Every day I struggle with balancing the work I want to do with the work I have to do.
I want to work on each of my blogs and on building my business.
I have to do the laundry.
I want to hang out on Twitter.
I have to pay the bills.
I want to submit photos and look at others’ photos on Flickr.
I have to unpack this stinky pile of wet, dirty clothes from my daughter’s camping trip.
I want to read my friends’ blogs and find new blogs to read.
I have to clear the clutter off the counter, yet again.
I want to continue writing my novel and finish the children’s book I started a decade ago.
I have to sort the kids’ clothes into what doesn’t fit them anymore, what can be saved, what should be given away, and then unpack their spring and summer clothes. I really, REALLY, REALLY HATE THIS CHORE!
I wish I could say the struggle is getting easier, but it isn’t. I still hate doing the laundry and the other mundane tasks. What is getting better though is how I fit in the “have to’s” around the “want to’s.” For example, I put in a load of laundry each morning, clear the counter, and start the dishwasher while my baby is eating her breakfast in the high chair. When she naps, I dash to the computer to get some of the work done I want to do. At lunchtime, I move the clean load of laundry to the dryer, put another in the washer and pay the bills at the kitchen table while my baby eats her lunch in the high chair. I really do appreciate that high chair! When my baby watches Sesame Street (so, so cute to hear her giggle), I dash back to the computer to get more work done that I want to do. This flip flop between the work I want to do and the work I have to do pretty much goes on all day. On the good days that is. 