Dana K. White

A SLOB COMES CLEAN

Reality-Based Cleaning, Decluttering, & Organizing

301: Rewarding Myself in a Way that Actually Works Podcast

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Do your attempts to reward yourself seem to backfire? Or just not work? I've tried motivating myself to get stuff done by promising that I can do something fun after, but I end up renegotiating with  myself. I've found that natural rewards for doing what I need to do are more effective. They are harder to learn because they have to be learned by … [Read more...]

299: I Solved My Paper Clutter Problem!

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I finally found a paper organization system that actually works for me! I'm sharing it today. I learned this system from my co-instructors in the Take Your House Back course, which just so happens to be open! Go check out the course here: TakeYourHouseBack.com.  My books Want to be a patron of the show? Find out how at … [Read more...]

The Best Paper Clutter Solution I’ve Ever Tried! (And I’ve Tried Them All.)

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  Welcome to the post I thought I’d never write. When people asked me how to solve paper clutter problems and implement a paper organization system, I would grimace (and grunt a little) and say I couldn’t help them. I'd share how I had reduced paper clutter so it no longer caused me significant angst (just minimal annoyance) by decluttering … [Read more...]

Let Me Walk You Through 2 Weeks (14 Meals) of EASY Dinners!

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Last September, I started working on a 14 day course/plan that teaches my method of getting dinner on the table quickly and with minimal stress. It was an idea I'd had because people had asked for something similar to my 28 Days to Hope for Your Home, but for getting dinner on the table. (28 Days and a chapter about my meal prep strategy are in … [Read more...]