Dana White, Author at Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean

How to Start Cleaning Up . . . When You Don’t Know Where to Start

April 19, 2011 By Dana White 169 Comments

Over the past few months, as I've gotten to the point where many areas of my home are under control more than they ever were pre-blog, I have started cleaning up and organizing areas that are particularly difficult. Areas where getting started is the hardest part. Like the Laundry Room. Or the playroom. If you're a regular reader, you've … [Read more...]

Monday – My Most Important Day of the Week

April 18, 2011 By Dana White 2 Comments

As I shared last week, my schedule has changed and I'm no longer home on Tuesday mornings. For all of my loosi-goosiness, I guess I'm also a schedule-lover because this change in routine makes me want to throw my hands up in the air and totally give up. But today, the second Monday of this new routine, I again cleaned the bathrooms in addition … [Read more...]

Things I Never Knew I Needed

April 17, 2011 By Dana White 16 Comments

In the months before I began this blog, as I was reaching a breaking point, I stopped going to garage sales. I didn't know what to do with the stuff that was in my house, and I knew that every time I went "garage saling" I came home with more stuff. I remember when I tried to do the Flylady thing, I was most horrified when she said that … [Read more...]

I Don’t Care for Change

April 15, 2011 By Dana White 7 Comments

Yes, my mother taught me not to use the word "hate." Change is hard. Even though I always eventually adjust, I do tend to drag my feet and get a little grumpy while it's happening. This week was the beginning of a few changes which meant that my schedule was messed up. I wasn't home on Tuesday to clean bathrooms. So I did it on Monday. … [Read more...]

Organizing My Bathroom Drawer

April 14, 2011 By Dana White 25 Comments

I organized my bathroom drawer today. I didn't plan to, but it happened. It began when I finished my daily checklist (which was overly time-consuming because I hadn't done it all week) and realized I had a bit of time before lunch. I decided that I would declutter my bathroom counter. I sorted out the things that never get used … [Read more...]

A Three Shower Day

April 14, 2011 By Dana White 12 Comments

Not three showers because I sweated so much cleaning and decluttering. Three showers because I'm a germaphobe. I generally consider myself a functioning germaphobe. I get through life using my elbows to open doors and artfully dodging handshakes. But somehow today was too much. I blame it on being tired and on the … [Read more...]

Birthday Parties – The "How Often" Dilemma

April 13, 2011 By Dana White 15 Comments

This isn't really a house-cleaning tip, but one that's good for people who struggle with Time Passage Awareness. Like I do. When it comes to scheduling kids' birthday parties, I'm thankful I have my mother's footsteps in which to follow. I started out this motherhood gig knowing that I would do it the way she did, because if it was good … [Read more...]

Able to Thrive

April 11, 2011 By Dana White 9 Comments

We did a LOT of driving this weekend. On our drive, we saw a sign saying we were entering a “controlled burn” area, and warning us not to drive into thick smoke. Soon, we saw what the sign was talking about. One side of the highway was black. Charred ground as far as we could see. No signs of life. My nature-minded husband explained that … [Read more...]

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