Organize your "mail sorting" area with a paper recycling container and/or a shredder.  Keep folders handy for bills and other pieces of mail that need further attention.  Be ruthless when going through your mail - throw out/shred  all the junk mail right away!
 

Once you've organized areas of your home, make a point of spending one or two minutes every day making sure everything gets put back into the "homes" that you've made for them.   You'll love how easy and fast it takes to keep things neat and orderly!
 

Most of us have way too many storage containers in our kitchens. Keep only the clear ones with covers.  Opaque containers (like those old margarine tubs) seem only good for growing moldy food!
 

Have you ever wanted to order take-out but can’t find the menu?  Buy a 3-ring binder and a hole punch.  Every time you come home with a menu, add it to your binder.  Keep the binder in the kitchen to reference on those busy evenings.  Keep an envelope handy in your binder for those restaurant discount coupons too!
 

Are you overwhelmed with too many magazines?   Why do we save so many that we never read again?  Start by making some folders of what you find interesting in your magazines (e.g. recipes, home decorating ideas, gardening advice).  As you read, tear out what appeals to you and put it into your new reference folders.  It is much easier to access the information and the magazine can be tossed into the recycle bin.
 

Are you a reader who has stacks of books you can’t part with?  Make your own library shelf to hold only the books that have touched you in a special way and which you would recommend and/or share with others.   As you read a new book ask yourself if it is “worthy” of being on your library shelf.  If it is not, donate the book to your local library.
 

Children generate mountains of school work!  Purchase large (3-4 in.) binders and label them for each child.  As they bring home their papers, sort them immediately and keep only the most important.  Hole punch the papers into the binders for easy storage.  Now when family visits the children can sit down and easily show off their accomplishments.
 

What to do with all those Holiday cards you receive?  As you are packing up your decorations after the holidays, pack those cards away too.  Next season, after you have reminisced over them, cut out the beautiful scenes from the cards to use as new labels on this year’s gifts.   Discard the unused cards when you're through.
 

Is it time to clear out that junk drawer in the kitchen?  Here’s how:  Start by dumping out the entire drawer.  With a trash barrel by your side, throw out the junk and sort all like items together.  Set aside everything that does not belong in your kitchen space.  These items should be relocated to their proper home.  After deciding what will remain in the kitchen, shop for a drawer organizer tray.  Remember to measure the drawer’s width and length.  This will help you keep the drawer tidy going forward.