Decluttering with Dana K White (Plus An Update from Sarah!) EP 293

Best Laid Plans

Sarah Hart-Unger

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Personal Journals

4.9 • 852 Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Dana K. White is a decluttering expert -- NOT an organizing expert! She shares her mess-free 5-step method in today's podcast, with advice for those who struggle to get started. The 28-day plan she mentions on the episode can be found in her first book, How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind.You can find Dana at https://www.aslobcomesclean.com, her most recent organizing book is Organizing for the Rest of Us, and her children's book just came out called Winnie's Pile of Pillows!Prior organizing guests:Lisa Woodruff (Organize 365): https://theshubox.com/2021/03/episode-33-organizing-your-home-your-paper-and-your-life-with-organize-365s-lisa-woodruff.htmlTyler Moore (Tidy Dad): https://theshubox.com/2025/01/blp-ep-234-tidy-up-your-life-organizing-inspiration-for-2025-with-tyler-moore-aka-tidy-dad.htmlShira Gill (Minimalista): https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-best-of-both-worlds-podca-29945444/episode/organizing-your-home-and-beyond-with-shira-gill-ep-383-244524397 (This one is actually Best of Both Worlds!)BLP Live Info: theshubox.com/blpliveBe sure to sign up for the newsletter to be notified when the first (pilot) round of BLPA2.0 is open! Episode Sponsors IXL: Make an impact on your child’s learning, get IXL now. Best Laid Plans listeners can get an exclusive 20% off IXL membership when they sign up today at ⁠https://www.ixl.com/plans⁠. Green Chef: Healthy meals that fit your nutrition goals (and are delicious too!). Head to Greenchef dot com/50bestlaid and use code 50bestlaid to get fifty percent off your first month, then twenty percent off for two months with free shipping. Mint Mobile: Save money by changing your wireless plan to Mint Mobile! Shop plans at ⁠mintmobile.com/BLP⁠. PrepDish: Healthy meal plans straight to your inbox (and now with easy Instacart ordering!). Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠prepdish.com/plans⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠for a free 2-week trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to best laid plans.
0:11.1	This is your host, Sarah Hart Unger, and this is a podcast where we talk all things planning
0:15.3	and planning adjacent.
0:17.0	Today is a planning adjacent topic for you as I am bringing on decluttering expert Dana K. White to talk about her unique methods on the show today.
0:27.5	I think I also touch on it in the episode, but this is not the first time I've brought an amazing organizing expert on the show to come speak.
0:34.8	I will link to past episodes I've done with Lisa Woodruff of Organized
0:38.3	365, with Tyler Moore, who goes by Tidy Dad, and from Shira Gill, who has beautiful books
0:44.8	on minimalist organized homes. I know I learned something every time I have one of these conversations,
0:50.4	and today's talk with Dana is filled with such amazing practical takeaways.
0:55.3	I know you're going to enjoy it.
0:56.5	I found it really, really motivating as well.
0:59.3	Stay tuned for after the episode because I will provide a little update on my own
1:03.3	decluttering journey.
1:04.4	So yeah, you'll hear from me at the end of this conversation.
1:07.8	Here is Dana.
1:09.4	Well, I am so excited to welcome Dana K. White to the show.
1:13.0	As I discussed in the intro, I've had so many amazing, organizing, inspirational people on
1:19.1	this show before, but I feel like Dana K. White was like missing, so it's just so excited to
1:23.4	add her on. So Dana, welcome. Thanks for having me on. This is fun. So as I mentioned, I've learned
1:31.3	from lots of organizing gurus and I feel like there are big takeaways every time I have one of
1:35.3	these conversations. So coming at it from your perspective, what makes your methods uniquely yours?
1:42.5	What does the Dana K. White method look like?
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