An organized home

I've made some progress over the years in creating an organized home. For example, there is no longer a "junk drawer" in our house - that's basically the catch all cabinet drawer that holds stuff that has no home. I've also succeeded in decluttering toys and clothes the kids have outgrown. However, I still struggle with paper and other "stuff" that ends up in piles around the house. Recently, I started a youth life coaching program, and as part of the training, each student coaches and is coached by another student, and we each choose real life issues that we want to work on. I was definitely "ready, willing and able" to engage, and I chose creating an organized home as my project. I am really looking forward to it. My first homework was to recycle piles of old newspapers - you know, the ones you think you'll read, but you never will! I got rid of them all. One step at a time!