161. Decluttering Before the Holidays + How to Have a Minimalist Christmas | Dawn of The Minimal Mom

Simple Farmhouse Life

Lisa Bass

Home & Garden, Leisure

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

The joy of giving and receiving gifts is such a beautiful part of Christmas, but this time of year can quickly leave our homes overflowing with clutter. Dawn of The Minimal Mom joined me earlier this year on the podcast to chat about decluttering and minimalism, and you all loved our conversation, so I knew this topic would be a perfect opportunity for Dawn to join me on the podcast again! We chat about making Christmas fun and exciting for our families without getting caught up in the accumulation of stuff. But don’t let the word “minimal” fool you; this discussion is less about how minimally decorated our homes look and more about how truly peaceful our homes feel. If you are ready to embrace the upcoming holiday season without the stress and overwhelm, this conversation is for you!

In this episode, we cover:

The secret to making your home feel festive for Christmas without going overboard
How minimalism benefits everyone in the home
How you know it’s time to get rid of a certain toy
Giving our kids the lifelong skill of learning how to manage their stuff
Preparing your family for Christmas so you don’t end up drowning in clutter
Why our kids’ view of stuff is different than past generations
Shifting our mindset around what makes Christmas truly meaningful
Helping our kids through comparison and disappointment at Christmas
Inspiration for family experiences that can make the holidays memorable
How to navigate receiving gifts that you don’t want to keep in your home
Number one strategy for staying on top of clutter around the holidays
How to know if you have too much stuff

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RESOURCES MENTIONED

Decluttering by Faith by Dawn Madsen and Diana Kokku

Dawn’s interview with Dr. John Deloney about the link between anxiety and clutter

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Simple Farmhouse Life Podcast. The first guest I had this year
0:05.8	was Dawn from the minimal mom. It was a very popular episode because she has so many great tips
0:13.6	and inspiration on decluttering. I know we hear it a lot, but sometimes it's really hard to wrap
0:20.0	our brains around why it's so important to minimize our house. Even if your houses look minimal,
0:25.7	which Dawn and I are going to actually talk about how sometimes houses don't look minimal. They
0:30.0	have a lot of decor. They have a lot of personality. It's not just like one couch in the corner equals
0:34.8	minimalism, but still are very simplified when you peek behind the doors, behind the cupboard doors,
0:41.0	behind wardrobe armors. That's the case at least in my house. And so I have seen so much value in
0:48.9	this and Dawn has to in her family. So she's devoted the last I think eight years to educating others
0:55.6	on the how, the why, some practical applications on minimizing your stuff. And right now being that
1:03.6	Christmas is coming up, there is never a better time to think about all this stuff. We're going to
1:09.4	talk about toys, minimizing toys, how that looks for our kids. So join us for this great conversation.
1:18.8	My name is Lisa, mother of seven in creator of the blog and YouTube channel Farmhouse on Boom.
1:24.4	Join me as I share with you my love for creating a handmade home from scratch cooking and a little
1:29.6	mom and entrepreneur life along the way. Hey Dawn, I'm so glad to have you back on again. We are just
1:40.7	talking about how you were the first guests that I had on last year. Most people are thinking about
1:46.5	decluttering probably around this time of year more than any other time, although as you would know
1:52.3	with your channel, people are thinking about it a lot. So really excited to have you back on.
1:58.4	You just released a new decluttering devotional. So first, if you want to tell us about that,
2:04.7	who it's for, how it'll help. And then also, obviously, introduce yourself. People don't know you,
2:08.4	but I think pretty much everybody in my listener already does know you. That's awesome. Well, I'm Dawn
2:14.7	from the minimal mom. If we haven't met before, I'm married to Tom and we have four kids ages eight
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