Honor your commitment.

And see a reduction in your clutter.

Start with one agreement with yourself to change your behavior around a particular item or situation.
Decide to always put your keys in the same place, every time you come in the door.
Choose to deal with the mail, everyday.
Hang your clothes or put them in the hamper every time you undress.
Only check your email at nine, noon, four and seven.

Make an agreement with yourself and make that one behavior a habit.
Support your choice to be more organized by following through on this one action.

You wouldn't ignore a commitment to a friend or disregard an obligation at work.
Treat yourself and your decisions with the same integrity.

Act to create an outer world that is congruent with your inner desires.
One choice, one commitment at a time.

Would you buy it now?

As you sort through your 'stuff', if you have difficulty deciding what to keep, 

ask yourself "Would I buy this item now?"

A Yes answer indicates that it is something you currently use and value.
That means you decide does it live in the area you are sorting?
If here, based on importance and need, where is its 'home'.

If not in this area, where in your house should it live?

If it is important enough to keep, it needs to have a place where you can readily locate it when the need arises.

A No means it no longer has use or value in the life you currently lead.  
True, you spent 'good money' on it, there was a time you used it, you wore it once or maybe twice, or it is part of a hobby or activity you used to spend time doing....

That was then, this is now.

Hoping you might use it again, keeping it Justin Case,
rationalizing that it doesn't take up very much space; all cause clutter and disorganization.

Make space for the life you want to be living,
doing activities that delight you, and
connecting with the people you care about and love.

Oh....

Put a lid on it!

And if you don't have a lid that matches-toss it.

Let's revisit and organize the plastic container cupboard/drawer/shelf.
Come on, it will be fun....(if not fun, at least the results will be satisfying)

Take out everything from the space.  Every container, lid, cap, bottle-whatever you've been 'storing/hiding' there.
Toss or recycle the misshapen, the grungy, the melted.
Match lids to bottoms; these are the potential keepers.

Now, let's get serious about how many you really need and will ever use at any one time.
What do you ever really store or save in this type of container?
They aren't useful if you never use them....
Or do you 'store/save' things only to toss them later when you discover them as a science project in the back of the refrigerator?
(Just because your mom saved cottage cheese containers doesn't mean you need to)

How many is enough?
How much valuable kitchen real estate do you want to devote to storing things for storing things?
Could you use a Ziplock bag instead?

Keep what you will really use.
Ditch the rest.
(and not just in the kitchen.......)

Your best life:  One choice at a time.

Help. (not just a Beatles tune)

Permission granted  to ask for help.

Help getting a project finished.
Help keeping your house clean, the lawn mowed, the windows washed.
Help learning a new skill, updating your computer, creating an exercise routine.
Help making your life easier.

You don't have to know it all, do it all, or handle everything.
(There is no prize, except maybe exhaustion, for taking care of everything all by yourself.)

Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness or a waste of money.
Let someone else use their time and talents; give yourself some room and time to concentrate on who and what really matters to you.

Remember how it makes you feel when someone asks you for assistance?
The chance to share what you've learned, the opportunity to guide someone else, or being paid to do what you're good at and love.

Your willingness to ask for help provides an example for others to do the same.

(Oh, and remember to say Thank you)