clean up clutter

I admit I have clutter issues. My husband says I have “comfort clutter” this is clutter that follows me around where ever I go. My system is mostly based on good intentions and piles. One thing that contributes to my clutter is scraps of paper. I have a paper holder that should help with this but it still gets out of hand. So in response to Ali Edwards challenge to “clean up the clutter” I went though all of my scraps. I organized them by color and any piece that I couldn’t punch a 1 in square out of I tossed. Then I took a hard look at what I was keeping and those papers that I haven’t used for a long time I put in my kid pile. I then sorted out all of my patterened paper pulling out those papers that I don’t like and proablby wouldn’t use again. These went to my kid pile. The kid pile is a collection of leftovers and other scrapbooking stuff that I either don’t like or won’t ever use. Now when I have kids visit who want to craft (or when my babies get bigger) I can grab this one container with the stamps, ink pad, stickers, cardstock, and p paper that I know I won’t use. Much of this stuff was stuff I bought on sale (I’m a sucker for sales) or things that I won at a crafting event. Just cleaning up my papers really made me feel more in control of my clutter.
Some other ideas I am implementing: using a plastic drawer system to keep things like blades, adhesives and rub on together. My categories are labeled as follows: adhesives, sharp, rub ons, embellishments. These are all in my drawer unit. I have also put a ring on all of my making memories rings to keep them with each other.