Having children really gets in the way of writing.

The title just about sums it up.

Having children really gets in the way of writing.

Especially having three children. The oldest of which just turned four.

Since my wife adamantly refuses to let me sell any of them on the black market, I'm stuck trying to figure out just how to get things done.

I had planned on having several of my projects finished by now, and I don't need to remind myself just how disappointed I am that I haven't gotten anything done. Hell, it's taken all my available concentration just to keep total chaos from reigning at the house.

My wife does an amazingly wonderful job. But as I work full-time, when I get home, the evening is so full of just trying to maintain order, eat, get the girls in bed, etc... that it's nearly impossible to find the time to write. I used to be able to steal an hour or so a night.

I'm lucky to steal an hour or so a week now. I just keep telling myself that it'll get better. Sooner or later all the children will sleep through the night and I won't feel like a brain-dead zombie just going through the motions. Sooner or later some sense of normalcy will return.

But until then - I'm sure some of you have gone through this... How did/do you handle it?