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The Fun Part is Easy

May 7, 2013 By Dana White 4 Comments

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This was my dining room table on Saturday morning:

It had been piled high with random books since I made a video more than a week before.

When I needed to make the video, it was really fun to go through the house grabbing armful after armful of books to use as props.

My Dining Room Table, Covered with Books

At that point, I was being creative, using my imagination, and doing what needed to be done to make a project happen.

After it was over, though, the excitement of carrying books (HEAVY books) was gone.

Randomly grabbing is ever-so-much more fun than sorting and putting back in designated places.

But after tripping over the (not pictured) fourth pile of books on the floor . . . for eight days, and after answering my husband’s question about why there were almost 100 books piled up in the dining room, I finally put them back.

Not glamorous in the least.

But my dining room does look better.

And I stuck about 20% of the books in the Donate Box, so there’s that, too.

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Dated Clutter

May 6, 2013 By Dana White 23 Comments

April was busy. I know, because I never had a chance to share this decluttering post from the week of April 6th (my daughter’s birthday party clean-up week), and now it’s May 6th. And it’s one of those decluttering projects that didn’t let me pretend the mess had happened overnight. Those piles were full of […]

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3 Tips to Avoid Overbuying at Thrift Stores

May 5, 2013 By Dana White 35 Comments

I love a bargain. The thrill of getting a week’s worth of clothes for less than I’d pay for one outfit makes me giddy. Sometimes so giddy that I justify getting six weeks worth of clothes. Which we totally don’t need. It seems fun at the thrift store, but ends up being a curse when […]

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Chore Charts, Values for Girls, Photography and Crock Pots

May 3, 2013 By Dana White 10 Comments

I really debated writing this final post about the Ultimate Homemaking E-book Bundle.    I’m sorry.  This sale is now over. Really, I don’t love selling (not that you’d know from this past week), and I’ve been amazed at how many of you have  purchased. I’ve already made enough in affiliate commissions to make this sale […]

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Tell ‘Em Mama Does Laundry on Mondays

May 2, 2013 By Dana White 3 Comments

A few weeks ago, my daughter came home in some odd-fitting uniform slacks. Honestly, though, as a not-so-terribly-observant-about-such-things mother, it didn’t really register until she handed me a plastic shopping bag full of clothes to wash. Then she proceeded to tell me how there had been an unfortunate accident at school.  I knew that (thankfully) […]

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Whatever Works

May 1, 2013 By Dana White 3 Comments

When I speak to Moms’ groups, I go through the whole scenario of how running the dishwasher every single night is a non-negotiable for me.  About how I’ve taken the decision-making-pressure out of it. I have a lot of fun acting out my surprise when I look into the sink and see it’s completely full […]

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Busted for One of My Clutter Tricks

April 30, 2013 By Dana White 4 Comments

Blech. This was my kitchen floor last week. Unfortunately, it looked like this the week before, too.  (With a slightly different arrangement . . . ) It’s possible (as I do believe I admitted) that I didn’t actually declutter our paper graveyard for my daughter’s birthday party . . . but stuffed it instead. Into […]

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Ultimate Homemaking E-Book Bundle Sale (This Week Only)

April 29, 2013 By Dana White Leave a Comment

I’m sorry.  This sale is now over.  However, all the books are still available individually.  Just click on the links to be taken to their various sites. Welcome to a post that’s chock-full of affiliate links! For 6 days only, more than 75 widely-known bloggers and authors in the homemaking sphere have joined together to […]

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Coming Monday . . .

April 27, 2013 By Dana White 5 Comments

I’m part of a HUGE e-book bundle that goes on sale next week only, starting Monday morning.  I’m sorry.  This sale is now over.   Read Newer Post Ultimate Homemaking E-Book Bundle Sale (This Week Only) Read Older Post THE Hardest Spot to Clean in All the House

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