Well, hello and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to episode 419 of sustainable minimalists.

This is a show about intentional and eco-friendly minimalist living. And on today's's show we're laying out a blueprint for how

exactly to have a holiday season that aligns with your values for so many of us

myself included the holidays tend to sweep us up, take

us away and then spit us out come January, don't they? And if you find yourself feeling in January that you're frazzled, you overspent, and you didn't even get to enjoy the holiday season, well this episode is for you because we're no longer doing any the again. The sad truth and maybe you've realized it, the sad truth is that there is a human

being behind the scenes making the Christmas magic for everybody else.

And if you're listening to this show, I'm willing to bet the magic maker is you.

I want my household's holiday celebrations to be more about giving to others outside of the home but I never get to do that that never happens because I'm running ragged making the magic for my core for for my household. I'd also like to enjoy Christmas myself. It is my favorite

holiday, but in years past I just simply haven't been able to because I've been

busy crafting perfection for everybody else. So say it with me, not this year.

Today I am speaking with Desiree Andres. She is the host of the Minimalish Podcast.

Excellent Podcast, by the way.

She also has a new journal out just in time for the holidays.

It's all about getting intentional with your holiday season. It's titled your

minimalish holidays, a more intentional season in 30 days. And so today Desiree and I

are really drilling down on how we can make sure that this is the year in which we don't get swept up and taken away by the holiday hoopla.

Desiree so thrilled to have you on this show a second time. How are you?

I'm good. I'm so excited to be on again. Thank you for having me.

Well I believe it's been about a year, year and a half,

since your first appearance on the show. So tell us what have you been up to?

Well a lot of things in that in that time frame I I had been teaching I think when I was on here last or I was just going

back to teaching and I stepped away from teaching kind of went went full-time into podcasting, and also I had another baby, so she's one and a half now, and that's kind of another reason why I'm home again and stepped back from teaching.

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