Overwhelming, man I hear that! What really helps me is to set little goals like "just this corner of the bedroom" or "just the kitchen table" or "just these shelves" or "just the hall closet"... well you get the idea. The professional organizer my mom hired for us did that too and it REALLY helped. (I used to think a '3 box' goal or something like that would work but in fact I like seeing progress a lot better so I'd rather tackle a tiny *area* than just go through boxes one at a time (so hmm - maybe my mantra really isn't one box at a time but 'one cubic foot at a time?' ;-)

Also she would take before and after pix, which is great. It helps you realize that you have gotten a lot accomplished. It's hard to keep it up is what I find. Sigh. Especially with two little guys running around. Still, I try. :-)