Dana K. White

A SLOB COMES CLEAN

Reality-Based Cleaning, Decluttering, & Organizing

Where to Put Clothes that Are Worn but Not Dirty?

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I get this question a lot: Where should I put clothes I’ve worn (so they’re not technically clean), but that aren’t actually dirty, so I want to wear them again? Usually, the question is followed by an explanation that these clothes end up piled on a chair. Or hanging on an unused treadmill. I get it. This is a problem. A real problem for … [Read more...]

178: Decluttering When Remodeling Podcast

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I'm sharing about our home renovations this week, and what I'm doing to use this process to achieve maximum decluttering impact! There's nothing like moving every single item out of almost every single room to give you clutter-related heart palpitations! Renovations = maybe the word I was trying to recall . . . My Books   Here's … [Read more...]

Nine Years of Slob Blogging – What’s Different from what I expected

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Nine years ago, I wrote the very first, photo-less-at-the-time post on what was supposed to be a practice blog that no one would ever know I had created. I wanted to have a blog, but I was ashamed of the state of my home and was desperate to get it under control before I started writing. I’m thinking today about the things I did NOT know nine … [Read more...]

Have a Wonderful Summer!

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I've been doing this blogging thing for almost nine years now. I started on the day my second child went to kindergarten. He will be in high school next year. When the first summer came around, my main concern was that I wouldn't be able to keep up the progress I'd made in my home while we enjoyed the gloriously routine free season. By the third … [Read more...]

Pressure Washing My Patio

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A few weeks ago, I rented a power washer. Or a pressure washer. I'd wanted to rent one for years, hoping it would be a magical experience. Any time I scrubbed or sprayed something outside that couldn't be easily rinsed away, I thought thoughts like: If I had a power washer, this would be easy and I bet I'd be done by now. We had family coming … [Read more...]