A few times a year, you spend a couple of hours cleaning out the basement or throwing out clothes

A few times a year, you spend a couple of hours cleaning out the basement or throwing out clothes you haven't worn in years.
With a little patience, weeding out closets and organizing garages are annoying but relatively painless tasks -- but what about organizing your life? That's not always so easy.
Taking a day or two to put your life in order will let you clear time for the things you really want to be doing.
Here are some getting-started suggestions for the well-intentioned but organizationally challenged.