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The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler
Christian homemakers need encouragement and motivation to stay the course. Homemaking and homeschooling can feel overwhelming, but they don’t have to be. If you’re a Christian mom longing for a well-ordered home, a peaceful homeschool, and a joyful heart—without the stress or burnout—you’re in the right place. Moms can be productive and peaceful when grounded in Scriptural truth. I’m Mystie Winckler, homeschooling mom of five, founder of Simply Convivial, and your guide to managing both home…
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- The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler
How to enjoy cooking more - 3 dinner time tips
It's easy to slip into feeling like dinner is a drag, like it's an interruption, like it's something we just really rather not do. But since we do need to…
- The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler
How to keep a well-stocked pantry.
I had a dream. And in this dream my pantry always had everything I needed. I never ran out of ingredients to make dinner. I would go to the pantry, pull out…
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What is organization? It starts with your attitude.
We need to stop striving for having ducks in a row and admit that ducklings actually waddle where they will, leaving sloppy footprints as they go. We need to…
- The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler
Index Card Organization System
An index card organization system predates blogs and word processors. It’s a thing, and it works because it uses a simple principle. Back in our first year or…
- The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler
The most effective to do list template
The daily card is a term that we use from Work the Plan for your daily to do list. So, you might have a planner and the question is whether or not you use the…
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How to keep your to-do list short
We all know the feeling. There’s just too much to do. Do you ever feel like the more you have to do the less you actually get done? That’s a real thing…
- The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler
Make a simple, daily to-do list
Have you ever been frustrated trying to use a planner? Have you ever worried that you spend more time writing in your planner and decorating your planner than…
- The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler
Decluttering once a week is all it takes.
Transformation Tuesday is our answer to the complicated, overbearing cleaning and organizing checklists out there. You don’t need to clean by someone else’s…
- The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler
Make decluttering a habit
I wanted to talk about decluttering as a habit because there’s this rumor floating out there on decluttering (from experts and gurus) who say that…
- The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler
How to clear clutter - step-by-step guide
So, we talk a lot about needing to declutter, but part of what holds us back from just diving in and making some progress in decluttering is that even though…
- The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler
How to declutter in bite-sized steps
So, what even is decluttering and why is it something that we keep trying to do and keep feeling like we never make any progress doing? Yeah, that’s right—you…
- The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler
Mindset Shift: Life is Like Laundry
Today’s episode is an audio blog for one of my favorite posts: Life is like laundry. If you pop on over to the article on the blog, you’ll also find a…
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Do you need an attitude adjustment? I've got one for you.
I think our attitude is the missing link in our attempts at getting organized. So I’m excited to announce my new free download: an attitude adjustment audit…
- The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler
How to change your mindset
This episode is an excerpt from a recent mentoring session that I host weekly inside Simply Convivial Continuing Education. Our topic was mindset habits and…
- The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler
124. 3 Surprising Reasons to Organize Your Life
January’s podcasts are all about self-care: what it is and what it isn’t. In the medical world, self-care refers to those tasks a caregiver must do for…
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Serve others, not yourself, to feel happy again (with Abby Wahl)
Guess what? Self-centeredness and self-indulgence is never going to make you feel better in the long term, nor will it prepare you for reentering your real…
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Choose self-control instead of self-care
In the medical world, self-care refers to those tasks a caregiver must do for someone, whether it’s a caregiver to an injured or ill adult or a mother to an…
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Spiritual Self-Care (and self-discipline, too)
It is true that our selves do need care. We are not invincible. We are not infinite. We are not indefatigable. However, more than our bodies need care because…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerStay-at-home mom, always tired: what to do
Moms are told all over social media and advertisements that we need more self-care. It's true that we become easily wearied, easily overwhelmed, easily…
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Make a home: it's your job
Homemaking is not about personal style. It's about making a home where people want to be and where people can learn and grow. This replay of the Making Home…
- The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler
118. Old-Fashioned Homemaking
Homemaking has fallen on hard times for the last hundred or more years. Though it’s been devalued by our culture, it’s not lost any value in reality to the…
- The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler
The Importance of a Homemaker, and how to be a better one
When we think of homemaking, we usually think of housework, but even the dictionary tells us that homemaking is about creating and managing homes as a pleasant…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerHomemaking Hacks with Virginia Lee Rogers
When we think of homemaking basics or homemaking hacks, we should not let HGTV or Pinterest or Martha Stewart be the standard or the ideal. Homemaking is not…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerBiblical homemaking is our calling
Biblical Homemaking is not about achieving a certain look or state in the home. Biblical Homemaking is a process, a service, of love through hospitality to…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerMaking a good house cleaning routine for you.
We all want to have a clean house without spending all day getting and keeping it clean. It is possible! We just need a good house cleaning routine that works…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler113. Tips for using checklists with Stefani Mons
Instead of doing what feels best in the moment, we take the time to think it through, make it clear, and so save ourselves not only time but also willpower…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerPrioritizing tasks with smart checklists - how to
This month inside the Simply Convivial Circle we’re talking all about procedure lists – when to keep them and how to keep them simple. One key principle that…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerProcedure Checklists for the Overwhelmed Mom
Are you an overwhelmed mom? Frustrated with too much to do? A set of procedure checklists is just what you need to get the traction you want. When you’re…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerHow can a mother balance life?
