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I’m Never Going to Publish Consistently
Making Peace With Creating in Fragments.
Confession: I dread browsing through my Instagram. I see my industry peers and creators I admire who seem to have endless energy, producing work with a kind of steady rhythm that is enviable.
They’re always on, creating and churning content like a factory line with precision, racking up likes and follows. Me? I feel like I’m creating in fragments — small bursts of inspiration throughout days and weeks.
I try, but my days are divided. Life steps in constantly. The monotonous labour at home, motherhood, nurturing a young child, the mental labour to keep the household running…all of it fractures my train of thought, leaving me with a basket full of half-formed ideas.
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve sat down after putting my son to sleep with the intention of writing, only to be pulled away. There’s always something — a form to fill in, the laundry, dishes piling up, or the constant, nagging hum of responsibilities that demand my attention.
It’s a rare luxury to sit in uninterrupted silence, to reach the state of flow where my creativity can flourish. Yet, when I get those stolen moments that I yearned for, I feel like grasping at fleeting ideas that slip away as soon as I get close. So I go back to…
