Welcome to this week's episode of the Decluttered Mom podcast. I'm Diana Renee, and today I actually

wanted to play an only but a goodie for you. We're going to replay an episode that was actually

the second episode of the podcast ever. So that feels like 17 years ago, even though it was just last year.

But this is actually the most downloaded podcast episode that we have. And I think part of that

is that it was the second episode. And part of it is that it just is something that resonates a lot

with moms. And that is toys. And how toys impact our child's play. How many toys is too many toys.

Am I getting the right kinds of toys for my kids? Like it's just a little overwhelming and confusing when it comes to what we should be doing to help our kids when it comes to play and what we should be doing or what we might be doing that may actually be hindering our kids play when we think we're helping them or we're trying to help them.

And so this is a podcast episode that I still, to this day, get DMed about on Instagram,

at least weekly.

And so we just wanted to replay it so that we could kind of bring it to the top of the podcast feed for you.

And if someone has just recently found us,

we want you guys to be able to hear it too.

And even if you listened to this last year when it came out,

I think it's a really great reminder of what having less toys can actually do for your kids.

So without further ado, let's jump into that episode.

You're listening to the decluttered mom podcast. A podcast built specifically for busy moms by a busy

mom. I'm your host, Diana Renee. And in 2017, I had my second daughter and it felt like I was

literally drowning in my home. Okay, not literally,

but I felt like I couldn't breathe with all of the stuff surrounding me. Over the next 10 months,

I got rid of approximately 70% of our household belongings and I have never looked back. I kind of feel like I hacked the mom

system, and I'm here to share all the tips, tricks, and encouragement. Let's listen to today's show.

Welcome to another episode of the Decluttered Mom podcast. Today we are going to talk about

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