Dana K. White

A SLOB COMES CLEAN

Reality-Based Cleaning, Decluttering, & Organizing

You Can Look Up Now.

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Why the crazy get-up? Because of this: Which came off of this: Which now, thankfully, looks like this: Hubby's office party is Thursday night. Here. It's December, and I can't pull the old "Wow, it's hot in here, so I have to keep the ceiling fan going!" trick. I had to clean them.  The "great" thing about being a slob-blogger … [Read more...]

My Christmas Home Tour

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If you're a regular reader, you know that I don't give real-life home tours very often. The rooms where my parties are held are generally . . . the rooms that are clean. You'll definitely never hear me ask if you want to see my master bedroom. But an on-the-blog home tour? I can do that. I'm all about strategic clutter-avoiding photography. I do … [Read more...]

Cleaning for Friends

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Today we had our Strawberry Party. I mentioned yesterday that it was the brainchild of my four year old.  I turned it into a bit of a Christmas party as well, and the kids decorated felt stockings with cotton balls and glitter glue.   We ate Christmas tree shaped pb&j sandwiches, and frozen fundraiser cookies decorated with icing and colored … [Read more...]

Kitchen, Kitchen, Kitchen, Kitchen, Kitchen!

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I have to keep my KITCHEN clean!!! I know this. If there is one thing I've learned, it's how much of a difference it makes in my entire house when the kitchen is under control. And how much of a (negative) difference it makes when the kitchen is out of control. Last week I justified letting my house get out of control. Looking back, I … [Read more...]

A Love/Hate Relationship With My Wood Floors – And a Libman Freedom Spray Mop Giveaway!

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If you're a regular reader, you have probably noticed that I'm not doing this deslobification thing according to a well-laid-out long-term plan. Because whenever I try a well-laid-out long-term plan . . . my mind starts to wander. Basically, I choose something that bugs me and/or boggles my mind about my house, work on it until it becomes a … [Read more...]

Inside My Head on Cleaning Day – Rational Vs. Irrational Thoughts

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I declared today Cleaning Day. Being so far behind after my total-house-neglect of the past week (or so), plus several out-of-routine-fun-things coming in the weeks before Christmas made me realize that if I didn't double up on some cleaning tasks, there was a good chance that the house would stay in its current state throughout the Christmas … [Read more...]

New Week . . . No Excuses

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Last week was crazy.  I felt completely justified serving my family convenience foods and pretending not to notice the growing piles of clutter. But this week it's back to "normal." Whatever that means three weeks before Christmas. Or whatever that means in the other 49 weeks of the year. I focused on getting the kitchen clean today, … [Read more...]