FlyLady is a very good friend of mine - check her out:
http://www.flylady.net Some parts of my world she really keeps under control; then there are the other parts......
Last night I spent hours going through paperwork - organizing (couldn't have found anything if I had needed it), pitching, shredding, etc. That took care of one of my paperwork stashes.....We won't even talk about the storage area!