I need to post about this, but I've totally uncluttered my office at work and my clothes closet.  Both were desperately in need of some serious de-cluttering, and the experience has been great.  It's a bit empowering and liberating to jettison the junk, and I'm happy to report that  I haven't regressed one bit in either case.  I'll post about this in early January.  kc

Berg,

I'll have to complete the post I'm working on, but here's the really short answer:

In both cases, I took a brutal  approach to jettisoning* stuff; with my office at work, equally important was a frank evaluation of my filing system and a housecleaning there as well.  Now my desk is uncluttered during the day, and empty when I leave at night.  My clothes closet is now neat and tidy. 

And… sadly enough, I didn't take "Before" pictures in either case.  But I can write about the process and what worked.

*By jettison, I mean:  give away, donate to Goodwill, or simply throw out.  One tiny example:  I must have had 50 tee shirts (running, Harley, general) stacked on a shelf in my closet.  Great – only problem, I hardly ever wear tee shirts!  I how have less than 10.  Frankly, I'd just gotten sloppy. 

scott said:Here's a tip:  hire a contractor to remodel your basement.  When he tells you that all of the junk you've got laying around must fit into one small corner… instant motivation.  I have to admit, throwing away the K-tel compilation records was painful.

Hysterical!  Did the lava lamp go as well?