Dana K. White

A SLOB COMES CLEAN

Reality-Based Cleaning, Decluttering, & Organizing

036 What Can You Do in 5 Minutes? Podcast

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This one is shorter than usual, but it's all I could manage in a VERY crazy week!!! Posts mentioned within this podcast: Not Feelin' It Summer Checklist Printable Cleaning Checklists (If the sale is still going, scroll to the bottom to see the code and purchase button. If it's not still on sale, remember that ALL the checklists … [Read more...]

Re-Re-Re-Re-Decluttering. Again.

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I stuck an affiliate link in this post. I think it fit. Yesterday, I shared a project-that-wasn't-actually-a-project. I finally straightened my bookshelf after putting off doing ANYthing because I considered it a decluttering project. You could totally argue that this project isn't really a project either. That it's simply a matter of … [Read more...]

It’s Amazing What a Little Straightening Can Do

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Sometimes I look at a space and think, "Ugh. That's a decluttering project I need to do." Someday. When I have time to do a decluttering project. But then, when time is short before an impending doorbell, I tackle it anyway. Even though I don't have the time to do it right. Even when I don't have the mental energy to decide what should … [Read more...]

Time to “Go”

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Last week, we had Potty Problems. Potty Problems that meant we had to call the plumber. Potty Problems in the master bathroom. In case you are new around here, just know that letting random non-immediate-family type people walk through the master bedroom and INTO the master bathroom is cause for major heart palpitations. I breathed in … [Read more...]

Not Feelin’ It

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I've been in a funk. A funk that makes me feel like I have nothing worth writing on here. I'm hoping that if I just write about the funk, the funk will go away. Here goes. I'm tired. And a little stressed. I've mentioned my mother-in-law's health in passing, but it's not a passing thing. It's a thing that is greatly affecting our entire … [Read more...]

Baskets? Oh. I Get it Now.

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I used to think baskets would solve all my problems. So I bought them. And then bought some more. And a few more just in case. Then, I'd get home and the Organizing Energy I had before I left for the store was gone. The baskets would sit in their bags on the floor or on a shelf for . . . like . . . . forever. They became part of the … [Read more...]

Deleting Email in Bulk in Yahoo Mail

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I finally got a new phone. All was good and I was excited that the phone-selling-guy transferred everything over to my pretty, new device. And then I glanced at the bottom of the screen: Y'all, that's just embarrassing. Now, in case you've been around a while, you know that in general those red numbers don't annoy me at all. I don't … [Read more...]

Winning the Clutter Battle (Through Surrender)

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In my never-ending war against clutter, I win some and I lose some. And then there are those moments when I realize that fighting IS the problem. Like that picture above. I'd REALLY like the basket to sit to the left of the TV since the right side borders the path to our half-bath where I send guests. But even though I've moved the random … [Read more...]