The Oval Table

My kitchen table has become the center of my world. I don't know when it happened but one day I looked at my kitchen table and it was covered with papers and books! One end holds paperwork for a trip I am planning to visit New Mexico. The opposite end holds a Bible, notebook, and catechism where I do my homework for a Bible Timeline Class I am taking. On the east middle section I have the gambling list of people wishing to travel to Blackhawk, Colorado to gamble. On the west side is information for my Small Church Community group that meets once a month. A tiny corner of the table I reserve for eating but I find myself standing by the sink for some of my meals.

When I retired I had no idea that my life would become so busy. Some say it is good to be busy. Sometimes I just want to throw up my hands and yell, "Enough!" My television is seldom on and the programs I enjoy  are Downton Abbey and Dr. Phil. It seems that a lot of my reading for the book club or for pleasure is done in the bathroom and sometimes,when I stand up, I can barely walk because my legs have fallen asleep.

But, back to my oval table.  I use all four chairs, depending on what activity I am working on. It's like playing musical chairs! Heaven forbid if ever I had company and had to prepare a meal. What would I do with all the paperwork?

I do manage to have lunch with family or friends, for Board meetings, Bible classes or book club meetings plus do some photography, but I always return to my oval table! As I see the work accumulating, I wonder if I will need to put in another leaf to make the table bigger. When I visit other people, who are as busy as I am, I do not see stacks of paper on their tables so where do they "hide" their work?  In the meantime, I am like the President of the United States because I also have an oval office, only mine is in my kitchen.

"Paperwork wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the paper. And the work."

Daryanda Jones