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I find myself in a room full of trash and dirty clothes everywhere and I need to clean it before Thursday so the tv guy can install a box in my room, but I find myself with a lack of motivation and no one to help and I was just wondering if anyone had any tips or tricks to clean at least the part of my room that the tv guy will see, (especially with my hatred of dealing with stuff that spilled that I just put a towel over and sweeping and just the small things that overwhelm me) I know this is sad but I just completely can’t function most of the time :(

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I can suggest that you focus on 1 small thing to clean up and then go ahead and do just that. Then take a break. Pick another small thing to clean up and do the same. You can pace yourself over the next day repeating this method until you're satisfied. Just be sure to only focus on each small task. Nothing more. Hope this helps you.

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That actually does thank you so much

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I agree with IheartDogs and was going to suggest the same thing! Baby steps with cleaning! Good advice!

I have the same advice. Just one small thing at a time. Sometimes I make myself a list. I'm not sure what types of things you need to clean up, but here's a guess:Carrying a trash container, go pick up all the paper trash

Throw away just the drink containers

Choose another category and throw those away, until there is enough thrown away that the rest isn't overwhelming any more.

Good luck! It will be great to have a box put in.

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I had a friend who loves to clean come over and basically talk me through it and help me with stuff where I didn’t know what to do (spills and such)

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