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.

Hi, friend. I am so happy to be spending time with you today. I'm so glad you're here because

today's episode is short and sweet like usual,

but the lesson in today's show is so, so powerful. And this lesson that I'm going to be sharing

with you has literally saved me thousands of dollars and continues to, to this day. And it's also

prevented so much clutter from coming inside my home. And if you know

me, I'm all about getting to the root cause of clutter and making decluttering sustainable.

And I'm telling you, if you never get to the root cause of why you have clutter to begin with,

it will always be an uphill battle when it comes to your home clutter and mess. You will constantly be taking one

step forward and two or three steps back. And it's like after some point, I see so many people

just give up because it feels like this exercise and futility, right? Is it even possible to have

an uncluttered home? Yes, but you have to get to the root of your clutter. And today's lesson

is one of the biggest reasons. So many people have clutter and don't even realize it. And this is

inspired by a thought. And that thought is this. Remember that moment when you thought,

after I get this, I'll be happy. After I get this I'll be happy after I get this

new pair of shoes I've been wanting for months after I get this dream car or

dream house after I get this last throw pillow to complete my living room I'll be happy

or maybe for you it's after I lose 10 pounds I'll be happy after I get this new shade of lipstick I'll be happy. Or maybe for you, it's after I lose 10 pounds, I'll be happy.

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