Just because the house is messy doesnât mean I canât sit down somewhere to write.
It may be harder to focus due to clutter; it may even be challenging to find a clear enough spot to sit.
But I still get to write.
I donât have to wait until the house is cleanâŚand I must not. I must tend my body and mind firstâa.k.a. writeâand clean only when I feel well enough.
In other words, if the only thing in the way of my sitting down and writing is my anxiety about the house messiness (given that the problem is currently much too big to just quickly solve), please, if at all possible, say âscrew itâ to the messes, and go sit down somewhere (perhaps outside?) and write!
Extra argument: I would much rather be a mom who is often reclining and using her mindâand thus is more joyful and present with her kidsâthan a mom whoâs chronically drained and strained.
QED. I hereby give myself permission to write amidst the clutter.
I give it to you, too, reader, for whatever form of creating, rest, or play you find fulfilling!