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When cleaning out closets and drawers, use these rules of thumb to help you determine if it should stay or go:

• If you have not worn it in the last 18 months, it is gone. Donate it or sell it if it is still wearable. 
  
  
• If you would pay $5 for it, then you get to keep it. If you wouldn’t, then donate it somewhere. 
  
  
• Professional organizer Michelle Quintana also recommends "power sorting" to her clients. Power sorting is a fast method of cutting through paper clutter. 
  
  Papers are collected into one pile, then sorted into three categories: "file," for important papers, like tax documents; "action," for papers that require follow-up, such as bills; and "toss," for everything else. Give yourself a certain amount of time, set your timer and sort! 
  
  
• If you're cleaning out an entire room, all that stuff has to go somewhere, right? Think ahead and make sure your garage or other storage area is organized and clean before you bring in the next load of clutter to sort through. 
  
  
• If you have a lot to organize, or dozens of projects all in different stages, try focusing on smaller goals so you can get a sense of accomplishment. 
  

Though working from home certainly has its benefits, it can also be a real disorganization downer. If you work from home, try some of these tips:

• Focus on one project at a time. 
  
  
• Clean off your work space before you begin. Put away any other projects that may distract you from the current project at hand. 
  
  
• Create a schedule and stick to it. Amy Applebaum says, "When you create your master plan, you are creating your life how you would like it to be. The second part of that is to actually take steps to make that life happen for you."
   
  
• Keep your work space and living space separate. If you don't have a spare room for your office, avoid setting one up in the bedroom. Also, try using a screen for privacy and to divide between the family space and the work space.

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