This week, I am following the prompt: Write a blog post about something you wish you had more time for each day.

I wish I had more time to create every day.

Busy workdays, virtual learning (hopefully not as much of a thing this year), making lunch and snacks for constantly-growing boys (and myself), cleaning up after said boys (and myself), laundry, dishes, nightly walks — my days are full. I have tried to get away from social media as much as possible, but there are definitely days I get sucked into the Instagram vacuum. Then there is “A Handmaid’s Tale,” which I am currently binge-watching (so, so good). I have also made a great habit of reading lately, for about 30 minutes a day. And then there is work training, which I am doing on my own time.

I need and/or want to do all of these things, but how do I make time to fulfill my creative side, too?

In general, I think it’s also hard to schedule creative time.  I may feel the tug in the middle of the day when I am working, only to be left completely without inspiration in the evening when I have some time.  I am hoping maybe a notebook, to write down ideas when they come to me, will help.  I know that lists, my planner, and other notes have been invaluable to me so far for helping me to concentrate.  I acknowledge the thought, write it down if I need to remember it, and then go back to what I was doing.  I may still flip around from task to task a bit, but this helps me to stay on track to get things completed.

I have known for a long time that creating is good for my soul. There are several different ways that I would like to manifest this, but I think I just need to do it, to start anywhere and start small so it’s not overwhelming.  I’m hoping that getting back into this weekly Writer’s Workshop will help kick it off. Thanks, Mama Kat!