260: The Declutter Diaries: Lessons from My Garden

Maximized Minimalist Podcast

Katy Wells

Decluttering, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Intentional, Moms, Minimalism, Mental Health, Simplify

4.8 • 879 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Ever come back from a trip to find your garden overrun with weeds? That's what happened to me after being away for two and a half weeks. As I was knee-deep in pulling those pesky weeds, I had an aha moment: decluttering our homes is a lot like weeding a garden!

In this episode, I share how this simple task made me realize the impact of clutter on our lives. Just like weeds steal nutrients from your plants, clutter drains your energy and joy. Let's dig into how simplifying your space can create room for the things that truly matter. 🌸

Here's what you'll hear about:

The surprising joys of gardening and how it relates to decluttering 🌼
Why clutter is more than just a mess—it's a thief of your happiness
The connection between physical and mental clutter
Three mindset shifts to make decluttering a breeze

So, if you're ready to weed out the unnecessary and make room for what truly matters, hit play and join me on this journey to a more organized, peaceful life.

🎧 Ready, set, declutter!

Ready to weed out the clutter and let your life bloom? 🌺 Join me in the Clutter Cure Club! This summer, we’re launching the Summer Simplicity Sprints—quick and easy tasks designed to help you declutter both physically and mentally. It’s perfect for those busy months when you want to make a big impact with minimal effort.

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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
0:07.7	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 take
0:20.6	back your motherhood
0:21.6	and achieve a simpler, more joy-filled life. Cheers to being a maximized minimalist. Enjoy the show.
0:29.5	This weekend, I was weeding in my garden after being gone for two and a half weeks on our trip.
0:35.5	And boy, did those weeds grow while we were away. It was like,
0:40.1	my garden was basically just filled with weeds. And after about 20 minutes of weeding, I began to think,
0:47.5	like, why am I even doing this? Just like very objectively, I'm like, why do we weed? Why do we weed? Why do we
0:53.5	gardens? Why does anyone spend the time?
0:56.3	I'd rather do something else with my 20 minutes. Like, what is this for? And it hadn't even dawned on me to not
1:03.2	weed my garden. I just knew I was supposed to, right? It's part of having a garden. And as I was kneeling in the
1:09.8	dirt, I had this incredible moment where it's just like the beauty of
1:13.9	being outdoors and getting sunshine, doing something with my hands, admiring my plants,
1:19.9	feeling like, ah, it felt so good to pull those weeds out.
1:22.3	It was so satisfying.
1:23.8	And then like this came together with my knowledge and experience of simplifying and it created this beautiful moment and like thought process.
1:32.5	And I thought, well, Katie, we weed our gardens because when weeds take over, they steal the sunlight, the water, and the nutrients meant for our flowers, vegetables, plants, all the things. And when we don't weed,
1:47.3	our gardens become overrun and the plants we care about can't thrive. I'm going to repeat that.
1:53.7	When we don't weed, our garden becomes overrun and the plants we care about don't thrive. They can't thrive. Just like a garden
2:04.3	needs regular care and attention to thrive, our homes and lives need the same. When our homes are
2:11.3	cluttered, our energy and attention get drained by all this unnecessary stuff, leaving far less room for the things that bring us joy
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