Today I'm talking about The Phrase "The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side," and a recent run in I had on this mindset. 
Through navigating these feelings in my own life, I realized there were three problems that get us in this mindset. 
In today's episode, I present these three problems or "stories we're telling ourselves" and suggest new narratives to replace them and move past this mindset. 
We talk about 
1. The issue of wanting to run from tough circumstances or conflict
2. Comparison & Contentment
3. "finding" an elusive "calling or purpose" vs. finding purpose right where you're at.
I can't wait to chat with you about this all, friend! I hope you enjoy the episode!
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133: Find Purpose Right Where You're At + Getting Past The Grass is Always Greener Mentality (Minimal-ish Replay #4)

Minimal-ish is a podcast hosted by Desirae Endres about striving to live with less of the things that don't matter, more of what does, and pursuing intention in every area of our everyday lives and motherhood. We'll talk about a realistic version of minimalism, family life, motherhood, work, caring for ourselves, budgeting and intentional finances, and everything in between.

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Today we are kicking off our Getting Intentional At Home series with Lyndsey of Treehouse Schoolhouse who shares her personal experience with minimalism + simplicity for her and her family as a work-from-home business owner and homeschool mom of 4 kids. In this episode, we talk about maintaining a clutter-free home with systems and routines, intentional home design and arranging spaces purposefully, hosting and boundary setting, and so much more! I hope you love learning from Lyndsey’s personal journey as a minimal-ish mom as much as I did!
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227: Helping Our Kids Declutter, Hosting with Less Stress, Minimal-ish Homeschool and More with Lyndsey Mimnagh

Today I'm introducing our new series that we will be focusing on for the next several weeks: Getting Intentional at Home. The goal of this series is to work towards contentment and gratitude for the home we have as we also work on one simple improvement we can make to the way we take care of our homes or use our homes. I explain of that in this episode, and I also take you through some reflection questions and mindset shifts to get us started.

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Minimal-ish Ep. 176: Q&A: Why We Moved + Getting Things Done With Little Ones

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226: Getting Intentional at Home: Series Intro

Today I'm honored to have pastor and author, Max Lucado, as my guest. We talk about his newest children's book, Just In Case You Ever Feel Alone and how we can approach the topic of loneliness with our children (and any other big feeling), help them cope, and stay connected as a family in a time where it is common to feel distracted and disconnected. I love this conversation, the encouragement it brings to parents, and the simple, practical tools that Max brings us. 

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Book: Just In Case You Ever Feel Alone
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225: Helping our Kids Cope with Loneliness + Staying Connected as a Family with Max Lucado

Today's episode is a topic that I love. Though we don't often talk about it on the podcast, I believe fitness and wellness, and how we take care of ourselves in general, is a big part of intentional living. However, motherhood often does make it a little more difficult to navigate making it a part of our lives. Today I have Amy Kiefer of Expecting and Empowered on the podcast to encourage us with resources and motivation to a healthier life - from nourishing ourselves well, to simplifying fitness, to making it a part of our routine in the midst of overwhelming days as a mom. We also talk about the benefits of strength training and nourishing ourselves well. I hope you can tell through listening in that I absolutely loved this conversation and was very inspired by Amy- I know you will be, too!

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Expecting and Empowered
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224: Simplifying Fitness and Wellness in Motherhood with Amy Kiefer

Today I have Ashlee Gadd as my guest as we are talking about a "thing that matters" - creativity, or really, doing whatever it is that makes you feel more like you.
We encourage our kids to be creative, yet as adults we often fully lose this part of ourselves to a busy life. We count creativity as something that we no longer have time for, that is inessential. Today's conversation challenges that and encourages you to keep creating, right in the margins of a busy life and motherhood.
Ashlee s a wife, mother of three, believer, and the founder of Coffee + Crumbs. When she's not working or vacuuming Cheerios out of the carpet, she loves making friends on the Internet, eating cereal for dinner, and rearranging bookshelves. Her book, Create Anyway: the Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood, is now available wherever books are sold.

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Minimal-ish Collective (book club)
Ashlee's Book
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133: Find Purpose Right Where You're At + Getting Past The Grass is Always Greener Mentality (Minimal-ish Replay #4)

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