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  • How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind

  • Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets
  • By: Dana K. White
  • Narrated by: Dana K. White
  • Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (126 ratings)

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How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind

By: Dana K. White
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Bring your home out of the mess it’s in - and learn how to keep it under control.

Do you experience heart palpitations at the sound of an unexpected doorbell? Do you stare in bewilderment at your messy home, wondering how in the world it go this way again? You’re not alone. But there is hope for you and your home.

In How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind, Dana K. White explains, clearly and without delusions, what it takes to get - and keep - your home under control.

With understanding, honesty, and her trademark humor, Dana shares her field-tested strategies including:

  • Exactly where to start to tame the chaos
  • Which habits deserve your focus and will make the most impact
  • How to gain traction in your quest for a manageable home
  • Practical tips you can implement and immediately to declutter huge amount of stuff with minimal emotional drama

Cleaning your house is not a one-time project but a series of ongoing premade decisions. Start learning Dana’s reality-based cleaning and organizing techniques - and see how they really work!

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2016 Dana White (P)2016 Thomas Nelson Publishers

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Great

Loved it. Lots of super simple but super practical advice.
Reason for 4 stars for the story is that a lot of the content is very similar to her other book, “Decluttering At The Speed Of Life.” However, I still found it to be very helpful, and any repetition just reinforced what I had learnt from that book.

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The little voice in my head that helps me manage my home

I've listened to Dana's podcast for a long time now, and while the concepts in this book are those I've previously heard on her podcast, I love that I now have them all in one place. I listen to her coach me through my daily tasks and it motivates me to stay on top of the basics . It opens up so much more time, energy and life in our home when we're not dealing with daily chaos. Thanks so much Dana.

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So helpful

I've been listening to the podcast for a while. I love Dana's accent, and tone, and this book is ideal to listen to while cleaning. My house has improved so much since I started seriously trying to implement her simple techniques. If you're looking to improve you're already tidy home, this book isn't for you, but if you're drowning in clutter, and eating take out because the thought of cleaning the kitchen before you eat it too daunting, if you make excuses not to have people over because you're ashamed of your housekeeping, this book is for you.

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loved it

this book is such easy listening, great strategies and easy to follow advice. really changed my mindset and how I manage my home. I love this book and the author. her I Yutube videos are also priceless

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Too basic

I found the contents is very basic, probably too basic. Most of the this book only trying to encourage people start doing you chore on time. For people already put your dish in dishwasher every day , or do laundry regularly, you will not get much from this book.

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MUST Read or listen if you struggle

loved it! this should be a first book for messy people to read before trying to organise. wish i had found you sooner Dana!

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Can’t get enough of Dana K. White

Super easy, super life changing & super inspirational!! Love Dana and I wish I’d know about her before I read “spark joy”. Emotionally sorting your “stuff” is just not for real people. Dana releases you from the emotions and has practical steps to help you get your life under control. She’s even funny!! Imagine that laughing at your own crazy mess and sorting it out at the same time. Lighten up and get Dana on your team!

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I needed this 20 years ago!

I have read multiple books of this kind, done the challenges, posted embarrassing photos etc

finally an author who gets why nothing worked for me and has a solution!
my house, washing, kitchen and crazy-ladyness is much easier to handle. I am not overwhelmed by seeing everything at once. I can see what I can get rid of quickly and so cleaning is less of an enormous task.
Doing the washing loads at once and putting away (over the weekend for me) has made an enormous difference to my week. I don't have to look at the washing everyday anymore.

I love you Dana!

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Relatable

This is a very easy book to listen to. I loved the humour & the blatant honesty that made this so easy to relate to. I’ve listened quite a number of times & never get tired of it. Very informative, useful and entertaining.

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loved every minute

This is so good for the rest of us slobs, especially if you're neurodiverse. Brilliant at every chapter and her method works! Finally!

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