Start a local group: https://simplifiedorganization.com Mystie Winckler, Kate Myers, Karen Head, and Adelaide Garner discuss CS Lewis' Four Loves and the best ways for women to make and maintain friendships. The Four Loves: https://amzn.to/3MFFa71 Building Meaningful Friendships: Insights from C.S. Lewis’s 'The Four Loves' In this episode of the Simplified Organization Podcast, Mystie Winckler, Karen Head, Adelaide Garner, and Kate Myers discuss the importance of community and friendship through...
Sep 12, 2024•16 min•Ep. 530
Get my free meal time templates: https://simplyconvivial.com/freemenuplan Getting a family dinner on the table can feel relentless. Whether we serve up a success or a flop, the next meal will follow fast on its heels. Family dinners have spiritual and relational value, beyond just biological feeding. We should make family dinners normal, extending hospitality by inviting other families, and building community through shared meals. 00:00 Introduction: The Relentless Nature of Dinner 00:24 The Pur...
Sep 10, 2024•8 min•Ep. 529
Take the free Bust Out of Burnout Bingo Challenge: https://simplyconvivial.com/bingo Why Hiring a Professional Organizer Won't Solve Your Clutter Problem The video discusses the common idea of hiring a professional organizer to deal with overwhelming clutter and mess in your home. It explains why this approach often doesn't work long-term, emphasizing the importance of personal habits and attitudes over quick fixes. The speaker shares personal experiences with organizing systems and the realizat...
Sep 05, 2024•8 min•Ep. 528
Start a local group! https://shop.simplyconvivial.com/local-group/ Meghan Jackson has started a local homemaking study group. She shares her group's dynamics, initial ice-breaking activities, and the profound impact on their attitudes towards homemaking. Moms in the study report significant positive changes, including improved family interactions and overcoming perfectionism. You can do the same in your local area! 00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest 01:21 Starting the Study Group 02:18 ...
Sep 03, 2024•17 min•Ep. 527
Art of Homeschooling course: https://simplyconvivial.com/art-of-homeschooling Mystie Winckler, a seasoned homeschool mom and author, addresses how to keep kids accountable during homeschool days. She offers three practical tips to create accountability, reduce nagging, and ensure students know their responsibilities. The strategies include using checklists, designating a place for work submission, and enforcing daily deadlines with consequences. Mystie emphasizes clear communication and consiste...
Aug 29, 2024•14 min•Ep. 526
https://simplyconvivial.com/art-of-homeschooling Maximize Your Homeschooling Hours: Tips for Focus and Success Devote specific hours, called sacred school hours, to focus solely on school work. Parents should minimize distractions, such as household chores and social media, during these hours. The emphasis is on being present and available to support children's learning in an environment filled with potential distractions. Our best homeschool accountability advice - Build in frequent check-ins (...
Aug 27, 2024•21 min•Ep. 525
Take Art of Homeschooling: https://simplyconvivial.com/art-of-homeschooling Mystie Winckler, a homeschool mom of five and author of 'The Convivial Homeschool,' shares her three favorite practices to ensure a smooth start to the homeschool day. Mystie emphasizes the importance of self-preparation, choosing a consistent starting place, and using a motivating motto or verse. She breaks down how these steps can set the right tone for a productive day. Mystie invites viewers to join her in further ex...
Aug 22, 2024•14 min•Ep. 524
Join us for Art of Homeschooling: https://simplyconvivial.com/art-of-homeschooling Imperviousness is a new word for many of us, but it's a word and a mode that we need to be successful homeschool moms who guide our children through their various phases into functioning adulthood. Homeschooling is not always going to be rainbows and roses, and we have to be prepared to weather the storms of our children's displeasure if we're going to effectively shape their loves and lifestyle. Lauren Scott make...
Aug 20, 2024•16 min•Ep. 523
https://simplyconvivial.com/timebudget/ As we head into a new school year, we have to evaluate how we're using time. Time budget, time blocking, time management - these are skills we as busy moms can improve in so we can steward our days well. 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, fait...
Aug 15, 2024•43 min•Ep. 522
Learn the Art of Homeschooling: https://simplyconvivial.com/art-of-homeschooling Transforming Homeschooling with Joy and Preparation | Simplified Organization Podcast Let's chat about the joys of homeschooling and homemaking. Rena shares practical tips and strategies from the 'Art of Homemaking' course that helped her manage her home and homeschooling with gratitude, even through challenging times like pregnancy and the COVID pandemic. They discuss the importance of setting a clear direction, us...
