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The Decluttered Mom Podcast

093: Why We Had to Move Out for Months - Part 2

The Decluttered Mom Podcast

Diana Rene

Education, Mom Life, Leisure, Self-improvement, Home & Garden, Busy Mom, Parenting, Minimalist, Kids & Family, Routines, Decluttering

4.9681 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

We found extensive mold hidden in our house! It completely turned our lives upside down, and we had to move out for months while everything was fixed. If you're a homeowner, or you're just curious about what a mold discovery can really mean, this is a must-listen episode! In this honest and informative episode, I'll share: How I discovered the mold and my initial shock.Myths and truths about mold – I was surprised to learn that even Colorado's dry climate isn't a guarantee.The tough decis...

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Decluttered Mom podcast.

0:10.0

A podcast built specifically for busy moms by a busy mom.

0:14.3

I'm your host, Diana Renee.

0:16.0

And in 2017, I had my second daughter and it felt like I was literally drowning in my home.

0:22.7

Okay, not literally, but I felt like I couldn't breathe with all of the stuff surrounding me.

0:29.1

Over the next 10 months, I got rid of approximately 70% of our household belongings and I have never looked back.

0:37.9

I kind of feel like I hacked the mom system, and I'm here to share all the tips,

0:43.3

tricks, and encouragement.

0:45.3

Let's listen to today's show.

0:49.4

Welcome to another episode of the Decluttered Mom podcast.

0:52.8

This is actually part two to an episode that we did last week all about my house and why we have not been able to live in my house for a few months. So before you listen to this episode, please listen to last week's episode and then come back and listen to this one. Let's just jump right in.

1:15.3

The other thing is that there's so much information out there with mold and there are a thousand

1:23.1

different opinions. You could ask a thousand different people, you know, what needs to be done

1:29.8

in this protocol and you'll get a thousand different answers. Like it's that varied and that

1:35.0

like controversial, which is frustrating because I am someone who needs to know the answer.

1:41.4

And it doesn't feel like there is an answer. So really, it felt like there was

1:46.0

different risk thresholds. And there was all the way from like, you don't need to put a containment

1:52.4

up. You can just cut it out and you're good to go. Like you can even do it yourself. Don't worry about it.

1:57.6

If you want to wear a mask, you can. you don't really have to, all the way to,

2:00.9

like, you need to tear your house down. Like, there's just, there's that much of a varying degree

2:08.4

of opinions on it. And we chose to go on the more conservative approach.

2:17.7

And what I mean by that is that we went, we, we went more towards the, like,

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