Simply Convivial: Biblical Homemaking, Homeschooling & Mom Life—Without Burnout

Declutter Workshop with slide deck download: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/2021/the-abcs-of-doable-decluttering-with-free-workshop-replay/ (no email signup required)

How long is it going to take you to declutter?

Decluttering can be an overwhelming project. It might feel like there’s no end and no hope in sight.

You might be right about that.

Declutter in 10 minutes a day and change your perspective on the task of decluttering.

Did you assume you’d be a more organized mother and homemaker than you are? Did you think it’d be easier than it turned out to be? I’m right there with you. I hear from women all the time who say that before kids they *were* so organized and they don’t know why they can’t figure it out now with life with kids.

I’ll tell ya: The problem isn’t with the kids or your house. It’s with your mindset and your expectations. Family life is different from project-based work and homemaking is different from a job with a boss and a schedule. Children need attention and response in the moment. Children’s needs cannot be predicted and planned, only addressed as needed. That takes a different skill set. Homemaking requires us to be self-directed, self-managed, and self-motivated - a different skill set than being a good employee.

At Simply Convivial continuing education we learn and practice the skill sets this family life at home requires, all while remembering that the people are the point and our work is a calling and service given to us by God. When we practice in this mindset we not only improve our skill, we also find contentment and satisfaction, even when things don’t go our way.

Remember to pop on over to https://simplyconvivial.com/attitude to get your free attitude adjustment audit and reclaim and renew your mindset.

And always remember to Repent. Rejoice. Repeat.

We have a lot of options for planners. From paper planners to online apps, there are myriads of resources available to choose from. Yet even with all of these resources, we often find ourselves overwhelmed by overplanning, overconfident in our abilities to accomplish what "needs" to get done.

In this exerpt from a members-only mentoring session, Mystie delves into this problem and explores different answers.

However, to use this tool to its fullest extent, a few guidelines must be followed. Among them: don't overplan. Seems simple, right? Yet all too often, we pile too much on our plates, thinking that it would be good to start another project, start another book club, etc etc. All these projects simply degrade the usefulness of your calendar. Rather than being a list and schedule of the things you will do, it becomes a wish list of things you want to do.

So reevaluate your calendar, cut off the flabby, unnecessary projects that are stressing you out, and, of course, repent, rejoice, repeat.

Simply getting more done does not actually matter. We need to be doing the right things and focusing on what's important, not superficial results. We don't need to be fully functional machines, cranking out widgets; we need to be well-watered trees producing abundant harvests of mature fruit.

How we think about our lives and what's on our to-do list matters. This month, we're reorienting our thinking towards living fruitfully. Subscribe and stay tuned as we explore this topic and implement it in our lives.

If you feel like the work you do each day is meaningless or worthless or unfulfilling, that is a problem that needs to be addressed. If it's true, why do it? If it's not true, how can you change your mindset, your feelings, your perspective on the work God's given you? We can help. Inside Simply Convivial Continuing Education, we have courses, podcasts, live workshops, and a not-on-facebook community to help you figure out not only what needs to be done and why, but also how to do it with joy.

Enroll in Simply Convivial Continuing Education today to get the support and insight you need to find joy and satisfaction in your life at home.

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Get my homeschool checklist templates: https://simplyconvivial.com/homeschool-checklist/

As a homeschool mom, it's important to stay organized and on top of things. In this video, I'll share the THREE kinds of checklists that have helped me stay organized and efficient in our homeschooling journey. From lesson plans to weekly accountability with our students, these checklists are a game-changer for any homeschool mom. Watch now for homeschooling tips from Mystie Winckler!

Simplify doesn’t mean doing as little as possible.

We don’t want to be like the worst version of our students, getting away with as little as possible. But we also don’t want to be idealist dreamers, planning for so much more than is actually possible.

Have a purpose for everything you assign.

Avoid busy work. Will having done this work make a difference in the child’s education? Will both of you be happy in ten years that you did it. You will be when it comes to reading good books, having meaningful discussions, learning important skills.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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