Wannabe Minimalist Show

By Deanna Yates of WannabeClutterFree.com

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What's Wannabe Minimalist Show about?

The Wannabe Minimalist Show is for people who are tired of the chaos in their life, but not sure this whole “minimalism thing” will work for them and their busy family. Through personal stories and guest appearances, this podcast will help you discover how to live with a minimalist mindset without having to throw EVERYTHING away. It’s practical, doable, and simple for those of us that wannabe minimalist.

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Ep 107: Use These Routines ...

06.30.2022

If you’ve wanted your home to run smoother, make lasting changes in your life, or just get more done - finding the right routine might be the little thing that’s missing. Routines and habits are one of the things I ...

Wannabe Minimalist Show episodes:

06.30.2022 Ep 107: Use These Routines to Create Better Habits with Ashley Brown If you’ve wanted your home to run smoother, make lasting changes in your life, or just get more done - finding the right routine might be the little thing that’s missing. Routines and habits are one of the things I ...
06.23.2022 Ep 106: Proven Strategies for Decluttering with Your Spouse Do you love the idea of decluttering, but have a partner or spouse who is less than enthused at the idea of going through their things and letting go of stuff? If so, you are not alone! In fact, one ...
06.16.2022 Ep 105: Love Your Wardrobe Like a Pro Stylist with Kim Hancher Do you wish you could get dressed quickly each morning and feel fabulous about what you’re wearing? I hear you! One of the best things I ever did was to create a capsule wardrobe. I love how easily it is ...
06.09.2022 Ep 104: Do This Instead of Decluttering for a Clean Home Need to clear out stuff, but hate the idea of a big, exhausting decluttering session? No worries. I’ve got your back. Decluttering doesn’t have to mean dumping everything out and sorting through it one thing at a time. Instead of ...
06.02.2022 Ep 103: How to Downsize and Simplify Your Life with Ryan Mitchell Are you part of the 50% of Americans interested in tiny homes? It looks like the population is split with the numbers skewing toward younger people being more eager to try living in a smaller space, but people of all ...
05.26.2022 Ep 102: How Do You Define Clutter? What is clutter? It seems like a simple question, but it’s a question I hear often which means that it’s not as straight forward as it seems. Sometimes people really don't know what stuff to classify as clutter. They think ...
05.19.2022 Ep 101: How Being Curious Can Change Your Life with Emma Krebs Did you know that being curious can be one of the best ways to open your life to possibilities you never dreamed possible? Asking the right questions may help you finally let go of the clutter in your home that ...
05.12.2022 Ep 100: Top decluttering advice (answering your BIGGEST questions) It’s episode 100 of the Wannabe Minimalist show and this week I am answering your biggest questions when it comes to decluttering, organizing, and living with less stuff. These are the questions I get all the time and no matter ...
05.05.2022 Ep 99: Declutter Toxins from Your Home and Life with Dr. Jenna Hua Do you ever wonder about the chemicals you use in your home or in your skin care and beauty routine? Honestly, most people don’t give much consideration to the plastics they use to store leftovers or the lotion they lather ...
04.28.2022 Ep 98: My Best Kid-Friendly Organization Tips and Tricks Is your child’s room messy and out of control? Do you wish your kid’s room could be organized and tidy? You’re not alone! I get asked all the time about how to declutter and organize kid’s stuff. It seems like ...
04.21.2022 Ep 97: Simplifying Parenting and Connecting with Your Kids with Dr. Sarah Bren As a parent, I constantly wonder if I am doing the right thing, teaching my child the things they need to know, and helping them become independent. Some days I feel like I nailed it and other days feel like ...
04.14.2022 Ep 96: What I Do When the Unexpected Happens Have you ever had a busy day planned out and then the unexpected happened and it got totally derailed? That was me this week. Life was busy because we had just gotten back from our spring break vacation and my ...
04.07.2022 Ep 95: Decluttering and the Environment With Michael Bartz Have you ever tried to figure out the best way to save energy, conserve water, or generally help the environment, but found yourself confused by the mountain of information out there? Or worse, does it seem like no matter what ...
03.31.2022 Ep 94: The Best Ways to Organize Your Day How often have you started the day with a good plan in place, only to be hit with a problem that sent it off the rails? Or maybe you feel like you’re spinning your wheels - you’re super busy and ...
