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How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets
Dana K. White
4.1 AVERAGE
362 reviews for:
How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets
Dana K. White
4.1 AVERAGE
Listened to the audiobook and it was fantastic. Her humor truly shines through. I've already begun implementing some things I've learned from the book. It's practical and she brings no shame to a subject that can be full of it.
Update: I listened to this 3 months ago and figured I'd share that I'm still implementing things I learned from this book and I can tell a significant difference in my home.
Update: I listened to this 3 months ago and figured I'd share that I'm still implementing things I learned from this book and I can tell a significant difference in my home.
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Dana is funny, relatable and above all uncondescending when she offers no-nonsense advice as a self-admitted slob. I enjoyed The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, but I would be lying if I said it created much lasting change in my life or my surroundings.
In the weeks since reading this book, my kitchen is so clean that cooking in it feels natural and easy, when in the past I have stayed hungry rather than step foot in that room and face the overwhelming mess. I feel better about myself, knowing that the small changes that I have made have made my surroundings better for myself and my loved ones.
This book is not for everyone, as Dana states in no uncertain terms, but it is definitely for those of us to whom keeping a clean and uncluttered house does not come naturally.
In the weeks since reading this book, my kitchen is so clean that cooking in it feels natural and easy, when in the past I have stayed hungry rather than step foot in that room and face the overwhelming mess. I feel better about myself, knowing that the small changes that I have made have made my surroundings better for myself and my loved ones.
This book is not for everyone, as Dana states in no uncertain terms, but it is definitely for those of us to whom keeping a clean and uncluttered house does not come naturally.
White opens the book by sort of passive-aggressively asking people not to read it unless they are fellow (self-proclaimed) slobs. Well, I am in fact one of those neat types who enjoys "home management books because you get a kick out of cleaning and organizing gives you a thrill." This is also why I listen to her podcast. Cleaning is fun!
I found How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind valuable for the vivid insight it offers into the mindset of a messy packrat. The way she described her thought processes was very intuitive and helped me understand how she can literally "see" things differently than I would. Many cleaning gurus advise people to start with decluttering, but as White points out, such experts actually love this stuff. White instead tells you to first take care of that stack of dirty dishes and establish a dishwashing routine. "Habits make decluttering easier," she says, "and decluttering makes it easier to maintain habits." You need to see what you are actually using before paring it down. The decluttering section itself is a great read for anyone.
Although there is already a lot of material on her blog and podcast, this book provides a good linear strategy for getting a home under control. Of course, White is a SAHM and writes very much from that perspective. For other folks, I also recommend checking out Unfuck Your Habitat, which is aimed at students, adults living alone or with roommates, people struggling with depression, and other demographics often overlooked in housekeeping media.
I found How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind valuable for the vivid insight it offers into the mindset of a messy packrat. The way she described her thought processes was very intuitive and helped me understand how she can literally "see" things differently than I would. Many cleaning gurus advise people to start with decluttering, but as White points out, such experts actually love this stuff. White instead tells you to first take care of that stack of dirty dishes and establish a dishwashing routine. "Habits make decluttering easier," she says, "and decluttering makes it easier to maintain habits." You need to see what you are actually using before paring it down. The decluttering section itself is a great read for anyone.
Although there is already a lot of material on her blog and podcast, this book provides a good linear strategy for getting a home under control. Of course, White is a SAHM and writes very much from that perspective. For other folks, I also recommend checking out Unfuck Your Habitat, which is aimed at students, adults living alone or with roommates, people struggling with depression, and other demographics often overlooked in housekeeping media.
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Bring your home out of the mess it’s in—and learn how to keep it under control! Housekeeping expert Dana K. White shares reality-based cleaning and organizing techniques that will help you learn what really works.
BEST BOOK EVER
BEST BOOK EVER
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I liked this. I’m not a total slob but she has good ideas and gets the reader started on a very manageable routine to get a cleaner home.
However - nothing on paper clutter !? Mail is my nemesis .
However - nothing on paper clutter !? Mail is my nemesis .
Decent book on decluttering and cleaning by establishing routines.