Hey friends, I'm Liz Holtsman and you're listening to the Simplified Podcast.

If you're looking for a quiet place where you can filter out the noise and the hustle,

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Every week we invite you to slow down and join us to explore practical ways to organize

and automate the complicated parts of life so you can focus on what truly matters most.

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I'm going to start this episode by telling you a complete understatement about my life.

2023 was a very big year for my husband, David and me, because about three months ago,

after struggling with infertility and an endless array of pills and timers and shots and IVF,

we welcomed our sweet son, Bennett, into the world.

In a lot of ways, motherhood is sort of exactly what I thought it would be.

I love my son, I love him.

He is quite literally my heart living outside of me, and I catch myself so often just staring

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