i've been doing most of my trimming standing up. i put a couple u-hooks in the ceiling and tied string between them. go into the laundry room, grab a branch, and hang it on the string in the living room and get to work. i can trim while sitting if i grab some of the smaller branches.
something i've noticed is that the mites i had have all climbed to the top of the branch. so on my way from the laundry room to the living room, i stop at the kitchen sink and wipe/rinse off the mite party at the top of the branch. i guess they decided to make it easy for me to get them all off. very considerate of the mites, it was the least they could do after worrying me to death last month.