Dana K. White

A SLOB COMES CLEAN

Reality-Based Cleaning, Decluttering, & Organizing

(Lame) Excuse: “But I Don’t Have a Nail . . . “

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I almost changed the title to "But I Lost the Nail . . . " Except that's actually true. And the point of this post (as it was being written inside my head yesterday) is that my excuse isn't really an excuse. This time, it's a lie. I'd been telling myself that I didn't have a nail, so for months I'd had a missing picture from my dining … [Read more...]

(Lame) Excuse: “But It’s Just ONE Load . . . “

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It's Monday.  Sooooo, obviously . . . it's Laundry Day. The best/smoothest/make-me-feel-like-I've-got-this-homemaker-thing-down Laundry Days begin on Sunday evening. So last night we gathered and sorted last week's dirty clothes and I started a load of towels. (Towels are my favorite Sunday Night Start Load because I can put them in the … [Read more...]

(Lame) Excuse: “But It Doesn’t Fit in the Dishwasher . . . “

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  This goes along with my post from last week.  Actually, I took the pictures on the same night. See . . . in my mind there's doing the dishes. And then there's doing the big dishes. For some reason, they're two separate things. Even though they're not. Because even if I "do the dishes" but I leave the colander and the baking … [Read more...]

No Excuse to Not Help Raise Money for Cancer Research!

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I really love working with the North Texas Chevy Dealers as a Chevy Girl.  All of their promotions are fun and easy to blog about. But this one is easiest of all because it's for an important cause.  And they have helped eliminate any and all excuses to not help! October is breast cancer awareness month.  Breast cancer runs in my family.  … [Read more...]

(Lame) Excuse: “But it’s a Hassle . . . “

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When my oldest was between the ages of 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 (I know because we were living in our rent house), he came to me with some exciting news. He had figured out something cool. Something that would surely be a new and exciting revelation to his mother. Because he knew, for a fact . . . that this was something I did not know. He had … [Read more...]

(Lame) Excuse: “But No One Will Go in THAT Room . . . “

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Crazy day today. My appliances are being delivered!!! To say I'm excited is an understatement. I had a hard time sleeping last night. The delivery was scheduled for 8 a.m. and yesterday was my busiest day of the week. And I was out of town last week. And Monday was spent with my family on their day off from school. And Tuesday I … [Read more...]

Decluttering: The Master Bedroom Saga Part Five (Getting EVERYthing Out!)

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Part five was on day three. Which shows how big this project really was. (If you're reading by email, click here to see the webisode.) In my journal, I wrote: Yesterday helped me see that it IS possible to get through this project.But today, I struggle with the donwannas. This work is physical.  It’s August, and so even though I … [Read more...]