagram Podcast Website Mercari discount code Sponsors: Hiya Vitamins: Get 50% off your first order at hiyahealth.com/minimal Indeed: Start hiring now at indeed.com/minimalish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is a bonus episode where we are approaching a topic a little off the norm for minimal-ish, but one I think is important! It's also different because I got to interview the owner of a company that I have benefited from, and that I'm also partnering with. I'm grateful to get to hear more of the heart behind a company that has helped me, along with being able to partner with them to sponsor this episode. Please note: Anytime we approach a topic that dives into health, it is NOT medical advice. We talk about: - the heart and story behind Just Thrive probiotics -gut health and why it is integral to our overall health -starting points and ways that we can improve our gut health Again, I'm so grateful I got to partner with a company that has helped in my own health journey, along with being able to interview the founder for a unique bonus episode of the show! You can use code "minimalish" at justthrivehealth.com to get 15% off your order of Just Calm and Just Thrive probiotics. Learn more about you