I understand the perfectionist thing when it comes to keeping things in order around the house. The cleaning wipes are very helpful for bathrooms and kitchen surfaces. I also love baskets/bins for storing books, magazines, mail and toys and I even use small ones inside dresser drawers to organize things like socks, underwear, etc. While they don't cure the clutter, they do help corral it for a while. We have a 'toy closet' that we put a lock on. We also keep books in it and just rotate from time to time. Mail is always an issue for me and when things get crazy I recycle a lot of the magazines and catalogs. I figure there will always be more