Creative Curse

Sometimes I feel as though I suffer from a Creative Curse:  I have far more ideas than I have time to see them out.  Sometimes I at least get a start on them, other times they go into what I like to call "the vault", where I will save them for a day when I have more time.  I will have more time someday, right?  Right???

Of course, part of the problem may just be that I don't manage my time as well as I could.  There are often so many distractions and interruptions, not to mention all those times when I sit down to do A, and realize I have to do X,Y, & Z before I can even start A.  Or that I'm missing a key supply to work on A, so I have to go to the store to pick up said supply, which leads to...you guessed it, more ideas and more distractions!

So how do I find more time to nurture my creativity? 

One thing I have been trying to do is to make sure I have several places to create throughout the house, as well as portable projects that I can bring from room to room.  In the living room, I have a little caddy by the corner of the sofa that holds supplies for making little things like barrettes and hair elastics.  I do have a corner of another room that's my studio space with my sewing machine (which is currently collecting dust...sigh), and all my yarn and felt, but lately this has been more of a storage area than a work area. I've been keeping a sketchbook upstairs so I can sketch out ideas while my daughter is taking a bath.  And I have a little bag that contains my current work in progress so I can quickly grab it and go.

Another thing I try to do is spend creative time with little g.  If she wants to paint, then I'll get out my paints or sketchbook.  If she wants to cut paper, I'll grab an empty shoe box to decoupage.  If she wants to play with play dough...well, actually I usually just play with play dough too.  It is pretty fun, after all!

All these things help, but what I wouldn't give for a day of uninterrupted creative time!  Such a rarity these days.  For those of you who have a busy schedule and are juggling family and work, how do you do to make time for your creativity?  How do you balance everything?