Minimal-ish: Minimalism, Intentional Living, Motherhood

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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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209: Letting go of The Perf...

11.22.2023

Today I'm bringing you a message that has been on my heart for a while now - we're talking all about the false promise of the perfectly tidy home and what actually matters more. How do we allow ourselves to ...

Minimal-ish: Minimalism, Intentional Living, Motherhood episodes:

11.22.2023 209: Letting go of The Perfectly Tidy Home and the Overly Magic Holiday Season + A Black Friday Pep Talk Today I'm bringing you a message that has been on my heart for a while now - we're talking all about the false promise of the perfectly tidy home and what actually matters more. How do we allow ourselves to ...
11.16.2023 208: Can you Organize Clutter? Creating and Keeping Your Organization Systems with Janelle Williams Today we're getting back to basics and talking all things organization, with decluttering being an important step in the process. Janelle Williams is my guest today. She's a professional organizer, published author and speaker, and she really brings us mindset ...
11.09.2023 207: Declutter with Me: The Toys (Holiday Edition) Today is the perfect episode to press play and do a 20-30 minute mini decluttering session along with me! We're talking about decluttering the toys, and I also go on a little rabbit trail and share my recent decluttering project ...
11.02.2023 206: Getting Intentional about Gift Giving with Rachael Classi How do we get intentional about the way we give (and even receive) our gifts as we get closer to the holiday season? Today I'm talking about this topic with Rachael Classi, founder and CEO of Tiny Earth Toys. Rachael ...
10.26.2023 205: Change Your Relationship with Your Phone and Connect More with Your People with Joey Odom Today I have Joey Odom, Cofounder of Aro, on the podcast to talk all about the importance of changing our habits with our phones. Many of us know our habits with picking up our phones and scrolling so often are ...
10.19.2023 204: A Simplified Postpartum - Taking Care of You with Dr. Nicole Sparks Today we have a hybrid episode: part solo episode/ part guest episode. I'm bringing you all of my tips for a minimal-ish postpartum, and I'm also bringing on a guest, Dr. Nicole Sparks, board certified OBGYN, to talk about simplifying ...
10.12.2023 203: The Power of Fun + How to Have More of It with Catherine Price Today we are talking all about having more fun! My guest, Catherine Price, is the author of How to Break up with Your Phone and The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again. Catherine's Website and Courses - Use ...
10.05.2023 202: Declutter with Me: The Kitchen (Holiday Edition) Today we have a special edition of "Declutter with Me." I'll be walking you through my problem areas in my own kitchen and my thought process when I come across items I'm unsure if I want to keep or declutter. ...
09.28.2023 201: Minimalism Stories- From Extreme Minimalism (and tiny house living) to Minimal-ish with Korie Veidel Today we have a minimalism story from Korie Veidel, a wife and mom to two who was propelled into minimalism through a series of really devastating events in her life. As she first started out in minimalism, she and her ...
09.21.2023 200: Let's Celebrate! The Story of Minimal-ish, 5 Things I've Learned about Minimalism in 5 Years, + My Favorite Moments on the Show Today is Minimal-ish's 200th episode! It's time to stop and celebrate, as we have quite a few milestones to celebrate! At the beginning of September it was Minimal-ish's 5 year birthday, we crossed 3 million downloads, and now we're on ...
09.14.2023 199: Declutter With Me - Photo Decluttering and Organization + a Tool to Simplify it with Mylio CEO David Vaskevitch Today I'm bringing you a solo episode/ guest episode hybrid to talk all about photo organization and decluttering. This has been a highly requested topic, and I am far from an expert. When I look at digital files and photos, ...
09.07.2023 198: Fostering more Creative, Independent Play in our Kids (with less stuff and less clutter) with Juliana Ong Today, Juliana Ong of Stories of Play is my guest, and we talk all about the importance of play for our kids and how we can foster creative, open ended, independent play. While this is a fun, somewhat light hearted ...
08.31.2023 197: Layering Routines and "Surthriving" with Tyler Moore (aka the Tidy Dad) Today my guest is Tyler Moore of Tidy Dad, and you're not going to want to miss this conversation! We dig into Tyler's story and his reason for tidying up his life, and he shares about how physical decluttering lead ...
08.24.2023 196: 4 Pillars to a Minimal-ish Back to School Season: Decluttering our stuff, our days, + our mindset in a new season Today we are finishing off our back to school series with a solo episode all in the name of reflecting and setting ourselves up for an intentional season. We reflect on our back to school yeses and nos, and we ...
08.17.2023 195: Simplifying Back to Homeschool with Mandy Davis: Homeschooling with Little Ones Around, Curriculum Choices, and More Today I have Mandy Davis as my guest as we talk all things back to school with a focus on homeschooling. Mandy shares her story of why she homeschools (coming from a background with several years as both a teacher ...
