[LabRat]

Those pictures make me freak out just a little.

I agree with Glatt, start in a small room/or small mess, then fan out from there. This is what works for me when my house gets out of control. I tend to start in the kitchen and work from one end of the house to the other, but I have a small house.

For you, the bathroom would likely be a good spot to start, because most of the stuff in there belongs there. The things that don't, just put those in their repective rooms then walk right back to the bathroom until it is completely cleaned/organized.

Then, move to the next least messy room. As you find stuff there that doesn't belong, put in the room it belongs unless it belongs in a room you have already organized, in which case put it where it belongs.

Eventually, you will get a completely organized house. It has taken me several years to perfect this, but it works for me when my house gets out of control...

GOOD LUCK!

Your house really doesn't look all that bad...I should have taken photos of my mom's house before she moved in with my brother. Oprah material I tell you. Picture a whole house like your garage there. Literally just paths, physically measurable amounts of dust in places, a thick coating of doghair on everything and in every corner. It was disgusting, foul, and broke my heart to see what she had let the house run down to after my dad died.