Quick Tips for Everyday Organization

"The most important thing is to start small and start in the room you spend your most time, which is the opposite of the way most people approach it," says Julie Morgenstern, author of Organizing from the Inside Out (www.juliemorgenstern.com). A professional organizer for 18 years, she says it takes a day to a day and a half to thoroughly organize a room. But if you "analyze and strategize before you attack," she says, you'll be less overwhelmed. Morgenstern recommends starting with the bathroom so you can practice on a smaller space.