Dana K. White

A SLOB COMES CLEAN

Reality-Based Cleaning, Decluttering, & Organizing

“You Know I Can’t Handle More Stuff” Approach – Clutter Avoidance Conversations

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I've got five six of these Clutter Avoidance Conversations to help you get through family gatherings without bringing home stuff you don't need. Today's approach: “You Know I Can’t Handle More Stuff” Click here to if you can't see the video. Script: Them: Hey sweetie, come in here for a minute, K? Me: What do you need? Them: … [Read more...]

043 Avoiding Clutter Podcast

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  Links Mentioned Within This Podcast: Clutter Avoidance Conversations - "I'll See What I Can Use." Clutter Avoidance Conversations - "Oh, I Already Have One of Those." "You Know I Can't Handle More Stuff" Last Resort - Playing the Crazy Card "You're So Funny!" "Let Me Ask You Something First" And pretty please?? … [Read more...]

Tackling Puppy Stains (and a Giveaway!!)

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Meet Scruffy. She's fit into our family perfectly since we adopted her from a local shelter in April. Really. She loves us, we love her, and my 8yo finally has the roommate she's always wanted. But Scruffy is the reason why I immediately agreed to try out Spot Shot carpet stain remover. Scruffy's done well with house-training, but … [Read more...]

“Oh, I Already Have One of Those” – Clutter Avoidance Conversations

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Today's Clutter Avoidance Conversation takes the "But I Already Have One of Those" approach. So logical. (Sometimes) so hard to communicate. (Click here if you can't see the video.) Script: (Me, entering the door, carrying food.) Me: Hey, we’re here!! Them: (Coming around the corner) Well, hello!! Do you see it? Did you … [Read more...]

Clutter Avoidance Conversations – The “I’ll See What I Can Use” Approach

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I had too much fun doing sample Clutter Guilt Conversations a few weeks ago. Really, too much. (Waaaayyyy too much.) As the Holiday Season starts here in the U.S. next week with Thanksgiving, I thought it appropriate to share some approaches for avoiding clutter that well-meaning friends and family try to give you at family gatherings. I'm … [Read more...]

Volunteers Make Things Happen at TMMC

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I've loved sharing the things I learned on my trip to The Marine Mammal Center for Dawn's Day in the Wildlife as a spokesperson for Dawn. I'm fascinated by all the work and detail that goes into rehabilitating the animals to re-enter the wild. But it's the people who inspire me. They're normal people who've chosen to make a HUGE commitment of … [Read more...]

Systems Help. Really, They Do.

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I walked out to the Donate Box yesterday morning and found this: It's a carseat. A carseat that's been embarrassing us. We haven't had a kid who could fit in that carseat for a very long time. Despite that obvious-to-anyone-who-knows-us fact, it had been hooked up in the back of my husband's car until yesterday. There's no need to … [Read more...]

042 One In One Out Podcast

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In this one I blab on about the life-changing One In One Out concept that used to make NO SENSE to me. Posts mentioned in this podcast: Drowning in Clutter? (an e-book) The One In One Out Rule and Schedules Replacing My Food Storage Containers "Which One is Your Toothbrush?" The Olives The Can Openers The … [Read more...]