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Why I became a minimalist mom

Our journey to minimalism really started about 2 months after I gave birth to our second son, Miles.   It should have been one of the happiest most fulfilling times of my life, but it instead was filled with anxiety, stress, and doubt. I wasn't present.  I was constantly cleaning up a mess my 2 year old had made, attempting to cook some complicated meal, doing piles of laundry, planning workouts and ways to get back to my pre baby weight and worrying about how I was going to keep it all together when I went back to work in just 4 short weeks.   Our culture today expects women to do life and motherhood "pinterest" style and I was pin-failing.  Most days I sat around with a baby attached to my boob crying and yelling at my husband and toddler.   I wasn't the best mother that I could be and I finally sought the help that I so desperately needed. I reached out to my doctor and was diagnosed with postpartum adjustment anxiety disorder.   I attend...
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Money and Marriage

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Simplified Meal Planning

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