Bring your home out of the mess it’s in and learn how to keep it under control.
“The dirty little secret about most organizing advice is that it’s written by organized people,” says blogger, speaker, and decluttering expert Dana K. White. “But that’s not how my brain works. I’m lost on page three.” Dana blogs at A Slob Comes Clean, chronicling her successes and failures with her self-described “deslobification process.” In the beginning she used the name “Nony” (short for aNONYmous), because she was sharing her deep, dark, slob secret. Now she has truly come clean—with not only her real name but the strategies she has developed, tested, and proved in her own home. She has learned what it takes to bring a home out of Disaster Status, which habits make the biggest and most lasting impact, and how to keep clutter under control.
In How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind, Dana explains that cleaning your house is not a onetime project but a series of ongoing premade decisions. Her reality-based cleaning and organizing techniques debunk the biggest housekeeping fantasies and help readers learn what really works. Chapter titles include
<ul>
<li>My First Step: Giving Up on the Fantasy</li>
<li>The Worst Thing About the Best Way</li>
<li>Just Tell Me What to Do</li>
<li>Conquering Laundry</li>
<li>Get Dinner on the Table</li>
<li>Putting an End to the Never-Ending Weekly Cleaning Tasks</li>
<li>Don’t Get Organized</li>
<li>How to Declutter Without Making a Bigger Mess</li>
<li>Fighting the Perceived Value Battle</li>
<li>But Will It Last?</li>
</ul>
With a huge helping of empathy and humor, Dana provides a step-by-step process with strategies for getting rid of enormous amounts of stuff in as little time (and with as little emotional drama) as possible.

How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets

White, Dana K.

Reference

Thomas Nelson

You don't have to live overwhelmed by stuff--you can get rid of clutter for good! While the world seems to be in love with the idea of tiny houses and minimalism, many of us simply can't purge it all and start from nothing. Yet a home with too much stuff is a home that is difficult to maintain, so where do we begin? Add in paralyzing emotional attachments and constant life challenges, and it can feel almost impossible to make real decluttering progress. In Decluttering at the Speed of Life, decluttering expert and author Dana White identifies the mind-sets and emotional challenges that make it difficult to declutter. Then, in her signature humorous approach, she provides workable solutions to break through these struggles and get clutter out--for good! But more than simply offering strategies, Dana dives deep into how to implement them, no matter the reader's clutter level or emotional resistance to decluttering. She helps identify procrasticlutter--the stuff that will get done eventually so it doesn't seem urgent--as well as how to make progress when there's no time to declutter. Sections of the book include <ul>
<li>Why You Need This Book (You Know Why)</li>
<li>Your Unique Home</li>
<li>Decluttering in the Midst of Real Life</li>
<li>Change Your Mind, Change Your Home</li>
<li>Breaking Through Your Decluttering Delusions</li>
<li>Working It Out Room by Room</li>
<li>Helping Others Declutter</li>
<li>Real Life Goes On (and On)</li>
</ul>As long as we're living and breathing, new clutter will appear. The good news is that decluttering can get easier, become more natural, and require significantly fewer hours, less emotional bandwidth, and little to no sweat to keep going.

Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

Religion & Spirituality

So you want to keep your kitchen counter clean but you aren't ready to toss the toaster You want to be able to find your kids' socks but aren't looking to spend your 401(k) on clear bins You long for a little more peace but minimalism isn't sparking joy Decluttering expert and self-proclaimed recovering slob Dana K. White&nbsp;offers sustainable ideas to simplify and manage your home in&nbsp;Organizing for the Rest of Us. Traditional organizing advice never worked for Dana K. White.&nbsp;Is it possible,&nbsp;she wondered,&nbsp;to get organized without color coding my sock drawer&nbsp;As Dana let go of the need for perfection, she discovered the joy of having an organized house in the midst of everyday life. In&nbsp;Organizing for the Rest of Us,&nbsp;Dana&nbsp;teaches us how to make great strides with minimal effort in organizing every room of our home. Here she offers 100 organizing tips to help us understand: <ul> <li>Why changing how we&nbsp;think&nbsp;about clutter is the first step to getting rid of it</li> <li>The basics of organization for people who don't like to organize</li> <li>Why&nbsp;you need to get a grip on laundry and dishes before&nbsp;getting organized</li> <li>How living with less clutter is better for the environment, our spiritual lives, and our relationships</li> <li>Why real-life decluttering requires fewer hours and less emotional bandwidth than we imagined</li> </ul> Organizing for the Rest of Us&nbsp;includes colorful photos, a presentation page, and a ribbon marker, making it a thoughtful gift or self-purchase for anyone: <ul> <li>Doing spring cleaning</li> <li>Making New Year's&nbsp;goals</li> <li>Downsizing their own home or their parents' home</li> <li>Decluttering and organizing for their own peace of mind</li> </ul> Fans of Dana's podcast,&nbsp;A Slob Comes Clean, which has been downloaded 7 million times, will treasure this book as a resource. With her lighthearted approach, Dana provides bite-size workable solutions to break through every organizational struggle you have--for good!

