Dana K. White

A SLOB COMES CLEAN

Reality-Based Cleaning, Decluttering, & Organizing

My New Fancy-Schmancy Toilet and #SqueakyCleanBath sponsored by The Home Depot

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This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. When we were looking for houses, the number of bathrooms wasn't a concern. I always clicked "2 or more" on the real estate website search. I'd never lived in a house with more than two potties, so I didn't see it as something I needed. When this house had an additional half-bath, it was a … [Read more...]

Uncle Clint’s Desk – Accepting Hand Me Down Furniture (Without Cluttering Up My House!)

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I am so excited to get a "new" desk! It's not new at all, and it isn't even new to me! It was in my room as a child. I do love furniture that's free and nice. But I don't like not being able to walk through my house. So before I said I wanted it, I took a moment to figure out which furniture piece I'd have to replace to have a spot for it. I … [Read more...]

From the Mailbox: “My Slobby Behaviour Isn’t Set In Stone”

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I loved this email I received recently. I love seeing how simply changing attitude and thoughts about what is possible can make such a huge difference!   Hi Dana, I just wanted to write you a little message, thanking you for sharing your journey through your blog. Someone on a mother's Facebook group I'm in shared your Facebook page, and I … [Read more...]

What to Do With Christmas Cards

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  Sentimental clutter is stressful. Stacks of sentimental pieces of paper with no practical use can send a sentimental slob right over the edge. Personally, I've pretty much gotten over that. Pretty much. I tend (which means it's not a plan, just something that happens) to display the current year's Christmas cards for the month of … [Read more...]

046 Christmas Tips and Fun

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  Links mentioned in this podcast: Traditions Happen Christmas Day Breakfast - Sausage Strudel Bites Easy Gifts for Kids to Make Rice Socks (In this post, I used the corn.) Mod-Podged Gift Bags Edible Christmas Ornament Craft Personalized Salt-Dough Ornaments     Save … [Read more...]

Solutions for Party Messes

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This post is sponsored by Evite.com and Clorox® Clean-up® Cleaner + Bleach. I laughed when one of you emailed recently and mentioned hosting two events in the same day (one at noon and one in the evening) in order to get the most benefit out of having worked so hard to clean the house. That is so me! When I know I have something scheduled … [Read more...]

Clutter-Free Christmas Gift Ideas

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Disclaimer: One woman's Best and Most Useful Gift Ever is another woman's clutter. Think about the person who will receive this gift. I'm sharing some things I love and use all the time and that aren't clutter for me, the Queen of Clutter. Oh. And I'm using Amazon affiliate links. If you click on one and then buy something (ANYthing) on Amazon, I … [Read more...]

A Laugh to Share

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There's no "meat" to this post and I am not sharing a single cleaning-related tidbit. I just spent a few minutes laughing aloud at the comments on this thread over on my Facebook page and thought you might like a good laugh as well in case you missed it! In a moment of sheer mind-boggling frustration after calling into the living room, "Someone … [Read more...]