Dana K. White

A SLOB COMES CLEAN

Reality-Based Cleaning, Decluttering, & Organizing

Menu Plan Monday – Desperately Needed

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I’ve been slacking on menu planning, and definitely have felt the effects of my neglect in the rest of the house. I’ve said it many times before, but it’s amazing how much of a difference it makes in my quest for order to not have to scramble to figure out what’s for dinner each night.
As I get back into the swing of things, my goal is to keep it simple.
Monday – Chicken Stir Fry
Tuesday – Spaghetti

Wednesday – BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

Thursday – Beef stroganoff

Friday – Out to eat!!!

Saturday – Make-Your-Own Pizzas

Sunday – Dinner with friends.

Check out other menu plans over at Orgjunkie.com.

Defining Normal

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First, let me say that in my non-expert opinion, there is no real definition for normal. If you have in-laws or have been a guest for more than two nights in someone’s home, you know this. People are all unique. So, having stated that no one is truly normal, let me define “normal” for the […]

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Germaphobic Scatterbrains Should Not Procrastinate

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Warning: This post contains complete and total honesty which may likely cause nausea in all readers, shuddering in most, and full-on flabbergastation in those whom I refer to as “normal.” I’m a scatterbrain. I believe I was born this way. I’m germaphobic. This was an acquired neurosis. I procrastinate. This is just me not doing […]

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Letting a Mess Happen

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I’m a sucker for creative play. Today the boys are out of school for Columbus Day. We had big Pumpkin Day plans (which I’ll share tomorrow), but we took a while to get going this morning . . . mostly because they were having so much fun. Non-wrestling, non-Jedi-battle, non-bug-your-brother, non-make-your-mama-crazy fun. They were playing […]

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Willing To Admit I’m Wrong

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Sooooo, in this “coming clean” process I experience quite a spectrum of moods. On the high end, there’s “Woo-hoo, I’ve got this housekeeping thing down!” On the low end, there’s “I’m a slob, I’ll always be a slob, there’s no hope for me!” Most days, I manage to keep it in the middle, but some […]

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A Little Progress Here and There

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I’ve really been struggling with prioritizing lately.  I’m feeling over committed, but it’s all good stuff and there isn’t anything that is an obvious choice to cut out. As long as I can stick to my basic daily checklists and weekly tasks, I’m surviving, but it’s just a fact of life that I’ll never get […]

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Living Inside One of Those Game-Show-Money-Booth-Thing-a-ma-bobs

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You know those game show money booths?  The ones where they announce that the contestant will have one minute to be in the booth with 50,000 dollars flying around inside, and they get to keep as much money as they can grab? That’s what my master bedroom feels like to me. Not in the wow-if-only-that-was-me-in-there-I-could-buy-my-own-ice-cream-truck way it seemed […]

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