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We now return to our regular decluttering-focused programming. Whew. I have quite a bit of lessening to share. That has been my focus lately. Life has been crazy, but I’ve tackled several areas even without time to actually finish them. I’ve been celebrating “less.” I may not be able to call it Before and After, […] The post Where I Would Put It vs Where I Would Look For It appeared first on Dana...

It’s over! Sorry if you missed it! If you want to be sure you don’t miss time-sensitive information in the future, be sure to sign up for my email list. There are multiple options here!     All links in this post are my affiliate links! That’s how I get to call this crazy blogging […] The post Last Day, and One Resource That Makes The UHB Worth the Money All By Itself appeared first on Dana K. Whi...

So sorry, but the bundle has ended. If you want to be sure you don’t miss future time-sensitive things, sign up for my free newsletter here. I had big plans to make a video with one of the characters from my Clutter Avoidance video series. It was going to be me explaining how to look […] The post A Few Highlights of the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean...

This post contains affiliate links alongside totally free inspiration. When my husband and I got married, things were pretty smooth that first year. I’d heard horror stories from newlyweds about adjusting to living together, but we got lucky. I think part of it was that we were so grateful to be together after our opposite-sides-of-the-world […] The post Two Very Different Women Who Cooked for The...

I have e-books. I’ve come up with ways to keep my home under control, to be able to let non-immediate-family members come inside on a weekly basis. I can tackle a decluttering project with confidence and know I’ll make progress (if not finish) in whatever time I throw at it. I share all these things […] The post Whatever Works for YOU appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean .

So sorry, but the bundle has ended. If you want to be sure you don’t miss future time-sensitive things, sign up for my free newsletter here. Affiliate links in this post! Two years ago, I participated in the first Utimate Homemaking Bundle. This year, my e-book, Drowning in Clutter? is included in the same sale […] The post Ultimate Homemaking Bundle 2015 appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Co...

When I was a kid, I told people I was allergic to coconut. I wasn’t. Don’t worry. I’m appropriately remorseful now. I just didn’t want to eat coconut and it was a great way to get people to stop pushing their macaroons on me. Now, I really am allergic to chocolate. Really. It’s an allergy […] The post Allergic to Paper appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean .

Reader Question: i relate to you so much so i feel i can ask you this….how do you stop judging yourself when things get on top of you? like when i go to a friends i find i’m judging myself on how their home is compared to mine. i was wondering if you’ve been through […] The post Ask Nony: How Do You Stop Judging Yourself? appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean .

Full Disclosure: Even though I’ve written about my love of purchasing chicken in bulk from Zaycon many, many times, they offered me a product from their extensive line for writing about it again. I jumped at that chance. I’m also using my own referral link so I can build up credit for my next chicken […] The post Why I Purchase Chicken in Bulk appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean .

I don’t like awkward pauses. I’m that person who fills the seven-minute-lull in party conversations with sometimes-funny-sometimes-not remarks. This school year has been full of awkward pauses as we haven’t been able to develop a rhythm to our days. I’m blaming Junior High. The year started with football before school, leaving the house at 6:30 […] The post Using the Awkward Pauses appeared first...

Ahhhhh, that cute bench. That bench I ordered from eBay years ago, and was sure would solve our shoe storage issues. Back in 2012, I finally accepted that instead of collecting shoes, it was collecting stuff. It was a catch-all spot that I couldn’t keep clear, so I got rid of it. That was a […] The post Finally Decluttered. I’m Pretty Sure We’ve Officially Tried Everything Now appeared first on Da...

This morning, my Slob Brain registered my own annoyance that there was one-too-many phones on my kitchen counter. For two days, there have been two phones in that space. But lest you think two days isn’t that bad, I should admit that there has been one-too-many phones in that space for months. And months. A […] The post Two Second Task: Pitching the Completely Useless Counter-Space-Taker appeared...

