Dana K. White

A SLOB COMES CLEAN

Reality-Based Cleaning, Decluttering, & Organizing

Bathrooms and Budgets

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We went to see Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover Live recently. I've mentioned him before, and I know he's quite the popular guy here in the blogosphere. We've read his book and I listen to his radio show most days, so I already had a pretty good understanding of the concepts he teaches, but it was nice, and inspiring, to hear it all … [Read more...]

Methodical vs. Maniacal

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I can do maniacal cleaning. When my husband and I were first married, pre-kids, he'd go out of town and I would clean like crazy. Dust-mask, rubber gloves, multiple trash bags, and the house would be sparkly and clutter-free, or at least clutter-hidden, when he returned. Living as I used to live (the house always a sty), I had no choice but … [Read more...]

Daily Checklist – Is There Hope for Me Yet?

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Today I:Made bed.Ummmm.Well . . . .Let's move on to last night. Last night, I put out clothes for the kids.And that's it. In my (lame) defense I've been gone all day helping up at my son's school.But when did I feel hope for myself?This morning, at 5 a.m. I remembered that I hadn't run the dishwasher last night. Now it's one thing to remember, but … [Read more...]

How Saving Can Be Wasteful

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I have a very cute blue food processor. When I got married almost 11 years ago, I was lucky enough to hit the blue period in kitchen appliances. As a crazy fan of blue, I got a blue toaster, a blue food processor, etc. I have a great cabinet just the right size for my cute blue food processor. When we looked at the house, I thought "What a great … [Read more...]

Swept Along

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I'm feeling that "swept along" feeling I get on a busy day. Things are normally busy on Wednesdays, but when you add a few extras in, even good extras, I start to feel like I'm moving along through the day without actually being in control of where I'm going or how fast I'm moving. On days like today, I see the real difference between having a … [Read more...]

Kids’ Daily Checklist – Chore Chart

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It has now been 5 ½ weeks since we started using this chore chart with my 6 and 8 year old children, both boys. If you are a regular reader, you know how much chore charts/checklists for my kids scared me. It wasn’t that I didn’t think my kids could do it. It wasn’t that I couldn’t find one with age appropriate chores. It was me. Any system … [Read more...]

Hummus Recipe

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I've been meaning to make hummus for quite a while, but kept forgetting to get pita bread to go with it. When I saw that we had an opened box of Wheat Thins that needed to be eaten, I decided today was as good a time as any. And since the food processor is now only blocked by an easily-movable file box rather than a mountain of paper clutter, I was … [Read more...]