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A Creature of (the Wrong) Habit

August 29, 2013 By Dana White 18 Comments

A Creature of (the Wrong) Habit at ASlobComesClean.com

I thought of talking about how refilling the hand-soap dispenser is a two-second task.

Not that it’s actually done in two seconds. More like thirty.

Which still isn’t much.  It definitely doesn’t require blocking off three hours of my busy schedule like my brain tends to think it should.

This perfectly-good, perfectly-refillable soap dispenser had been lost in the clutter near my kitchen sink for . . . umm . . . a while.  I did know it was there, I just never re-filled it until my recent kitchen recovery. 

But this post really isn’t about this soap dispenser, it’s about the one in my bathroom.

I HAD to refill that one.

I had to refill the one in the bathroom about a month after it ran out of soap.

No, I didn’t go a month without using soap! (Ewwww.)

I just walked the extra six steps over to Hubby’s sink and used HIS soap.

Because he had soap.

And I didn’t.

And somehow six extra steps times four-to-six times a day (at least . . . I drink a LOT of water!) for at least a month was less effort than re-filling my own dispenser with the jug-o-soap that was sitting directly under MY sink.

But do you know what?

Now that I have soap in mine, I still . . . OUT OF HABIT . . . walk to his sink.

And then walk back to mine.

Y’know. Since his soap is now gone.

Which is (let’s be honest) the only reason I ended up refilling mine.

Please. No questions on why I didn’t refill his too.

I have no answers.

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Survival Mode Then Vs. Survival Mode Now

August 28, 2013 By Dana White 20 Comments

I missed my fourth blogiversary. After taking the summer off from blogging, I was just so excited to get back to it. Four years is a long time, y’all. And . . . Four years is nothing.  As the summer drew to a close, the contrast between Survival Mode now vs. pre-blog kept rattling around […]

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Bathroom Cleaning Day

August 27, 2013 By Dana White 11 Comments

Today . . . was Bathroom Cleaning Day. Because it’s Tuesday. Not that I’ve cleaned a bathroom on a Tuesday (or on any other day when we weren’t expecting company) in many Tuesdays. But I’m getting back on track, right? And a track is a designated path . . . right? While a car can […]

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Re-Start, Re-Declutter. I’m Back!!

August 26, 2013 By Dana White 33 Comments

I was sad to see summer end, but I’m getting over it. There is something invigorating (and totally necessary) about routine. Lack of routine causes this: Not that my kitchen never looks like that during fall, winter, or spring . . . But routine does help. We lived in survival mode over the summer.  I […]

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The Messy Fridge Makeover (Using Fun New Products from the Home Collection by Post-it Brand and Scotch Brand)

August 22, 2013 By Dana White 13 Comments

The following decluttering/organizing project is a sponsored post: How is it that the single largest object in my kitchen somehow becomes invisible to me? School is about to start. (Blech.) Soon, we’ll start collecting random notes and reminders to stick on the fridge, so it was time to look at it with fresh eyes and […]

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Packing Real Food Lunches?

August 21, 2013 By Dana White 2 Comments

If you’re stressing about packing school lunches (I am), and you’re trying to feed your family a more “Real Foods” diet, you should check out this new e-book, The Healthy Lunch Box: Sandwich-free Secrets to Packing a Real Food Lunch. I’ll be getting a review copy soon, but wanted to let you know about it […]

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Decluttering Project: Andrea’s Desk

August 18, 2013 By Dana White 20 Comments

Another Decluttering Guest Post! I love seeing your projects!! I especially love how Andrea from The Distracted Housewife used my Decluttering Questions to tackle this overwhelming task! My desk. It’s been a continuous eye sore in my life ever since I was a little girl. Time after time, I have vowed to get my desk […]

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How Real Moms Keep House: Amy

August 15, 2013 By Dana White 2 Comments

Amy is what I’d call a Quiet Gentle Spirit. In so many ways, she represents the ideal mother while being gracious and loving and encouraging to moms in all situations.  I’ve appreciated so much the blogging encouragement she has given me over the years. She has been the most adamant about my need to embrace […]

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Classroom Library Organization: A Guest Post

August 14, 2013 By Dana White 9 Comments

  Unfortunately, school will be starting soon! I’ve loved our non-stop family time this summer. While I’m enjoying these last trips to the pool, I’m sharing this guest post today from Ella Jane. Hi! I’m Ella Jane, and I’m a teacher and a new blogger.  My friend, Andie, and I share teaching ideas and tech […]

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