SFP 165: Journey to Simplicity | Jane’s Story

Today I’m chatting with Jane Monnier about her journey towards reducing mental and physical clutter. Jane is a longtime member of the Simple Families Community. She’s also is a rocket-scientist-turned-military-wife-and-mother who has lived around the world with her family. I think you will enjoy Jane’s wisdom in this episode!



(Full episode transcription below).







Show Notes/Links:



* The Mental Unload* Jane’s Website* Jane on Facebook* Jane on Instagram



Jane Monnier



Full Transcript:



Denaye:            For those of you have been listening to the podcast for a while, you’ll know that occasionally I do these journey to simplicity stories where I follow members of the Simple Families audience, and they share with us more about what their journey towards a simpler life has looked like.



Today I am chatting with Jane Monnier. Jane has been a part of Simple Families pretty much since I have since the very beginning. And it’s been a pleasure getting to know her through the Facebook community and through the programs that she’s done. She’s a veteran of The Mental Unload. She’s actually done it with me three times now and she joined me this last round as the community manager. Which was so great to see her be able to take the tools that she’s used and support other women.



So she’s joining me today, and we’re talking more about what her journey to simplicity looked like. Jane is a rocket scientist turned military mother and wife, and her family has moved all over the world. And they’ve definitely faced obstacles and their own share of stress and overwhelm, and the accumulation of stuff. So Jane is going to share a little bit about how she’s been letting go of the physical and mental clutter. I hope you enjoy this episode.



Conversation Begins:



Denaye: Hi Jane, how are you?



Jane:                I’m wonderful Denaye. How are
you?



Denaye:            I’m good. Thanks so much for taking the time to chat with me.



Jane:                Of course. My pleasure.



Denaye:            So Jane, I’ll first say how I’ve gotten to know you over the past couple of years. You have been a part of the Simple Families community for how long has it been, do you know?



Jane:                I can’t remember exactly, but I
think it was before you even had your actual blog website up.