Join the free homemaking challenge: https://simplyconvivial.com/october

This October, we will move through the house week by week, rethinking our attitude and approach in each area, while also tackling the actual space.

My goal for October is to initiate tangible and meaningful baby-step organization tasks that will truly make a difference in your home. Sign up at simplyconvivial.com/october to get each checklist and the chance to enter the giveaways. Subscribe to my YouTube channel, Simplified Organization Podcast, and Simply Convivial Podcast for more insights. Tell your friends about Organize October so they don't miss out either!

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 Bust out of Burnout Bingo Challenge - https://simplyconvivial.com/bingo

Homemaking in an apartment or rental house can be disheartening. It's easy to be discontent in small spaces and in a place you don't own and can't change. But it's important, still, to be an engaged homemaker, even in less-than-ideal circumstances.

In a world where we see idealized photos of white-and-beige kitchens wherever we turn, how do we then step into our 30-year-old, not-updated, cramped kitchen and remain content? It’s a question worth asking – and answering.

I am truly grateful for this time in temporary housing at a phase of life where it’s easy to feel like we’re entitled only to upgrades. We’re past the season where we rough it to gain equity, aren’t we?

Is there really a season where we judge how we’re doing by how nice our house is?

I love talking about both homemaking and education because both are lifelong pursuits. It’s good to not get to a point where there’s no challenge.

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

Get my free meal time templates: https://simplyconvivial.com/freemenuplan

Getting a family dinner on the table can feel relentless. Whether we serve up a success or a flop, the next meal will follow fast on its heels.

Family dinners have spiritual and relational value, beyond just biological feeding. We should make family dinners normal, extending hospitality by inviting other families, and building community through shared meals.

00:00 Introduction: The Relentless Nature of Dinner
00:24 The Purpose Behind Repetition
00:39 Welcome to Simply Convivial
01:12 The Temptation to Grow Weary
02:06 The Promise of a Harvest
03:22 More Than Just Biological Feeding
05:04 Family Dinners: The Bedrock of Civilization
05:59 Building Community Through Family Meals
06:40 Practical Steps to Reclaim Hospitality
07:10 Resources for Simplified Meal Planning

As mothers, one great temptation is to grow weary in doing good. We do so much of the same work, day in and day out, that it’s easy to lose the plot, to lose ourselves, to lose a desire to do…anything.

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