I think I may have shared a similar photo a while back, but this is the reason I do whatever art/craft I'm working on from my recliner and my lap now! Believe it or not there is another thick layer of stuff under this one. This is our dining room table, which we don't use because we like to eat in front of the TV.
I actually cleaned it completely off about 5-6 years ago and put everything in boxes to sort and organize. That was when I was actually using it for art stuff. I started sorting "like" things into stacks on the empty table until I got a creative itch and laid a large drawing board on top of the piles for a tilted and shaky place to work. Unfortunately, I have continued to pile stuff on top of the table AND the drawing board until there's a very tiny space to work, and I have to struggle to keep it from sliding off the board. You can imagine!
Also, it's a small dining room, which looks exactly like this, except for a narrow path into the room and around one side of the table. The boxes are still waiting to be emptied and sorted, and now my back/hip and fatigue won't let me do much physically.
I thought the shot and physical therapy, which I'm doing at home now, would help, and it has a little, but I still have trouble walking/standing more than a few minutes. Plus, I can't make up my mind how to organize things and where to put them.
It may sound like excuses, and maybe it is a little, but the whole house has gotten overwhelming and intimidating to the point I don't know where/how to start. It's not like hoarders on TV, but houses get in a mess fast when you're old and not able to keep them up.
I am blessed and grateful for my home though. It has served us well for over fifty years, and until I can figure something else out, I will happily create what I can from my comfy rocker/recliner, even if I can't find anything without digging through boxes!
Thanks for visiting! Take care and create something fun today!
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