Tidy up the dining room

I’m ashamed to say I have made no progress in this department, even though it’s been a year and a half now.
Stuff (mainly stacks of papers) is still lying all over the place.

I even took some before photos, which I’m WAAY too embarassed to post.
But they’ve been helpful, because they made me see just how terrible things look.

I decided to make this my project for the rest of August: Clean out the stuff in 15-minute increments.
Now, get going! 9 months ago

...I meant dining room!
80% of my visible clutter is stacked on and around the dining table.
Need – to – clean – this – out! 2 years ago