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.

Happy New Year, friends. Happy 2023. I am so stoked you were here joining me on, you know,

early on in the year.

I know a lot of you are really putting your head down this year and focusing on decluttering your home and simplifying your life.

So I thought today's episode should be about creating a declutter plan that you won't burn

out on because guess what?

By like mid-February, a lot of people completely stall or quit their New Year's

resolutions. Again, decluttering, health goals, whatever that is. So apply this towards your

declutter plan or put this in place. And I promise you, you will continue to see success as the

year goes on and see results because that's why you're here,

right? We want to continue it to move forward. And one thing I've known is that there are so many

videos out there like on YouTube or Facebook that really showcase whole house decluttering.

And they're so inspiring. Like you've probably seen the before and afters that are

radical transformation. But I think what a lot of us ultimately forget is that that's like a lot

of work. And sometimes when we see these second, these second like quick transitions from the

before to the after, we don't see any of the during process. We don't see

any of the blood, sweat, and the tears. And sometimes, depending on what type of video is,

it's like the entire team of professional declutterers or professional organizers that are doing

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