Dana K. White

A SLOB COMES CLEAN

Reality-Based Cleaning, Decluttering, & Organizing

Hiding Solutions from Myself

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I can come up with some great solutions. Really. But the hidden ones rarely work. While I'd love for my house to look perfect at all times, some of the ways we make things work keep it from looking perfect. Half-full (or worse, ALMOST full) water bottles grate on my nerves. I try to avoid letting them happen, but they happen. To keep … [Read more...]

039 Clutter Guilt Podcast

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  This podcast is about the guilt that can make it soooo difficult to declutter! Sometimes it's guilt laid on by others, and sometimes it's imagined! Posts mentioned within this podcast: GO DECLUTTER something and enter this giveaway for a $500 Home Depot giftcard by Extra Space Storage!!! Drowning in Clutter? (my e-book that … [Read more...]

Clutter Busting Concept: Replace. Don’t Just Shove the New Ones in With the Old Ones

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I recently put the One In One Out Rule into action. A year or so ago, my mom gave us a small set of glass storage containers. I'm in love with those things. A while back, Costco put a similar set on sale with their monthly coupons. I was excited to get it, but by the time I got to my closest store, they were all gone. The same set (an … [Read more...]

How a Storage Unit Saved My Sanity (and a GREAT Giveaway from Extra Space Storage!)

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When Extra Space Storage asked if they could sponsor a post and an AWESOME giveaway here, I was excited to do it. There was a time in my life when renting a storage space saved my sanity. We'd moved. We had two little boys and didn't know a soul in our new town. It was a good move for us, but I had been very happy where we were. The … [Read more...]

Reader Question – Help! The Clothes I Need to Donate are Dirty!

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  I received this decluttering question yesterday: "I have tons of clothes that need to be decluttered that are dirty. How do you justify/handle washing cluttered clothes? It just doesn't seem to be a time justified task but is causing chaos in the bedroom." First of all, I understand. Completely. So much that I've written about my own … [Read more...]

The One Year Test in Action

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As we did the Clean Up Before Sunday Night Church Home Group Starts thing last week, I ran across that random item. It's a water Frisbee. Or flying disc. Or whatever name isn't trademarked. It came in a cheap pack of water balls. I think the Easter Bunny might have brought it to our house. Water balls are awesome. Baseball games happen … [Read more...]

I Only Thought About the Games

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My oldest, a 7th grader, started playing football this year. At age 12, this is the fulfillment of his Life Dream. But it's different than he expected. Even though he knew what to expect. We'd talked to him about the realities he'd face. That practices were going to be hot, and hard. And not necessarily fun. He was as mentally … [Read more...]