Chaotic it is moving fast today. I had to bookmark to catch up just from walking the dogs! I love it when it is like this. It keeps me motivated to do just a bit more and just a bit more.
Dogs walked, shopping done, friend met and chatted to, ds collected, mothers at gates chatted to, ds's link book checked and he has had a good day. Hurrah! He did his presentation and seems to have really enjoyed it which is a huge step for him. Very 
about this.
zoo I am trying to think of effective storage solutions. It is very hard to keep stuff under control if you don't have effective storage. What sort of bed do you have? Is there room under it for under the bed storage. I know Tesco do under the bed plastic boxes with lids which would tackle the books. Could toiletries be put into draw string bags and arranged on hooks on your bedroom wall? (I made dd some for gloves, hats and scarves that hang on an over the door coat rack). How much are we talking about on the clothes front? I have a rail that I used when ironing for all the ironed clothes to hang on. I have seen similar with fabric covers. I don't know what they cost though. You could look on your local gumtree or in the local paper.
I challenge you to reduce it by one box though. 
I do sympathise as we have a kingsized bed and room for a bedside table either side and that is the whole width of the room used up (about a foot either side of the bed). Luckily there is a built in wardrobe and enough space length wise for a really tall chest of drawers. That has to accommodate 2 of us and we invariably end up falling over dogs etc.
Would the budget stretch to a really tall chest of drawers for your room? You could then put shelves in above it for the books and precious items etc.
Do you have an Ikea nearby? (we don't but I know many people swear by them).