Practical Steps to Tackle Clutter w/ Dana K White

Mama Knows

Cloud10

Parenting, Kids & Family

5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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In this conversation, Nina and Dana K White discuss the challenges of decluttering and organizing homes, particularly from the perspective of those who struggle with clutter. Dana shares her journey from being messy to teaching others how to declutter effectively, emphasizing the importance of separating decluttering from organizing. They explore the mindset shifts needed to tackle clutter, the common traits of those who struggle with it, and practical tips for starting the decluttering process in a manageable way. In this conversation, Dana K White shares her insights on decluttering and organization, emphasizing the importance of embracing progress over perfection. She discusses the emotional attachments people have to items and provides practical questions to help with the decluttering process. Dana introduces the concept of containers as limits for belongings and explains how to determine what to keep based on available space. She also addresses maintaining organization by understanding individual clutter thresholds and offers strategies for effective home management. 00:00: The Journey to Decluttering 06:23: Understanding Clutter and Its Causes 11:12: The Mindset Shift: Decluttering vs. Organizing 16:20: Starting the Decluttering Process 20:21: Making Progress in Small Steps 21:06: Embracing Progress Over Perfection 22:40: Navigating Emotional Attachments to Items 23:47: Practical Decluttering Questions 27:08: Understanding the Concept of Containers 30:21: Determining What to Keep 34:03: Maintaining Organization and Clutter Thresholds Dana K. White is the creator of the No Mess Decluttering Method and (much to her own surprise) a Decluttering Expert. Dana shares realistic home management strategies and a message of hope for the hopelessly messy in her books: Organizing for the Rest of Us, Decluttering at the Speed of Life (a Wall Street Journal bestseller), and How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind. Dana teaches her strategies through her blog, podcast, and videos at ASlobComesClean.com and trains coaches in her unique decluttering process at DeclutteringCoaches.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6	We just renovated our kitchen and we had two or three junk drawers in our kitchen before we renovated it.
0:41.2	And I said to myself, I'm like, okay, we're going to have one big giant drawer that's going to be organized of like, quote unquote junk.
0:48.0	Like, you know, like the battery and the little tiny screwdrivers and just like little random things, tape, pens.
0:55.4	And we've had our kitchen now for three months and that junk drawer, quote unquote, that I
1:00.9	left for those things is just a disaster.
1:04.2	And I like feel like I'm constantly living in this like clutter.
1:08.5	But I also have ADHD.
1:09.8	So like my clutter is like organized piles
1:11.9	and then it gets disorganized. And anyways, I love talking about decluttering and different ways
1:19.1	I can clean up my life without it being so taunting. So I'm super excited for today's conversation
1:24.3	with you, Dana. But before we dive in, do you mind telling my listeners who you are
1:28.9	and what you do? So I'm Dana K. White. You got to put the K in there because there's this man
1:34.8	his name is Dana White. And so if you put in Dana White, you're going to find him and not me.
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