Challenge Alert! Become a Minimalist this September

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Leisure, Parenting, Kids & Family, Home & Garden

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🗓️ 15 September 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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How to Become a Minimalist this School Year I’ve always harbored mixed feelings about September. On one hand, it’s the end of summer (boo). But on the other, September ushers in both a literal and a figurative change in the air. Our kids head back to school, and there’s the opportunity to re-introduce routines after months of laid-back living. September is the perfect opportunity to both recenter and become a minimalist with intentional choices. And while January is often... Read More Read More The post Challenge Alert! Become a Minimalist this September appeared first on Sustainable Minimalists. Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0	Why hello there and welcome back. I am your host Stephanie Safarian and you are
0:06.6	listening to episode 141 of the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast.
0:13.1	On today's episode, we are discussing many minimalist challenges as we embark on the new school
0:19.6	year.
0:20.8	Now I know to some of my international listeners you may not be starting a new
0:26.0	school year and if so just bear with me but for the rest of us September is the
0:32.2	time for school. And ever since I was a child I have harbored
0:38.3	mixed feelings about the month. That's because on the one hand, September is the end of summer, where I live at least, and I know that there is a long and there is a cold and there is a snowy winter just around the corner.
0:53.9	So, da, da, me, to September.
0:57.8	But on the other hand, September tends
1:00.9	to usher in both a literal and a figurative change in the air.
1:07.0	Where I live the humidity disappears.
1:10.0	September 1st comes and there is just a feeling of autumn in the air.
1:15.0	It's suddenly easier to breathe again.
1:18.0	The kids do head back to school in September and there is a reintroduction of routines after months of routine free living.
1:27.6	And although if I am being honest I'm not so looking forward to the packing of lunchboxes and the
1:34.9	earlier wake-up times in my home. I am definitely looking forward to infusing a
1:40.8	bit more structure into my family's days.
1:44.0	COVID has made everything go stale, right?
1:47.0	If that makes any sense.
1:49.0	It's time to shake things up, so to speak,
1:52.0	and even though my first grader will only
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