podcasts Archives - Dana K. White: A Slob Comes Clean

458: Tackling Your Decluttering Challenges

457: Simplifying Tasks to Simplify Lifestyle

456: Legitimately Challenging Challenges

455: Kids, In-Laws, Laundry and More Questions Answered!

454: Tackling a Space Full of Generational Clutter

453: Rhythms, Meals, Guilt, and Other Questions Answered

452: How to Be Convinced to Declutter

451: Decluttering without Making Decisions

450: Decluttering to Combine Households

449: Removing Containers, Decluttering With Others, and More of Your Questions Answered

448: Comparisons or Containers?

447: It isn’t Possible to Struggle with DUH Donations

446: ADHD & the No Mess Decluttering Process with Megs Crawford

445: Learning to Trust Your Decluttering Instincts

444: China, Closets, Cleaners, and More

443: Forests, Trees, and Nail Holes

442: How to Be a Maximalist

441: Your Unique Situation Affects Your Clutter Threshold

440: When Decluttering Snags Happen

439: So How Long Did It Take to Declutter My Whole House?

438: How to Make the Most of a Week With Nothing to Do But Declutter

437: There Really Is No Secret to Keeping the House Under Control

436: Decluttering When You’re in Less Than Ideal Circumstances

435: Why Understanding the Layers of a Clean House is So Helpful

434: Prepping the House for Special Events

433: Five Minute Pickup Or Declutter? Yes.

432: Spoiler Alert – The Answer is the Container Concept

431: Stretched Thin? Pick a Skillet

430: Decluttering When Bad Things Could Really Happen

429: Fighting the Temptation to Overcomplicate

428: Qs: Kids Toys, Mother in Law and More

427: 4 Ways to Make Your Kitchen Function Better

426: Feeling Emotions When You Declutter Without Using Emotions to Declutter

425: Helping Others Declutter While Being Respectful to Them

424: Q&A: Considering Others When Decluttering (and More)

423: No Regret Decluttering – The Power of Closure

422: The Reality of No Dish Piles

421: How to Get Motivated

420: Rapid Q & A

419: How to Help Other People Declutter

418: Infinity Brain and Decluttering to Allow for All the Interests

417: Put a Party on Your Schedule

416: House Rules with Myquillyn Smith

415: Adjusting to Not Panicking at the Thought of a Doorbell

414: What Makes Clutter Invisible

413: Where Joy Fits into the Decluttering Process

412: The Messy Middle is Real, but It Doesn’t Actually Have to be Messy

411: When All The Many Projects Take Over The House

410: Rapid Q&A

409: Keys to Using Awkward Pauses

408: Rest Is Necessary

407: Defining a Shared Space

406: Adjusting for Changes in Your Home and Routine

405: Focusing on Routines with a Busy Family and Unpredictable Schedule

404: Learning to Love Decluttering Isn’t the Goal

403: Getting Rid of Gifts?!

402: Net Gains Decluttering

401: Getting Started When the Project of Your Home is Overwhelming

400: Talking Decluttering with My Husband

399: Daily Stuff – The Beginning and the End

398: How to Work Decluttering into Whatever Time & Energy You Have

397: How to Move Forward, Even in Survival Mode

396 Why “Why” Isn’t Part of My Decluttering Process

395: Too Many Shoes, Towels, & Projects

394: Appreciate or Depreciate – It’s Your Choice

393: Temporary Toys, Sentimental Decor, and Food Where It Doesn’t Belong

392: Applying the Decluttering Process to General Decision Making

391: Shifting the Mindset about Space-Saving and Storage Solutions

390: Questions about Toys, Finding Places and the Decluttering Questions

389: A Joint Husband and Wife Strategy Session

388: Decluttering that Extra Difficult Spot or Category of Stuff

387: In Theory, Your House Will Never Improve (Reality Is Where it Changes!)

