Thinking about Liz's difficulties in getting going:

Adaptive reuse is a part of decluttering. Finding a use for something that has gone unused or underutilized, or getting really creative with the stuff in the space you have. This isn't necessarily about getting rid of, but about compressing or reorganizing stuff. Rather than focusing on all of the stuff you haven't been able to get to, is there some task or organizational job you need done that you can accomplish with something that is sitting around the house?

When I lived in an apartment before this house I was forced to put storage shelves in the living room. I didn't like looking at the random boxes, so I got some pretty wrapping paper and I wrapped the outside of the boxes (these were like printer paper boxes, and sometimes I did the lid in a contrasting color). I was stuck with the contents, though I think by handling it was able to thin some out, but at least it didn't look so bad, it was a rather festive corner of the room.

Also, if it didn't work to start with the smallest room, how about a component? Start with a drawer. Organize it and work outward from there. One drawer. Then two. Okay?

SRS