Somehow, I’ve managed to book every weekend between Thanksgiving and New Year’s with traveling/big event. Which is not particularly bad, as I’m going to get to visit with good friends and family. But it does mean that my weeks have to be incredibly productive, as I try and get everything that needs to be done for the business done.
It also means that things like tidying up and cleaning? Have gone right out the window.
Yesterday I had to stop and take a look around the guest bedroom, which seconds as my workroom (for things like finishing, yarn storage, and storage of teaching materials). It is a disaster. And since I have no shame, and I figure there are other people out there who value things other than tidiness, I thought I’d share.
Below you’ll see the state of the guest bed. Blankets and pillows are thrown to the top of the bed, as I had some rush blocking last week that I needed to get done. You can see the towels I used to block (thankfully dry) folded near the pillows. On the left is a tree that my husband brought home from work. There’s the open Canon box, as my driver for my camera cards that is installed in my laptop isn’t working, and I now have to download my pictures off the camera with the cable. There’s an open box of holiday decorations, as our attempts to put away Fall/Halloween decorations and pull out Christmas ones has gone in fits and starts.
Looking to the left of the tree, you have my dress form (with padded shoulders as I was blocking something that needed more room around the shoulders), a trash can where not quite everything made it to the can, and an overflowing bag of fabric. Most of the yarn is tucked away in the shelves, thank goodness.
On a Rubbermaid container, I’ve got a random assorted pile of my hand-knit socks, pulled from the washer (as I don’t tumble-dry my socks), and haphazardly tossed in the room, with the vague intention of hanging them on my sock blockers. This was about a week ago. The socks are dry. They never made it onto the sock blockers. Next to that we have a half pot of tea that I’ve since remembered to bring into the kitchen and empty.
On the right of the door is my work desk. A few days ago I covered it with the paper I use in my lightbox, with the intention of setting up the lightbox over it. That never happened. Instead, you’ll see an electrical cord running up in the back of the picture? That’s going to one of my two work lamps, clamped to one of the two tripods I have. Both lamps are shining on the table, so I can take pictures. As long as I’m careful of shadows, I don’t have to set up the lightbox. It’s also been where I’ve been working on finishing, so you’ll see a various assortment of tools exploded about, along with a pile of yarn scraps.
The one shining beacon is the bookshelf, where I’ve managed to stay organized, mostly out of necessity. This is where I keep finishing projects that are in the queue. See them all tidy?