The truth about any athlete able to maintain balance in awkward positions is that although they look stable and unmoving, their entire body is actually tense…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler109 – What to do when life feels wobbly, a conversation with Virginia Lee Rogers
Balance is something that we all strive for – at least sometimes. Sometimes we definitely give up. What’s the right balance in our home management duties?…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerBalance is time management
September’s theme topic inside Simply Convivial Membership is balance, and one of our members, Julie, summed it up perfectly: “I think that’s why so many…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerA Balanced Life - what it looks like for moms
Balance. The dictionary defines the verb to balance as "to keep or put something in a steady position so that it does not fall" or "to offset or compare the…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerHow to organize your calendar
Learn how to organize your calendar! If you’re a busy mom and you want to be organized, you absolutely MUST have a working, accurate calendar. These 3 tips…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerHow to organize your thoughts intentionally
A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Don't let useless thinking waste your mental energy, your time, or your brain power. Get your thoughts organized with…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerBeat perfectionism with iteration - Get Organized Tip #5
Perfectionism kills productivity and progress. This strategy will help you beat perfectionism with action and improve incrementally. Perfection is a mindset…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerStay organized with a weekly review - Get Organized Tip #4
A weekly review is my secret weapon to stay organized. It’s a time reserved for big picture thinking, planning, and list making. More importantly, it’s a time…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerKeep a to do list SHORT - Get Organized Tip #3
To get more done at home you need to keep your to do list short. It will help you focus on priorities and feel success, day by day, at home. Every stay at home…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerWrite things down. - Get Organized Tip #2
A brain dump – which means write things down – is the best way to declutter your mind. Clear your mind so you get get organized more effectively. Whether you…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerGet organized at home - tip #1: shift your mindset
Want to get organized at home? I have 5 essential practices you need to be organized – this is tip #1 and it’s all about your attitude and mindset in being…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerDo habits make life easy?
Who doesn’t want a life that is smooth and easy? Years ago, when I had only quite small children and I had immersed myself in books on educational theory, I…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerPersevere, mama!
To blaze a trail or to lay down the rails is to intentionally decide and built the habits that we know will make our lives more effective. It will not make…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerWhat is a productive day, anyway?
So, last week felt like a rough, terrible week. However, the school checklists got done, the house hadn’t really fallen apart, and we’d had no major disasters…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerMorning Routine Magic
My bedroom was a wreck. Again. I might make my bed consistently, but I just can’t keep my room clean. Maybe I should not sigh so much at the children’s…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerWhen Planners Waste Time
Although the hope of a fresh new year often expresses itself in new planners, pretty markers, and a renewed resolve, the reality of life lived with and for…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerCommunication tips for teens
Over the years I’ve read numerous parenting books, mostly focused on the early years – those years where you feel like you’re going crazy and really, really…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerCharacter builders for mom & kids
Character is one of those words we toss around often. Too often, we do so without a clear understanding of what it is. We say we care about character, perhaps…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler5 ways to stay sane as a homeschool mom
As homeschooling moms, our sanity is vital and often at-risk, isn’t it? Here are five strategies I have for keeping my mental and emotional buffer padded.
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler6 steps to reclaim home organization
No matter how good our routines are, there are times that they slip. Everyone in the family gets a stomach bug. There’s a flurry of trips and activities in the…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerMoms must muddle on.
Homeschool life is a muddle, there’s no denying it. I think we are all familiar with the feeling of being overwhelmed by everything that needs to be done and…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerWhy we need friends
“No, I’ll do it.” We often associate these words with two-year-olds, eager to enter the larger world and assert their independence. However, too often mothers…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie Winckler5 Ways to Love Our Kids
I’m not the most naturally affectionate or tenderhearted mother. As much as I do love my children dearly, it is hard for me to remember to show kids love like…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerNovels are not a waste of time.
Yes, read a novel. It doesn’t even have to be a Great Book. Just a story. Get out of your own particulars, relate to someone else, and gain perspective. When…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerHow to have a growth mindset
Moms, with affection, might tease their children about not growing anymore, about skipping a birthday, or otherwise staying right where they are. Is that…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerAll God’s children
As I’m sure you’ve already felt, beginning your family starts a seismic shift in your life. For the past number of years, you’ve faced milestone decision after…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerWhen noise rubs nerves raw
Do you know that quote? It’s from My Fair Lady, when, after months of agony, Eliza & Professor Higgins are draped late at night in the library, Higgins still…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerHomemaking requires hospitality.
Pull out the glasses, set the table, time to get ready for company. Ever noticed that funny feeling where you turn on a different persona, a different ability…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerChildren are persons needing education
Children are not born either good or bad, but with possibilities for good and for evil; therefore, our duty is to encourage the good traits and discourage the…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerChildren are born persons
Children are born as image-bearers of God, yet also subject to sin. They are not blank slates. They are not malleable, shapeless lumps of clay. They are not…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerBe an impervious mother.
Our attitude is the most important factor in how we handle life, and it is a multi-faceted component. One of the components of an organized attitude – and one…
The Christian Homemaking Podcast: Simply Convivial with Mystie WincklerCharlotte Mason is classical
Given the definition of classical education we developed previously – that classical education is a set of principles that focuses on developing a love of…