03.24.2022 Ep 93: Spring Clean in Just One Day Spring is here!! The weather is warming up, the birds are chirping, the sun is out more, there’s a feeling of renewal, and we’re ready to throw off the winter doldrums for a breath of fresh air. And with the ...
03.17.2022 Ep 92: 3 Things to Not Do When Decluttering The other day I was talking with a friend and she was telling me about her attempts at decluttering. I am the decluttering go-to in my group so it’s pretty common for people to come to me when they have ...
03.10.2022 Ep 91: Simple Ways to Stop Burnout Right Now Burnout is becoming a bigger problem in our modern society. Did you know that more than three quarters (76%) of employed Americans report they are currently experiencing burnout? It’s a huge problem in the work place, but let’s be honest...moms ...
03.03.2022 Ep 90: Use Your Dream Life to Help Declutter What does creating a vision of your dream life have to do with your stuff, decluttering and organizing? It’s a bit like the philosophical question of the chicken and the egg. We’re not sure which came first? In this instance ...
02.17.2022 Ep 89: Organize Your Closet in 4 Easy Steps Let’s get back to basics and talk about how to organize our closets. This is one of my favorite places to start. Yes, some people say to start in your bathroom because there are fewer emotional decisions to be made ...
02.10.2022 Ep 88: Moving Past Under Buying and Over Spending Do money habits hold you back when it comes to decluttering and organizing your home? You might not think that how we spend our money or the thoughts we have about money have anything to do with our stuff. Or ...
02.03.2022 Ep 87: Learning From Minimalist Mistakes and Frugal Fails Whenever we try something new, we are bound to make some mistakes along the way. That’s how we learn and grow. And my journey toward a clutter free life has seen it's share of minimalist mistakes and frugal failures. In ...
01.27.2022 Ep 86: I'm Updating My Brand and Here's What It Means For You I am excited to announce a big change I am making to my brand, why I’m doing it now, and what it means for the future of this show, website, and my business. It sounds super dramatic and while it ...
01.20.2022 Ep 85: Moving with Kids the Happy Way with Ali Wenzke No matter how many times you move, there are always boxes to be filled, things to declutter, and a new home to organize on the other end. I’ve moved over 20 times in my life and while I am pretty ...
01.13.2022 Ep 84: How to Keep Hobby Clutter Under Control Every year, especially around the New Year, a majority of people make new goals, resolutions, and plans for the year ahead. Often with those goals comes new hobbies. And with new hobbies comes more stuff. There is a term that ...
01.06.2022 Ep 83: 5 Simple Steps to a Happier Home It’s a new year and there is something special about turning a new page that gets me motivated to make the most of the year ahead. And after the craziness of the past two years, I am so ready to ...
12.23.2021 Ep 82: 10 Beliefs About Minimalism (#9 Will Surprise You) What do you think of when you hear the word minimalist? Do you think of minimalism as a design aesthetic with bare white walls and barely any furniture? Or maybe it makes you think of people who live with only ...
12.16.2021 Ep 81: Can Colors Really Help You Look Fab? with Jeannie Stith Do you love color in your wardrobe? If so, do you ever wonder if choosing different colors would look better on you? Or maybe you struggle with getting all of your colors to coordinate and look good together instead of ...
12.09.2021 Ep 80: The Easiest Way to Declutter Holiday Decor We all know that the holidays are about much more than the presents under the tree, the decorations we put up in our home, and the lights we hang outside. Of course it's about sharing laughter and love (and I'm ...
12.02.2021 Ep 79: Eating with Intention to Stay Healthy with Laura Marzen The weeks between the end of October through December are some of the hardest on our waistlines. There are so many goodies and treats on display at every turn beckoning us to indulge. So, how can we be more intentional ...
11.24.2021 Ep 78: Simple Ways to be Thankful for Your Home This Year With the holidays on the horizon, it's the perfect time of year to remind yourself all you have to be thankful for. Of course we are all thankful for the wonderful people in our lives and our health (if we ...
11.18.2021 Ep 77: Making Your House, Your Unique Home with Marian Parsons Have you ever wanted to up level or personalize the way your home feels, but didn't know where to start? Well, my friend, you are in luck. The secrets for how to turn a cookie cutter house - or one ...
11.11.2021 Ep 76: Help! My Family Buys Too Many Gifts! Each year, the holidays are filled with cheer, coziness, and love. But, for new minimalists - or anyone looking to declutter the abundance of stuff in their homes - the holidays also come with the dread of telling well-meaning family ...
11.04.2021 Ep 75: Simplifying Your Money Habits with Chelsea Brennan Money and stuff...stuff and money. We need one to buy the other and we can sell one to get the other. But the mindsets we have around each of these things can be very closely aligned. If you have been ...
