Ooh, how I empathise. My war zone is my bedroom. Where I spend day after day in bed. The floor is littered with magazines, I'm addicted to them and buy 4 say, every few days. There are months' worth on the floor. Empty bottles, my only treat, a bottle of wine fairly often, a few vodkas. But to look at my floor, it looks like I'm a raging alcoholic ! I'm not. There's too many to put in the recycle bin for collection. I am now starting to put them out again, after months obviously, of just discarding them, in my room. It will take months to clear them, as it's only an every two week collection. I'd be mortally embarressed, and couldn't lift them, to put them out in one go. The neighbours would be shocked.
The mags too, would be heavy, to get to the recycle box. Or maybe that's an excuse ? Of course, a dozen a time, down the stairs, into the bin, would just take a few trips. Then there's the problem of lifting it all for collection. Not mentioning the months' worth of newspapers, and empty fag packets strewn. It is a tip. I know a few hours would clear the lot, but I'd be exhausted physically, and as you say motivation is severely lacking. It's easier, to stay in bed. Why bother ? So I don't. The rest of the house, is passable, and now I try to keep up with kitchen duties, as in~actually filling ! ~emptying ! the dishwasher, rather than pile up the sink. Which I did, 'til it was unbearable, and disgusting. Plates, and cups no longer litter my room, as they once did. So progress has been made. Someone here suggested, tackle a corner, of my room, at a time. So I MADE myself, everytime I went upstairs, I'd have bring down some bottles. I moved 8, and I won't say how many remain ! Tues is collection day, so a few more to be put in the bin, then must remember to put them out ! But hey, they will be gone ! That's my personal challenge, to be accomplished by Mon night ! Terrible to admit, but there it is. I'd love some motivational help, a kick up the rear, but would be far too embaressed to ask my one friend for help. Motivation may come hopefully, when my home hairdresser comes again, to do my hair. Not that'd she see my room, but imagine, if she were to ( highly unlikely !) open my door. The shame.
The rest of the place downstairs is o.k. I rarely use the rooms. So yes, dusty, needs a hoover (what's a hoover ?) but clutter free.

So, my 'BUDDY' suggestion to you. We obviously both have a war zone to conquer. A similar, lack of motivation. So, a 'virtual online' Buddy challenge ! I'm in the U.K. too, so our time zone is the same. So, the BUDDY challenge for today. Sat. We both start, maybe, at the same time, depending on your plans. I do nothing, planned, any day. We work 'together' say, for 2 hours on our own 'war zones'. We check in here, first, if you agree. We 'work together', knowing we each are motivating each other, and achieving something, the same goal.

Knowing, I share another thing, with people here, is comforting. Anyone else, who wanted to join the 2 hour, BUDDY~ EACH OTHER A~LONG~ATHON. Jump in !

Sorry, it was so long. I start writing, and can't stop.

I await, your thoughts on my 'Buddy challenge'.
Just an idea !