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231: Helping Kids Declutter, Cleaning with Irregular Schedules & More

November 28, 2019 By Dana White 4 Comments

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I’m so excited to be trying something new! I’m talking with Elizabeth about her unique cleaning and decluttering struggle points, and helping her with some ideas for strategies.

We talk about:

Staying on top of daily habits when your schedule is irregular.
Dealing with toy clutter when your kids are over-attached to everything.
How to handle storing seasonal or holiday decor items.

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Using the Container Concept When Decluttering with Kids

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Three Easy Family Laundry Solutions

November 26, 2019 By Dana White 38 Comments

This post contains referral links. Any purchases you make after following those links help to support this site. Our family laundry schedule keeps me sane. Weekly Laundry Day has had a huge impact on our home and on my sanity, and works better for our family than any other laundry routine I’d ever tried. And […]

230: Dealing With Discouragement

November 21, 2019 By Dana White 3 Comments

Here in the U.S., the holidays officially start in one week with Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving often means you get together with family. Getting together with family is lovely, but it can sometimes mean the people who know you best know how to (intentionally or not) push your buttons. Sometimes discouragement over the progress or lack of […]

Thanks, But I’d Rather Clean the Bathroom

November 15, 2019 By Dana White 5 Comments

This post is sponsored by Scrubbing Bubbles®. Nothing gets my cleaning juices flowing like knowing my doorbell is about to ring. The doorbell that gets my attention the fastest is the one that signals guests have arrived for a holiday celebration. I’ve come a long way in my home. I’m willing to open my front […]

229: Daily VS Decluttering Podcast

November 14, 2019 By Dana White 4 Comments

It’s a regular dilemma faced by the organizationally challenged: “When I keep up with the daily stuff, I don’t have time to declutter.” I dive into this issue and talk about things to consider, and how to declutter in any amount of time available. Mentioned in this podcast: My books My e-book: 14 Days to […]

Declutter While Moving Houses: Using Dana’s Decluttering Methods!

November 12, 2019 By Dana White 7 Comments

I know how hard it is to declutter while moving houses. I’ve done it the wrong way several times! I don’t write a lot about moving strategies because I have lived in the same house since before I started my deslobification process. I’m excited to share this reader story with you. I absolutely love hearing […]

228: Decluttering My Schedule Podcast

November 7, 2019 By Dana White 1 Comment

I’ve been decluttering my schedule (the container that is my day) to make room for something I wanted to do. I’m sharing how I evaluate what to stop doing, how I say no, and how I make myself ok with taking something out of my schedule that I love and that does have value. […]

How to Declutter: Don’t Get Organized!

November 5, 2019 By Dana White 6 Comments

Organizing and decluttering are two different things. Really. While “getting organized” is on everyone’s To Do List, it often gets pushed to the bottom. When I look at a space that’s overflowing with who-knows-what, I get overwhelmed. Organizing is problem-solving. Decluttering is decision-making. Each is daunting. Together they can be too much. If my goal […]

227: Babies, Kids, Pets and Cleaning Podcast

October 31, 2019 By Dana White Leave a Comment

I’m answering some questions you’ve asked about cleaning and organizing with kids and pets. How do I get ready for baby when I’m in the midst of deslobifying? What cleaning tasks can toddlers do? Do I declutter my kids’ rooms with them or without them? How do you deslobify pets? Mentioned in this podcast: My […]

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