Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

Enlightening, funny and practical! If you have a problem with clutter this book is for you! Very down to earth and it has steps to follow that are easy and examples to help you move through your clutter. I really enjoyed it!

Decluttering At the Speed of Life by Dana K. White, the author of the blog A Slob Comes Clean is a well written, funny, engaging read for anyone who has ever struggled with too much stuff. This is written by someone who admits to having a history of clutter and excess in her house so that she was unable to enjoy her home. This is different from any other home organizing or decluttering book that I have ever read because its written from the perspective of someone like me. Most other “experts” are naturally organized or minimalists. It is refreshing to hear from someone who had the same struggles that I have and has found a way to conquer the clutter and lived to tell about it. That gives me hope. Following her guidelines from her blog and her first Book “How To Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind” gave me a great start with strategies that actually work for me. This new book goes more in-depth into those strategies in a way that is entertaining, non-judgmental and easy to understand and implement. The book has four sections that talk about building a decluttering mindset, decluttering room by room, helping others declutter and special circumstances in decluttering. One of my biggest takeaways from this book is to focus on less and be excited about better. I don’t have to do it all in one day, or one week. Using her strategies that don’t make a bigger mess in the process allows me to declutter for five minutes, an hour or all day and always see visible progress. That visible progress gives me decluttering momentum that helps me continue to make a positive difference in my home for me and my family. “The goal is less. Any decluttering project that ends with less than you had when you started is a success.” P 179 If you have ever struggled with too much stuff in your home, I recommend reading Decluttering At The Speed of Life by Dana K White aka A Slob Comes Clean. She presents simple strategies that are easy to do and easy to see progress. I received an advance copy of this book after I pre-ordered in order to give my honest review. This review is 100% mine and I would’ve said the same things even if I had waited until my preorder copy I purchased arrived.

Gets to the heart of clutter & guides you to space freedom without mocking who you are & how you got buried in stuff. Good practical DOABLE tips & strategies. Get This Book!

I've been on my decluttering journey for a couple of years. I've never been a collector at hoarder levels, but there are definitely areas of my life that need decluttering as I can tend to want to hang on to items "just in case". Books are by far the biggest offender for me and as I start to take a critical look at my print library, I decided to read Decluttering at the Speed of Life. I've seen a few of Dana K. White's videos on YouTube and someone I follow on social media had recently read this book, so I picked it up on Kindle Unlimited. Ms. White's process is pretty simple. And she repeats it over and over during the course of the book so that it sinks in. Get rid of the trash, donate the "duh", put things in their place and if it doesn't have a place would you know you have it. If not, get rid of it. Then she talks about the container being your limit for your stuff... such as, you have a sock drawer, if it's comfortably full, then you need to get rid of a pair of socks to put in a new pair. That sort of thing. I'll be honest, I knew most of this going into the book. However, I found Ms. White's writing quite humorous while tackling what can be a quite serious issue. And while reading, I kept thinking about the areas in my place that still need decluttering, like my books, and how I can use these techniques to finally get the process done. Decluttering at the Speed of Life was a pretty quick and easy read. There were a few chapters that I skipped, such as tackling a loved one's house, since it doesn't pertain to me in this season of my life. And while the information was repetitive, it was helpful that various examples were given as she moved from room to room around the house. I'd totally recommend this book if you're looking at decluttering, not organizing, your space.

I have not liked at all. She speaks only about her and her family, not to a general public. She IS very pleasant of knowing herself. Her examples are silly and repetitive. Her way to write is childlish. I would not recomend this to anyone. It is a total waste of money.

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A good read for those who need a little help to tidy up their homes. If you’re looking to dig a little deeper and try to release some stuff BEYOND physical clutter and change your behavior towards consumerism, this is not what this book is about… unfortunately for me.

Me identifique con cada uno de sus ejemplos, tiene gracia y te inspira a empezar ya. Gracias a sus libros he comenzado a ver cambios en mi hogar.

I love this book! Yes - the author has five decluttering steps, which she explains in the beginning and the keeps on repeating for each room in your house. So the book is quite repetitive. But repetition is learning, right? It’s very easy to read and it’s fun. I loved the book and the tips. And the title is amazing - Decluttering at the Speed of Life... Yes!