How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets

by Dana K. White

And the peace I feel over a home that’s easier to manage outweighs the frustration I feel over having to write “medium-sized cutting board” on my shopping list.

people with homes that are consistently under control prefer living with regret o...

I want to be one of tho...

Decluttering Momentum. It’s a real phenomenon. By starting with easy stuff and working through the steps I’m sharing in this book, I saw

visible, measurable improvement in my home.

But never once did I consider getting rid of the boxes that were making our everyday life difficult.

I did not understand that my overabundance of stuff was directly related to my inability to function well in my home.

The more stuff I brought into my home, the more out of control it felt.

The more I focused on the future instead of the present, the more I justified collecting things I might need one day.

At rock bottom, I stopped bringing stuff in and started getting stuff out.

As I got stuff out of my house, living in it became easier.

As living in my house became easier, I liked my house more. I didn’t have as much stuff tripping me, blocking my path, and fa...

Living for now became my new goal:

Living for now became my new goal: living in the

house we have, in the city where we are, and in the moment when we’re alive.