Tidy Tip Number Three:
Gather up newspapers and magazines and other reading materials scattered about; they can really make your home look messy! Recycle or toss those you have finished reading and put the rest of them away and out of view. If you don't have the time to sort through all of them immediately, at least gather them up and put them all in a basket or box until you can organize them properly.
Living on or near a military base gives us the perfect place to take our magazines. The Navy Hospital on base here in Yokosuka, Japan, has numerous waiting areas where patients read magazines, and many of their magazines are outdated. I take my magazines to the hospital on somewhat of a regular basis, and it feels good to know they are being put to good use and not just going into the trash.