At the beginning of the year there are lots of tips on how to get organized, if that was your resolution. The New York Times has a "Wirecutter" post from 10 days ago that suggests "Don’t Try to Declutter Your Whole Life. Start With Your Fridge."

You’ll know it’s time to reorganize your fridge when you find yourself playing Tetris with every new grocery haul. To start, pull everything out of your refrigerator—yes, including the mystery Tupperware that’s been festering in a back corner—and toss any expired ingredients. After you give the shelves and drawers a wipe down, it’s time to create a new system.

My fridge is actually in very good shape after I instituted a number of Rubbermaid clear vented produce storage boxes that have a riser in the bottom to keep food from sitting in any condensation. They keep food for a long time, and because they're on the shelves at eye level, I use them more consistently than anything put in the crispers down at the bottom. Those drawers are where more durable things live now - jar of mayonnaise, container of baking yeast, mustard, relish, etc.

They also have suggestions for "the desk in your office" not understanding that I have basically an office-sized desk setup here. I periodically clear out the notes, postit pads, pens, thumb drives, etc. that accumulate under my monitors behind the keyboard. And all around are work surfaces. Bringing a cute mug in to hold my pens and scissors isn't a solution (and there is already a mug with those items over on a shelf in a bookcase).

My handbag is also in good shape. I have had a system for exchanging bags (a basket in my dressing room where I empty everything from one bag and then move it into the next one). The closet is also in good shape after sorting it several years ago. I rarely add more clothes, trying to rotate what comfortable pieces I already own ("fashion" and "current style" are foreign to me). I practice the swap of if I bring in new shoes, I give away or discard one of the pair I don't wear much or at all. There are a few pair for those rare occasions when must have low heels or dress shoes, but the rest are in play. I'm into sneakers, loafers, and ankle boots.

They conclude with a Digital category; I do sort every so often, but there is a lot of space in the drives I use and I try to put things in the proper drive when I scan or photograph, etc. I have a folder linked on my desktop that is named "Scan here first" and that is where I put anything I'm working on. The scanners save them all as bitmaps and I name and move them out of that folder. This morning I cleared out stuff that was still parked and needed filing.

Now if they decide to address things like books, music media, stuff you inherited from family members, and paper, then it might be helpful. Malcolm Gladwell wrote about "The Social Life of Paper" and one of the things discussed was the process of knowing what is in piles of paper. That is generally the case here, though if they are suddenly moved out of the way into a new spot and then ignored the system can break down. I've done some shredding in the last couple of weeks, getting rid of really old income tax forms and items no longer needed in the box file (the one I'll grab if I have to leave in a hurry and need current records.)