uncluttering one day and one thing at a time

Yup, I can understand that--we have some birds who turn up every single day, and some feral cats who we all know live there, and so it's not a difficulty in the rat etc. regard: I figure that everyone, rats, bugs, everyone, has the right to try to survive, and I think it helps the ecosystem there to be less freaked out since then the cats don't actually go after the birds etc. I keep meaning to get a serious compost situation going too, but can't in an apartment right now.