I'm not sure what kind of responses you're looking for but to me when things are neat and orderly my mind seems to be a little more neat and orderly. My problem is that I put it off until I can't stand it anymore and then get busy. Feels so much better afterward... for a while. I am a little messy (okay I'm messy) but the person I live with is beyond messy. I do what I can with her part and the shared part but I can't just throw her useless tons of stuff out can I
But I can't say much because my space needs a good cleaning and organizing session. It's hard. And right now I'm focused on replacing wood and siding and rearranging flower beds so I have an excuse for the inside mess lol.
Hope you get it all worked out.