255: How to Troubleshoot Expected Mess [Part 1]
Maximized Minimalist Podcast
Katy Wells
4.8 • 879 Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
As summer unfolds, our routines shift, and our homes often bear the brunt of it. With kids home more and the influx of outdoor activities, managing the inevitable mess can feel overwhelming. But fear not! Today, I'm sharing four practical strategies to help you stay on top of the summer mess and keep your home a sanctuary of calm and order.
Whether it's the never-ending piles of laundry, toys scattered everywhere, or the extra clutter that summer brings, I’ve got you covered with actionable tips and mindset shifts to make your summer both enjoyable and manageable.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- The truth about expected mess vs. clutter and why it's crucial to differentiate between the two.
- How to implement quick cleanup rituals, or "resets," to keep your home tidy and stress-free.
- The benefits of rotating indoor activities to keep things fresh and reduce clutter.
- How to simplify and organize your outdoor gear for maximum efficiency and minimal stress.
- The importance of setting realistic expectations and embracing the natural mess that comes with an active, fun-filled summer.
These insights and practical tips will help you reduce overwhelm, improve your home's functionality, and enhance your overall well-being. Plus, discover how embracing a bit of mess can actually lead to a happier, more fulfilling home life.
Listen in and transform your approach to managing summer mess. Your home can be both a lively, fun space and a well-organized haven!
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| 0:00.0 | What does it mean to live more with less? I'm Katie Wells and welcome to the Maximized Minimalist |
| 0:07.6 | podcast. If you found yourself caught up in the hamster wheel of modern day motherhood and want to |
| 0:14.1 | rewrite the script, congratulations, you're in the right place. I'm here to be your guide and help you |
| 0:20.3 | take back your motherhood |
| 0:21.5 | and achieve a simpler, more joy-filled life. Cheers to being a maximized minimalist. Enjoy the show. |
| 0:29.5 | Hello, friend Katie here. And today, as we dive into the sunny vibes of summer, I wanted to talk |
| 0:35.1 | about a super relevant topic, and that is managing the inevitable |
| 0:39.9 | expected mess that happens from everyday life. I'm going to give you four different ways to |
| 0:46.4 | troubleshoot and reduce expected mess, which I think for a lot of us tends to get bigger |
| 0:52.9 | over the summertime with kids home and being out of our |
| 0:55.8 | normal routines, et cetera, et cetera. Before I do that, though, here's something that was revolutionary |
| 1:00.4 | to me on my journey as well as, I mean, thousands of my students over the year. And that is this |
| 1:06.5 | truth. And for anyone who's heard it, it's a great reminder. Trust me, I still remind myself of this. |
| 1:11.6 | And that is this. Expected mess, what we're talking about on the episode today, is not the same as clutter. |
| 1:19.3 | And therefore, should not be treated or viewed the same. If you're anything like me, maybe you spend |
| 1:26.8 | time cleaning up and even doing one or two of the |
| 1:29.8 | things I talk about in today's episode. You clear the counters and then within minutes, |
| 1:34.5 | the mess is back or you put away the toys or maybe, heck, your kids put away the toys. And within |
| 1:39.6 | minutes or hours, your house looks like a disaster again and toys are back on the floor. |
| 1:45.6 | I used to constantly be yo-yoing between like feeling like a superhero on those short little times where the house |
| 1:51.9 | was clean. But then the majority of my time and my day was spent overwhelmed and frustrated and |
| 1:58.1 | feeling like a failure because the mess was always coming back. |
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