The average household has 300,000 items in it.

So when you think about that, most of us aren't hoarders when we think of like TV hoarders,

but we are in some sense accumulating a lot of stuff.

And that'd be fine if it was bringing us more joy and happiness and contentment and peace

and tranquility is doing none of that.

Hey everyone and welcome to the Christie Wright Show where Faith meets personal development

so you can have a bigger faith and a better life.

I'm so excited because today we are talking about how to love your home and your life

a whole lot more.

And then later on in the show, I get to sit down with the minimalist Joshua Milburn and

Ryan Nicodemus and we're going to talk about their new book Love People Use Things and

it's going to be a good one.

So first, let's talk about how to love your home and your whole life a whole lot more.

Well, I got to start by sharing an example with you that is pretty recent for me.

I have not talked about this publicly, but my husband and I have decided to move.

I don't know if you've heard, but the housing market's a little insane right now.

So we picked the worst timing imaginable to decide to move, but we feel ready.

We've been saving up and we'd like a little bit more space for our family.

So we've just been kind of like, keep it an eye out.

You know, not desperate, not crazy, not panicking, not freaking out.

But for the last, I don't know, year or two, we've just been watching the market.

See, and if something comes on the market, keeping an eye out in the areas that we like,

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