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***TOP 1.5 % Global Podcast*** Are you a busy mom who wants more time for what matters most, but you have no idea where to start simplifying your life?
Do you wish you could nourish your family with healthy homemade food but are too overwhelmed and end up going through the drive thru......again?
Are you concerned about the toxins in your home and food but don’t know how to find simple, natural options to support your family’s health?
I am so excited you are here! This podcast will teach you how to live an simpler life, make your own natural products, simple ways to garden, cook from scratch, and preserve your food to save money and reduce the items you have to buy at the store to become more self-reliant and creating an income on your homestead!
Hey, I’m Monica, I’m a wife, mom of 5 kids, grandma, nurse and daughter of the King! I was overwhelmed with my full schedule and knew I wanted to create more time for my family by simplifying my life. I started small by swapping toxic products for more natural ones, cooking simple healthy meals from scratch, and creating simple systems without the stress and overwhelm! And I can’t wait to share what I’ve learned with you!
So grab that cup of coffee, get cozy on the porch swing…..and let’s chat!
Website: Claimingsimplicity.com
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Episodes
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Happy Happy Holiday Season Friend!
I love this time of the year, but I like to keep it simple and meaningful! When I was a young Mom, I thought I had to have all the best gifts and many gifts, but over the years I learned that Christmas is about focusing on our Savior and creating memories with family and friends and my focus has really changed!!
In this episode, you will find useful gifts to give to people and ways to create memories instead of filling up someone's home with items they most likely won't use or don't even want. Time spent with people is more precious and has more value than any material item that loses it's shine.
I don't want you stressed out and anxious this holiday season so you can enjoy every minute. Christmas is not about how much money you spend, but focusing on what matters even when you are busy! Save money and time this holiday season!
I pray you are blessed by this podcast!
Love you and appreciate all of you listeners!
Email -> claimingsimplicity@gmail.com
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Monica
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Happy Thanksgiving Friend
Thankfulness has really been on my heart lately and I figured this would be the perfect week to talk about it with Thanksgiving in the United States this week.
This podcast is about thankfulness and contentment which should make you happy!
Be Thankful in everything!
Love Ya!
Monica
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Hey Friend
How are you doing this week? It is snowing here in MN and we have our Christmas oils diffusing, so we are enjoying another beautiful day! I know you are super stressed out about everything you need to get done in just over a month and the thought of it all is making you anxious, but it doesn’t have to be that way! You can enjoy this season even more when you simplify! Today I want to give you 3 ways you can do this easily and make more memories instead of more work for yourself!
Please take 30 seconds and rate and review this podcast so it can reach more people! Also, if you have any suggestions or topics you would like to hear about, please reach out to me! I appreciate all the love~you are all such a blessing to me!
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Have a wonderful week!
Monica
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Hello Friend
I am often asked how I do all that I do! Honestly, I don’t do it all because I have learned to say no, but I do have some simple tips to help me to have energy to do all the things I do get done. I should also tell you the things I don’t do-I don’t regularly get massages or my nails done and I am terrible about getting my haircut more than 3 times per year! I rarely watch TV or movies and I make lists to shop so I only have to go every few weeks for the most part because that takes time and I don’t like to waste any time and try to be as efficient as I can!
As we enter the holiday season, I think our energy gets depleted even faster with all the extra activities we have, so today I want to give 6 simple ways to improve your energy every day, so don’t take these lightly even though they seem simple and you will get so much more done every day.
- Go to bed at the same time every night! d love to help you.
- Drink water throughout the day.
- Start a simple exercise routine at least 3-4 times/week. I
- Intermittent Fasting has given me so much more energy as well.
- Pay attention to when you have the most energy and you will maximize the amount of work you get done!
- Whole food capsules every day.
I hope that you can implement a few of these simple ways to improve your energy and I would love to hear your results!!!!!!! Also, If you have not subscribed to my podcast, just hit the plus button and you will be able to listen every week!
Thank you so much!
Until next time friend, God Bless you!
Monica.Email -> monica@claimingsimplicity.com
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Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Hello Friend!!!!
I remember when a someone made a comment years ago about me being frugal and was trying to degrade me by saying that, but it made me proud to know that people see that I do not value material items, but value experiences and relationships more than having to “look good” for other people! Seriously friends, you can’t take your designer clothes, shoes, vehicles, or purses to heaven with you! Start living an amazing life of making a difference and enjoying each day!
I would love to hear from you!
Email -> claimingsimplicity@gmail.com
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God Bless!
Monica
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Hello Friend!!!!
Thank you so much for you support of this podcast! I can't thank you enough! Im leaving on vacation and see my 1 year goal of 10,000 downloads has nearly been accomplished much ahead of time thanks to you, so I want to bless you for your support!
I appreciate each and every one of you and would love to know more of what you want to hear and what you are enjoying!
Please give me a 5 star review on Apple podcast so this podcast can reach more listeners and also share this with any other mom that may be interested in simplifying and living a more joyful life with more time and more meaning! Also, hit the plus button and subscribe so you don't miss any episodes because I have some really exciting things happening this next year!!!!!!
Please contact me and let me know what you are loving!
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Love you all!
Monica
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Hey Friend
This week’s show is a very important topic to me because we can not get our time back. We all have the same amount of hours every week and I don’t want you to waste them. The years go so fast and if you aren’t spending time on what you value, you might be feeling less joy than you could be.
We are all wired different and we all have our own passions, but I see so many people get into the rut of the day to day grind and miss out on what their purpose really is and that breaks my heart! So many people are miserable, but feel like they have to work to buy all the material possessions to keep up with their neighbor! Yes, it is important to have an income because of the amazing impact you can make on others, but are you trading time for someone else’s dream? I have worked with so many people over the last 30 years that didn’t enjoy what they were doing, so first I want you to ask yourself to ask you if you are spending more than you make or breaking even? That might be a spending problem-in order to live a life you vision in your dreams, you need to live below your means and stop spending money on things you don’t need-many times spending is a coping mechanism for people that makes them feel good, but that is only temporary. My second question to you is, do you love what you are doing? If so, keep doing it!!!!!! Most likely your top values are balanced with your time.
If not, what is stopping you from living your dream of doing what you love? Find something where your income isn’t tied to the time you put in. Find a business where you can enjoy doing it every day, but you have flexibility to work it around your top values, so you have more balance and peace. You can turn your passions into your work no matter what it is, you just need to start to dream again, be persistent and most likely, you will enjoy the journey and probably make alot more money in less time than a 9 to 5 job.
It doesn’t matter what age you are, you can do anything! Many of you are not living your ideal life simply because you have to have brand name items,designer clothes, the newest phone or gadgets or fancy cars and houses, but after a while they don’t make you happy. I remember when we bought a newer suburban and I loved it because it fit all 5 of our kids in it comfortably even with 2 carseats, but then I had to make the first payment and I am not someone that has ever liked to have debt. I felt a burden of having that amount of debt and didn’t ever want a vehicle payment again!
I want you to have lasting JOY. If you want to be happier, you could start by shifting from material goods into experiences! What experiences do you like? Write down what you value-what you TRUELY VALUE. Experiences connect us and give us lasting memories! Do you want to travel and make memories with your family, do you want to raise your own kids with your own values and not the world’s values, do you just want to make your own schedule so someone else can’t tell you when you can and can’t take vacation? Take back control of your life!
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Blessing until next week!
Monica
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Hello Friend!
Have you ever struggled with finding the right diet or exercise to lose weight fast? I have done the yoyo diets since I was probably 15 years old. Always worried about others think and low self esteem until about 3 years ago!
I did the keto diet for about 1 1/2 years until I had an abnormal EKG and I knew that even though it was effective, it wasn't worth the health risks and since I quit keto, the last 2 years my EKGs have been normal! Praise God!
Today, I will give you 3 truths about weight loss to help you in this journey.
Enjoy the episode and I would love to hear your feedback!
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Blessings,
Monica
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Hello Friend
I grew up with an amazingly crafty mom-she can make anything out of anything! My siblings and I always won first prize at every Halloween event because her costumes were always homemade and original. For instance, I was an elephant one year and she made the head out of a gray piece of carpet! It was cute and I have never seen anything like it, but all 4 of us kids always had the best costumes every year because my mom loved making them!
I will be honest though….after having kids, halloween was a dreaded holiday-probably mostly because my brain doesn’t work like that and I am not that imaginative. I couldn’t buy any store boughten cheaply made costumes because of having such great costumes growing up, and I couldn’t make them because I have very limited sewing abilities.
Here was my solution….I would look for items on clearance after halloween of wigs and accessories or find items all year long at thrift shops and I would keep rubbermaid bins with the items in so that when Halloween came around, my kids had a variety of items to choose from. They aren’t always original, but it beat the scramble of getting an outfit before Halloween and also, the kids enjoyed putting together things that they wanted.
I suggest you make a bin or 2 for halloween and gather items after Halloween this year when they are clearanced and then start looking throughout the year on swap and shops or thrift stores for fun items you can add to the bin!
I hope this helps you to have less stress with Halloween for years to come!
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Have a great week!
Monica
Monday Oct 10, 2022
Monday Oct 10, 2022
Welcome Friend!
Because it froze last week, we have been working hard processing what could have potentially froze and now we are starting to dig our potatoes since they are underground and we didn’t have to worry about them freezing. Have you seen the price of potatoes in the grocery store lately? This should be the time of the year where they are quite cheap as we are harvesting them, but they have at least double in price in the last few months. It makes me curious what they will get up to in the winter here in Minnesota when they are out of season. I’m thankful i will not have to worry about that because we have so many potatoes, I’m curious if we will have room for all of them in the freezer!
We do like to make fries and hash browns and this year I am also going to freeze mashed potatoes as well. With all the sports our kids are in, we have to have several meals ready to go when we are running so much because you know that I don’t like to waste money on fast food or convenience foods and homemade is so much healthier!
- If you have a cellar or cold storage, the potatoes should keep most of the winter
- Make french fries with french fry cutter, blanch them, dry them, and freeze them and then bag them.
- Hashbrowns do the same as the fries, just cube them instead! We did shred some hashbrowns, but didn’t like the way they turned out as well!
- Mashed potatoes- I will let you know how this goes and what we think of them!
I don’t think I will get around to it this year, but next year I want to can stew which will be another way to use the potatoes. It is really nice to have the meals all made up and we can just dump and heat for a quick meal when we need it.
There are so many different ways you can preserve potatoes and they are good with so many different meals!
Send me a message and let me know your favorite ways to preserve potatoes!
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Monica