Dana K. White

A SLOB COMES CLEAN

Reality-Based Cleaning, Decluttering, & Organizing

Surviving Summer Daily Checklist 6/3

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It’s SUMMER!!! I love this fun and crazy and unscheduled time of year with my kids, but the lack of routine sends my house into chaos! For the summer, I’m focusing on the four simple habits that will keep (or bring) any home out of Disaster Status. Here’s how we did: Do the dishes Sweep the kitchen Check bathrooms for clutter Do … [Read more...]

Summer Checklist 5/29

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It’s SUMMER!!! I love this fun and crazy and unscheduled time of year with my kids, but the lack of routine sends my house into chaos! For the summer, I’m focusing on the four simple habits that will keep (or bring) any home out of Disaster Status. Technically, summer hasn't started yet for us. With the craziness of the end of school, … [Read more...]

My Mother’s Day Gift of Clean

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This post is sponsored by Scotch-Brite! For Mother's Day, Scotch-Brite sent me the Gift of Clean! A big ol' box full of cleaning supplies in cute colors arrived at my door! If you're thinking cleaning supplies would be the worst Mother's Day gift ever, don't worry! They weren't for me to use. They were for my KIDS! I made a video … [Read more...]

Surviving Summer Free Printable Ultra-Basic Daily Checklist (And Fun!)

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It's almost summer!!! Wahoooooo!!! (For some of you, it already is!) If you've been around here for previous summers, you know it's my favorite time of year. I might want to improve my housekeeping skills and make my home more welcoming and blah blah blah and yadda yadda yadda . . . but I lo-ooo-ove basking in the crazy lack-of-a-routine we … [Read more...]

Pros and Cons of Having a Housekeeper

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Yesterday, I shared my opinion on hiring house cleaners. Today, I'm sharing an AWESOME email I got from one of you recently. The minute I got this email, I asked if I could share it as a guest post. I knew all of these things to be true, but it means so much more coming from someone who is living it. Who speaks from experience. I'm not … [Read more...]