Balancing writing with household chores #WWOW

Hi, welcome back for another Words of Wisdom! I hope what I've shared so far has been helpful. When I sat down to write this post, I wondered what I could share. No big topic was standing out flashing with bright red letters, so I decided to write about something I've been struggling with lately. Balancing.

I'm lucky to be a full-time writer. I have an amazing husband who lets me sit here day in and day out writing and hoping that one day it'll be my turn to make it big. But then that leaves me with today's topic, how do I find time to not only write, but also the duties of a housewife and mother?  Some weeks my house is a wreck. The dishes pile up, and while I cook dinner, I'm loading and unloading the dishwaser. There will be sevreal loads of laundry that need to be folded and probably several other stacks that need to be washed. Litter boxes stink. Toys need to be put away. Bathrooms are getting icky. Oh, and I need to get to the gym! And then finally I snap. I get cranky and start cleaning and get upset because I'm not writing. And writing after all is my job.

Does this happen to you? I wish I had an answer on how to make it work better. But, what I'm trying is to set a schedule. Assigning days to bathroom, laundry, etc. That way I can get a little done each day and not feel so overwhelmed. 

Such as today, I wanted to do more cleaning because I'm used to doing it all in one day. I stopped myself and went to write instead. I had accomplished my little to-do list and tomorrow I'll write another.

Lists. Perhaps that's the answer to staying on track. Lots and lots of lists with what I need to accomplish for the day.  Not only in household chores, but I've begun lists on writing. I have guests post with deadlines, blogs with there deadlines as well. And it goes on. And each day when I write these small lists and I get to scratch everything off, I find the stress is lifted and I actually feel as though everything is balanced that day.

Have you got any tips on keeping your life balanced? Want more wisdom? #WWOW or Writers Word of Wisdom - A Smart & Savvy Group of Authors who write a weekly feature for their blog -Writer's Words of Wisdom- each Wednesday. The goal is to impart what we've learned about writing, editing, getting published, book promotion, and more along the way.

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