This is Simple. I'm Tish Oxen Rider.

Hey friends, in this episode I'm chatting with my friend and contributing writer at the Art of Simple, Crystal Ellifson.

As always, we're talking about what we wrote this week, and in Crystal's case, we're diving into what she's learned

about herself personally as she did something she's never

done before as an adult. She decluttered her own closet. We talk about the

realizations you discover about yourself when you do something that can be

as surprisingly vulnerable as weeding out your

wardrobe. If you've ever tried this before I think you'll be nodding along with

Crystal. And then since this week I published my own personal travel

philosophy in this chat I talk with Crystal about I've published my own personal travel philosophy.

In this chat I talk with Crystal about what I've learned about my own self from the act of travel.

Things you never knew were true about yourself and little ways you can surprise yourself on the road. And if you've ever traveled even on small trips I think

you'll identify some with my thoughts as well. And then in the third segment

I've got a women's work conversation for you where I talk with listener

Caroline Brookfield who's a veterinarian. She shares what it's like when the

majority of your patients are dogs and cats. So let's get right into it. Here's Crystal talking about the fine art of

decluttering your closet.

Okay Crystal so this week you talked about five things you learned about

yourself from clearing out your closet and I love that you're doing this,

but I know that you want to kind of give us a little update

about your day and the life, which you talked about two episodes ago,

when I think your youngest was three months

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