What does it mean to live more with less? I'm Katie Wells and welcome to the Maximized Minimalist

podcast. If you found yourself caught up in the hamster wheel of modern day motherhood and want to

rewrite the script, congratulations you're in the right place. I'm here to be your guide and help you take

back your motherhood

and achieve a simpler, more joy-filled life. Cheers to being a maximized minimalist. Enjoy the show.

Welcome to another episode of The Maximized Minimalist Show. On the show today, I'll be sharing

with you all about our upcoming family trip to Europe.

Oh my gosh.

I am so excited.

This is going to be my first time to Europe.

So it's my husband, myself, our four-year-old, and our two-year-old.

And then my sister-in-law and her husband will be joining us over there as well.

So it'll be an epic family

vacation. We're so excited. And just planning for this trip has made me, has really forced me,

really, to dive deeper into aspects of packing, you know, the best ways to travel light and see how

other cultures are more happy to live with less, and really the value that

traveling with kids brings to the table, both to them and to us as parents. So all of that

is what I'll be talking about today. But before we dive in, you guys know I love doing

listener shoutouts, and a sweet listener who goes by Beth 1108 recently had this to say

on her super kind podcast review for me. And she said, I have 16 month old twins and work full time.

I feel busy and overwhelmed. So I look forward to start decluttering. This show is very motivating. Thank you so much, Beth. I really

appreciate your kind words. You know, I remember sitting down at my desk before I created this podcast,

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