Sean Burke

Is your house full of useless stuff? Are you on the verge of being featured on Hoarders?

If you feel like you're being overwhelmed by all the stuff in your life, consider these tips for keeping your house in order:

• Never buy souvenirs.

• Somewhere, keep an entirely empty shelf or drawer.

• Get rid of newspapers and magazines as soon as possible. Never keep a newspaper overnight, and never keep a magazine for more than two months.

• Fight the piles that accumulate in the hallway, in corners, on bedside tables, on the dining room table.

• Never accept anything for free, unless you're thrilled with it.

• Keep your keys in the same place each day.

• Every night before bed, do a tidy-up to put away everything that's out of place.

• Make your bed every morning.

• Hang up your coat.

• Get rid of things that don't work.

Source: Happiness-Project.com