If teaching your kids to do chores feels harder than doing everything yourself, this episode is for you. As Christian homemakers, we want our homes to function with peace and purpose—not nagging, burnout, or sticker-chart chaos. Kids need chores, not just to help us out, but to grow into capable, responsible adults.

Masterclass: https://simplyconvivial.com/chores

In this episode of Simply Convivial, I’m sharing how to make kids' chores work without the frustration. I’ll walk you through the mindset shift that changes chore training from a battle into an apprenticeship—and how to build a routine that fosters a cheerful, contributive family culture.

We’ll talk about:

Why your kids need chores for their own good
How to overcome perfectionism and inconsistency
What it looks like to disciple your kids through responsibility
How to create a chore system that actually works

👩‍🏫 Want more help? Join my Raising Capable Kids masterclass:
📅 May 16, 2025 at 9am Pacific
🎯 Learn how to build a meaningful chore routine
👉 Register now at https://simplyconvivial.com/chores

💜 Because even chores can be convivial.

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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, faithful, and hospitable. Subscribe for regular encouragement!

📖 Get my latest book - Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done
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Most modern women weren’t trained to be homemakers—not because they missed home ec, but because our entire culture formed them for employee roles, not ownership. In this episode, Mystie Winckler unpacks how homemakers operate real economies, make high-stakes decisions with scarce resources, and create lasting value—often without recognition or reward.

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Drawing from classical definitions of economics and the biblical vision for the home, Mystie reframes homemaking as mission-critical work in God’s world. This episode will reset your mindset and equip you to lead your home like an owner, not a cog in someone else’s machine.

If you've ever felt unequipped, unseen, or stuck in survival mode, this conversation is for you. Our upbringing trained us to be employees instead of owners—and that disconnect leads to burnout and guilt at home.

Homemaking is real economics. Your home is not just a place of consumption; it’s a center of decision-making, creativity, and discipleship. As a Christian homemaker, your work matters eternally—even if no one gives you a gold star for it.

Whether you’re managing routines, teaching kids, or just trying to keep the laundry going, it’s time to see your role with fresh eyes and renewed purpose.

💜 You don’t need a better checklist. You need a better vision.

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, faithful, and hospitable. Subscribe for regular encouragement!

📖 Get my latest book - Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done
https://www.simplifiedorganization.com

🏆 Enroll in Convivial Circle and get practical homemaking mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore:
https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm

Feeling overwhelmed by housework? Laundry piling up, toys scattered, and your motivation missing? You're not alone— You’re likely stuck in the perfectionism-procrastination loop.

In this practical workshop, Mystie Winckler, author of Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done, unpacks why perfectionism keeps Christian homemakers paralyzed and how baby steps can get you unstuck. Learn why waiting for motivation doesn’t work, how to make real progress with just 10 minutes, and how to overcome the boom-and-bust cycle of homemaking.

Inside Convivial Circle, we're practicing these principles together all May long with our Baby Step Bingo Challenge! 🎉

➡️ Join the challenge: https://www.convivialcircle.com

Timestamps
0:00 Why we procrastinate
6:13 What perfectionism really looks like
9:29 How procrastination grows from perfectionism
17:44 Strategies to Combat Perfectionism
25:54 The Power of Small Steps
36:58 The Baby Step Bingo Challenge explained
42:10 Why 10 minutes matters more than you think

📖 Get my latest book - Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done
https://www.simplifiedorganization.com

🏆 Enroll in Convivial Circle and get practical homemaking mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore:
https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm

FREE Workshop: simplyconvivial.com/steady - Steady Steps: How to make progress when you have no motivation

Do you feel like your hair is on fire? Like you're always putting out fires in your home?

Are you swinging between chaos and control, between no plan and over-planning? In this episode, Mystie Winckler explains why checklists are powerful tools—but terrible masters.

Learn to avoid the twin ditches of emotional emergency mode and rigid perfectionism, and embrace the narrow path of cheerful self-mastery. This is the mindset shift that frees you to lead yourself and your home wisely, with clarity, maturity, and grace.

