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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 and heart with faith and focus. Here, we talk about biblical homemaking, sustainable homeschooling, and cheerful productivity—all through the lens of organizing your attitude and embracing your God-given calling.

In each episode, you’ll find practical homemaking systems, homeschooling strategies, and mindset shifts that will help you manage your home without perfectionism or frustration. We’ll tackle topics like:
✔️ Christian homemaking routines that actually work
✔️ Productivity, mom-style
✔️ Homeschooling with peace—even when life gets messy
✔️ Time management for moms (without rigid schedules)
✔️ Decluttering your home & your attitude
✔️ How to be diligent, not just busy

Motherhood is a marathon, not a sprint. You don’t need more willpower—you need a grace-filled, biblical approach to managing life at home. Let’s cultivate faithfulness, embrace joy, and build habits that make home a place of peace and purpose.

👉 Subscribe now and start organizing your home and heart—cheerfully.

Copyright: © 2024 Simplified Organization LLC

Latest Episodes:

Supercharge your productivity with an index card (a conversation with Karen Head) Apr 22, 2024

Show notes

Take the daily card challenge: https://simplyconvivial.com/dailycard

Learn how to supercharge your productivity with an index card! In this video, Karen Head shares how using a simple index card can help you stay organized and focused on your daily tasks. Say goodbye to overwhelm and hello to a more productive day!

Come to our free Homemaker's CEO Day: https://simplyconvivial.com/ceo

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

➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and get more done at home!
https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/

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

Your weekly planner on an index card! Simple. Easy. Cheap. Apr 22, 2024

Show notes

Plan your day on an index card: https://simplyconvivial.com/dailycard

Are you a sidetracked home executive? Looking for a simple, easy, and cheap way to stay organized? Watch this video to learn how to create your own weekly planner on an index card!

You can get more done by focusing on less - as long as the less you’re focusing on is what matters. When you get the big rocks in your day first, the smaller pebbles fit better and snugger. A daily card is simple, cheap, and effective.

Check out my free guide that will jumpstart your daily card practice. The link is in the description or you can go to https://simplyconvivial.com/dailycard to get your free 1 page printable guide so you can get started with a daily card yourself.

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://simplifiedorganization.com

➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and get more done by focusing on less: https://https://simplyconvivial.com/dailycard

🏆 Enroll in Convivial Circle and learn to love what must be done so you stop feeling overwhelmed:
https://simplyconvivial.com/convivial-circle

SIMPLIFY your home cleaning plan using index cards - with Abby Wahl Apr 17, 2024

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Take the daily card challenge: https://simplyconvivial.com/indexcardvideo
Learn how to create a simple home cleaning plan using index cards with Abby Wahl. This method is perfect for busy households looking to stay organized and on top of their cleaning routine. Say goodbye to chaos and hello to a clean, organized home!
Abby Wahl shares how she's reduced distractions and screen time on her phone by keeping track of everything in her life on index cards. She's using templates from @timeandtideplans to keep her cleaning routine, task lists, weekly plans, and more!

Links to the things Abby mentioned:
Time & Tide Plans on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/timeandtideplans
Zipper pouch: https://amzn.to/3vYMiXg

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

➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and get more done at home!
https://simplyconvivial.com/indexcardvideo

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

Win your day with a post-it note! (with Trisha Leger) Apr 15, 2024

Show notes

Learn how to use the daily card method: https://simplyconvivial.com/indexcardvideo/

This month we’re talking about daily cards, making a brand new to-do list every day with only 3 things on it. Was this something you jumped right into, were you skeptical, what has been your iteration experience with daily cards?

Trisha is a Catholic wife and mother making a home and building a domestic church in Southern Arizona.

They discuss the concept of 'daily cards' - a strategy that involves making a daily list of just three tasks to focus on. Despite initial skepticism due to its simplicity, Tricia shares how this approach has brought significant clarity and direction to managing daily tasks amidst the chaos of family life. This method encourages focusing on what's truly important each day to feel accomplished by bedtime. Tricia reveals her personal 'top three' tasks, which typically include homeschooling activities and meal preparation, showcasing the practicality of this method in homemaking. They also touch upon how the flexibility of daily cards helps in adapting to unexpected changes, emphasizing its efficacy in bringing structure, prioritizing tasks, and ultimately achieving a cheerful and grace-filled home management.

00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction
01:14 The Concept of Daily Cards
01:41 The Power of Three Daily Tasks
04:26 Examples of Daily Top Three Tasks
07:39 The Impact of Simplified Organization Community Coaching
09:19 The Flexibility of the Daily Card
12:33 The Daily Card as a Tool for Mindset Shift
13:23 Conclusion: Winning the Day with God's Grace and a Post-it

A couple months ago you finished community coaching and I just loved this bit from your final assessment! For your win that stuck most, you wrote: “Take a look at the situation, make a reasonable guess and just start! It's actually a pretty novel idea to me that as my family grows and changes the systems I had in place don't work anymore and the answer isn't always as simple as 'just double the recipe' or 'just run another load of laundry.' I won't find an answer just sitting there wondering where all the groceries or underpants went.” That’s so hilarious and so relatable! I’d assume the daily card has been a tactic that helps with just taking a first step, any step, when you wake up and realize things aren’t working anymore, right?