386: Looking at Decluttering as a Way to Re-Discover and Honor Your Treasures

385: Clutter and My Hero Complex

384: Talking About Goals with Jon Acuff

382: Rapid Q&A – Decluttering and Home Questions Answered

381: Wasting Time vs. Wasting Opportunity

380: Back to (Or Start with) the Basics

379: Let’s Talk About Money and Decluttering

378: Simplifying Routines in Seasons of Stress & Grief

377: Knowing the Path When You Can’t Predict the Future

376: Three Moments When You Should Hesitate (and Declutter)

375: Boundaries Even When Stuff Could Totally Be Helpful in the Future

374: Making Decluttering Part of Everyday Life

373: Decluttering in Slow Times vs Fast Times

372: Rapid Q&A – Lots of Questions and Lots of Answers

371: Sometimes Even Interesting Things Need to Go

370: Out of Sight, Out of Mind

369: Perfect or Right?

368: Another Round of Decluttering (And Clothing)

367: When the Whole House is Just Overwhelming

366: Better All Along the Way

365: Decluttering In the Midst of Upheaval and Intense Grief

364: Six Ways I No Longer Struggle in My Home

363: Six Ways I Still Struggle in My Home

362: The Container Concept vs The Clutter Threshold

361: Are You Hoarding Your Creativity?

360: Setting Up Systems and Doing Things “Right” in a New Situation

359: 5 Small Things You Can Do Right Now to Change Your Home Next Year

358: Applying the Decluttering Process to ANY situation, even the Ones That Seem TOO Different

357: Helpful vs. Unhelpful Comments/Advice About Decluttering

356: So Having Lots of Containers Isn’t the Answer?

355: Giving Up On Perfect Podcast

354: Helping Others Declutter

353: Trending Towards Minimalism with Toys with Dawn from The Minimal Mom

352: More Advice Than “Take a Deep Breath” When You’re Overwhelmed

351: The Process of Valuing Space Over Stuff

350: But What About the Stuff I Really Need?

349: Finding Solutions for Unique Family Members

348: Getting Past the Tough Spots

347: How to Take Advantage of Focused Moments in Your Home

346: Talking to Others about Your Decluttering Journey

345: Adjusting What Used to Work for New Circumstances

344: Getting Unstuck

343: The “Cure” for My TPAD and Slob Problems

342: The Myth of Consistency

341: Frugality and Changing the Definition of Value

340: State of the Home Report ’22

339: Breaking through the Overthinking About Your Clutter

338: Real Progress in a Hoarding Situation Podcast

337: Discussion with a Hoarding Cleanout Expert: What is the Process?

336: Adjusting Your Home Routines for Health Changes Podcast

335: What Gardening is Teaching/Reminding Me About Decluttering

334: Fighting the Project Mentality & Identifying Key Tasks Podcast

333: Is it Nature or Nurture?

