Dana K. White

A SLOB COMES CLEAN

Reality-Based Cleaning, Decluttering, & Organizing

My Experience Decluttering by Selling on Facebook Swap Groups

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I’ve come a long way since the days when every item in my home had dollar signs attached to it in my brain. Selling on eBay was fun, but it did warp my view of decluttering. Things sat in my home long after I’d decided to get rid of them, waiting for the time/energy/season to put it up for auction. I’m now a huge fan of donating. Stick it in a … [Read more...]

Please Tell Me Your Experience with the Container Concept for my Book!

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My brain is on overload, but I'm in the zone as the deadline for the book I'm writing approaches so quickly!!! Don't know what I'm talking about? I'm writing a book that will be published by Thomas Nelson (that you'll be able to buy in a bookstore and hold in your hands). I want to bring a little of our Slob Club to that book. I want the … [Read more...]

Do You Screech When You Scooch?

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For all the things I’ve bought over the years (platypus puppet ceiling fan vacuum attachments . . . ), I don’t buy certain things because I assume they’ll never work. Blergh. Well, these work. Knowing some of you share my Unique Brand of Crazy, I thought I’d share. I bought some chairs at a garage sale that match my chairs exactly. Not … [Read more...]

Treasured Items aren’t Treasured Items if They’re Not Treasured

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For my in-laws’ sixtieth anniversary, we went on a cruise with them and other extended family. We’d saved for the cruise, but we were on a budget. While everyone else went on fun excursions ziplining through the jungle, Hubby and I shopped. We walked the streets of Cozumel, experiencing touristy shopping at its best. We bargained for … [Read more...]

What’s the Difference? Ten Minutes.

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What’s the difference between “I can’t do this! My house is out of control! I’m doomed!!!” and “Aaaahhhh. I feel so much better now”? Ten minutes. On last week’s podcast, I shared a reality check. My house was a wreck. A bigtime wreck brought about by my current Tunnel Vision writing this book that’s due in less than a month. I’m stressed, … [Read more...]

Automated Toilet Paper Delivery – Using Amazon’s Subscribe & Save to Delete One Thing from My OverCrowded Brain

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Did you read about how I use Amazon Prime to fight my own scatter-brainedness and forgetfulness and keep our house supplied with basics like toilet paper and trash bags? Go here to see how it saves my sanity. And again, I’m going to stuff this post with Amazon affiliate links. Because I can. And maybe someone will click on one for toilet paper … [Read more...]