STEP-BY-STEP
set a timer for 5 minutes - DO NOT SKIP THAT STEP! Rush around the main areas of your home gathering anything that can remotely count as trash. Hint: If it's missing pieces - it's TRASH!
Visual Clutter
brace yourself:
Round up every single dirty dish throughout your home. If it is simply too overwhelming to tackle them all right now, throw them away. Yes - your dishes. You can buy more at the dollar store and live on paper plates for now.