I'm organizationally challenged

Yup the title says it all.  I was not born organized, and it took me many years to get to where I am (which by the way, still isn't great), but where I am now is so much better than where I naturally fall.  If you are like me, you may desire and dream of a nice minimalistic home where everything is in perfect place and there is no dust anywhere to be found, but as soon as your alarm goes off and you open your eyes, you realize it was just that, a dream.  Instead you may be surrounded with clutter, and paperwork that needs filed, laundry that needs done, or dishes that need put away.  Now don't go thinking that I live in the same kind of conditions as someone off of an episode of Hoarders, my house isn't dirty (well maybe the ceiling fans), just cluttered.  But I wanted to share with you all (3 readers) that there is hope for us.  I have done lots of research and implemented several things from lots of the things I have found, and have compiled a list that may help.

1. Use a calendar.  This may sound silly, but if we get in the habit of writing things down in the same spot every time, then you can easily find what you're supposed to be doing and not double book or miss anything.  I have a giant 2ft by 3ft white board calendar on my wall.
2. Color code things.  For our family of 6 we have 8 colors on our calendar.  Each person has their own color.  Then as a family we have a color, and finally we have a color just for general purposes.  This way I can look at my giant calendar and if I see a certain color I know that that particular person has something going on that day.  I also try to color code anything else that I can for quick reference, backpacks, lunch boxes, water bottles, clothes hangers, etc.  It's all game for color coding.
3. Check out the flylady. But don't over do it, just work the baby steps for now.
4. Make a weekly menu.  I use emeals because honestly, I can't come up with a whole week at once, then the grocery list! It's too much for my fried mommy mind.  For less than $5 a month, they do the work for me and I print and shop.  AND now they also do lunches for an additional charge, but I used their sample plan, and everyone loved it!

Ok, so that's about all I really have going for me right now, but let me tell you, it took my house from stacks of mail and piles of laundry to desktop space, and peace and calm.  Still not great, but headed in the right direction.