Organizing for the Rest of Us: 100 Realistic Strategies to Keep Any House Under Control

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Addiction & Recovery

Bring your home out of the mess it’s in and learn how to keep it under control. “The dirty little secret about most organizing advice is that it’s written by organized people,” says blogger, speaker, and decluttering expert Dana K. White. “But that’s not how my brain works. I’m lost on page three.” Dana blogs at A Slob Comes Clean, chronicling her successes and failures with her self-described “deslobification process.” In the beginning she used the name “Nony” (short for aNONYmous), because she was sharing her deep, dark, slob secret. Now she has truly come clean—with not only her real name but the strategies she has developed, tested, and proved in her own home. She has learned what it takes to bring a home out of Disaster Status, which habits make the biggest and most lasting impact, and how to keep clutter under control. In How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind, Dana explains that cleaning your house is not a onetime project but a series of ongoing premade decisions. Her reality-based cleaning and organizing techniques debunk the biggest housekeeping fantasies and help readers learn what really works. Chapter titles include  My First Step: Giving Up on the Fantasy The Worst Thing About the Best Way Just Tell Me What to Do Conquering Laundry Get Dinner on the Table Putting an End to the Never-Ending Weekly Cleaning Tasks Don’t Get Organized How to Declutter Without Making a Bigger Mess Fighting the Perceived Value Battle But Will It Last?  With a huge helping of empathy and humor, Dana provides a step-by-step process with strategies for getting rid of enormous amounts of stuff in as little time (and with as little emotional drama) as possible.

Self-Help

Motivational

Thomas Nelson on Brilliance Audio

You don’t have to live overwhelmed by stuff—you can get rid of clutter for good!
While the world seems to be in love with the idea of tiny houses and minimalism, real women with real families who are constantly growing and changing simply can’t purge it all and start from nothing. Yet a home with too much stuff is a home that is difficult to maintain, so where do we begin? Add in paralyzing emotional attachments and constant life challenges, and it can feel almost impossible to make real decluttering progress.
In Decluttering at the Speed of Life, decluttering expert and author Dana White identifies the mind-sets and emotional challenges that make it difficult to declutter. Then, in her signature humorous approach, she provides workable solutions to break through these struggles and get clutter out—for good!
But more than simply offering strategies, Dana dives deep into how to implement them, no matter the reader’s clutter level or emotional resistance to decluttering. She helps identify procrasticlutter—the stuff that will get done eventually so it doesn’t seem urgent—as well as how to make progress when there’s no time to declutter.
Sections of the book include
<ul>
<li>Why You Need This Book (You Know Why)</li>
<li>Your Unique Home</li>
<li>Decluttering in the Midst of Real Life</li>
<li>Change Your Mind, Change Your Home</li>
<li>Breaking Through Your Decluttering Delusions</li>
<li>Working It Out Room by Room</li>
<li>Helping Others Declutter</li>
<li>Real Life Goes On (and On)</li>
</ul>
As long as we’re living and breathing, new clutter will appear. The good news is that decluttering can get easier, become more natural, and require significantly fewer hours, less emotional bandwidth, and little to no sweat to keep going.

Personal Transformation

Product Description So you want to keep your kitchen counter clean but you aren't ready to toss the toaster? You want to be able to find your kids' socks but aren't looking to spend your 401(k) on clear bins? You long for a little more peace but minimalism isn't sparking joy? Decluttering expert and self-proclaimed recovering slob Dana K. White offers sustainable ideas to simplify and manage your home in Organizing for the Rest of Us.Traditional organizing advice never worked for Dana K. White. Is it possible, she wondered, to get organized without color coding my sock drawer? As Dana let go of the need for perfection, she discovered the joy of having an organized house in the midst of everyday life.In Organizing for the Rest of Us, Dana teaches us how to make great strides with minimal effort in organizing every room of our home. Here she offers 100 organizing tips to help us understand:Why changing how we think about clutter is the first step to getting rid of itThe basics of organization for people who don't like to organizeWhy you need to get a grip on laundry and dishes before getting organizedHow living with less clutter is better for the environment, our spiritual lives, and our relationshipsWhy real-life decluttering requires fewer hours and less emotional bandwidth than we imaginedOrganizing for the Rest of Us is a thoughtful gift or self-purchase for anyone:Doing spring cleaningMaking New Year's goalsDownsizing their own home or their parents' homeDecluttering and organizing for their own peace of mindFans of Dana's podcast, A Slob Comes Clean, which has been downloaded 7 million times, will treasure this book as a resource. With her lighthearted approach, Dana provides bite-size workable solutions to break through every organizational struggle you have--for good! About the Author Dana K. White is a blogger, podcaster, speaker, and (much to her own surprise) a Decluttering Expert. She taught both English and Theatre Arts before leaving her job to make her family her life's work. In an attempt to get her home under control, Dana started blogging as "Nony" (short for anonymous) at A Slob Comes Clean. Dana soon realized she was not alone in her housekeeping struggles and in her feelings of shame. Today, Dana shares realistic home management strategies and a message of hope for the hopelessly messy through her blog, weekly podcasts and videos. Dana lives with her husband and three kids just outside of Dallas, Texas. Oh, and she’s funny.

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How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets

Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

Organizing for the Rest of Us: 100 Realistic Strategies to Keep Any House Under Control

How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets

Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

Organizing for the Rest of Us: 100 Realistic Strategies to Keep Any House Under Control