Clutter and claustrophobia
My sewing room/office is possibly the smallest sewing room / office in the world. When it’s tidy and the velux windows are open it sometimes feels quite roomy and airy – well if I’m honest it only feels like that for people who like really small rooms, which luckily enough, I do.
Right now I seems to have accumulated a LOT of UFO’s, projects that are on the verge of taking off and well, OK…..stuff. I’m actually starting to feel a bit claustrophobic in my little room. Don’t get me wrong, I still love it, it’s still my refuge and one of my favourite places to be, but right now I can’t move and there are just piles of things everywhere. Tidy piles, but piles nonetheless. I’ve got to the stage where I can’t even really relax – there just seems to be so much to do….
This afternoon I’m going to have to try to have a sort out, but to be honest I think the answer is to get some of the UFOs finished and to use up more of the stash. Finishing the tablerunner helped a teeny bit, but it’s only a drop in the ocean.
Things seem to be a little out of control…..!
Helen
March 11th, 2012 at 3:53 pm
I’ll wish you luck as I wave you goodbye as you head into there… ;o) Happy sorting!
March 11th, 2012 at 6:14 pm
I hear you! As I was recovering from my burn out, I let my small office/sewing space totally overflow with stuff. Now I feel better and need to tackle the piles.
Good luck with creating a sense of order in your space, so it will be a nice refuge again!
March 11th, 2012 at 6:50 pm
I think we all have that issue at some point to some extent. Let’s face it, creativity is never tidy. I love seeing peaks into your house. It makes me miss the houses I had in Germany even more.
March 11th, 2012 at 7:04 pm
I love your little sewing space!
March 11th, 2012 at 7:39 pm
…where does it all come from…??!! LOL Actually, mine looks pretty much the same – and add the scatterings around the house, too!! ;o
March 11th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
I can so commiserate – while my space is a bit bigger it does double duty as a guest room and so space that I would love to use for storage or a larger work table is taken up by a futon. Does anyone have any idea how fabrics manage to sneak out of drawers and bins to end up piled on the floor as well as any other available surface, and let’s not forget the books and magazines that attract our attention and then do not want to return to their proper place.