332: Creative Endeavors, Flat Surfaces, & Dealing with Other People Podcast

331: The Truth About Maintenance Podcast

330: Involving the Family

329: Applying the Decluttering Process and Principles to Your Unique Situation

328: Decluttering Success with ADHD and a Full Time Job Podcast

327: The Truth about Checklists Podcast

327: The Truth about Checklists

326: Playing the Long Game in Your Home Podcast

325: Just Follow the Strategies

324: Making Decluttering Progress While Embracing your Imperfect Situation

323: Perfectionism vs What’s-the-Point-Ism

322: Wouldn’t it Be Easier to Add More Shelves? Podcast

321: Q&A: Odd Shaped Stuff, Hobby Spaces, and Other People in Your Home

320: Dealing with the House When Everything Is Changing

319: Working Together When Your Clutter Thresholds are Different Podcast

318: Setting Goals When You’ve Always Failed at Setting Goals Podcast

317: The Appearance of Clean Podcast

316: Ins and Outs of Decluttering Podcast

315: A Place for Every (Christmas) Thing

314: Setting Up Space to Do the Things You Want to Do Podcast

313: Learning About My Clutter through the Moving Process Podcast

312: The Power of Can and Can’t Podcast

311: Making the Ideal Strategy Actually Work

310: Family Who Doesn’t See the Mess Podcast

309: Dailies, Routines and Such Podcast

308: Maintaining or Maintaining Progress

307: Project Brain is a Gift – Planning a Move

306: When the Size of Your House/Container Changes Podcast

305: Celebrate Success EVEN if you Aren’t Finished

304: Saving Stuff for the Future and Overthinking Plans

303: Cars and Paper and Other Overwhelmingly Messy Things Podcast

302: Monica Closets, Estate decluttering, Fridge Organization and More

301: Rewarding Myself in a Way that Actually Works Podcast

300: Getting Family to Help (With Thoughts from My Husband) Podcast

299: I Solved My Paper Clutter Problem!

298: Decluttering Deeper Without Getting Overwhelmed Podcast

297: Finding Focus Podcast

Antimicrobials: How to Read a Product Label (A Sponsored Podcast)

296: Putting Away and Putting Away Again Podcast

295: Getting Started is NOT a Team Effort Podcast

294: Enjoying Your Progress Even When You’re Not Finished Podcast

293: Decluttering for a Move Podcast

292: The Dumping Ground Room Podcast

291: When Big Plans Equal Little Progress Podcast

290: Making Things Easier For (and on) Yourself Podcast

How Do Antimicrobial Products Get Approval from the EPA? (Sponsored Podcast)

289: Life After Your Clutter Threshold

288: Q&A Overwhelm in Different Forms and Situations

287: When the Very Best Way is Too Overwhelming Podcast

286: When You Don’t Have the Energy to Declutter

285: My 5 Step Decluttering Process Podcast

284: “What If Scenario” Reality Checks Podcast

283: Setting You (and your Family) Up for Success Podcast

Demystifying Antimicrobials (Sponsored Podcast)

282: Making Plans or Making Excuses?

281: Other People’s Stuff and Other People’s Opinions Podcast

280: Legitimately Challenging Decluttering Challenges Podcast

279: Why Your House Looks Messy Podcast

278: Decluttering Trash AND Treasures

277: Next Level Decluttering Podcast

276: The Container Concept with Cas and Dawn

275: What and How Much Can I Handle?

274: Working and Working and Having Something to Show for It Podcast

273: What’s the Point of Storage Space? Podcast

272: Making the Best of It Podcast

271: Figuring Out Laundry Day

270: Reclaiming Your Space for Good Podcast

269: The Problem with Miscellaneous Podcast

268: Decluttering Paralysis and Moving Podcast

267: Getting Unstuck Podcast

266: Be Willing to Experiment Podcast

265: Keyword: Start Podcast

264: The Answer is The 5 Minute Pickup Podcast

263: Decorating Without Clutter with The Nester

262: Blending Organizing Styles (and more) Podcast

261: Measuring Progress, Measuring Success Podcast

260: Rethinking Organizing Podcast

259: The Thing About Maintenance Podcast

258: Cleaning for “Us” and Not the Doorbell Podcast

257: Visibility Rule Challenges and Re-Decluttering Podcast

256: Cleaning WITH Other People Podcast

255: Decluttering with the Time Available Podcast

254: Easy Meal Ideas Podcast

253: Decluttering / Clearing Out Storage Spaces Podcast

252: Limiting What Comes Into the House Podcast

251: What’s Working for Me Right Now Podcast

250: Decluttering with Chronic Illness and Exhaustion Podcast

249: How to Clean Your Bedroom Podcast

248: How to Get Work Done Podcast

247: Decluttering in Uncertain Times Podcast

246: Time Management – Even with Unpredictable Schedules Podcast

245: Ruthless Re-Decluttering Podcast

244: The Basics – Getting Started or Getting Back Podcast

243: How to Chill Out About (and in) Your Home Podcast

242: Decluttering Useful Stuff and Difficult Decisions Podcast

241: How to Get Rid of Your Stuff (or Clutter, or JUNK) Podcast

240: Getting Credit for Your Housekeeping Effort Podcast

239: The Allure of Extra Space & The Challenge of New Schedules Podcast

238: Stopping the What Ifs – Diving into Decluttering Question 2 Podcast

237: What “Counts” as Decluttering? Podcast

236: Mindsets for Major Changes – Decluttering Progress in the New Year (Decade) Podcast

235: Decluttering (Purposeful and Accidental) Storage Spaces Podcast

234: What Happens After the Basic Habits are Under Control?

