Start with one small habit, not the whole house so you can finally begin, instead of looking at it all and feeling too tired to start.

Sit down at night without feeling guilty so you can rest in your own chair without something nagging at you to get back up.

Go easier on yourself so you stop feeling like you failed at this, and start seeing that a little progress each day is still progress.

Get the mile-long list of tasks out of your head so your mind stops running through everything you still have to do, and you can hear yourself think again.

Open the door when someone drops by so you’re not scrambling to tidy up or wishing they hadn’t come.

Keep it from piling back up so all your hard work doesn’t quietly undo itself, and you don’t end up right back where you started.