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

➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and get more done by focusing on less: https://simplyconvivial.com/indexcardvideo

🏆 Enroll in Convivial Circle and learn to love what must be done so you stop feeling overwhelmed:
https://simplyconvivial.com/convivial-circle

NO APPS - use index cards to plan and organize your life Apr 12, 2024

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A single, simple index card planner is a better tool to organize your life than any app out there! Learn how: https://simplyconvivial.com/dailycard

Learn how to organize your life without using any apps! In this video, I'll show you how to use index cards to plan and stay organized. As a busy stay-at-home mom looking to streamline your life, this index card organization system will help you stay on track and get more done each day.

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

➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and get more done at home!
https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/

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

Here's a cleaning plan that actually works - at last! Apr 09, 2024

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Start Sweep & Smile today! https://simplyconvivial.com/sweep

How many times have you scoured the internet, browsed Pinterest, or binged YouTube, looking for the next best tip or secret for a clean home? You want a clean home, fast, but no tips seem to work and no routines seem to stick. Oh, yeah, I've been there, done that.

Have you spent as much working any of those home cleaning tips as researching them?

Ouch. I know. But the truth is that any routine for a clean home will work if you do.

However, there's a huge temptation we absolutely must resist. It is a plague for those of us who tend to be both overambitious and overwhelmed - at the same time. We can teeter-totter between having everything together and totally giving it all up as impossible. This is the dreaded boom and bust cycle.

The boom and bust cycle is hard on moms. It's hard on families. It's not a good cycle or a good plan.

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://amzn.to/4aWIPXU

➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and get more done by focusing on less: https://simplyconvivial.com/indexcardvideo

🏆 Enroll in Convivial Circle and learn to love what must be done so you stop feeling overwhelmed:
https://simplyconvivial.com/convivial-circle

Your cleaning checklist WON'T work - here's why Apr 08, 2024

Show notes

Take Sweep & Smile with us! https://simplyconvivial.com/sweep

Tired of your cleaning checklist not working? Watch this video to find out why and learn how to stay motivated to keep your space clean and organized!

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!

Have you been following a cleaning checklist but still not seeing results? Watch this video to find out why your cleaning checklist won't work, and how to stay motivated while tackling your household chores.

📖 Get my latest book - Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done https://amzn.to/4aWIPXU

➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and get more done by focusing on less: https://simplyconvivial.com/indexcardvideo

🏆 Enroll in Convivial Circle and learn to love what must be done so you stop feeling overwhelmed:
https://simplyconvivial.com/convivial-circle

Household chores got you down? 3 keys to cleaning motivation Apr 06, 2024

Show notes

Learn to love what must be done: https://simplyconvivial.com/sweep
Need more cleaning motivation? Hate housework? Frustrated with chores? Here's the problem...

First, we can feel angry while we clean the house when we focus on finishing or being done with the work and then — too soon after we “finish” — we have to do it again.

It’s easy to blame the kids or even our husband for undoing the work, for making messes again, for needing more food or more laundry. When we see housework as a thing we’re supposed to finish, check the work off as done, then the people in our house feel like a problem. We finished the work, but because of others, the work has to be done again.

The problem in such cases is only our perspective, not the other people and not the work. We have a wrong view of the nature of housework and the nature of life. We don’t understand our position in relation to our home and family life.

**The work of keeping a home is not work that ever stays done. **

That’s not a discouraging statement if we look at it rightly.
Read more here: https://simplyconvivial.com/2023/housework-makes-me-mad/

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

➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and get more done at home!
https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/

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

The secret to manage housework with joy! Apr 04, 2024

Show notes

Sweep and Smile starts April 10 - https://simplyconvivial.com/sweep

You know how we always talk about how overwhelming chores and housework can be? It doesn’t have to be that way. You can manage housework in a whole new way.
It's not about finding the perfect cleaning checklist. It’s actually about changing our attitude towards housework. Instead of dreading it, we can find joy in it.

Can you imagine? Enjoying responsibilities like doing the dishes or vacuuming? No? Then take a listen to today’s episode: a clip from last year’s Sweep & Smile kickoff call.

Sweep & Smile emphasizes fixing our attitude about chores while doing what needs to be done.

Life throws curveballs, right? But with the right mindset and some basic practices, we can easily adapt our cleaning routines and keep things running smoothly.

The best part? 'Sweep and Smile' isn't about striving for perfection. It's about finding joy in the process and making our routines manageable. No need to stress about having a picture-perfect home all the time.

Sweep & Smile is all about community support, sharing insights, and learning together. Join us! https://simplyconvivial.com/sweep

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

➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and get more done at home!
https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/

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

How I simplify our homeschool with checklists Apr 04, 2024

Show notes

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

➡️ Take the free daily card challenge and get more done at home!
https://www.simplyconvivial.info/todo-list/

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

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