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Two Second Task: Saving My Sanity

October 16, 2013 By Dana White 11 Comments

Two Second Task Saving My Sanity at ASlobComesClean.com

A while back, I wrote a review of the Click ‘N Dig Key Finder System.

I . . . love . . . my . . . key finders.

But recently, one by one . . .  they became possessed.

Randomly beeping. Clicking. Never being quiet, even when hidden in a drawer or shoved under a pillow or banged impatiently against the table.

This went on for weeks.

Hubby was the first to give up on his.

I held in there.

Yes. They were crazy. But they still came through for me when I lost my keys. (Like, daily.)

(Fine. Three times daily.)

But when Hubby took it upon himself to remove the crazy, red-eyed key finder from my Suburban keys . . . things started really going down hill.

He claimed he couldn’t take the beeping and clicking and chirping anymore.

I found myself in tears every time I couldn’t find my keys!!

(Which was every time I needed my keys!)

And then I thought, “Oh yeah. The package came with extra batteries. I wonder . . . ”

So I dug through the pile that I knew contained the box with batteries, and a whole three minutes later . . . my beloved key finder was resting peacefully. Only beeping when I pushed the button.

(The button that hangs from the totally-logical key hook by the back door. The key hook where my keys never are.)

Seriously. Why do I go through so much angst when there’s a (pretty much) two second solution?

And now for your convenience (in case you’re a key-loser as well . . . ): affiliate links. You can go read the review I wrote, or you can go straight to the key finder on Amazon here.

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And while I’m throwing around Amazon affiliate links, you should totally go grab a copy of my friend Liz’s cupcake e-book, Cupcakes! 12 Months of Happiness, which is free on Amazon today!! at least it was when I wrote this post. if not, you may find another choice that’s just right for you!

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Proud Mama of a Declutterer!

October 15, 2013 By Dana White 11 Comments

I feel like I should get a bumper sticker made. I experienced a Proud Mama Moment while cleaning my daughter’s room this morning. (Not that I’m proud of cleaning her room. I’m totally un-proud that I still haven’t mastered the art of getting my kids to keep their rooms clean.) (Or of keeping my own […]

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Perfect. But Useless.

October 13, 2013 By Dana White 24 Comments

As I worked in the garage recently, sorting through clutter that had magically appeared . . . I found this. It was perfect, but useless. In case your kids aren’t in the booster seat stage, I’ll explain. This is the top portion of a booster seat for the car. When the kids first move out […]

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Two Second Task – Shutting the Pantry Door

October 11, 2013 By Dana White 16 Comments

Oh my word. I’m so excited about this two-second task. Not that it only took two seconds. But really . . . I had been putting off this TOTALLY overwhelming, TOTALLY time-consuming, TOTALLY impossible task for, ummmm, years. Like, at least four. Right. That pantry door hadn’t closed in at least four years. Not that […]

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007 – Containers and Limits and How They’ll Change Your Life!

October 11, 2013 By Dana White 30 Comments

Podcast #7 is up! In this podcast, I discuss the reactions I get when others find out about my blog (which is basically when they find out about my deep, dark secret!) I also share how finally grasping the concepts of limits and containers was a huge step in my deslobification process. Other things mentioned: […]

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Three Strikes? You’re Donated!

October 10, 2013 By Dana White 9 Comments

This shirt. This shirt. Do you hear the contempt? This shirt has been in my laundry pile THREE WEEKS IN A ROW. Clean. Ooo-hoo-hoo. I can not properly express the loathing I feel toward clean clothes found in my dirty clothes pile. It is one of my Mommy Pet Peeves. I know that I used […]

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One for One: A Concept that Used to Boggle My Slob Brain

October 9, 2013 By Dana White 56 Comments

As I unloaded groceries on Monday, I kept repeating to myself: One for One. This concept used to boggle my mind. I had no idea what it meant or why Organized People all nodded knowingly when it was mentioned. I now understand. I’ve grasped the concept. And yet I still have to chant it in […]

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Rhyme AND Reason – Laundry Day

October 8, 2013 By Dana White 18 Comments

Is “without rhyme or reason” a Texas saying or an everywhere saying? Anyway. I would like to announce to the world that EVEN THOUGH I traveled an hour to a speaking engagement yesterday, shopped for uniform pants for the boy who woke up on our first cold morning having outgrown all warm clothing, and didn’t […]

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Saying Goodbye to An Old Friend

October 4, 2013 By Dana White 9 Comments

This old friend turned up recently. I had missed her. We reminisced about those days after my babies were born. The days when I depended on her to give me my space. She’s comfortable. She’s always been faithful. But honestly . . . she’s hideous. I don’t even know where she had been hiding the […]

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