08.10.2023 194: Simplifying Back to School with Diana Rene: Paper Clutter, Drop Zones, School Lunches and Peaceful Mornings Today's episode is part one in a two part back to school series! It's that time of year when a shift in the routine is coming for many of us. Diana Rene is my guest today, and we're focusing on ...
08.03.2023 193: Declutter with me: Garages, Basements, Storage Areas Today we have another episode of our “Declutter with Me” series! I am in the process of tackling our basement, which is where we put everything as we moved into our home. I got several requests to talk about storage ...
07.27.2023 192: Minimalism Stories with Leah Franklin Today is another edition of minimalism stories! I have Leah Franklin of Leah's Simple Life on the show to share her story of how her family has been pursuing less clutter and a simplified life for the past 10 years. ...
07.20.2023 191: Unplugging: Digital Minimalism, Screen free activities for the whole family, Prioritizing in person community, and modeling phone habits with our kids with Claudia Erickson I could barely figure out a name to this episode because my guest, Claudia Erickson, and I talked about so many things packed into one episode when it comes to unplugging to connect with the people in front of us. ...
07.13.2023 190: Quarterly Q&A: The Influx of Stuff from Other People, Outdoor Toys, and Keeping or Donating the Baby/Kid Stuff Today is our Quarterly Q&A for Quarter 3 and I'm excited to be answering a few kid-themed questions! Here's what we talk about: -What do you do about the influx of stuff from other people, like grandparents and in laws ...
07.06.2023 189: Declutter the Content You're Consuming Online (social media, podcasts, etc) + The Way You Consume It Do you ever feel overwhelmed, like there are a million things to do, but you're not sure where that feeling is actually coming from? Of course, a busy life can make us feel this way, but I think our brains ...
06.29.2023 188: Minimalism Stories: Minimalism with 7 Kids with Tricia Regar Today I have Tricia Regar of Clean House with Kids as my guest. Tricia has 7 kids, and today she's sharing her story of how her family discovered and embraced minimalism. She also gives us insight into what it's like ...
06.22.2023 187: A No Spend Year, A Pantry Challenge, + Reaching Financial Goals without Hustling More with Shay Richter Today my guest is Shay Richter of Front Porch Finances. Shay is a mom of two, a wife, and she's passionate about a less-hustle message when it comes to our finances. Shay shares ways she has saved money and added ...
06.15.2023 186: Declutter With Me: Your Clothes - Mindset Shifts, Decluttering tips, and Why Decluttering Our Clothes is So Impactful Today we are talking decluttering our clothes - and we are specifically talking about our own, personal clothes (not our spouse's clothes or our kids' clothes.) I believe this is one of the most impactful areas of the home to ...
06.08.2023 185: The Benefits of Living a little more "Old-Fashioned" on Purpose + Homesteading with Jill Winger Today Jill Winger of The Prairie Homestead is my guest. She is dedicated to helping others learn how to grow their own food and live a more fulfilling, old-fashioned life. Her practical and authentic style of teaching and storytelling has ...
06.01.2023 184: 4 Pillars to a Minimal-ish Summer: Your Intentional Summer Planning episode Today we're planning our summer! Not the tangible kind of planning where we're looking at a calendar or planning tips. Instead, we're going through 4 pillars of minimal-ish living and applying them to our summer. The result will be a ...
05.25.2023 183: Minimalism Stories: Career Change, Meal Planning, and More with Tara Saunders Today I'm bringing you a different episode of our "minimalism stories" series. My guest, Tara, shares her story of minimalism, but also how minimalism helped give her permission to make big changes in her life. We also talk about ways ...
05.19.2023 182: Declutter With Me: The Living Room \| What Works for Us + Tips for Your Uncluttered Living Room Today I'm starting a new series! Each month, I plan to dedicate one solo episode to a behind the scenes of what is working (or not) in my family's minimal-ish lifestyle. I'll start the first several of these by going ...
05.11.2023 181: Simple Home Management Routines + Habits (without the Perfectionism) with Kelly Briggs Today I have Kelly Briggs of Simple Home Mom as my guest to share her tips on simplifying home management and habits in our homes. I love Kelly because her perspective on home management is a breath of fresh air: ...
05.04.2023 180: What is Perfectionism Stealing from You + How to let Go of Perfectionism in Your Home + Life Today I'm bringing you a solo episode about a topic that has been on my mind lately - perfectionism and what it steals from us. Lately I've seen a shift in my ability to feel content and a lot of ...
04.27.2023 179: On "Decluttering" and Coping with the Stress in our Lives with Stacey Littlefield Today we're talking about stress - something 2/3 of us experience to an extent that it is actually effecting our health. We live in a stressed out society, and dealing with our clutter is one way to help lessen the ...
04.22.2023 178: Embracing The Mess of Minimalism with Kids - My Interview on Moms Overcoming Overwhelm Today I'm bringing you an interview of...myself. I know it sounds strange, but what I mean is I was on another podcast and I loved our conversation so much, I wanted to make sure you heard it here if you ...
