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.

What's up, friend, welcome back. I have to kickstart this episode with some reviews,

some amazing iTunes reviews really quick that I want to do some listener

shoutouts to because I love y'all. And honestly, I've dropped the ball on this and I haven't

done this in about a month. So mama mine said, host is great. Topics are relatable.

Interviews are full of information. Discussions are always fun. And it's always in the background

when and while decluttering. Yay!

I love hearing that. Thanks for that five-star review. And Bliss World 80 wrote, I really love this

podcast and appreciate this podcast. It's such an easy listen that provides super valuable tips.

Thank you, Bliss World 80. I appreciate that. And you might already know this,

but that's the goal in me connecting with you each Wednesday or whatever day you listen to this

episode is to give you practical, valuable takeaways and share some stories to help get you there.

Today's episode is all about six ways to be more present and in the moment.

Easier said than done, right? How to be present in the moment when we're living in a world

that drives us to be the opposite. All right. Number one, I think there is really beauty in being able to

identify the moment. And as I've started to live this much more intentional life, I'm able to really

soak up these little moments throughout my day. I mean, it could be drinking coffee. I work in front

of our window here, and I get to see beautiful weather right now, and I get to see these beautiful

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