I really like the metaphor ‘when you’re up to your waist in crocodiles it’s hard to remember that your original objective was to drain the swamp’!
In other words when your living in the middle of a mess it’s extremely difficult to see how or where to start, and that’s where most people come to a halt. The task seems so mentally emotionally and physically overwhelming that you simply have no clue what part to attack first and so you don’t.
The simplist quickest most effective solution of course is to hire help but when that isn’t an option there are a number of strategies to choose from, one of which will suit you, depending on your circumstances.

There are many other emotional issues that prevent you from taking action but that’s a whole topic in itself, what’s important for you to realise is that YOU are your MAGIC solution and you CAN do it - decide on it!  You simply need to take action, change habits and implement systems to overcome and continue to have control of what is in fact your life expressed through your home! But  I guarantee The sense of liberation & satisfaction is SO fantastic that it’s worth all the effort.