AtPeace, have you ever heard of the flylady? She has a website and several years ago my H was developing a clutter problem. (OK, I was too, but he really took it to a new level.) I used the flylady's tips on decluttering and it really helped. She has this thing called the 27 thing fling. Grab a garbage bag, right now, and whatever room you are in, throw away 27 things. It can be magazines, old socks, expired meds, old toiletries, whatever. Every day do this. Some days grab a bag for the donation pile instead of the garbage. But every day get rid of 27 things. The first day you might only get through 1 or 2 drawers or half a closet. After a week you might work your way through an entire room to come up with your 27 things. After a month or two you are going to be really searching through your entire house to come up with 27 things. It works. We are pretty much on top of our clutter problem now, but maybe 1-2x per month I still do a 27 thing fling, just for maintenance. 27 is a good number because it makes you stretch a little bit, but its usually do-able. I found this method to be very satisfying, maybe it will work for you.
