Decluttering Advice that Will Work for Every Family
Sometimes I wish I could just snap and my house would be magically put together. My girls love watching Mary Poppins. Whenever we get to the scene where toys are flying into place, I dream that it was only that easy in my own home. Where is Mary Poppins when you need her?
I’m so excited to have Dana White, master of decluttering, on the show today. We are talking about her new book, Decluttering at the Speed of Life. I missed that nuance the first time I saw the title. At first, I thought it was a book about speedy decluttering, but it’s so much better. Today, Dana is going to be sharing with us how to fit decluttering into our lives.
I know you are going to love this episode…especially on the heels of Emily’s episode last week that was all about simplifying.
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Highlights from This Show…
Dana goes by Dana K White — her reasoning why is so funny! She started her blog, A Slob Comes Clean, under a fake name on the day her second child went to Kindergarten. What was meant to just be a side hobby actually took off!- Did you know that Dana is also a podcaster?! A Slob Comes Clean Podcast has been around for about 4 or 5 years and started because Dana thought it would be fun! She self-taught herself all the ins and outs.
- Dana calls herself a slob, but really how bad could it have been? I ask Dana to paint a picture for the listeners… One thing that I think is such a big blessing is when someone has been in your shoes and they have learned something — I don’t know about you, but I can learn so much from that person! I think that really resonates with people.
- Dana’s first book was fun, but this one!! Decluttering at the Speed of Life — I love it! (Confession: I totally read her title wrong the first time and thought she was going to be teaching how to speed clean!) We can be organized in different areas in our lives, but it doesn’t always shine through in our home. In our homes, it’s a never-ending I love that she breaks down decluttering and organization in her book — she breaks down decluttering into layers. My favorite layer that she chats about is procrasti-clutter. Dana shares a little more about what this is and how to overcome it.
- In Decluttering at the Speed of Life, Dana talks about how our house is a container and when we view it that way, it changes our perspective. Dana explains a little more in detail this concept.
One thing that Dana mentions that I thought was interesting and reminded me of the Marie Kondo method, was that Dana has her followers ask questions while they are decluttering. I ask Dana what her thoughts are on The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.- Are you ready to get started decluttering yet? Dana shares the bestplace for you to start.
- I love our listener questions! This week Kristy asks: “How do I keep up with what I’ve done while moving on to the next area?
I love Dana’s fun-family tradition — even though her kids are older, still make sure to do those traditions even though they may change over time. (CLICK TO TWEET)
Are you ready to start decluttering yet? Listen to this great #SimplyJoyfulPodcast episode with Dana K White! (CLICK TO TWEET)
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A Special Thanks to…
Rend Collective for allowing me to use their incredible song “The Joy of the Lord is My Strength.” This song has so much special meaning to me and it highlights the theme verse for my podcast — Nehemiah 8:10. Be sure to check out their music! They are such a fun band to listen to…and to see live.
Connect with Dana K White…
Dana K. White, creator of A Slob Comes Clean blog and author of How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind, is a busy mom, successful blogger and flourishing author, so she is quite familiar with what feels like the impossible – a clean, simplified, highly functioning home.
You can check out Dana’s books HERE on Amazon! Be sure to visit her site as well at www.aslobcomesclean.com.
(This podcast is by Kristi Clover. Discovered by Christian Podcast Central and our community — copyright is owned by the publisher, not Christian Podcast Central, and audio is streamed directly from their servers.)