Join Convivial Circle: convivialcircle.com

This episode will help you:

Spot when you're letting a checklist rule your day

Use plans as tools without becoming a slave to them

Replace anxiety-driven decisions with discernment and wisdom

Walk in responsibility, not reaction

Grow in godly self-control through homemaking

✨ Listen now to reclaim peace and purpose in your homemaking!

00:00 Intro: Self-Mastery and the Role of Checklists
01:09 Living in Emergency Mode: Real or Self-Inflicted?
01:44 The Checklist as Savior: The Other Ditch
02:54 From Slavery to Stewardship: Finding the Middle Path
04:46 What Self-Mastery Really Means for Homemakers
06:00 God’s Gift of Self-Control and Responsibility
11:58 Discernment: When to Stick to the Plan and When to Flex
16:42 The Checklist as a Tool, Not a Taskmaster

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, faithful, and hospitable. Subscribe for regular encouragement!

📖 Get my latest book - Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done
https://www.simplifiedorganization.com

🏆 Enroll in Convivial Circle and get practical homemaking mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore:
https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm

FREE Workshop: simplyconvivial.com/steady - Steady Steps: How to make progress when you have no motivation

FREE Workshop: simplyconvivial.com/steady - Steady Steps: How to make progress when you have no motivation

Feeling overwhelmed by clutter and discouraged by endless cleaning tasks? In this episode, Mystie Winckler chats with Naomi Marks about her practical strategy to declutter the entire house in manageable 15-minute chunks. Get your own free cleaning guide: https://simplyconvivial.com/clean

Naomi shares her guilt-free approach to homemaking, explaining how a simple yearly schedule and "baby steps" philosophy transformed her home—and her mindset.

If you're tired of boom-and-bust cleaning cycles and want sustainable routines that lead to lasting peace and productivity, this conversation is for you. Naomi’s story and insights are also featured in Mystie's book, Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done.

🌟 Free Guide: Get started today with Mystie’s Personalized Housekeeping Guide - https://simplyconvivial.com/clean

📘 Get the book: Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done – https://amzn.to/4lMEZXU

0:00 – Escaping the Homemaking Guilt Cycle
01:39 – Naomi's 15-minute Cleaning Plan
02:25 – Why Baby Steps Are Better Than Big Plans
06:18 – Simplifying Your Spaces with a Bingo Method
07:29 – Getting Kids to Help Without Losing Your Mind
09:45 – Staying Motivated When Life Gets Messy
11:03 – The Power of Small Daily Tasks
17:00 – Make Your Own Personalized Cleaning Plan with Mystie's Free Guide

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, faithful, and hospitable. Subscribe for regular encouragement!

📖 Get my latest book - Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done
https://www.simplifiedorganization.com

🏆 Enroll in Convivial Circle and get practical homemaking mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore:
https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm

FREE Workshop: simplyconvivial.com/steady - Steady Steps: How to make progress when you have no motivation

Do you struggle with all-or-nothing thinking, chasing the perfect plan, or feeling stuck in a boom and bust cycle at home? Free brain dump guide: simplyconvivial.com/brain-dump

In this episode of the Simplified Organization Podcast, I’m joined by Clarissa Ramsey, a homeschool mom of four and a member of Convivial Circle, who shares how she broke free from perfectionism and began building real momentum in her homemaking.

We talk about:
Letting go of unrealistic expectations
Why starting with a daily card was a turning point
How weekly reviews and interval planning actually work in real life
Why baby steps are better than big plans—and how to keep going when things don’t go perfectly

If you’ve been waiting to figure everything out before starting, this episode is for you. You don’t need a perfect plan. You just need a place to begin.

▶️ Free Overcoming Perfectionism workshop: NoMorePerfectionism.com
💜 Join us inside Convivial Circle to connect with other Christian moms working toward cheerful, faithful homemaking:
👉 https://convivialcircle.com

Let’s stop chasing perfection and start practicing progress—together. Repent. Rejoice. Repeat.

