Dana K. White

A SLOB COMES CLEAN

Reality-Based Cleaning, Decluttering, & Organizing

Finally Letting Go

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I decluttered in my boys' room on Saturday. Thankfully, all the decluttering we've done over the years meant a minimal amount of time made a huge difference. I don't show pics of my kids' rooms anymore (since they're old now and their rooms are their personal spaces and all), but I'll show you a photo of something I got rid of. Finally. After … [Read more...]

Predicting the Future (Clutter)

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Isn't predicting the future the biggest wish for those of us who struggle with clutter? But it isn't (technically) possible. So my default answer to the question, "Will I need this someday?" was always maybe. And my house filled up with maybes. But 55-90% of the time, those maybes should have been nos. Over the past eight years, I've … [Read more...]

Organizing Solutions Aren’t the (Actual) Solution – Decluttering My Scarves and Belts

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A big part of my problem, pre-deslobification process, was not understanding how organizing solutions worked. Because they didn't work. At least they didn't work for me. And they definitely didn't work AT ALL like they did in the pictures on the package. I now know why. I wasn't accepting that any organizing solution, no matter how … [Read more...]