my sewing room goes from pickup'd to disaster in about a nanosecond. When it really gets to bothering me, I stop and spend one time period and straighten things out. A couple of things I have started to do that has helped the disaster period. Each of my sewing stations (I have 4) has a pin cushion, a ripper taped to the machine, a pair of nips or small scissors to the right of the machine. My cutting table has a small cigar box with my cutting scissors in it, my 8x24 in ruler on top of the cutting table. All other rulers hang on wall rack unless specifically needed for the project. My general sewing notions are in a fishing tackle box from Walmart. It moves with me. Thimbles, needles, glue sticks etc are in it and I keep it with me and closed unless I need something out of it. When the piles of fabric get to me, I sit down turn the TV on and fold fabric and put it up by stacks. I do have a door to close off my sewing room when I really don't want to face the problem. I just do the best I can. I am still waiting for the good fairey to come and take care of mess, but after 60 years I guess she isn't going to make it to my house.