00:00 – Welcome & Introduction to Clarissa Ramsey
01:17 – What Perfectionism Looked Like in Clarissa’s Life
02:30 – From Overwhelm to Clarity: Clarissa’s Turning Point
05:21 – Why the Daily Card Was the Game-Changer
07:12 – Building from Daily Wins to Weekly and Interval Planning
09:31 – Encouragement for Moms Who Feel Like They’re Failing
11:35 – How Clarissa’s Mindset Shift Grew Through Convivial Circle
13:46 – Final Encouragement: Get Started, Keep Going, Don’t Give Up

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, faithful, and hospitable. Subscribe for regular encouragement!

📖 Get my latest book - Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done
https://www.simplifiedorganization.com

🏆 Enroll in Convivial Circle and get practical homemaking mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore:
https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm

Feeling overwhelmed by your to-do list before lunch? You’re not alone. Most of us try to plan our way to the perfect day—but instead we end up discouraged and behind.

In this episode, I share the simple, sanity-saving habit that’s helped me stay focused, cheerful, and faithful in the daily work of homemaking: the 3x3 Daily Card. ▶️ https://simplyconvivial.com/3x3

This quick, two-minute practice helps you:
Ditch the perfectionism and prioritize what matters
Avoid overwhelm by limiting your focus
Anchor your attention on your real responsibilities

This is not about doing more—it’s about learning to love what must be done.

💛 Ready to go deeper? Join me inside Learn to Love What Must Be Done, my step-by-step course for Christian homemakers who want to cultivate joyful, faithful stewardship in the daily grind:
👉 https://simplyconvivialshop.com/learn-to-love

🟡 The course includes:
✔️ Printable checklists
✔️ Live run-through with community support
✔️ Mindset shifts rooted in Scripture
✔️ Real strategies for real-life homemaking

You don’t need a perfect plan—just a faithful one.
Let’s repent, rejoice, repeat.

00:00 – Why To-Do Lists Leave Us Discouraged
00:53 – My One Simple Trick: The 3x3 Daily Card
03:19 – What Goes on My Post-It Note (Top 3 Tasks)
04:49 – Three Daily Routines that Keep My Home Running
05:55 – Why 3 Is the Magic Number for Daily Focus
07:31 – Where to Keep Your 3x3 Card (And Why It Works)
08:35 – How This Habit Helps in Every Season
09:11 – Go Deeper: Learn to Love What Must Be Done

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, faithful, and hospitable. Subscribe for regular encouragement!

📖 Get my latest book - Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done
https://www.simplifiedorganization.com

🏆 Enroll in Convivial Circle and get practical homemaking mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore:
https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm

Do you ever feel like you're the only one struggling to keep up with homemaking, homeschooling, or just life in general? You’re not alone—and you’re not failing.

In this episode, I share why trying to do everything on your own is holding you back, and what happens when Christian moms connect with like-minded women who understand the work of homemaking and the joy of serving their families faithfully.

We weren’t created to walk this path alone. From encouragement and perspective to accountability and practical help, community is a vital part of cheerful, consistent homemaking. If you’ve felt isolated, discouraged, or unseen, this is your invitation to rethink what kind of support you actually need—and where you can find it.

💜 Join Convivial Circle today for practical support and like-minded friendship:
👉 https://convivialcircle.com

🎥 Watch the full Homemaking Encouragement Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPkowQCQW4x-byRMUbpJt2aeSCTjvk0d_

You don’t have to figure everything out alone.
Let’s repent, rejoice, and repeat—together.

00:00 – Feeling Alone in Homemaking? You’re Not the Only One
01:10 – Why Going It Alone Keeps You Discouraged
01:56 – What We’ve Lost Without Like-Minded Community
02:49 – Lies We Believe When We’re Isolated
03:31 – How Community Brings Hope, Motivation & Practical Help
05:57 – What Convivial Circle Is & Why It Exists
07:51 – A Personal Invitation to Join Us

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, faithful, and hospitable. Subscribe for regular encouragement!

📖 Get my latest book - Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done
https://www.simplifiedorganization.com

🏆 Enroll in Convivial Circle and get practical homemaking mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore:
https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm