Reading a post in another category made me think of this: Do you have any pointers for cleaning and organization?

One suggestion I have is to put all your CD's and DVD's in a binder and toss/recycle the cases (unless you plan on selling them). This will save a LOT of room and make things easier to track down. You could also do this with console games that use discs too. less

That's exactly what I do with my CDs and DVDs. It's also what I do with my toys, but on occasion I will keep the original packaging.

Labels are excellent things to help organize things. Also, storing in clear containers makes it easier to identify what's inside and takes out a lot of the guesswork. less

I've got a clear plastic bin that I put all my electronic cords, extension cords, charging cords, USB, firewire, phone chargers, even toy chargers...whatever.

If I need a cord and can't find it, it's in the box.
If I find a cord and don't know what it's for, it goes in the box until such time as the item it belongs to makes itself apparent.
If a new item requires a cord of some kind or has lost a cord or broken it, I check the box to see if I've got something suitable before going off to buy a replacement.

I didn't have any idea just how handy this would be until I started doing it. less

We've got the "cord bin" too, but when it got out of hand our son gave us a pretty good idea:
We roll the cords and then slip a toilet paper tube over them, which keeps them rolled and eliminates the tangled mess we used to have. Then we write on the tube what the cord is for. It makes the bin a lot easier for us to go through when looking for a particular one. less

We've got the "cord bin" too, but when it got out of hand our son gave us a pretty good idea:
We roll the cords and then slip a toilet paper tube over them, which keeps them rolled and eliminates the tangled mess we used to have. Then we write on the tube what the cord is for. It makes the bin a lot easier for us to go through when looking for a particular one. less

We've got the "cord bin" too, but when it got out of hand our son gave us a pretty good idea:
We roll the cords and then slip a toilet paper tube over them, which keeps them rolled and eliminates the tangled mess we used to have. Then we write on the tube what the cord is for. It makes the bin a lot easier for us to go through when looking for a particular one. less