Aug 13, 2024•19 min•Ep. 521
Baby Step Bingo starts today: https://simplyconvivial.com/babystepbingo/ Gracie shares her experience with the 'Baby Step Bingo' challenge from the Convivial Circle community. They discuss how small steps can make a significant difference, particularly during life transitions such as expecting a new baby. Misty and Gracie explore how structured activities can enhance family productivity and joy, and they emphasize the importance of gratitude and personal choice in homemaking. 00:00 Introduction ...
Aug 01, 2024•15 min•Ep. 520
Try Baby Step Bingo with us! https://simplyconvivial.com/babystepbingo Discover Christian Joy in Mundane Tasks! Discover how Christianity unites work and joy, redefining mundane tasks with a purpose. Learn how incorporating fun, playful strategies like 'Baby Step Bingo' can transform homemakers' productivity and help them get more done at home. This episode is ideal for moms and homemakers looking to combat procrastination and find satisfaction in their responsibilities. 00:00 Breaking Free from...
Jul 29, 2024•18 min•Ep. 519
Join us for Baby Step Bingo in August: https://simplyconvivial.com/babystepbingo/ Mastering Productivity: Overcoming Procrastination with Baby Steps In this episode, explore how to apply lessons from 'Baby Step Bingo' to enhance productivity and defeat procrastination, especially for moms and homemakers. Learn about the impact of breaking tasks into manageable baby steps. Discover the power of small actions to transform your household tasks and daily routines, making significant progress with mi...
Jul 27, 2024•19 min•Ep. 518
Get your children helping around the house: simplyconvivial.com/ehap Mystie and Anna Laura Farnham discuss effective methods for managing kids' chores and household tasks. Learn about the Baby Step Bingo challenge, chore charts, and decluttering techniques that turn everyday tasks into engaging activities. Discover how to keep kids motivated and foster a cooperative family environment, ultimately getting more done with gratitude and creativity. Anna Laura and her husband, Gandalf, live in Indian...
Jul 26, 2024•18 min•Ep. 517
Take the Baby Step Bingo Challenge: https://simplyconvivial.com/babystepbingo/ Making Progress One Step at a Time: Baby Steps to the Rescue Discover how the 'Baby Step Bingo' card for August can help you tackle small, overlooked tasks around the house and build momentum to overcome procrastination. By transforming everyday chores into a game, you'll reframe your mindset, gain motivation, and make homemaking more enjoyable. Ideal for moms and homemakers looking to get more done at home, this meth...
Jul 23, 2024•17 min•Ep. 516
Take Humble Habits: https://simplyconvivial.com/humble-habits If you follow homemaking blogs and YouTube channels these days, it’s easy to get the impression that what you need to be a great homemaker is to make sourdough, slowly sweep your house in silence and natural light, and decorate your table with candles you made yourself and flowers you cut from your yard. That’s the picture of fulfilled, amazing homemaking. There’s nothing wrong with any of those things, of course, but none of them are...
Jul 21, 2024•9 min•Ep. 515
Try Bust out of Burnout Bingo: https://simplyconvivial.com/bingo Transform Your Homemaking with Simple, Powerful Habits Join me as I share my journey from poor housekeeping to joyful homemaking. Discover the two key habits that transformed my life: placing scripture and inspirational quotes on index cards around my home for prayer prompts, and adding 'smile' to my daily to-do list. These simple acts have reshaped my attitude, helping me infuse my home with joy and cheerfulness. Stay tuned for mo...
Jul 17, 2024•9 min•Ep. 514
Find Homemaking 101 here: https://shop.simplyconvivial.com/product/homemaking101/ Haley Williams, host of the Kindled Podcast, reflects on the challenges and lessons learned from managing a podcast while raising five children. She discusses the initial pressures to maintain a consistent publishing schedule and the eventual shift to a more flexible approach that accommodates her family life. Emphasizing the importance of being grounded in faith, she describes how she finds balance through regular...
Jul 16, 2024•15 min•Ep. 513
Free! Beat Burnout Bingo: simplyconvivial.com/bingo Transform Your Home and Life: A Guide to Organization and Happiness for Moms Feeling overwhelmed with housework and life? Join Mystie Winckler, author of 'Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done,' as she shares her journey from being a poor housekeeper to a joyful homemaker. Learn the importance of attitude adjustments, personal habits, and inner transformation in managing household chores and mental clutter. Discover her 'Humb...
Jul 11, 2024•10 min•Ep. 512
Get Homemaking 101 here: https://shop.simplyconvivial.com/product/homemaking101/ Mystie Winckler and Haley Williams chat about managing home and family life from a biblical perspective. Feminism has poisoned our view of homemaking more than we realize, and Haley shares how she's seen that in her own life. They also discuss the challenge of balancing business and motherhood, and how they continue reevaluating priorities. Haley shares her personal journey of transitioning from focusing on her web ...
