The Optimized Mom Anissa Orsino | Mama Goes Beyond

In this episode, I chat about seven of the most powerful benefits of decluttering to help motivate you to conquer your clutter once and for all.



You might also enjoy this related blog post: 7 Surprising Benefits of Decluttering That Will Motivate You to Get Started.



And if after hearing all this, you are ready to get busy decluttering, check out my Declutter Jumpstart. It contains my Declutter Bingo Card, which was featured in Real Simple Magazine, as well as other resources designed to make the process a bit more fun while ensuring your success.

In this episode, I chat about my experience with the Global Day of Unplugging and how it inspired me to "hit the reset button" and make some changes to my digital life. I suggest that there are six additional areas of our lives that we might want to reevaluate from time-to-time:



1. Zest

2. Love

3. Work

4. Leisure

5. Money

6. Home



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A digital detox challenge/digital sabbath can clear your head and break your device’s hold on your life. Here’s how you can prep for some great screen-free time, and why you'd want to!



Books referenced during this podcast:



5,203 Things to Do Instead of Looking at Your Phone

Parlour Games for Modern Families



You might also enjoy this related blog post: Put Down Your Damn Phone! Here's How to Do a Digital Detox Challenge



Learn more about the Global Day of Unplugging here.

Feel like you always need to ask for permission to do the things you want to do (and skip the things you don't want to do)? You're not alone. Learn why this is such a problem and what you can do to take charge of your own life.



You might also enjoy this blog post on the same subject: The Last Permission Slip You'll Ever Need.

Do you have a hobby? Learn why you need one, discover how to bust your excuses for not having one, and get some ideas for things you might do!



You might also enjoy this related blog post: 100+ Hobbies for Moms That Will Make Your Life Fun Again



Want some help thriving in motherhood? Check out the Subscriber Hub of my Mama's Lounge for resources such as 30 Ways to add 30 Minutes to Your Day and the Rediscover Yourself Brainstorming Prompts.

Fight the winter blahs with these 14 habits designed to keep you feeling physically and mentally great this winter.



You might also enjoy this blog post: 14 Winter Habits That Will Keep You Happy and Healthy.



Want some help putting these habits into place and making your life run on auto-pilot? Check out my Hack Your Habits course (which you can listen to right in your favorite podcast player)!