10.28.2021 Ep 74: Staying Organized at Christmas Q & A It's the most wonderful time of the year. At least that's what the songs and marketers tell us anyway. We're constantly told that the holiday season is supposed to feel special and magical. Christmas is a time filled with love, ...
10.21.2021 Ep 73: How to Edit Your Closet to Find Your Signature Style with Jennifer from Your Everyday Style Are you tired of looking in your closet and feeling like you have nothing to wear? Have you tried decluttering, but still aren't in love with the clothes you have left? Maybe you love clothes, but you feel like clothes ...
10.14.2021 Ep 72: Overwhelmed at Home? These 5 Steps Will Help Are you currently dealing with overwhelm and stress in your life, but you don't know how to fix it or where to start? If things feels chaotic, you're stressed out, and it's hard to stop and take a breath, then ...
10.07.2021 Ep 71: Do These 5 Things for a Better week with Toni-Ann from Real Happy Mom Do you wish you could get more done each week? Or just not feel totally drained when the weekend comes around? Yeah, I hear ya! As busy parents there is so much on our plates these days and it doesn’t ...
09.30.2021 Ep 70: Organize Your Kitchen in Just 7 Steps Are you dreaming of having an Insta-worthy organized kitchen, but have no idea where to start? The good news is that having a kitchen that is Pinterest-Perfect is just a simple matter of organization. Yes, of course it takes effort, ...
09.23.2021 Ep 69: 5 Decluttering Challenges that are Actually Fun Have you been trying to declutter your home, but you lack the motivation or energy to make it actually happen? Well, my friend, a decluttering challenge may be just the thing you need! A decluttering challenge helps you let go ...
09.16.2021 Ep 68: Finding Freedom with Minimalism What does minimalism mean to you? Does it make you think of stark walls? Do you think it means living with the least amount of stuff possible? That’s not what minimalism means to me. For me, minimalism means freedom. Freedom ...
09.09.2021 Ep 67: The Best Mindsets for a Tidy Home Have you ever wished you could think your way to a tidy home? After all, you know the vision of the way you want your home to be, so why is it so difficult to get it. The reality is, ...
09.02.2021 Ep 66: Overcoming the Toughest Decluttering Roadblocks If you've struggled to declutter in the past, it's likely you had some negative mindsets holding you back. Your mindset and how you think about decluttering or letting things go can make or break your decluttering success. Shining a light ...
08.26.2021 Ep 65: Are These Decluttering Roadblocks Holding You Back? You want to declutter. You know it will make a positive difference in your home or life. So, why is it so hard and why do you resist it so much? The answer is that you are running up against ...
08.19.2021 Ep 64: Declutter Without the Waste (yes, it's possible!) Is it possible to declutter and live a more simple life without being wasteful? This was a question asked to me by Wendy recently in my private Wannabe Minimalist Family Community (click here if you want to join). And it’s ...
08.11.2021 Ep 63: There are 2 ways to declutter. Which is best for you? Have you struggled to declutter and organize your home and life in the past? Perhaps you were just using the wrong techniques. Just like we all have different innate personalities, there are ways to tidy up that come more naturally ...
07.23.2021 Ep 62: Lessons From Living Tiny That'll Surprise You Do you watch those Tiny Living shows on HGTV or browse tiny homes on Instagram and dream of living small yourself? The homes look so quaint and relaxing and the people living in them swear they are like a secret ...
07.07.2021 Ep 61: Want More Time to Declutter? Try This. If clutter is causing stress in your home - and let’s face it, the science shows us that clutter makes it more difficult to relax, unwind and enjoy our time together - then it’s time to deal with it. But, ...
06.23.2021 Ep 60: 14 Benefits That Will Make You Want to Declutter NOW Let’s be honest with ourselves. Clutter makes us a bit crazy. When we look around our homes and there is stuff everywhere it’s impossible to relax. There’s a pile in the living room to deal with, laundry to fold and ...
06.10.2021 Ep 59: Ditch Asking What if I Need This when Decluttering Imagine this…you’re decluttering your home and pick up an object that you’re not really attached to. You haven’t used recently and it doesn’t really spark joy so you’re planning to donate it. But then, your mind suddenly stops you and ...
06.02.2021 Ep 58: Get Your Home Under Control Quickly with These 5 Simple Steps How would you feel if someone popped over to your home for a visit right this minute? Did you break out in a panicky sweat. No worries if you did because today’s episode is walking you through 5 simple steps ...

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