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The Decluttered Mom Podcast

190: Clutter-Free Birthdays (Replay)

The Decluttered Mom Podcast

Diana Rene

Education, Mom Life, Leisure, Self-improvement, Home & Garden, Busy Mom, Parenting, Minimalist, Kids & Family, Routines, Decluttering

4.9681 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Spring often feels like a fresh start, and this conversation explores how that same mindset can shape the way we think about birthdays and gifts. If you’ve ever struggled to answer “What do you want for your birthday?” because you don’t want more stuff, this episode Diana shares a thoughtful way to approach it. From experiences to practical services, it’s about choosing gifts that actually add value to your life instead of more clutter. The heart of this episode: How to think about gift ideas...

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Decluttered Mom podcast.

0:09.9

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

0:14.3

I'm your host, Diana Renee.

0:15.9

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

0:23.7

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

0:30.3

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

0:39.6

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

0:49.1

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Decluttered Mom podcast. It feels like spring today,

0:57.6

and I'm so excited because it's, I mean, it's not spring yet. It should be, but it's not.

1:04.3

March is typically like the snowiest month of the year in Colorado, which now I'm recording

1:10.1

this the first week of April. So hopefully we're out of the year in Colorado, which now I'm recording this the first week of April. So hopefully we're

1:14.0

out of the woods a little bit, but we, yesterday it was 70 and sunny. It was really windy,

1:19.7

but so that kind of put a damper on things. But today, again, it's supposed to be like 68 and sunny.

1:26.8

Tomorrow we are supposed to have a snowstorm and then Wednesday it's supposed to be

1:32.5

nice and warm and sunny.

1:34.7

So I'm hoping that we're like we're starting to have more like nice days in a row.

1:40.5

And so I'm like, oh, this would be so nice.

1:43.2

And I will remind myself of this when it's the

1:46.7

dead heat of summer and it's like 100 degrees and I want to crawl into an ice bath. But for now,

1:54.5

like I just, I love spring. I love spring and I love fall. And I think it's because I just

1:59.9

love the changing of seasons.

2:03.0

It feels very like like a time of renewal to me. It feels like kind of like a fresh start, kind of a

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