Dana K. White

A SLOB COMES CLEAN

Reality-Based Cleaning, Decluttering, & Organizing

My New Non-Negotiable for the Week

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I am a little excited to be adding a new non-negotiable task for this week. The last three I've added have made more of a difference than I ever imagined they could. For some reason, the daily kitchen sweeping is the finishing touch on the kitchen. I never noticed that it looked that dirty, but now I really notice it looks clean. Picking up clutter … [Read more...]

Walking in to a Clean Kitchen

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I spoke to a woman once who was exhausted from cleaning her house because she was about to go on a vacation. If you aren't personally a slob, I'll just explain that to a slob this makes absolutely no sense. We only clean when someone is going to see the house. Going on vacation means that the house will be locked up for a while and there's no … [Read more...]

Daily Checklist – FRIDAY!

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My kindergartner is finally getting why Fridays are awesome! He's loving school, but there's something about the freedom that comes with a Friday afternoon. I used to spend Friday mornings trying to get the kitchen to some semblance of clean. I liked to start off the weekend that way since weekends usually mean(t) total chaos in the … [Read more...]

Finding a better time

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As I've said before, I don't like to waste time. And yet I have problems with keeping my home in the right place on my priority list. These two things combine to create a problem. This week has been a maintenance week. I cleaned like crazy last week, but this week has been crazy with things going on outside the house. This is normally when my … [Read more...]

Don’t feel like it

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Kind of an icky day. Rainy outside.Hormones are playing havoc with my energy levels.Have a huge project for my dad's birthday party hanging over my head.Ultra-frustrating issues with school stuff.Didn't want to do anything.BUT, I did. I'm enjoying that the house still looks really good (at least the three main rooms), so I did the 5 minute … [Read more...]

My phase of life

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I'm so excited that I've had several comments lately! I guess I can no longer say that no one is reading my blog. Of course, I feel panic along with that excitement. What if I can't keep it up? I fully expect to have times of failure, but I'm in this for the long haul, so I'm determined to keep going, one dirty dish at a time. Or 30 dirty dishes … [Read more...]

Daily Checklist

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Crazy day. Gone pretty much the whole day. But hey, my house is as clean as when I left it this morning! Today I:Made bedEmptied dishwasherCleaned up kitchenSwept kitchenChecked bathroom floors for clutter.Made quick sweep of main rooms looking for clutter. And all this before 8 a.m.!!!!!Go me! … [Read more...]

Wearing Pantyhose On My Head

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I love to wear scarves in my hair. It creates a dramatic look for when I'm in an artsy-fartsy mood. I have three main choices: a hot pink one with polka-dots that can only be worn with a few outfits, a white one that I rarely wear because it makes me look like either I just had brain surgery or have a wad of toilet paper stuck on my head, and … [Read more...]