A member of my organizing class tonight gave me some good ideas. I wanted to get them posted before I forgot because they pertain to my nemesis: Paper.

For books: get ebooks and keep them backed up on the internet. This frees up a LOT of space if you are a family of readers.

For genealogy: Scan in your ancestors' pictures and journals and make a digital scrapbook with them. Sites like shutterfly.com are simple and easy. They have options for drag and drop books that are pretty inexpensive.

For kids' art: Scan in your kids' art projects as they come in and throw the originals away.

HURRAY FOR TECHNOLOGY!!!