Design and Organizing Mamas

I need some serious help figuring out some storage solutions. I'm really good at figuring this sort of thing out usually but I'm so stressed my brain is not working properly. I have lots of pictures for you creative ladies to help me.  

This is our major problem. We have to eat in my room, I won't go in to detail why but this is our little kitchenette area made out of what was my desk. So the top drawer is all junk, middle has a organizer with our silverware, and bottom is spiral notebooks. This always seems to be the landing place for ANYTHING that comes in to my room so when it's meal time it's all hectic and messy. Which leads me to the mess: I'm terrified we're going to get ants up here and I'm vacuuming so often it's crazy, how do you clean that Baby Einstein mat? And does anyone have a better way of doing this? My goal is to have all our meals planned for the week, have ONE night of prepping and cooking them and putting them in storage containers and keeping them in our mini fridge up here and maybe buying a microwave and heating them up or something?

Here is our other storage solution problem, I don't have a great pic. of this one but behind me and to the left of the mess you can see the white "changing table" (it's really my old tv stand) with a changing table on top. To the right hanging on the rods is skyler's clothes and in the basket underneath is our babysitter basket with the gdiaper inserts, disposable wipes, thermometer, tylenol, etc.
The first drawer has shoes she can't wear, socks she prob. can't fit into, hats, and other random things and the bottom drawer has stacks of clothes she can't wear, clothes she can wear but we ran out of hangers, and pjs mixed that she can and can't wear. To the right of the table in her closet still is our diaper pail and laundry hamper. Here's the problem with it: The closet stinks 'cause of the diapers, there is nowhere to set the wipes or the dirty diaper, like if it's poop and I need to set it aside so I can go dump it in the potty it always ends up hanging on the end or falling off or something unsanitary : / I'm also concerned about the changing table, there is only one strap so it's rather holding her down or its being held to the table but not both. And I want a cute cover for it but since we've moved rooms like 4 times we STILL don't have her nursery theme or art work or anything like that so I have nothing to match it to.

So I guess what I'm looking for is like a dorm kitchen idea, changing table idea, and somesort of place to be a "catch all" or paper sorter or..something? And this is very low budget. Thanks mamas  

The key is to start thinking of using your Vertical space - - and make sure you fix all shelving/dressers to the wall, so when baby can crawl and climb, you will be ahead of the game.

Can you give measurements of your room - and post a list of what furnishings you have to place in the room? I would suggest you get a bar table, to use as your prep area - and it does not take up alot of space.

How many doors, windows in unit, and what about closet space?

And I would suggest, you check out Garage Sales in your area, second hand furniture places and the newspaper to get deals on stuff. If you see an old shelving unit, and it looks tacky - just realize that a fresh coat of paint does wonders for it - do you have your crib in the same area - but what is essential, is that you measure your room - for placement options. Draw it out, by scale, and place on drawing.