280: 5 Simple Holiday Traditions for More Joy and Connection
Maximized Minimalist Podcast
Katy Wells
4.8 • 879 Ratings
🗓️ 13 November 2024
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Ever feel like your holiday traditions have turned into just another to-do list? In this episode, I’m sharing how I learned to let go of "perfect" traditions and embrace a simpler, more joyful way of celebrating. Through a little (messy) cookie-baking memory, I realized that the magic of traditions isn’t in getting every detail just right – it’s in the laughter, the connection, and making memories that feel real.
Tune in as we reframe holiday traditions to focus on what truly brings joy and connection, minus the stress. I’ll walk you through a quick exercise to help you decide if your traditions still fit your family, and I’ll share fresh ideas to make your holiday season meaningful without all the fuss. Whether you’re ready to tweak an old favorite or are curious about adding something new, this episode will help you keep the season fun, cozy, and all about togetherness.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
- How to assess if your traditions still fit or if it’s time for a refresh
- Why letting go of ‘perfect’ can bring more joy to the season
- Simple ways to make the season special, memorable, and low-stress
So grab a cozy spot and join me for some inspiration to simplify, savor, and truly enjoy the season with the ones you love most.
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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 |
| 0:07.4 | podcast. If you found yourself caught up in the hamster wheel of modern day motherhood and want to |
| 0:13.9 | rewrite the script, congratulations you're in the right place. I'm here to be your guide and help you |
| 0:20.1 | take back your motherhood |
| 0:21.3 | and achieve a simpler, more joy-filled life. Cheers to being a maximized minimalist. Enjoy the show. |
| 0:29.0 | Tell me if this has ever happened to you. So let's rewind a few years ago when my kids were |
| 0:33.5 | little, like two, three years old. And I was on this mission to create the perfect holiday |
| 0:37.8 | memory. I'd plan this whole elaborate cooking baking day. I'm like, this is going to become |
| 0:43.6 | a new family tradition for the wells. I was going to make dough from scratch. We were going to |
| 0:48.0 | decorate every cookie with perfect details. Get those cute photos with everyone and they're matching |
| 0:52.5 | aprons, like all the things. And I was like, this is going to be one of my children's core memories. |
| 0:58.3 | If you've seen Inside Out or Inside Out too, I love the visual representation of like the core |
| 1:03.1 | memory. |
| 1:04.2 | If you know, you know. |
| 1:05.6 | But I was like, this is that moment, Katie. |
| 1:07.3 | Like I was really setting myself up for failure. |
| 1:10.2 | So you know where this is going, |
| 1:11.5 | because when the day came, reality had its own plan. Within, I'm telling you, minutes, there was |
| 1:16.6 | flour everywhere on the counters, on the floor. My sons got into the sprinkles. There were |
| 1:21.2 | sprinkles in their hair on their face. Someone was crying about itchy aprons. And like, I was like, |
| 1:26.9 | what is happening here this is not the |
| 1:29.3 | tradition I had in mind and as I was trying not to lose my mind over sprinkles this is like |
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