233: The Pre-Christmas Purge Podcast

232: Is Change Possible for “Us”? Podcast

231: Helping Kids Declutter, Cleaning with Irregular Schedules & More

230: Dealing With Discouragement

229: Daily VS Decluttering Podcast

228: Decluttering My Schedule Podcast

227: Babies, Kids, Pets and Cleaning Podcast

226: Energy Takers vs Energy Givers Podcast

225: Organizing and Storing Kids Toys (and more) with Kristi Clover Podcast

224: Decision Fatigue Outside the House Affects the Inside of My House Podcast

223: Dealing With Stuff after the Death of a Loved One

222: Basic Decor Principles to Help Keep Clutter at Bay with Tracy Steel

221: Why Do Organizing Systems Work for Some People And Not for Others Podcast

220: Downsizing – Cleaning Out The WHOLE House Podcast

219: Helping Someone Downsize – the Beginning of the (Slow) Process Podcast

218: Wishing Someone Would Declutter Podcast

217: It’s Never Always All or Nothing Podcast

216: The Free Time Delusion Podcast

215: Building Decluttering Momentum and Decluttering CHOPS Podcast

214: Donation Hangups and Hesitations Podcast

213: Big Tasks/Projects, Family Who Doesn’t Understand, and More Podcast

212: Managing the Home While Sick Podcast

211: Updates on How My Basic Strategies are Working Right Now

210: Teenagers and Young Adults and Cleaning and Clutter

209: My Fine (Blurry) Line Between Clutter and Décor Podcast

208: Decluttering Q & A

207: Building Family Traditions (So Life Doesn’t Get Away From You) with Jessica Smartt of Memory Making Mom

206: Project-Related Clutter Podcast

205: Why Your Family Doesn’t Maintain Your Organizing Systems Podcast

204: Project Brain – The Good and the Bad Podcast

203: Cleaning, Decluttering, Tidying, Straightening or Whatever You Want to Call It

202: Letting People Into Your Home and In On Your Slob Secret

201: Interview with My Husband Podcast

200: Defining “Easy” Podcast

199: Getting Others On Board Podcast

198: Q&A Chore Days & Lack of Progress Stress

197: The Decluttering Steps Are There When You Need Them Podcast

196: The Worst Decluttering Strategy EVER Podcast

195: Stop Cluttering Podcast

194: Stop Stuff Shifting (And Actually Declutter) Podcast

193: How Much Christmas Can I Handle?

192: Experience Gifts Vs Stuff Gifts Podcast

191: Keep What You Want to Keep Podcast

190: Things I’m Thankful I Did (A While Back) Podcast

189: Things I’m Thankful I Did This Week Podcast

188: What About Cleaning and Decluttering?? (In the Midst of Life) Podcast

187: How I Do (Or Don’t) Do “It All” Podcast

186: Ten (More) Things Making Life Easier Podcast

185: NOT Ready for Baby with Emily Thomas

184: Automating Cleaning (the mental game) Podcast

183: Decluttering the Whole Messy House Podcast

182: Decluttering Toys Q&A Podcast

181: No Right (Or Wrong) Way to Declutter Podcast

180: Attachment or Attachment Issues Podcast

179: Instant Pot Ins and Outs and Q&A with Tiffany King Podcast

178: Decluttering When Remodeling Podcast

177: Post Summer (Laundry and Grocery) Report

175: Planning Out and Surviving Summer Podcast

176: Teaching Kids to Cook Real Food

173: 5 Tips for Helping Others Declutter Podcast

172: Overthinking the Housekeeping Process Podcast

171: 6 Things My Mama Did Right Podcast

170: Prep Ahead Breakfasts and Lunches with Alea Milham

169: Packing and Unpacking for Travel Podcast

168: The Answer to All Your Problems (especially photos)

