![]() It's worth not giving up just because my home didn't stay perfect forever and ever. That each time I use these methods in my home, the calm, clean, tidy home I strive for will last longer (despite myself) then the time before, so it's worth re-doing. Methods that will also help to keep mess from happening again, but Dana also acknowledges that people like me can make a mess from thin air and that when that happens all I need to do is employ these methods again. There's just straight forward, achievable methods for getting a mess to not a mess. There's no huge long to-do lists, there's no unrealistic list of house chores, there's no expectation that my home will never end up a mess again. This book spells out EXACTLY what I need to do to bring my home back from the edge of crazy and make it a calm oasis for my family. She's a naturally mess-prone person who has figured out what it takes to keep a home tidy despite her messy tendencies, and she's put all her hard won experience down on paper so we can all benefit from it. What really appealed to me is that Dana understands because she's been there, she's lived the mess, she is not the neat freak with no clue what it's like to struggle with keeping a home tidy. What's more, she's figured out how to fix it! Most people don't get it, they don't seem to have a problem with their house getting crazy but Dana totally understands. I never really understood why it would get so crazy when I clean so often. With a huge helping of empathy and humor, Dana provides a step-by-step process with strategies for getting rid of enormous amounts of stuff in as little time (and with as little emotional drama) as possible. How to Declutter Without Making a Bigger Mess ![]() Putting an End to the Never-Ending Weekly Cleaning Tasks Her reality-based cleaning and organizing techniques debunk the biggest housekeeping fantasies and help readers learn what really works. In How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind, Dana explains that cleaning your house is not a onetime project but a series of ongoing premade decisions. She has learned what it takes to bring a home out of Disaster Status, which habits make the biggest and most lasting impact, and how to keep clutter under control. Now she has truly come clean-with not only her real name but the strategies she has developed, tested, and proved in her own home. I’m lost on page three.” Dana blogs at A Slob Comes Clean, chronicling her successes and failures with her self-described “deslobification process.” In the beginning she used the name “Nony” (short for aNONYmous), because she was sharing her deep, dark, slob secret. “The dirty little secret about most organizing advice is that it’s written by organized people,” says blogger, speaker, and decluttering expert Dana K. Bring your home out of the mess it’s in and learn how to keep it under control.
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