Dana K. White

A SLOB COMES CLEAN

Reality-Based Cleaning, Decluttering, & Organizing

Rhyme AND Reason – Laundry Day

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Is "without rhyme or reason" a Texas saying or an everywhere saying? Anyway. I would like to announce to the world that EVEN THOUGH I traveled an hour to a speaking engagement yesterday, shopped for uniform pants for the boy who woke up on our first cold morning having outgrown all warm clothing, and didn't even have time to write a blog post … [Read more...]

Saying Goodbye to An Old Friend

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This old friend turned up recently. I had missed her. We reminisced about those days after my babies were born. The days when I depended on her to give me my space. She's comfortable. She's always been faithful. But honestly . . . she's hideous. I don't even know where she had been hiding the past few years. I hadn't seen her in … [Read more...]

Homework Time Decluttering

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Last week, while I still had delusions about writing a Normal Day post, I took this picture: This is my daughter, doing her homework, with one of my most consistent clutter collecting spots in the background. Right. I've shown after pictures of this exact spot in previous posts. I even have a webisode of me decluttering it. But … [Read more...]

Podcast 005 – Calling Myself a Slob and My Second (Of ONLY Two) Decluttering Questions

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Podcast #5 is a little late, but is now up! In this podcast, I share Part 5 of my Slob Story, which includes the decision to call this blog A Slob Comes Clean, even though I had never called myself a slob before that. I also tell about my not-normal week last week. Other things mentioned: My Two Decluttering Questions Cleaning … [Read more...]

Accountability That Actually Counts

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People like to talk about accountability. There are accountability groups, accountability systems, accountability partners and such. I set up this blog as a way to stay focused and hold myself accountable. In so many ways, that has worked.  But truthfully, it's not the best kind of accountability. Part of what I've committed to do here is … [Read more...]

Google + Hangout – Habit Four “The Daily Pickup”

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I'm just now adding last week's hangout from Google +. (So sorry! This video is no longer available.) Last week was a crazy week . . . Anyway, I enjoyed the hangout, and learned a lot about the technical side of things. As one of you predicted after my technical difficulties in the first hangout, as soon as I figured it out, Google changed … [Read more...]