You're listening to episode 51 of the Sustainable Minimalist podcast.

You are listening to the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast, a show about living simply and

sustainably with your family. Here's your host, Stephanie Safarian.

Hi there and welcome back.

If you are at all interested in minimalism,

chances are good you've come across today's guest before.

And that's because I am talking with the Joshua Becker of becoming minimalist. He's on the show today to discuss minimalism as it

applies to the holidays, especially about how to beat back so to speak all that

holiday clutter that somehow manages to just sneak right into our

homes, unannounced, and park itself in all those hiding places.

We're also talking today about Joshua's new book,

which is titled The Minimalist Home,

and it is out now.

Highlights of today's conversation can be found in this week's show notes, which you can find

at mama minimalist.com forward slash 0.51, mamam M-A-M-A-M-A-M-A-M-M-A-M-M-M-A-M-M-M-A-M-M-M-M-O-O-O-I-M-M-O-O-V-O-Vignimalist. Let's just get right into it. No more chit-O-T-T-O-TO-O-V-V-Vone. enjoy the episode.

Joshua, thank you so much for coming on the podcast. How are you?

Oh, I am wonderful.

Thank you for hosting me.

This is fantastic.

Yes, I must say this is quite an honor.

I love everything you're doing in the minimalist movement and for anybody who doesn't know you,

which probably I doubt that's the case, but just in case, if there's anybody out there listening today who doesn't know who Joshua Becker is, why don't we start by you telling us all about yourself?

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