I'm Stephanie Safarian and this is episode 77.

You are listening to the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast, a show about living simply and sustainably with your family.

Here's your host, Stephanie Safarian.

Hello there, welcome back.

Is your home a place where you love to be?

Or is there something about your home that sends you running for the hills?

If you answered the latter, this episode is for you.

For too many of us, our homes provoke anxiety.

Maybe it's because of all the clutter. Maybe it's the maintenance of

the home. All the laundry, all the cleaning, all the dishes, all the cooking. Maybe all those

tasks fall squarely on your shoulders and your shoulders alone.

Maybe you're simply bored at home and so you find yourself heading out of the home for entertainment.

And what happens when you leave the house? You know it to be true. You almost always spend money.

On today's show we're talking about ways in which we can curate a space that is relaxing, inviting, stress-free, and clean. My guest today is Katie Shaw. She and

her husband bought a hobby farm with a bunch of problems. She'll actually use the word tear down during our chat and she's on the show to tell us exactly what she did to find love for her tear down so that she no longer felt the need to run to Target or run to the mall for external gratification.

Now before we jump right in, a quick note that today's episode is sponsored by Clean Goods.

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