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Clearing a Corner of the Bedroom #5MinuteFriday

January 13, 2017 By Dana White 18 Comments

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Two weeks in a row is a start, right?

I cleared a section of my master bedroom. In FIVE minutes.

Five.

FYI, even though my master bedroom is waaaayyyyy better than it has been in the past, five minutes didn’t seem to be enough time to bother working on it.

But I was determined to tackle some space for five minutes.

So here’s the before:

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I just started putting things away. Y’know, the easy stuff. 

The vacuum cleaner went to its “home” in my tiny coat closet about six feet away from my bedroom door.

The pile of random sheets/tablecloths/bedskirt-removed-when-we-got-a-new-mattress went straight to the washing machine. The washing machine was free because Laundry Day was yesterday.

Not sure why I didn’t see that ridiculously huge pile of things to be washed yesterday, but whatever. They’re being washed now.

Toothbrush and toothpaste (on top of the speaker by the door) that have been there since who-knows-when went to the trash. I’m hope-hope-hoping that whoever they belonged to has since replaced them. (Note to self: check that each kid has been brushing teeth.)

Boots (all three of them) went to my closet, and I even had the time to grab the second brown boot from across the room.

I’m a random-book-taker-offer, clearly.

Yoga ball went where yoga balls go. Under the table by my bed and hopefully out of accident-causing paths.

The tripod was folded up and taken across the room where I’d look for my tripod.

My book and audio book (props for FB live videos) went to the stack of books across the room.

The mannequin was disrobed and the ties were placed upon my husband’s tie-hanger (which is really a scarf-hanger) and the shirt was put in the bag where my husband keeps his cleaning that’s ready to be taken to the cleaners.

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Much better after only five minutes, don’t you think?

I’d love to hear about your own five minute task in the comments, or tag me on social media and use the hashtag #5MinuteFriday so I can see your progress!

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116 Delving into Decluttering Question #1 Podcast

January 11, 2017 By Dana White Leave a Comment

    Connect with me on social media!  My Two Decluttering Questions – Post Decluttering Question #1 – Podcast Decluttering Question #2 – Podcast Painful Drawer Cleanout (the blog post where I came up with the two decluttering questions in real time) Get my book wherever books are sold! A list of links to places […]

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Five Minute Friday – The Top of My Dresser #5MinuteFriday

January 6, 2017 By Dana White 10 Comments

It’s Friday, so I decided to take 5 whole minutes to tackle something. I tackled my own dresser. I set the timer on my phone. I started grabbing things and taking them to their homes (where I would look for them first, as in my first decluttering question) immediately. Five minutes was ALL the time I […]

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The Reality of Handwashing Dishes for a Family of Five

January 6, 2017 By Dana White 27 Comments

I am one dedicated slob blogger, y’all. Unless you’re brand spankin’ new around here, you know how I feel about doing the dishes. I don’t love it and never will, but I know for a fact (from experience) that doing the dishes is THE thing that will get any house going on its deslobification process. […]

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115 Dealing with the Onslaught of New Stuff

January 5, 2017 By Dana White 3 Comments

  Mentioned in this Podcast:   Connect with me on social media!  Containers and Limits and How They’ll Change Your Life!  The One Year Test  Head Explosion Rule   Find out more about becoming a Patron of the show here.  Get my book here!    Save Read Newer Post The Reality of Handwashing Dishes for […]

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Working Through the Mess – After Holiday Cleanup

January 3, 2017 By Dana White 23 Comments

Today is January 3rd. I wrote this post on December 26th. On December 26th, I was so proud of myself for just picking up, and had full faith that I’d do the “real” after Christmas cleanup precisely on time: January 1st. Ummmm, I didn’t. New Year’s Day and the day after came and went, and […]

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Decluttering: Getting It OUT is Sometimes the Hardest Part!

December 30, 2016 By Dana White 38 Comments

    Did you declutter this week? I’d love to hear about your successes and struggles! As this Decluttering Mania Week comes to an end, don’t forget the most important part. Get it OUT. Like, totally out of the house. I’ve become pretty good at recognizing clutter, purging spaces, and loving having less in my […]

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10 Easy Ways to Have a Neater Home in the New Year

December 29, 2016 By Dana White 36 Comments

Don’t worry. I’m not over-simplifying or assuming your home is a few tweaks away from perfection. But these ten simple things that I’ve learned the (very) hard way over the past seven years of my own deslobification process have had a big impact. A much bigger impact that I would have ever believed possible. 1. […]

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Strange Organizing Strategies that Work – Storing Food Containers

December 28, 2016 By Dana White 27 Comments

Does organizing your Tupperware cabinet make you crazy? Do you automatically cover your head every time you open the door to protect yourself from falling food storage containers? I get it. I’ve totally been there. I arranged and re-arranged and organized and re-organized that space so many times. It seemed that no matter what I […]

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