Dana K. White

A SLOB COMES CLEAN

Reality-Based Cleaning, Decluttering, & Organizing

Grammy’s ALWAYS Welcome!

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I've come a long way in my journey to being willing to open the door to unexpected visitors, but there's one person who is always allowed into my home, no matter how bad my recent tunnel vision has been. My mother. I know that many slobs don't have this kind of relationship with their mothers, so I most definitely don't take it for … [Read more...]

I Was NOT Planning to Do That Today

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For as loosey-goosey as I tend to be, I am a planner. I generally have a mile-long list in my head of things I plan to tackle in a day. Last Thursday, cleaning behind the fridge was NOT on that list. Alas, something started leaking.  It took a while to figure out what that something was, and a while after that to decide that the only … [Read more...]

Monday Night Supper (and a 3 Day $3 e-book sale)

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I know there are many people who survive in the kitchen by serving certain meals on certain days of the week. Generally, we don't do this, but lately Monday has become our Chicken and Veggies night. After our Two Weeks of Only Fruits and Veggies a while back, we decided to make at least one meal a week that was primarily fresh fruits/veggies … [Read more...]

Grubby Little Hands

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If you're new around here, you might not know that I'm also a germaphobe. It doesn't make sense, I know. You can read that post linked above to see my attempt to explain. Anyway, as someone who has unintentionally dieted after seeing a not-guaranteed-to-be-perfectly-sanitized hand reach into a bag of my favorite chips or candy . . . I like to … [Read more...]

Even Though I Know Better

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I was cleaning the kitchen this morning. (Just so you know, if my husband is reading this at work right now . . . he probably just cheered loudly.  I let busy-ness trump my Daily Checklist for two days, and it was bad.) As I washed the burned rice off of the bottom of my new stainless steel skillet, I started to stick it in the dishwasher … [Read more...]

Freezer/Pantry Clean-Out Month

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I saw that Jessica from Good Cheap Eats and several other bloggers are hosting a pantry challenge this month.  I participated in something similar two years ago in January.  This time, though, will be different. First of all, I think I overdid it last time. I used up EVERYTHING we had, and since my couponing went on the decline soon after, I … [Read more...]

How to Use a Self-Cleaning Oven

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I was scared of using my self-cleaning oven. But I was even more scared of someone seeing the inside of it. When I created the Kitchen Cleaning Checklist last week, I knew it was time to take the leap and figure out how to use a self-cleaning oven. It was easy.  Not magic, but easy. First of all, I would advise that you read over your … [Read more...]

It’s That Kind of Day

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It's after 8 p.m. and I haven't posted yet today.  I had big plans to put up my review/giveaway of the Oreck Steam Mop. At this point, I don't know that that will happen until tomorrow. And . . . I broke my mug. Actually, it's hubby's Elvis mug that he received as a gift a few years ago, but I'm the one who drinks out of it every single … [Read more...]