The best thing you do is to start throwing away absolutely everything that you don’t absolutely need. Get a box of trash bags, start in a corner and just work your way across the room. The less you end up with the better.

And really really be brutal about what you throw out too. Throw blankets? Toss all but one. Old mail? Old birthday cards? DVD’s you’ve not watched in the last month? Toss them. Pans, lids, bowls? Only keep what can be used in a day. Throw all the extra out. Pretend you’re moving out of state and can only take your furniture and two suitcases and get rid of absolutely everything you don’t HAVE TO hold on to.

When you’re done it should look much much more manageable. And it’s hard to make a mess when you don’t have hardly anything. If you have four plates, you’ll never have a kitchen sink full of dirty dishes you know?

Then from there:

vacuum REALLY good. Like super good.

Sweep and mop

Get kitchen sponges and dish soap and clean every surface in your kitchen and bathroom. Just toss the sponges after they get too dirty.

Bust out brushes for the shower and sinks if needed. And use comet because that will cut through almost anything.

Now, do windows and mirrors.

Get paper towels and wipe down all the surfaces you scrubbed earlier.

Sweep, mop, and vacuum again.

Then tackle all your bedding and clothes because they probably have an odor. Toss what you don’t wear there as well.

You got this!!