You're listening to the Decluttered Mom podcast.

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

I'm your host, Diana Renee.

And in 2017, I had my second daughter and it felt like I was literally drowning in my home. Okay, not literally,

but I felt like I couldn't breathe with all of the stuff surrounding me. Over the next 10 months,

I got rid of approximately 70% of our household belongings and I have never looked back. I kind of feel like I hacked the mom system,

and I'm here to share all the tips, tricks, and encouragement. Let's listen to today's show.

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Decluttered Mom podcast.

We are just a few days at the end of the year, right before New Year's.

I feel like I say this every year and I feel like I say it more and more as I get older,

but I don't know where this year went.

Like I don't understand how the year went by so fast I don't understand how it's almost

2026 and I don't know maybe you're feeling that way too but or maybe you're not maybe you're like

this has been the longest year of my life I don't know but for me it just 2025 has been a year

it's not been the best year for me, but it does feel like it has gone

really fast. So anyway, today I want to talk about New Year's energy. And what I mean by that

is we all know that going into the New Year, it's really easy to set resolutions and to think like New Year,

new me and all of that. And there's a lot of messaging out there that's like, don't listen to that.

Like, just be yourself and yes, be yourself. I agree. However, I love New Year's because I like to take

advantage of that energy. I think it's natural to gravitate

towards like fresh starts. Anytime we're feeling overwhelmed or frustrated with anything,

a fresh start, even if it's just this fictitious day that, you know, starts a new year and tricks our brain into believing that we

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