CLUTTER

Clutter Is the clutter controlling your life? (yes)

Are you keeping stuff "just-in-case" ?

If yes, you are inviting clutter! (yes)

Figure out where to draw the line and stick to it. Let your space or lack of it define that line.

Don’t buy it unless you have a specific immediate need for it (not want) and have a place for it, or swap out for something else.

I read these to rules and I thought they were good points:

If it's going to be some major trouble to get it and it's gone, then you've got your answer. Chances are good you should keep it.

But if it's easy to replace with a few bucks and a few minutes of your time if you should ever need it again, then chances are good you can get rid of it (donate it or sell it) without any trouble.

STORAGE

Short on Storage Space?

Double your kitchen storage space use the "dead space" that's already there.

Add cup hooks to the undersides of the cabinets

Buy drinking glasses that stack; IKEA sells them very inexpensively!

Drawer dividers organize utensils most efficiently.

If your shelves are very deep, look into installing sliding drawers that you can pull out to gain access to the stuff way in back.

Shoes (or even off-season clothing) might fit in a chest at the foot of the bed.