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.

Hey friend, if you've noticed that over the summer, your de-clutter progress has stalled a bit,

you are not alone. Maybe you're coming out from the fog, from a busy,

fun, activity-filled summer and are ready to refocus and get back on the simplification path.

Well, you are in for a doozy of an episode. You know, there are many common reasons behind

why we hit these plateaus. But I do also want to share that it's important for all of us

to understand that progress is never linear. Whether you are trying to reach a fitness goal or

declutter your home, we expect often that it's going to be this line that's straight up up, up,

up, up, up, up, up, up, up, and just we keep going.

But it looks more like mountaintops.

There's peaks and there's valleys.

And I think giving ourselves permission to be okay with that, even though it doesn't always

feel great.

And, you know, sometimes we just need to lower our standards

a little bit. But let's say your progress has stalled. There are lots of common reasons behind this

outside of just general busyness. And in my opinion, understanding those first is the first step

toward overcoming them. And so let's explore three common reasons your declutter progress

has stalled. And we're going to provide actionable solutions to get you back on track. Because

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