Organization Tips!

Here are some tips I've come accross.  Hope they help!:

1. To discourge clutter, make this rule: If you carry it in, you carry it out.  Items left out at the end of the night go into the "penalty box."  To retrieve them, you have to pay the penalty, such as doing a dreaded household chore. (Donna Smallin, author of A to Z Storage Solutions)
2. Give frequently accessed papers (take-out menus, sports schedules, phone directories) a dedicated spot, rather than in a pile on the counter or stuck to the fridge.  Three-hole-punch all that paper and store it in a pretty binder with labeled tabs.  (Aby Garvey, simplify101.com)
3. Tackle your junk drawer first.  Remove anything you don't use at least monthly, then sort what's left into the compartments of a drawer organizer that completely fills the drawer.  You won't have room to stash things that don't belong there.  (Better Homes and Garden)
4. Every time you arrive home, clear the car of anything that doesn't permanently belong in it.  Keep a tote or basket in the car for this purpose-nobody leaves the car empty-handed! (Better Homes and Garden)