person A: My house is a mess and I've got people coming over later on this evening.
person B: That can be overwhelming. Are you going to be cleaning all day then?
person A: I'm going to try to.  If worst comes to worse_comma_ I'll just toss everything in my back bedroom_comma_ shiny up the floors and hope for the best!  *chuckle*
person B: I'm sure you will get it done!