Episode 212: Episode #212-Loving My Actual Life with Alexandra Kuykendall
Feel Satisfied with Who and Where You Are
In a world of comparison and discontent, it can feel impossible to be happy with life as we know it. Other people seem to have it all together, to be finding success, to be having more fun. But we weren’t meant for a life characterized by dissatisfaction.
In this entertaining and relatable book, Alexandra Kuykendall chronicles her nine-month experiment to rekindle her love of her ordinary "actual" life. After wiping her calendar as clean as a mother of four can, Kuykendall focuses on one aspect of her life each month, searching for ways to more fully enjoy her current season. By intentionally adding one thing each month that will make her jump for joy, she provides a practical challenge women can easily replicate. With humor, poignancy, and plenty of personal stories, Kuykendall weaves together spiritual themes and practical application into a holy self-awareness, showing women how a few small changes in their routines can improve their enjoyment of this crazy-busy life.
Is your calendar too full? Do you get stressed about meal planning? Does social media become a time suck? Living Clutter Free does not mean just dealing with the physical clutter, but also the emotional and spiritual. Author Alex Kuykendall embarked on a nine month experiment to see how she could better her home life.
Listen as she tells us about the little changes she made, because small changes are more likely to get done and more likely to be sustainable, yet they created a BIG impact on her life.

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About Our Guests

Alexandra Kuykendall
Author, Speaker, Podcast Co-host
The Open Door Sisterhood
Promised Resources
- Start Reading Right Now: Loving My Actual Life (first 39 pages, PDF)
Free download of the first 39 pages of Alexandra Kuykendall’s book including initial challenge and backstory.
Resources Mentioned
- Loving My Actual Life: An Experiment in Relishing What’s Right in Front of Me
Alexandra Kuykendall's book discussed in the episode, exploring her experiment to enrich her enjoyment of everyday life.
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