THANK YOUR MOTHER - NOW! PLEASE!!
This is a great real-life candid moment and I applaud you for sending it in! (Despite your reservations about 'mess'.) Anyway, people are looking at your Bimby, not what brand of Parmesan you buy or what pattern of china plates you have....
This is just what people need to see. Guess what? My kitchen looks like that more than not... When I'm cooking with kids around, on 2 ft of counter-top, it's a zoo.
Never in a million years did I ever expect to find the space to keep an appliance ON THE COUNTER ALL THE TIME! If you had told me this four months ago I'd have bet big money against it. But that Bimby of mine is used more often than any other kitchen tool. Period.
Love your photo, love your Bimby, and keep up the great work!
TMB