u/CetitRoper33

I keep seeing videos and photos of small homes with folding desks, storage beds, lift top coffee tables, and all these different space saving ideas. they always look great, but i wonder how practical they actually are once you have to use them every day. i could see some of them getting old pretty fast if you have to keep folding things up and putting them away all the time. if you actually own any of this kind of furniture, was it worth buying or do you wish you had just kept things simple?

every time i sit down for even ten minutes i start thinking about dishes, laundry, toys on the floor, or something else i should probably be doing. even if the kids are playing fine without me for a little while, i still feel like i should be getting something done instead of relaxing. i know it's probably not healthy to think like that but i can't seem to turn it off. does anyone else struggle with this? how do you give yourself permission to actually take a break without feeling guilty the whole time?