Decluttering

Decluttering is the foundation to transforming your home. But don't be afraid! We can start small.

If I Don’t Know What to Do With It . . .

February 19, 2015 By Dana White 8 Comments

Look at this cute, odd velvet bow-type-thingy. My daughter and I worked in her room on Monday while the kids were out of school for President’s Day. When I ran across the bow, I knew I recognized it. I just couldn’t quite place it. She knew. Grammy gave her a jean jacket for Christmas that included lots of interesting funkiness. I think it … [Read more...]

Using the Container Concept When Decluttering with Kids

February 18, 2015 By Dana White 12 Comments

I recently received this email from Tara McDonough and had to share! I just wanted to share an anecdote of what happened yesterday in my deslobification process. Our family of 4 (+ a 100 lb dog) is moving in the next couple of weeks. We'll be losing close to 1,000 sq ft of "junk space"! Ahhh! We each seem to have our "problem spots." I … [Read more...]

What to Do with Old Prom Dresses

February 13, 2015 By Dana White 17 Comments

My mom made that pink dress out of the same fabric from her bridesmaid's dress for her sister's wedding. Such fantabulous memories, but I have no plans to have it vacuum packed and framed and displayed in a place of honor for generations. My mom made that dress too. It's gold lamé. It has a bubble skirt still stuffed with the original … [Read more...]

Three Things I’ve Thrown Away Lately

February 10, 2015 By Dana White 24 Comments

I'm a hemmer. Not the kind who follows through on the logic of buying a way-too-long pair of pants for a bargain price. I'm a hemmer/hawer. Like, I take a while to do things that shouldn't take any time at all. Because I hem and haw about it. So I'm (ridiculously) proud to announce three things I've pitched lately. Things I pitched … [Read more...]

Spending Two Hours In The Master Bedroom (Cleaning)

February 3, 2015 By Dana White 27 Comments

I mentioned last week that my washing machine died. It died a watery death. A watery death that ruined the wood floor outside the laundry room. Which meant I had to call our insurance company. Which meant I had to let someone inside my house. Which meant I feared she would need to open the door to the master bedroom which is just to the … [Read more...]

The Pile that Grew (And Grew and Grew and Grew)

January 30, 2015 By Dana White 41 Comments

And this post demonstrates why Hubby no longer worries that I'll run out of Slob Blog Material. That's the pile. I knew it was there. I knew it had grown. But it wasn't until I needed to deal with it that I grasped its vastness. In my mind, there were boxes in there. Christmas happened, and I did the vast majority of my … [Read more...]

That Trip to the Trashcan Takes a While Sometimes

January 28, 2015 By Dana White 8 Comments

Big news in our house: We got a new remote!!! Our DVR died recently. This seems to happen every five years or so, and thankfully the company sends us a new one without a lot of hassle. But as I learned last time, new DVRs don't come with new remotes. Sooooo, the remote we had was about ten years old. The battery cover was long gone. … [Read more...]

So Totally Useful (If I Only Used It)

January 21, 2015 By Dana White 13 Comments

See that thing? I was confused, too, but as soon as I picked it up I remembered exactly what it was. It's the elastic holder-together-thingy for my exercise mat. Normal people roll the mat, wrap the two loops around the ends of the roll, and have a handy-dandy handle to carry it to their car after a good workout. Those people might even … [Read more...]

Just Decluttering a Kitchen Cabinet (Step by Step, Without Making a Bigger Mess)

January 11, 2015 By Dana White 21 Comments

I didn't have the TIME to declutter, but this cabinet was making life difficult. It's where we store all sorts of stuff we use regularly, but it was a jumbled mess that caused me to waste time digging for the things I needed. I couldn't spend the morning getting organized, but since I now know how to declutter without making a bigger mess … [Read more...]

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