August 1-7 is National Simplify Your Life Week. What better time to take control over the clutter in our lives!

Is your hall closet a blackhole for items you haven't used in years? Is your pantry an unorganized mess? Your garage a nightmare? Does the dumping ground at your front entryway make you want to turn around and walk out the door?

Check out these articles for some great tips and tricks:

Good Housekeeping - 100 Best Organizing Tips for the Tidiest Home Ever

Country Living - 65 Big and Little Things It's Finally Time to Get Rid Of

WireCutter - New York Times - 7 Tips to Declutter Your Life