Clutter is the worst!!! Get rid of clutter and do not be a pack-rat! Yes, everything MAY be sentimental…take a picture of those things, put them in a nice album and then…GET RID OF THE ITEMS! Put it this way, if you haven’t seen those old pots & pans in about 2 or 3 years….you don’t need them now! Same goes for everything else.
Another tip is make sure you clean up after yourself & others right after you finish eating (breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc..) If you wait, you’ll get lazy and the dishes and garbage will sit around…no good. Just get it out of the way and you won’t have to worry about it later on : )