Uh, cleaning up any laptop, desktop, iPad, etc can be done anywhere. But, I admit, it does provide a sense of accomplishment.

Just think, moving "actual" stuff from one place to the other means you can dust/clean the area where it was! On the plus side, if you only look at the cleaned space, you know you're done–just don't look anywhere else.

Found some quotes that seem appropriate:
"You don't get anything clean without getting something else dirty." ~Cecil Baxter (This one seems the most appropriate.)
"This house is protected by killer dust bunnies." ~Author Unknown (And, Jimmy)
"It's all in the attitude – housework is exercise. Slim your way to a clean home!" ~Linda Solegato
"Housework is something you do that nobody notices until you don't do it." ~Author Unknown

Kudos, Congrats and stuff like that to all you Systemics who have cleaned up their physical space. It's not easy but bet you feel like you have a lot more space when it's done. (Plus you have more space to clutter again:)