Our everyday real lives can be a struggle trying to juggle all the things we would like to accomplish. There is anything from homework, kid time, writing, reading, beta reading, cooking, etc, that gets lost in the shuffle. There are never enough hours in the day.

Some of us turn in to insomniacs trying to get everything done. Others procrastinate and curl up in fetal position wishing for the work to go away, or magically be finished. Truth of the matter, no one will do it for us, and the more we procrastinate the worse we feel about it.

With a completely new workload, I am starting to feel overwhelmed (more than usual) myself. Instead of curling up in fetal position, I’m prioritizing. If by any chance, on this green Earth, I wake up early, that’s when I write. Most days that doesn’t happen. So as soon as my three-year-old bundle of joy wakes up, it is breakfast, schoolwork, and kiddo time. Writing usually suffers during the day, but I squeeze it in when possible.

After the little one goes to bed, I get all this free time. With my sudden freedom comes the “now what” part of the day. Reading… oh, how I have missed you, but I have to work on my story… sorry.

I still have trouble with all this free time because I want to do everything at once and run around like a chicken with my head chopped off. Not really, but I feel like this is the only time I have to do it all.

In reality, I need to take a deep breath because this time comes everyday. EVERDAY? Yes, everyday.

Queue the prioritizing.

Therefore, that is what I will be doing. If I happen to get some writing done during the day, then that night I will read. If I do not, then reading will come after I have written until my heart is content.

There is enough time in the day to do… a lot. Not everything, but a lot. Although you and I both may feel the same way, making a flexible schedule to prioritize your workload is probably the only way not go more insane than you already are.

Happy prioritizing, my friendly readers!