My table looks like this…

Super Messy Table

Pretty much I run around the house in the morning, trying to pick up everything, so Olivia can clean.  If I don’ t have a quick place to put it, I put it on my major Hot Spot.

Frankly our table is pretty much always covered with things.  Here is a picture after I have cleaned up everyone’s stuff.

Sort of Clean Table

The Blue Buckets – each boy has one and I put their things in it so they can bring it upstairs to put away.  The little pile on the top left of the table is mine.  The big pile on the right is Rob’s.   When Rob goes out of town, I put all his pile in the garage and enjoy my clean table.