Welcome back to The Simplified Year, where we weave intentional living, seasonal flow, and grounded, sacred simplifying into the rhythm of your everyday life. This is the summer quarterly episode! It’s time to invite lightness, movement, and expansion… making it the perfect season to clear out anything heavy, stagnant, or no longer aligned so you can breathe easier and live more freely. The Simplified Year is a reader-supported publication. To receive the monthly episodes and access the rhythm posts, consider becoming a paid subscriber. Let's talk about why it’s so difficult to focus on decluttering in the summer. We are meant to be more outward focused, interactive and therefore, simply busier, in the summer months, in the same way that we are meant to be more introverted and restful in the winter. We are often running from event to event, out of the house a lot, not worried about a decluttering rhythm or even about picking up the mess of the day before we crash into bed. We have less time to focus on decluttering, but also our focus is elsewhere a lot of the time that is available. I tried to pick focuses over the summer months that would help but not take too much time or even require physical effort from you at all. Here's how the rhythm flows... In July, we are working in the Kitchen. We will streamline your efforts in one of the rooms you use the most, and make tidying it up at the end of the day easier. Plus, I’ll share tips that will help you declutter while you’re already in there, instead of having to set aside designated time to work on it. In August, we cover Money! Everyone is always so excited about “money month” in any program. Whether it’s manifestation, meditations, business building, or decluttering - people want it. Who doesn’t want to improve their financial circumstances?! This month, we will cover finances, subscriptions, and expenses - decluttering what’s unnecessary, and leaving you with more money for all the fun activities you want to do! In September, we take a peek at your digital clutter. It’s not just the stuff on your counters and in your closets that’s cluttering up your mind! Your digital files, photos, and folders are adding so much more than you know to your overwhelm. We’ll tackle it in manageable layers, creating new habits to incorporate into your simplified year rhythm as we go. Remember, with each season comes a new set of challenges. You are a part of nature. You move in cycles. Yes, it’s summer, and you are ready to party and play! But you'll hit quieter moments, or rainy days, and you get to choose to make your life easier in those smaller moments, while enjoying the summer freedom too. So, some final reminders in every quarter… You are always able to start at any part of the simplified year rhythm based on your needs and what's going on for you in your life. But if you're following along with the main crew, these focuses will help you have the funds, focus, and energy for all the fun you want to have, all summer long. If you're following along with the rhythm of the simplified year, then you're not just decluttering your home. You're attuning your life to a deeper, wilder pace, a truer, more natural rhythm. And if you're just jumping in, that's beautiful too. You're right on time for you. That deeper pace and rhythm might be for the next round in your journey. This rhythm is not linear. It's a spiral. You can start anywhere and still arrive exactly where you need to be. Your Invitation this Summer: Let this be a season of fun. Let this be a season of overflowing abundance. Let this be a season where your life and home feel more free because you chose to make space. The Simplified Year’s full archive of yearly rhythm posts and podcast episodes are included in our paid subscription. Sending you love, simplicity & peace, Bri This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hersimplifiedheartbeat.substack.com/subscribe This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brihosack.substack.com/subscribe This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brihosack.substack.com/subscribe
