Hi friends, I'm Emily Lay and you're listening to the Simplified Podcast.

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Every week I invite you to slow down and join me to explore practical ways to organize

and automate the complicated parts of life so you can focus on what truly matters most.

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Well hi there. If you're listening to this episode right when it comes out,

then I hope you are having a wonderful holiday. I hope you're enjoying the magic of the season

as much as it's available to you. I'm popping into your podcast feed this week as a fellow

sister in the trenches coming to you with a very important message. This isn't the time to be a hero.

You're probably like what? No, this isn't the time to be a hero. Probably not the message you

were expecting from me, but here is what I mean. You do not have to be a hero about everything.

You don't have to be perfect and go over the top on every thing just because it's the holidays.

We talked at length about how to make this season work for you and that holds true when

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