167: Just Open the Door with Jen Schmidt Podcast

166: The Fine Line Between Challenges and Excuses

165: 10 Things Over My Clutter Threshold Podcast

164: Visibility Deep Dive

163: Decluttering Q&A Podcast

162: What an Archaeological Dig Taught Me about Clutter

161: Hitting the Wall Podcast

160: Money as a Decluttering Hangup

Special Preview of Decluttering at the Speed of Life Audiobook

159: Minimalism vs Container Concept Podcast

158: How Long Should I Spend On My House Each Day? Podcast

157: Small Steps to Whole Foods

156: First Sign of Fizzle Podcast

155: The Simplest Solution Podcast

154 My Delusions about “Extras” Podcast

153: Decluttering – What Can and Can’t be Donated?

152: Quick Decluttering Wins Podcast

151 The Link Between Creativity and Clutter Podcast

150: Non-Clutter Gifts Podcast

149: Non-Clutter Christmas Gifts for Various Ages Part One

148: “Keeping it That Way” after a Party Cleanup Podcast

147 Things Making My Life Easier Podcast

146 Part Two of 2 Week Plan for Getting the house Ready for Guests

145 2 Week Plan for Getting Ready for Guests Podcast Part One

144 Power Hour Podcast

143 Changing My Brain vs Changing My Thoughts Podcast

142 Predicting the Future Podcast

141 Setting Aside Time to Declutter Podcast

140 Folding Laundry (And Why It Feels So Hard) Podcast

139 Taking Advantage of Decluttering Opportunities Podcast

138 One Year Later – Thoughts on Hiring Cleaning Help

137 – Large Family Homeschooling and Organizing with Amy of Raising Arrows

136 Catching Up and Moving Forward Podcast

135 Big Days and Little Days – Decluttering When You Can

134 Experience Helps Podcast

133 Mom Guilt Podcast

132 Paper Clutter Tips with Guest Taylor Flanery Podcast

131 Allowing Rest Podcast

130 Planning a Project Podcast

129 Natural Tendencies: Working with and against them Podcast

128 Make Your House Look Clean (Without Cleaning)

127 Visibility Rule Ins and Outs

126 Bare Minimum House Cleaning Plan Podcast

125 Too Much Clutter to Spring Clean? Podcast

124 Five Truths about a Clean Kitchen Podcast

123 Sickness Survival Mode for Your Home Podcast

122-Frustrated with Your Wardrobe? Tips from Kelly Snyder of Adore Your Wardrobe

121 Decluttering Dreams Pt 2 Podcast

120 Decluttering – Giving Up On Dreams Pt 1

119 Cleaning with a Bad Attitude Podcast

118 -Why My Strange Solution for Storing Food Containers Works for ME Podcast

117-Organizing Products I Like Podcast

116 Delving into Decluttering Question #1 Podcast

115 Dealing with the Onslaught of New Stuff

114 -10 Simple Ways To Have a Tidier New Year Podcast

113 A Healthy Dose of Perspective Podcast

112 Simpler Christmas Podcast

111 Daunting Decluttering Projects Podcast

110 Difference between Cleaning, Organizing and Decluttering Podcast

109 -60 Minutes to Guests

108 How is this book different from other organizing books? Podcast

107 Hospitality Mindset Podcast

106 The Project Mentality Podcast

105 Laundry Routine = Decluttering is Easy Podcast

104 Idealism? Perfectionism? Podcast

103 What to Do With Shipping Boxes? Podcast

102 – Realities of Hiring a Cleaner Podcast

101 To Do Lists: Yes, No, or Maybe?