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Clutter guilt is a real thing, y’all. I did a whole video series (or two) about it. When someone (me) stresses over the possible uses, possible future need, and possible life-threatening consequences of NOT keeping something, it’s only natural to also stress over the nobleness or lack of nobleness of various decluttering methods. Irrational Stress […] The post Giving What I’ve Been Given appeared...

Please read that title pronouncing “again” as “aGANE.” It sounds better that way. I have no idea how many times I’ve washed the item in the picture above. I’m pretty sure, though, that I’ve washed it more times than I’ve worn it. It’s the belt for a cute and sporty pajama set that Hubby and […] The post I Shall Never Wash This Item Again appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean .

I think Hubby brought these home. It was sweet, really. Someone had them at work and he thought he’d be nice. Except our kids don’t really like them. I know (from experience) that they’ll sit and sit and sit and end up at the bottom of the snack basket, waiting for an official Decluttering Project. […] The post Perfectly Good Candy appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean .

I was listening to my own podcast (a rare thing, since I don’t edit them) about the Head Explosion Rule as I cleaned up the kitchen this morning. So when I ran across that glass lid-thingy in the picture, and began to feel a physical, head-exploding sensation come over me, I knew just what to […] The post Using My Head Exploding Rule to Declutter appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean...

It’s 2:20 on Wednesday afternoon, and other than a quick, not-a-real-post on Monday, I haven’t blogged this week. We had “snow” days on Monday and Tuesday, which were really Ice Days. The roads were bad, so school was canceled, but we managed to get out with friends to have a BLAST “sledding” in our laundry […] The post Priorities – And Sledding without Snow appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob...

Last week was crazy. School fundraisers and dentist appointments that involved hours in the chair to have a 30+ year old filling ground down so I could be fitted for a crown (and that I’d completely forgotten was an appointment that would last most of the day) and title transferring for the inlaws new car […] The post Reality Check 2/23 appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean .

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 […] The post If I Don’t Know What to Do With It . . . appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean .

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”! […] The post Using the Container Concept When Decluttering with Kids appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Com...

I was doing the right thing. Even though I’d messed up and NOT started the dishwasher the night before, I was starting it that morning. Yay for getting back on track. And the kitchen really looked nice. Clean counters. Mostly clean sink. Except for that one measly cookie sheet that wouldn’t fit into the dishwasher […] The post A Clean Kitchen in One Minute and 3.58 Seconds appeared first on Dana K...

Last week’s Reality Check: I’ll start with a possible excuse for not actually posting this on the 16th. The kids will be out of school, so unless it’s ready to go and they sleep late (pretty pretty please?), it may not happen. Monday – I got posts scheduled out for the week, which always takes […] The post Reality Check 2/16 appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean .

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 […] The post What to Do with Old Prom Dresses appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean .

I’ve talked about this particular spot in my kitchen before. This almost-impossible-to-clean spot. My dislike of climbing up on counters at the age of 41 is the reason I’d pretended to not see those cobwebs in the top picture? What? You don’t see them? Oh good. Maybe the people who have been in my home […] The post Two Second Task: Now You See (Might) See It. Now You (Hopefully) Don’t. appeared fi...

Last Tuesday, I posted this cutesy little pic on Instagram: Ummm, I planned to spend “some time that morning” cleaning it up. I’d been putting off cleaning this mess because it just made more sense to wait until my 7th grader was done sawing styrofoam for a school project. I’m excessively logical like that. Meanwhile, […] The post The Day it Snowed Inside My House In Texas appeared first on Dana K...

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 […] The post Three Things I’ve Thrown Away Lately appeared first on Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean .