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Decluttering fail: is there a secret key you’re missing as a work-at-home mom? You need this AND minimalism!

Ep. 367

Today we’re talking about the secret key you’re missing if you’ve ever failed at decluttering – it’s because you need this AND minimalism!

 

You know the minimalism drill, right? “All you need to do is declutter.” “If you decluttered, then you’d have your life together.”

 

Except by now, you’re getting kind of suspicious of them and wondering if this whole thing was a scam.

 

Today’s topics:

·                    Why minimizing won’t automatically fix your mom schedule

·                    Why purging your kids’ toys doesn’t equate to getting help around the house

·                    Why you DO still need minimalism to get over this mindset

 

This is why you need both – both the decluttering AND the productivity hacks.

 

Because moms don’t just manage the stuff, they manage the kids. And that means productivity efficiency PLUS purging chops are required.

 

You’ve got this!

Alyssa

 

Routines for introverted work-at-home moms: 

https://yourunbusylife.com/

 

Episode transcript: https://yourunbusylife.com/secret-key-decluttering-purging/


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