I Tried Dana K. White's Cleaning Routine for One Month! (A Slob Comes Clean)
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Published 2023-02-04
Dana's Youtube Channel: youtube.com/@DanaKWhite/featured
Dana's Blog: www.aslobcomesclean.com/
Other Cleaning Routines I have tried (Playlist):
• I Tried the Clean Mama Routine for On...
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Who is Dana K White?
2:07 The Daily Checklist - 4 tasks
6:20 The Weekly Checklist - 5 tasks
15:05 My overall thoughts (pros and cons
All Comments (21)
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I once heard someone say “aim for your home to be clean enough to be healthy but dirty enough to be happy”. You’re doing great mama!!!
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Cleaning the house while the children are growing is like shoveling the walk while it's still snowing ~ Phyllis Diller.
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I love DKW!!! She literally changed my life when I became disabled. My entire life went up in smoke, I couldn't even get out of bed. Then I found Dana and I would make myself get out of bed and "just do the dishes", but not everyday. Some days I physically couldn't do them, so maybe every 2-3 days I forced myself to do the dishes. As I got better I would add a very small task. I am so close to having it under control and that's a major accomplishment for me. Thank you Dana K White 😘😘😘💓
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A HUGE time-saver tip for laundry: Keep everyone’s laundry separate. Rarely mix! Saves like 90% of laundry time by never needing to sort. Each person has a basket. Husband and I mix denim. But everything else is separate. Love it so much. Also, only keep one hamper for pulling clothes out of the dryer. No more baskets to take care of “later.” I also hang everything that can easily be hung. Less folding is a blessing.
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I think you're nailing it at being an attentive and loving mom, and that's what's most important. My sons are now 29 and 30, and I regret all the time I spent trying to have a super clean house. Housework is always going to be there, but little ones won't. You are a fantastic mom!
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I think Dana concentrates on dishes and laundry because, if they're not done, life comes to a standstill, with nothing to wear and nothing to cook with/eat from. Her container concept literally changed my life. Her books are amazing, and her routine also fits well with Flylady.
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I glad you found Dana's dishes and laundry advice helpful. She changed my life by pointing out that organizing and decluttering are two separate things, and decluttering comes first. This was a mind-blower for me. Now my house is transforming before my eyes each week.
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Dana telling me to do my dishes every day changed my life 8 years ago and I'm forever grateful.
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I literally cannot with how precious Skyla is 😭
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Don't underestimate the power of decluttering!! If you have less stuff there is less to pick up. 🙂
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Dana also mentions that the 5 minutes done by each family member (as appropriate) multiplies the cleaning power. It will get better!❤
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Love Dana K White. She makes more sense than any other coaches for keeping your home looking decent. Stresses better, not perfection. My kind of woman!
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Dana is the first to admit she's not a cleaning or organizing expert. The key to her "system" (besides doing the dishes) is to declutter down to the point where you can get your house put back together in 5 minutes. I love laundry day, too! It's paradoxical, but the more loads I have to do, the more likely I am to get all the laundry washed, dried, and put away.
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Thought: when I had two kiddos a year apart, the crockpot was an enormous help. It frees up a huge block of time in the evening, saves a ton of dishes, and ends the dinner hustle. Even just getting the evening meal prepped in the morning takes a huge load off and keeps the home running smoothly.
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This is the realest video I have ever seen. And it also shows me that I am not the only one struggling to keep a house as clean as I did before children. New mom here and I approve this video!
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Oh my goodness, I’m in the Take Your House Back course group with Dana, Cas from Clutterbug & Dawn from Minimal Mom and they were just chatting about you and this video! Cas said she wants to do a collab with you & Dawn was saying how much she loves you!! 🎉❤ I love seeing your audience grow so much! I found you because of trying to figure out fly lady and stayed for your wonderful personality & perspective. ❤
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My mom had one laundry day a week, and did all of our family's laundry that day. I tried for years to make that work for me, and for whatever reason it never did 🤷 so for me it was so freeing to have someone tell me to do a load every day. It works so much better for my easily distracted brain. I think the best cleaning advice anyone can give is just to find a routine that fits easily into your life and stick to it as best you can!
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As a SAHM with young kids, I would say that one 5-minute pickup per day is geared toward working parents with older kids (who can also do 5-minute pickups). So it only works in our house when we do 5-minute pickups at transition points (so a couple a day), like the end of an activity or before a meal.
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I think you are the most relatable mother I've ever seen online. First video of yours I've seen but you've gained a subscriber. Looking forward to more content from you.
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I highly recommend listening to Dana’s podcast! It helped ground me through cleaning during depression. Also, nice way to give motivation to clean since she is so not judgmental and super realistic.
