I find that the old To-Do lists work well. I leave one on my computer keyboard, and it's there to nag at me as I slink into the room to spend some time on line. The secret is to make the list short, only two or three chores, they have to be relevant to oncoming events or deadlines, and they MUST be accomplished that very day. If you're smart, you get on it and do each item before noon so that you can goof off, feeling satisfaction and smugness, for the rest of the day and evening.

Organize your 'stuff'. Put similar things in one drawer or cupboard so that you don't have to move half the garage or shed looking for one, or one like it. Adhesives, caulk, and tapes in one tote or cupboard. All wrenches, pliers, sheers, and scissors in another. Plumbing and garden watering items, gaskets, hose bibs, clamps....all in one container or on one shelf.

None of this is hard to do, and it doesn't take more than a few hours twice a year to muck the space out and get everything put back where it belongs. This makes you feel good, that you've accomplished something. It's like defrosting the freezer, or cleaning the fridge (including the cooling coil and evaporator tub), or doing the dryer vent and hose...they have to be cleaned at least once a year...absolute!