Who am I?

Hi! I’m Desirae! You can find me sitting on the floor drinking coffee while my two little girls run around my living room + podcasting and writing in the margins of my day.

I’m a homebody and my favorite place to be is at home with my girls and my husband with coffee in hand.

Minimalism

My husband and I stumbled across the Minimalism documentary nearly 4 years ago and it changed everything. At the time, I was struggling with postpartum anxiety. What I didn’t know is that much of it (and much of the anxiety I’ve struggled with all of my life) was stemming from overwhelm, and the overwhelm was stemming from the space around me. Living in a constantly cluttered space with too much excess stuff was taking a toll on me that I never knew it was. I lived like this all of my life, and simply getting rid of things and being conscious of the amount of stuff cluttering my space has created such a calmer, more joyful life for me.

I podcast and talk about how less stuff can bring more joy to your family- how having less can simply give you more time for one another. Don’t we all want that? Excess stuff, excess space, always wanting bigger and better…it’s a part of our American culture. But it doesn’t have to be that way. I have found a realistic version of minimalism over the past two years that works for me and is sustainable, and I want to help you find that for yourself, too. Each week on the show, I talk about moving towards a more intentional, lighter life and motherhood & I have conversations with other mamas and experts doing the same in some way, shape or form. I hope you’ll join me there!

Mornings

Mornings have changed my life. I won’t go into it too much, but just over a year and a half ago I started waking up earlier than the rest of my house and let’s just say I’ve done a lot in that time. The most important thing I’ve done is mindset work- and that’s happened through making lists. I created my morning companion journal, Simple Morning Lists, to help you do the same. In the midst of mundane, everyday life, waking up a little earlier and setting up our days can help us open our eyes to the magic of the ordinary.