Gather up all the clothes you haven’t worn lately — and won’t wear again — and put them aside in a box that you can donate to charity.

If you find clutter building up in any particular room, set up a system to help control the mess. For instance, if you tend to leave out blankets, put out a large basket to throw them in before heading to bed.

It takes maybe 2 minutes to do and makes a huge difference in how clean and organized your bedroom feels. Better yet: Make making your bed a habit.

Put pens back in their holders, toss unneeded paper, and straighten up messy stacks of books or Post-Its.

Double-check that there’s a lid for every container, get rid of loners, and stack them by size to clear up room in your cabinets.

Got an unsightly mess behind your desk? Grab some Velcro, zip-ties, or plain old rubber bands and sort the whole thing out.

Put like with like: Dresses next to dresses and shirts with shirts. Getting dressed in the morning will be so much less hassle.

Do you have an excess of candles or water bottles or board games just sitting around without a home? Find a place for them to live.

Lingering paper can make even the most organized house look messy. Sort or throw away any receipts, old letters, bills, or leftover paper sitting around your home.

Did you know beauty products go bad? Sort through your stash and get rid of anything out of date, out of style, or never worn.

Hooks are a huge organizational help. They don’t even have to be permanent – there are stick-on hooks with a strong grip that can be removed easily from walls.

Unless you’re a true mug aficionado, you probably have more than you need. Separate your favorites and donate the rest.

A dedicated space for incoming and outgoing mail and bills means you’ll never forget a to-do again.

No more digging for your keys: Dump out the contents of your purse, throw away any trash, put away any stray items, and re-organize.

Tuck away rarely-used remotes in a drawer, bring out your classiest coffee table books and corral the rest of the clutter in a pretty tray.