Continued Interrupted Action

I’ve been taking action for quite a few months now.I’ve been trying to write. I have tried to do it consistently and have failed.

I’m a great multi-tasker and can get lots of things done. I have a long to-do list and I’m rarely able to complete something without being interrupted. 

If action leads to motivation, what happens your action gets interrupted? 

And my time spent writing always seems to get interrupted. 

Let’s take today for example. I set out 15 minutes to write. I told my children not to talk to me for 15 minutes and I set a timer. Easy peasy, right? 

Guess again...

Not even 2 minutes into me starting writing, my oldest was bubbling over with excitement at a new present she opened and was shoving it in my face. I gave her a quick smile and a “oh neat”. 

Back to writing… just joking! The dog scoots her butt along the carpet in front of me. Now it’s time to break out the carpet cleaner. I can’t wait to redo the floors and have no carpet on the main level. Though I’m sure the dog will figure something else out.

Alright, I’m re-focused and trying to write again. Nope, one thought in and I had to stop to yell at the cat to stop scratching the sofa.

Back to writing and my phone rings… go figure! The groceries I ordered online will be delivered in the next 10 minutes. There goes extending my writing time to get a full 15 minutes. Especially as they showed up early! I can’t be upset about that, can I? 

This all happened in a matter of a 10 minute window.

Let’s just say the 15 minutes of time I wanted to dedicate to writing turned into a lot less than that as adult duties called, repeatedly.

I ended up spending less than half the amount of time I originally set out to do writing. It was constantly interrupted and I wasn’t able to give 100% to it.

So I’m wondering if I can get motivation from continued interrupted action. I sure hope so as I need to go plunge a toilet my oldest just plugged now.