Jul 09, 2024•18 min•Ep. 511
Audit your own homeschool: https://simplyconvivial.com/audit 5 tips to plan your year round homeschool schedule: 1. Make your plan - either choose how many weeks your school year will be (and the state doesn’t decide that - you do!) and check them off as you go, taking breaks as needed OR start by marking your Christmas break, then schedule backward up into September working in your breaks and then start again in January and work forward, marking in determined breaks until you want the school ye...
Jul 06, 2024•21 min•Ep. 510
Assess your homeschool sitch with this free guide: https://simplyconvivial.com/audit Discover why we decided to stop homeschooling year-round in this video. There is no perfect one-size-fits-all homeschool schedule - or even one-size-always-fits-you schedule! We have to be flexible and adapt to our changing family needs - which is one reason that we homeschool in the first place! Learn about the benefits of taking breaks and avoiding burnout as a homeschool mom. Mystie Winckler encourages moms t...
Jul 06, 2024•14 min•Ep. 509
Free homeschool audit: https://simplyconvivial.com/audit When I started homeschooling year round, I tried to prepare everything in advance for a seamless year. It was unrealistic planning due to the unpredictable nature of children's learning and development. The real success in homeschooling comes from flexibility and regularly assessing and adjusting plans. Avoid burnout by regularly connecting to your why and adjusting as needed for the children in front of you. Take advantage not only of the...
Jul 06, 2024•14 min•Ep. 508
Join the Empowered Wife bookclub, starting July 12: https://convivialcircle.com In essence, by nature, the female is not necessarily floral, pastel, and soft. The female receives and productively transforms what she receives. She embodies and glorifies what she stewards. Feminism has taught women to be insulted when men treat them as special, open doors, carry heavy things, etc. Yet before feminism, women felt such special treatment was their due. Men honor women by giving them special treatment...
Jul 02, 2024•20 min•Ep. 507
Now, I've read a lot of Christian marriage books that talk about love and respect, but none have actually ever given such specific examples like Empowered Wife. I think a Christian book these days could never be as pointed and blunt and specific as Laura Doyle is because specifies are immediately denounced as legalism. I have been married for over 20 years and have always paid attention to trying to be respectful, but I found her specificity and examples clarifying and helpful. She pulls no punc...
Jun 25, 2024•14 min•Ep. 506
Free homeschool audit: https://simplyconvivial.com/audit When I started homeschooling year round, I tried to prepare everything in advance for a seamless year. It was unrealistic planning due to the unpredictable nature of children's learning and development. The real success in homeschooling comes from flexibility and regularly assessing and adjusting plans. Avoid burnout by regularly connecting to your why and adjusting as needed for the children in front of you. Take advantage not only of the...
Jun 20, 2024•14 min•Ep. 505
Time management help: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm Be a happy wife - at first it seems odd that the first intimacy skill is self-care, is about yourself, but it's all part of taking responsibility for yourself. Start with yourself, not with what other people are doing or saying. Many unhappy wives and homemakers think martyrdom is holiness, that sacrificial love means never thinking about yourself at all - but there is no guilt for taking showers, for enjoying beautifying yours...
Jun 18, 2024•27 min•Ep. 504
Year Round Homeschooling for the win!Free homeschool audit: https://simplyconvivial.com/audit There are 3 different ways to homeschool year round. Let me tell you how they each work, and why we chose the year-round homeschool we did - and stuck with it for fifteen years. Watch the whole series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPkowQCQW4x8se43eCJoXU_aZbdO7ECK4 How to homeschool year round: https://simplyconvivial.com/2020/year-round-homeschooling/ My favorite curriculum resources: https://...
Jun 12, 2024•18 min•Ep. 503
Join the Empowered Wife book club inside Convivial Circle: https://convivialcircle.com The Simply Convivial team discusses what it takes to have a happy marriage - and why that's so important. Empowered Wife (find on Amazon: https://amzn.to/45ju0wY ) sounds cringy and feminist, but it's actually about taking responsibility for yourself, about recognizing and stopping excuses and blaming and complaining, and embracing a femininity that enjoys masculinity. It's "empowered" because wives are the re...
Jun 11, 2024•17 min•Ep. 502
Scared of homeschool burnout? It's a real thing, but might not be caused by what you think. Tune in to hear my #1 method for beating homeschool burnout! Make your next homeschool year better. Take the free homeschool audit - https://simplyconvivial.com/audit My pro tip to prevent homeschool mom burnout is to use a homeschool year-round schedule. Catch all the videos on how to do that here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPkowQCQW4x8se43eCJoXU_aZbdO7ECK4 Mystie Winckler encourages moms to...
Jun 07, 2024•11 min•Ep. 501
