Now is a great time to clean and organize your home. Below are some tips for getting a handle on clutter and getting rid of the excess "stuff" in your home. You'll find it takes significantly less time to organize your clutter than to repeatedly sift through it looking for lost items.

• Break down large tasks into smaller "chunks" of work. For example, instead of attempting to clean out an entire overflowing closet, clean one shelf every Saturday morning. By the end of the month, you will have completed the entire job!

• Decide that everything that enters your home goes into one of the following three categories: Your "To Do" basket, another family member's "To Do" basket or the garbage. Apply this technique to mail to prevent pile-ups.

• Assign each family member a room or area in your home to clean and organize, and pick a specific date and time for a "Home Cleaning Day." Together, you clear out the extra stuff throughout your home, transforming it in a single day!