In case you’re new around here, let me explain something. I truly believe the #1 thing I have to give to my kindred slob spirits is permission to keep going. Photo-proof that “after” photos turn back into before photos, and it’s okay to tackle that same space again instead of throwing my hands up in […] The post Re-Decluttering Is a Real Thing appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean .

I’m more than a little bit excited to be asked to be a Keynote Speaker at the Professional Organizing Summit in April! Me! For real, y’all!!! It has been my dream for a long time to be the bridge between people whose brains work like mine and the professional organizers who want to help. I’m […] The post I’m Speaking at a Professional Organizing Conference! appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob...

I’m all about finding solutions for chronic messes. Solutions that actually work. For years now, I’ve been singing the praises of my wash-the-dishes-every-single-night-and-put-them-away-every-single-morning method. The one I blab on and on about in my book, How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind. That method works. It totally does. It changed the way my […] The post How to Avoid Piles of...

Last year, for the very first time ever, I thought about making a Prank Dinner BEFORE April 2nd. Go me! I posted pictures on Facebook, and the response was great, though it was tinged with a little “Ummmm, thanks for the idea NOW THAT IT’S TOO LATE!” So here I am, remembering to post it […] The post Super Easy (and Awesome) April Fool’s Day Dinner Prank appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Come...

It was a perfectly good envelope. A perfectly good, big envelope. There was no reason to pitch it. No reason at all why I couldn’t re-use it. And aren’t envelopes (especially big ones) the stuff of dreams? Just imagine filling them with photos or coloring pages or full-sized papers that needed be kept together. Or […] The post Factoring in Travel Time appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes...

  Skirt hangers. In my mother’s mind, they’re God’s gift to skirt-wearers. I know this because she has been giving them to me. Over and over. Year after year. Always with a hopeful look upon her face. Hopeful that this item which is the Ultimate Skirt Hanging Solution in her own closet will change my […] The post It’s Not About Fitting In More Stuff appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Cl...

Did you notice my lovely new red dutch oven in this post? My mother gave that to me for Christmas after I noticed its lovely redness while we shopped together. It sat in my garage for a month or so until I remembered it when I was making four meals of pot roast for the […] The post In With the New, Out with the Old appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean .

Last summer, I bought a new purse. I went to a home party and the salesperson logic just made so much sense. And I needed a new purse. Really. I did. It had one feature that’s a must for me. The cross-body strap. When I lived in Thailand, my purse-buying habits changed forever. When the […] The post Give Me a Space and I Will Fill It appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean .

Here we go. One of those posts. The back story: Almost every time I post something on Facebook about running my dishwasher, or about how irritatingly important it is to empty it, or about how finally grasping the routine of running it each and every night was the game changer for my kitchen, someone bemoans […] The post Five Truths about Cleaning the Kitchen that are Still True If You Don’t Have a...

My daughter will turn 9 next month. That’s crazy talk. Since the party-planning has already started, I looked at this randomly-appearing item with my anti-T.P.A.D glasses on. (T.P.A.D. = Time Passage Awareness Disorder = a totally-made-up-by-me condition) These cute little party favor boxes were from her birthday party two years ago. I know it was […] The post When One Will Do appeared first on Da...

We’ve had a few “snow” days lately. Some more legit than others. On one of the first, I did a double take when I saw Hubby’s feet. He was wearing the strangest, pink-heeled socks I’d ever seen. Only after a moment of real confusion did I realize I was seeing his heels. Like, the skin […] The post Don’t Hesitate When He’s Ready to Say Goodbye appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean .

I love hearing how this mama is using what she’s learning to help her daughter: Hi, Dana: I love your blog, but who doesn’t? The idea of decluttering one box at a time was just what I needed to attack (and defeat) my closet last month. I’m the one who posted on Facebook that I […] The post Using Timers with Kids – Reader Story appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean .

You know I love to time myself doing various tasks. This simple thing helps me break through my delusions that I don’t have enough time to tackle a spot that’s been bugging me for way too long. Here’s an email from one of you who did the same thing: Mornin’ Nony, I copied you! First […] The post From the Mailbox: Timing a Procrastinatable Task appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean .