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Daily Deslobification BlogCast - A Slob Comes Clean Cleaning and Organizing Audio Blog episodes:

• 09.07.2023

  383: 10 Years of the Podcast

  I can’t believe this podcast has been going for a DECADE!!?!? What in the actual world? Today, I’m sharing the timeline of how it formed and grew. I’m also sharing how thankful I am for y’all! Mentioned in this episode:...

  
• 09.30.2015

  So, A Place for Everything But Not ALWAYS Everything In Its Place? Huh.

  That’s a how-interesting-so-that’s-the-way-it-works kind of “huh.” Not a Texan version of “Pardon me?” I love (affiliate link alert) my dishwand. I’ve blabbed about it already this week. And I really love using my favorite mug to keep it clean and...

  
• 09.10.2015

  When Straightening Takes a Decluttering Turn

  Viewing every random straightening task as a full blown decluttering project. That’s ONE of my problems. As my Slob Vision cleared while I got the kitchen out of Summer Survival Mode, I shook my head and realized the spread-out-edness of...

  
• 09.08.2015

  When It’s FINALLY Obvious That It’s Time to Let Go

  I was so proud of this thing when I bought it. I found it at Costco, but it wasn’t cheap. There also weren’t multiple options like there might have been if I’d gone looking for a salad spinning thingy in...

  
• 09.04.2015

  Routines as a Thing to Catch Up To

  Before we begin, allow me to address all current/former English teachers/grammar nerds. I was one of you. I have purposely chosen to use artistic license in the title of this post. “Routines as the Things Up to Which I Catch”...

  
• 07.16.2015

  Happy Summer!!

  I wrote this back in June, but I’m putting it at the top for those who are wondering what is going on around here for summer! I’ve been publishing some fun and inspirational stories from YOU, so keep scrolling to...

  
• 06.26.2015

  Hawaiian Falls (Texas Waterpark) Giveaway!!

  I was provided with tickets for my family in exchange for writing this post. It’s summer. I love summer. Summer is all about fun, and this post is all about fun. I am SO excited to host this giveaway for...

  
• 06.24.2015

  Decluttering the Garage’s Lawn Equipment Area (And a TORO SmartStow Lawnmower Review)

  Father’s Day was Sunday. This year, Hubby got a new mower! Toro happens to have a really cool one that takes up significantly less storage space AND we needed a new mower AND it just so happened to be Father’s...

  
• 06.05.2015

  Is an “Easier to Clean Toilet” a Real Thing?

  Attention: This is NOT a sponsored post. I’m not being paid a dime to write this follow-up/reality-check-report from a post I wrote in December (which was a sponsored post). I am using an affiliate link, though. Back in December, I...

  
• 06.03.2015

  Using DrinkBands to Reduce Dirty Cup Clutter (Review and Giveaway!!)

  NOTE: This giveaway has closed, and Brittani A. was the winner! Summer starts in less than a week!! Yaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!! Can you tell I’m excited?? Oh, how I love summer. I love pretty much everything about it, but it does present...

  
• 06.01.2015

  It’s OK Future Me, Don’t Freak Out

  Sometimes I have the ability to see into the future. I see Future Me, deciding at the last minute to make mac ‘n cheese for dinner. (Because mac ‘n cheese is what I make at the last minute.) Future Me...

  
• 05.29.2015

  Less.

  Continuing my Saturday challenge of doing Two Things at some point in a busy day, I decided to tackle my Junk Drawers. Remember them? I decluttered them long ago, in this post where I first came up with my two...

  
• 05.27.2015

  Using an Awkward Pause to Finish Laundry Day

  It was 2:48. I needed to be at my kid’s school by 3:00. The school is five minutes away. It was officially an awkward pause in my day. What could I possibly accomplish in seven minutes? But it was a...

  
• 05.25.2015

  Someone Has to Teach Them

  Like almost every mother since the beginning of time, I found myself thinking, “How did my son not see that huge mess??” My 13yo recently had a highly brag-worthy modeling job. The back of his head will appear on the...

  
• 05.22.2015

  The Next Saturday: Decluttering Two (Or Three) More Things

  It was the next Saturday. I had another small pocket of unclaimed time, and I decided to try my Two Things strategy again. This time, I followed my Visibility Rule the way it’s supposed to be followed. Don’t declutter something...

  
• 05.20.2015

  More Ideas for Containing Stuffed Animals

  I started to title this, “More Ideas for Stuffed Animal Storage” but stopped myself. It’s not about storing. It’s about containing. By “it” I mean the way I have to think about my home to keep it from getting out...

  
• 05.18.2015

  How Many Do I Need? Not that many.

  I think about this question. I get asked this question. But any decluttering progress I’ve made has NOT been because I had an answer to this question. The best answer is simply, “Less.” I need less. Or fewer. Whichever is...

  
• 05.15.2015

  Finding Storage Space in My House

  One of my best/for-realest excuses reasons for clutter is I don’t have much storage space in this house. Really. I don’t. I have a tiny coat closet, one cabinet in the gameroom, and a pantry. But y’all, I’ve seen storage...

  
• 05.13.2015

  My Special Circumstances (for Today)

  Monday morning, my husband drank his coffee out of a cereal bowl. To be fair (to my slob self), our cereal bowls do have handles and could technically be called really big mugs. But still . . . I hadn’t...

  
• 05.11.2015

  The First of Two Things: Clearing My Bathroom Counter

  I’m rather behind posting some decluttering “projects” I’ve done over the past month. The weather has been beautiful, and we’ve had lots of randomness going on each Saturday. But a few weeks ago, I decided to do Two Things. I...

  
• 05.08.2015

  But . . . I LOVE My Extras!!

  On Monday, I wrote a big ol’ post (seriously, it was long) about losing my keys and being reminded (for the ba-jillionth time) that having more of something does NOT make my life easier. It doesn’t. I know that. I‘ve...

  
• 05.06.2015

  Organizing Kids’ Rooms: Containers (Used Correctly) WORK!!

  Wait. You saw that picture and clicked over because you thought it was a before pic? Oh. Well, this is uncomfortable. That’s not a before picture. It’s actually a celebration picture. Here it is without all the extra bloggy stuff:...

  
• 05.04.2015

  Fewer Things. Less Frustration.

  There was cause for great celebration in SlobLand last night!!! We found the keys to our Camry!!!! Lost keys happen. They happen around here way too often. But this was a very special case of Seriously, Do These Things Happen...

  
• 05.01.2015

  When the Donate Box Becomes a Normal Part of Life

  Remember the game that became a victim of the One In One Out rule? There it is, sitting in the a Donate Box for the second time. On the day it was deemed “outgrown” it went straight to the Donate...

  
• 04.29.2015

  How to Not Get Distracted from a Decluttering Project (by Other Decluttering Projects)

  I’ve been asked a certain question many times since I published this post explaining how I have learned to declutter without making a bigger mess. The game-changing decluttering strategy? Taking things where they go . . . now. Right now....

  
• 04.28.2015

  Where I Would Put It vs Where I Would Look For It

  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....

  
• 04.26.2015

  Last Day, and One Resource That Makes The UHB Worth the Money All By Itself

  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...

  
• 04.24.2015

  A Few Highlights of the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle

  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...

  
• 04.22.2015

  Two Very Different Women Who Cooked for Their Families

  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...

  
• 04.21.2015

  Whatever Works for YOU

  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...

  
• 04.20.2015

  Ultimate Homemaking Bundle 2015

  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...

  
• 04.17.2015

  Allergic to Paper

  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...

  
• 04.15.2015

  Ask Nony: How Do You Stop Judging Yourself?

  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...

  
• 04.13.2015

  Why I Purchase Chicken in Bulk

  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...

  
• 04.10.2015

  Using the Awkward Pauses

  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...

  
• 04.08.2015

  Finally Decluttered. I’m Pretty Sure We’ve Officially Tried Everything Now

  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...

  
• 04.06.2015

  Two Second Task: Pitching the Completely Useless Counter-Space-Taker

  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...

  
• 04.03.2015

  Re-Decluttering Is a Real Thing

  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...

  
• 04.02.2015

  I’m Speaking at a Professional Organizing Conference!

  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...

  
• 04.01.2015

  How to Avoid Piles of Dirty Cups and Glasses

  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...

  
• 03.29.2015

  Super Easy (and Awesome) April Fool’s Day Dinner Prank

  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...

  
• 03.27.2015

  Factoring in Travel Time

  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...

  
• 03.25.2015

  It’s Not About Fitting In More Stuff

  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...

  
• 03.23.2015

  In With the New, Out with the Old

  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...

  
• 03.20.2015

  Give Me a Space and I Will Fill It

  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....

  
• 03.18.2015

  Five Truths about Cleaning the Kitchen that are Still True If You Don’t Have a Dishwasher

  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...

  
• 03.16.2015

  When One Will Do

  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...

  
• 03.13.2015

  Don’t Hesitate When He’s Ready to Say Goodbye

  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...

  
• 03.11.2015

  Using Timers with Kids – Reader Story

  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...

  
• 03.09.2015

  From the Mailbox: Timing a Procrastinatable Task

  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...