Dana K. White

So many times when we get that desire to declutter, we go to the pantry, we go to the linen closet, we go to the top shelf of the master bedroom closet. Yes. We do those spaces because we think, okay, if I will work really hard on this, we really don't use this space that much. And so maybe it'll actually stay that way, right? Yes. When in reality, you can work really hard on that.

You talked about like, you know, all the color coding and blah, blah, blah in this random closet. Yes. and then at the end of the day your husband you know is like so what'd you do today and you're like oh i have been organizing all day and i don't know about you i'm not going to project this on you but in my experience i've had that exact scenario happen and my husband would be like really Okay.

You talked about like, you know, all the color coding and blah, blah, blah in this random closet. Yes. and then at the end of the day your husband you know is like so what'd you do today and you're like oh i have been organizing all day and i don't know about you i'm not going to project this on you but in my experience i've had that exact scenario happen and my husband would be like really Okay.

You talked about like, you know, all the color coding and blah, blah, blah in this random closet. Yes. and then at the end of the day your husband you know is like so what'd you do today and you're like oh i have been organizing all day and i don't know about you i'm not going to project this on you but in my experience i've had that exact scenario happen and my husband would be like really Okay.

Well, what is more defeating than that? Right. Like is to feel like I have been organizing all day and I'm still embarrassed to open my front door.

Well, what is more defeating than that? Right. Like is to feel like I have been organizing all day and I'm still embarrassed to open my front door.

Well, what is more defeating than that? Right. Like is to feel like I have been organizing all day and I'm still embarrassed to open my front door.

But if you work on visible spaces first, then you see the progress that you're making and you inspire yourself to keep going. Cause you're like, Oh wow, that looks good. I may not have noticed when it was messy, but But I notice now when it looks great and then that inspires me to keep going. Okay. Do you want me to talk about the actual process?

But if you work on visible spaces first, then you see the progress that you're making and you inspire yourself to keep going. Cause you're like, Oh wow, that looks good. I may not have noticed when it was messy, but But I notice now when it looks great and then that inspires me to keep going. Okay. Do you want me to talk about the actual process?

But if you work on visible spaces first, then you see the progress that you're making and you inspire yourself to keep going. Cause you're like, Oh wow, that looks good. I may not have noticed when it was messy, but But I notice now when it looks great and then that inspires me to keep going. Okay. Do you want me to talk about the actual process?

Okay. I know. See, I have to have like real steps because I have to remind myself still. I still look at a space and go, and I'm like, nope, I have steps. Okay. All right. So the first step is trash. Grab a black trash bag or whatever you have available. Ideally, it's black just because then you can't see what you just put inside of it. Your family can't see what you're putting inside.

Okay. I know. See, I have to have like real steps because I have to remind myself still. I still look at a space and go, and I'm like, nope, I have steps. Okay. All right. So the first step is trash. Grab a black trash bag or whatever you have available. Ideally, it's black just because then you can't see what you just put inside of it. Your family can't see what you're putting inside.

Okay. I know. See, I have to have like real steps because I have to remind myself still. I still look at a space and go, and I'm like, nope, I have steps. Okay. All right. So the first step is trash. Grab a black trash bag or whatever you have available. Ideally, it's black just because then you can't see what you just put inside of it. Your family can't see what you're putting inside.

Yes, that's exactly why. Now, with that, if you're like, I don't have black trash bags, start with whatever. Start with a... Paper sack. It doesn't matter. But if you have a black trash bag, use that for exactly the reason that you're talking about. But I'm talking about trash, not necessarily donations at this point. The reason I start with trash is it is literally the easiest of the easy stuff.

Yes, that's exactly why. Now, with that, if you're like, I don't have black trash bags, start with whatever. Start with a... Paper sack. It doesn't matter. But if you have a black trash bag, use that for exactly the reason that you're talking about. But I'm talking about trash, not necessarily donations at this point. The reason I start with trash is it is literally the easiest of the easy stuff.

Yes, that's exactly why. Now, with that, if you're like, I don't have black trash bags, start with whatever. Start with a... Paper sack. It doesn't matter. But if you have a black trash bag, use that for exactly the reason that you're talking about. But I'm talking about trash, not necessarily donations at this point. The reason I start with trash is it is literally the easiest of the easy stuff.

I am not talking about deciding whether this item is trash. I'm talking about just saying that's trash. Put it in the bag. That's trash. Put it in the bag. It starts the movement. Okay. Like there are literally no decisions to be made, no emotions to be felt. It is just the action. And that immediately makes the space less overwhelming because there's less stuff in it than there was before. Okay.

I am not talking about deciding whether this item is trash. I'm talking about just saying that's trash. Put it in the bag. That's trash. Put it in the bag. It starts the movement. Okay. Like there are literally no decisions to be made, no emotions to be felt. It is just the action. And that immediately makes the space less overwhelming because there's less stuff in it than there was before. Okay.

I am not talking about deciding whether this item is trash. I'm talking about just saying that's trash. Put it in the bag. That's trash. Put it in the bag. It starts the movement. Okay. Like there are literally no decisions to be made, no emotions to be felt. It is just the action. And that immediately makes the space less overwhelming because there's less stuff in it than there was before. Okay.

But it also... helps my brain start to adjust to what's actually there. Because when I look at it as a big pile, the pile is overwhelming. There's important stuff in there, I'm sure. And so it feels like the whole pile is full of important decisions, difficult decisions to make.