👉 https://simplyconvivial.com/clean - Are you stuck in a boom-and-bust cycle with your homemaking? In this episode of the Simplified Organization Podcast, Erica McCartney shares how she broke free from unrealistic expectations and found freedom in short bursts of faithful maintenance. We talk about cleaning zones, embracing 5–20 minute tasks, and resisting the perfectionism that paralyzes.

Erica’s practical wisdom and lived experience as a homeschooling mom of three will encourage you to ditch the overwhelm and adopt a more cheerful, realistic approach to managing your home. If you've ever abandoned a chore chart or let your entryway defeat you—this conversation is for you.

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🎧 Topics we cover:

Why short tasks work better than big overhauls
What happens when we treat our home like a project instead of a relationship
How to make your zone cleaning work for your actual life
The real-life interruptions that shape our homemaking
Shifting your mindset from perfectionism to attentiveness
Building confidence through cheerful maintenance

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Mystie Winckler encourages moms to organize their attitudes and get traction at home so we are no longer overwhelmed or frustrated with homemaking. We are a community of Christian women striving to be competent, cheerful homemakers so we are fruitful, faithful, and hospitable. Subscribe for regular encouragement!

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