04.13.2023 177: Minimalism and Our Relationships (With the Other People Who Bring Stuff into our Homes) Today I'm bringing you a mindset shift that I hope will help ease the stress we might feel when other people we have close relationships with or who even live in our homes don't see eye to eye with our ...
04.06.2023 176: Q&A: Why We Moved + Getting Things Done With Little Ones Today I'm bringing you a Q&A where I answer two longer winded questions - one that I have gotten a lot since our family's most recent move. I hope you enjoy this more personal episode! I'll be doing a Q&A ...
03.31.2023 175: Impactful Mindset Shifts for Minimalism + Easier Decluttering with Dawn Madsen (The Minimal Mom) Today I have Dawn Madsen of The Minimal Mom on the show to share her Minimalism wisdom with us. We focus in on impactful mindset shifts that can help us get rid of more stuff we don't need, even in ...
03.23.2023 174: For When Your Decluttering Energy Runs Out - Tips To Keep You Going Today's episode stems from a question from a cousin of mine: How do I keep going whenever I'm losing steam? I'm bringing you six tips to keep you going whenever you've run out of energy in your decluttering journey. I'm ...
03.16.2023 173: Simple Routines to Help Get Our Kids Outside and Adventure Together as a Family with Holly Horch We've talked recently about the benefits of getting ourselves outside on the podcast, so today's episode is full of practical steps to make it more of a routine for our entire family. We talk about fostering a love of nature ...
03.09.2023 172: 3 "C's" of Contentment: Action Steps You Can Take to Get More Content with Your Home + Life Today Today I'm talking about one of my favorite topics when it comes to minimalism: Contentment. I love talking about how we can be more grateful and content with what is right in front of us. We discuss three ways we ...
02.23.2023 171: Why is Minimalism (and Decluttering) so Life Changing? Sharing The Life Changes Minimalism Has Brought Me Along My Journey I've been thinking about how minimalism and decluttering can sometimes feel like a surface-level, irrelevant topic in the midst of scary headlines and difficult things that may be going on in our world and our individual lives. I thought a ...
02.16.2023 170: Simple Family Memory Making + Photo Organization with Vanessa Quigley Today I have Vanessa Quigley, co-founder of Chatbooks and mom of 7, as my guest. We talk all about the importance of photos to our kids' "sense of self" and our family culture. We also talk about memory making and ...
02.09.2023 169: Creating Your Dream Home On Your Own with Noell Jett Today my guest, Noell Jett, tells us the story of how she and her family built their own dream home with no experience, and encourages us that we are capable of home renovations, or even building a home, too. Noell ...
01.26.2023 168: Simple Ways to Start Changing Your Shopping Habits (Bring Less into Your Home) Today I'm coming to you with a solo episode about how we can begin to change our shopping habits. It's so easy to find immediate gratification through shopping in our modern world. We can get an impulse idea to search ...
01.19.2023 167: Simplifying "Sticking to" your Budget + Tips for Your Grocery Budget Woes with Carly of Debt Free Mom Today my guest is Carly of Debt Free Mom. Setting up a budget for ourselves is one thing, but actually following through with it is a while different beast. Carly brings us helpful and attainable tips to help us making ...
01.13.2023 166: Get Yourself Outside in Any Weather and Live a More Open Air Life with Linda Mcgurk Today my guest is Linda McGurk, author of There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather and The Open Air Life. Today we talk about "Friluftsliv" and how this aspect of Nordic culture can benefit us wherever we're from. If you've ...
01.06.2023 165: One Small, Impactful Change to Start the Year (Changing the New Years Narrative) Today we're shifting the New Year, New You narrative. This episode is for you if you're weary from the new year new you marketing, or just don't have the energy for a whole life overhaul/ big resolutions as we start ...
12.30.2022 164: End of Year Q&A! Going from 1-2 Kids, 2023 Goals, Social Media Boundaries, + More I hope you enjoy this end of year Q&A! Thank you for sending in questions. This was a fun way to end the year and I hope to do it more often in the new year! Links: Simple Morning Lists ...
12.15.2022 163: A Word For the Year + Grace Filled Morning Routines with Emily Ley Today I am honored to have Emily Ley as my guest. She recently wrote a devotional book titled Sure as the Sunrise, and in today's episode, we focus in on the idea of creating a word for the year along ...
12.09.2022 162: Let's Set Some Deep, Meaningful Goals Together (That You'll be More Likely to Work Towards) Today I'm taking you through a reflection to help you set a meaningful goal or two (or three) that you'll be more likely to keep for 2023. We reflect a bit on this past year and then dive right into ...
12.01.2022 161: Minimalism Stories: Mary Simpson Today's episode is the second in the Minimalism Stories series. My guest, Mary Simpson, shares her story about how downsizing and a health scare brought her into minimalism. She also gives great advice for getting started along with tackling sentimental ...
11.24.2022 160: Series Finale: What Will Your Intentional Holiday Season Look Like? A Recap and Reflection Today we're recapping and reflecting on some of the main points of the last several episodes as we get specific on what matters most to us this holiday season, what we can plan for so we make sure it happens, ...

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