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When I was putting things in drawers and cupboards, in the new house, I realised that one reason my house had always been cluttered was that I didn't have a good system dealing with papers and other things, or for where to store stuff I regularly used.

That meant, if there was anything I used regularly (eg. keys, wallet, etc) or needed to reply to (eg. bills, other post), I couldn't put it in a drawer because if I did, it would get muddled up with all the rest of piles of clutter and get lost and never used.

That meant it always had to stay out, on the table or the sideboard, and then stayed there forever.

Now, I designated a drawer for "stuff I use every day" and "newly arrived post", on the understanding that if I stayed fairly up to date, it didn't matter if it was out of sight, it would get dealt with, and not need to stay haunting my forebrain with its presence in order to do so. Thus, my living room is (for the first time basically ever) reasonably tidy -- nothing is on flat surfaces, except things that are supposed to be (birthday cards, coasters, etc).

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