I discovered something odd about myself\u2014the writer\u2014last week. Don\u2019t laugh. I realized that I need inspiration in order to vacuum or deep clean a bathroom or the kitchen, for example. But I can write just about anytime under any circumstances.<\/p>\n
I need a housecleaning muse. I suffer, sometimes, from domestic chore block. And procrastinate? Oh my. Here are some of the excuses I use when I don\u2019t feel like cleaning:<\/p>\n
\u2022\tThe cats are asleep and I don\u2019t want to disturb them.
\n\u2022\tI only have a window of twenty minutes\u2014not enough time to dust and vacuum, so I\u2019ll do neither.
\n\u2022\tI\u2019ll clean the house when I don\u2019t feel like writing. (Yeah right! That never happens.)
\n\u2022\tNo one is going to stop by, anyway\u2014who will notice if I let it go one more day?
\n\u2022\tI\u2019ll do it tomorrow\u2014I\u2019ll probably feel like doing it then.
\n\u2022\tIt\u2019s not really that dirty.<\/p>\n
I remember when I started this writing career many years ago, that some days I would clean instead of write. If I was stumped as to what to write that day, the floors would get washed. If I suffered from a severe case of writers\u2019 block, I\u2019d make new curtains and hang wallpaper, as a way to work through it. I still take a walk to clear the clutter from my mind when I\u2019m working through a writing-related situation. But I wait for inspiration to clear the clutter from this house.<\/p>\n
So is there anyone else out there who can relate? Have you turned from super housekeeper to obsessed writer? Do you need a domestic task muse? What is your motivation or inspiration to clean the house or take care of other chores that require leaving your writing room?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I discovered something odd about myself\u2014the writer\u2014last week. Don\u2019t laugh. I realized that I need inspiration in order to vacuum or deep clean a bathroom or the kitchen, for example. But I can write just about anytime under any circumstances. I need a housecleaning muse. I suffer, sometimes, from domestic chore block. And procrastinate? Oh […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t