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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
363 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
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Hilarious and her system actually works! Amazing.
funny
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informative
inspiring
lighthearted
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fast-paced
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
This is the second book I listened to by this author and I find myself more willing to accept the information. There are some tips I will be bringing into my life like having the daily tasks of cleaning the dishes and the five-minute cleanup. My biggest problem area (putting away clothes) can easily be solved by folding the clothes right after they come out of the laundry, having a designated laundry day, and simply putting my clothes away right after I fold them. It was helpful to hear how little time it actually takes to do simple things. It was pretty encouraging that as long as I get to these simple tips I'll have a reasonable amount of clutter sometimes. I can get back to the basics whenever my house gets out of control. Chores are a never-ending task that I need to take on like it's just one more checkmark. Not everything has to be a project. But when I do the simple tasks I can tackle other simple tasks and even projects which will make my home less messy.
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
As much as I admire Marie Kondo I'm not quite her level. Dana is a slob that likes projects, and when she described herself I was like, yep that's me. Inventory at work? Library shelving? Everything is perfect. My house? Ha, it's a disaster most of the time. Her practical tips were great and doable and she is funny.
My only issue with the book is she repeats exact phrases a lot. I couldn't tell whether it was a mistake or for emphasis and honestly it was probably half and half.
My only issue with the book is she repeats exact phrases a lot. I couldn't tell whether it was a mistake or for emphasis and honestly it was probably half and half.
This is a great place to start if you feel overwhelmed by cleaning your house and decluttering and don't know where to start. She emphasizes the transformative power of a weekly schedule, which I wholeheartedly agree with. She says up front that this book isn't for those who are already organized, but is instead written for those who need encouragement and a little (or a lot of) direction. A book I would highly recommend if you want more specifics is Simply Clean by Becky Rapinchuk (Clean Mama).
Didn't finish this one. I found her writing kind of repetitive and I got bored with it. I think this is because she started out writing shorter blog posts around concepts that I don't think really expand into full chapters very well. It wasn't awful, and the ideas were actionable so I keep meaning to pick it back up.