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Consumer Watch: Tips to avoiding clutter, organize and limit what you keep

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Q: Even though I’ve tried numerous times, I can’t seem to get my home uncluttered. Any ideas? – Clarice Clean

A: Dear Ms. Clean: I always tell folks my home is very clean but also very cluttered. Between my husband and me (mostly me), it always looks like a tornado has blown through.

Perhaps these new hints I’ve discovered from Bottom Line Personal can do the trick for both of us.

Let’s try together.

1 Tidy all at once. Rather than doing all kitchen drawers one day and the laundry room shelves the next, take a short period of time to work on everything. Begin in early morning, right after that first cup of coffee when your mind is sharp and unencumbered.