1. Separate all your kids' toys into categories. Building blocks, tools, dolls, reading materials, action figures, and cooking items are all toy categories.

2. Make a list of your categories. List in broadest possible terms. For example, you'll likely keep Barbie dolls and accessories together.

In Catherine Ponders book, The Prosperity Secrets of Ages, she says, "Psychologists tell us that picturing power of mind is one of man's strongest powers for success. They say that any picture firmly held in mind is bound to come forth as a result."

She goes on to tell us "…that you should picture what you WANT instead of what you do NOT want because what you constantly picture you will get!" Imagine that! You could be making your life or clutter worse because you are "seeing it" as chaotic and cluttered.

Do you believe that? I SURE DO!

Mental pictures, picture power, creative visualization, imaging - whatever you refer to as practice of "…vividly picturing, in your conscious mind, a desired goal or objective, and holding that image until it sinks into your unconscious mind, where it releases great, untapped energies" (Norman Vincent Peale) is VERY powerful. I know VERY successful people, including myself that have practiced imaging to get life we wanted.

Why don't you give it a try right now? Take two minutes and picture yourself taking control over your clutter and life.

Close your eyes, get quiet, take some deep belly breaths, and…

Picture yourself becoming more active and taking action against your clutter, going through piles, stacks, boxes, closets, drawers, cabinets, and anywhere you see clutter!

Become calm and quiet, and see yourself rising up from your seat or bed.

See yourself starting to sort through "Fill In Blank."

Feel items in your hands. Examine each item you touch with your eyes, brain, and heart.

Feel feelings that are whelming up inside you. Let them in. Is it a sigh of relief that you are finally starting to get organized? Is it scary? Is it overwhelming? Is it Tiring? Is it frustrating? That's okay; stand up to your feelings. Ride with those bad or good feelings - like you're floating on your back in a rocking ocean. Ride small and large waves up and down. Lie there and float with rhythm - your rhythm- soon it will calm and you'll be okay - just go with feelings until you are calm once again.