Dana K. White

A SLOB COMES CLEAN

Reality-Based Cleaning, Decluttering, & Organizing

Why I No Longer take Clean Underwear for Granted – A Guest Post

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Today I'm welcoming Tonya from Live the Adventure.  Tonya recently mentioned that she had a new appreciation for cleaning and laundry after her area was hit by devastating tornadoes.  I asked her to share her experiences and insights with you. There are days when I simply do not feel like cleaning. I’m sure you’ve never felt like that before, am … [Read more...]

How We Manage To Pay Cash on Vacation

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We're heading out on our family vacation soon, so I thought I'd share some tips I've found that work well for this scatter-brained-budget-what-budget-we're-on-vacation! mama. I've mentioned before (fine, many times) that we're Dave Ramsey fans.  We totally see the value of paying cash, especially when we're combining a finite budget with a mood … [Read more...]

My Daily Kitchen Checklist for the Kids – Printable

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I’m scared to write this post. A clean kitchen . . . is everything. The smartest thing I did when I began this deslobification process was to focus on the kitchen and figure it out before I worried about anything else. I now know how to keep it clean. Not that I always do. But the thought of involving my kids in the process by using a … [Read more...]

Chicken and Black Bean Burritos – Picnic Recipe

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Baseball season is almost over! As crazy as that time is, we're sad.  When your kids love something as much as our boys love baseball, you can't help but grieve a little that another year of this phase of life has ended. I said at the beginning of the season that I was going to do a picnic series, using this blog as motivation to be creative … [Read more...]

Taking a Moment to Contain Myself, or at Least My Stuff

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This week has been wild with end of school stuff.  Not only the stuff I knew was coming, but extra things that came up at the last minute and kept me from having a single day at home. I try to do at least one organizing project a week, and this week I planned to do the boys' room.  But rather than write a post with no after picture detailing all … [Read more...]

Trying Not to Over-Complicate Things – A Printable Daily Bathroom Checklist

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Summer vacation begins tomorrow, and I've finally finished the printable daily bathroom checklist that I was determined to have ready before the boys got out of school.  It shouldn't have been this difficult. I tend to over-complicate things. For all of my loosi-goosiness, I do love making a plan. Often a long, detailed . . . complicated … [Read more...]