It's the Simple Show.

You've got episode 53.

Hi, I'm Tish Oxenwriter and on The Simple Show. We talk about books, travel and life at home. In this episode, I'm joined by my co-host, Aaron Lugner. Hello, Erin. Hi, Tish, I'm so excited to chat with you. Erin, tell us a little about who you are and what you do. do. I'm a mom and stylist living in the Midwest, and I write about life over at

Design for Mankind.com. about who you are and what you do. I'm a mom and stylist living in the Midwest, and I write about

life over at Design for Mankind.com. And I'm a writer and mom living in central Texas, and you can

find me online at the art of simple.net. This is a home episode, so in this one, we're going to

talk about what it means to live slow. It's almost become a buzzword, so we're going to talk about what

it really means, especially as we start the new year. We're also going to get really practical

about some new year goals or some non-new year goals, however you slice it. All right, Erin,

this is the start of a new year, and I don't know how you feel, but I almost feel overwhelmed

with the thought of, overwhelmed with the thought of how much I want to slow down right now after the holidays. How do you feel? Oh, well, isn't it funny? Like, you're how tired you are by the New Year? Like, you're supposed to be all energized and inspired. And I'm like, oh, man, I could use another month here. You need a month's buffer. Well, and for me, the week between Christmas and New Year's is one of my favorite weeks of the whole year. Like, I love, love the permission to like not know what day it is and to stay in my jammies for hours and hours and just kind of read and think. And to me, it's almost like I get a taste of that. And it's like, oh,

more, please, more, more, more. And then I have to get back to real life, you know?

Yes. Yes. And I found, like, the week of getting back into the real life, like, you kind of drag your heels. But then by like week two, you're like, okay, this is good. This is, I like this. I miss this. I don't know what your feeds are looking like, your Instagram and social media stuff, but everybody

that I'm seeing is talking about their goals, their one word of the year, what their journals

look like. And to me, it's like, I love it. And in fact, I'm doing that. I've posted some of that,

but it can also feel so overwhelming if you're like, wait, I don't even know yet, you know?

I don't do that stuff, Tish. Yeah, I just don't. I think I'm in that season where I mean,

have small children, a four-year-old in a baby. And it's like, you know, goals, I don't want to

lower the expectation here because I think it's really important to be intentional about your time and about your day.

But maybe that's my goal is just today.

You know, let's do one good thing today.

Let's work hard today.

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