449: Removing Containers, Decluttering with Others, and More of Your Questions Answered
A Slob Comes Clean
Dana K White
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
I’m answering your decluttering questions that were submitted at AskDanaKWhite.com
- When should we remove containers? For example, bookshelves, entryway tables, desks, buffets, china cabinets, etc.
- My hubby and I are following your steps. We have different "where would I look for it first" locations. Do you have any thoughts or advice?
- I am having trouble following your steps because I have three active children. Do you have any tips for finding time for a five-minute pickup?
- Do your strategies work for people who have cluttered homes due to having adhd?
- I need help getting rid of keepsake papers, old notebooks, greeting cards, travel brochures & sentimental letters from deceased relatives.
- How do I keep clutter out from under my bed or dressers?
- How do you throw useful/sentimental items in the trash?
- I want to clear out sentimental items, many of which are old pictures. I’m concerned I won’t be able to do the technical stuff, like scanning. Do you have any suggestions?
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to A Slob Comes Clean, the podcast. I am Dana K. White. I share my personal deslobification process. As I figure out ways to keep my own home under control, I share the truth about cleaning and organizing strategies that actually work in real life for real people, people who don't love cleaning and organizing. Thanks for joining me today. This is podcast number 449. |
| 0:22.8 | And I think I'm going to call it removing containers, decluttering with others, and more of your |
| 0:27.9 | questions answered. So I'm answering questions that were submitted at ask dany k.wight.com. |
| 0:33.2 | You can go there. They're not answered in real time, but I think you'll find these answers to these |
| 0:40.0 | questions to be helpful for you to apply in your own situations that you face. All right, let's get |
| 0:45.2 | going. First question, when should we remove containers like removing bookshelves, entryway tables, |
| 0:52.1 | desks, buffets, china cabinets, etc. |
| 0:54.8 | Everything finally has a home and a place, wahoo. |
| 0:57.9 | But it still feels like too much to manage. |
| 1:00.3 | How do I now downsize and remove containers from this point, even though everything has a home? |
| 1:09.0 | So, how was your day? |
| 1:14.1 | You know, the usual roller coaster of parenthood. Oh God. |
| 1:15.1 | Balancing work, kids and everything in between is a lot. |
| 1:19.4 | Yeah. |
| 1:20.4 | Oh yeah, the juggle is real. |
| 1:22.9 | Oh, have you heard about the new changes to childcare support? |
| 1:26.5 | So there's all kinds of support for different families, |
| 1:28.9 | but we can now get funded hours, which really helps with costs. |
| 1:32.7 | And our little one, she loves nursery. |
| 1:34.7 | Oh, cool. |
| 1:35.2 | Yeah, honestly, go and see what support you could get. |
| 1:37.6 | Just search childcare choices. |
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