Rich in What Matters - Why Moms Today Need Minimalism

Minimalism often conjures up an image of a traveling nomad owning only the contents of a backpack. Or a single person sleeping on a mat in his tiny, white-walled, barely furnished apartment.

But here is a word, that, when merged with minimalism, needs to be normalized: motherhood.

Minimalism and motherhood go together.

Why?

Because minimalism—living with less stuff, fewer commitments, and more space to focus on what matters—is a way to opt out of the overwhelm now accepted, and almost expected, to accompany mom-life.

A recent poll of millennial moms showed 76 percent of moms report feeling burnt out. Seventy-three percent hide their stress from their families. When asked about help around the house, 88 percent of moms polled said they would need at least four clones of themselves to get it all done.

But our culture has accepted this overwhelm as normal.

In my experience, buying into a culture that glorifies doing it all, owning it all, and keeping up with the Joneses leads to several things:

A toy room bursting at the seams, spewing everything from plastic light-up gadgets to Legos throughout the home.
A schedule that turns moments with loved ones into harried “to-do” items—bath the baby, check; feed the toddler, check.
A kitchen perpetually littered with food remnant-covered dishes.
Clothing piles growing throughout bedrooms and closets.
A mom, who, in operating outside of her capacity, eventually experiences burn out, overwhelm, and possibly even resentment.

A toxic mom culture

Living in a state of chronic stress throughout my late 20s and early 30s, overwhelmed, with no time or energy for myself, I epitomized the picture of “mom life” normalized by our culture.

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Julia Ubbenga is a freelance journalist whose teachings on minimalism, simplicity, and intentional living have reached thousands of people worldwide through her blog. Julia practices what she preaches in her Kansas City home with her husband, two extremely lively young daughters, two-year-old son, and baby girl. You can also find her on Instagram.

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