I'm not sure whether that's what she meant either, but she does make the point that if you declutter first you have a lot less to put away. She mentions a five-box method: trash, recycle, donate to charity, get repaired, keep. When the boxes are full, run around with the "keep" box putting stuff away (or at least in the right room) and label a couple more recycle/donate boxes.

Flylady also has something a little like that. She calls it the 27 Fling Boogie. Run around the house with a trash bag and find 27 objects to throw away, as fast as you can. I have to cheat and pitch papers to reach 27, but hey, whatever works.