laminating bugs

I am crouched on the floor, a wobbly sitting baby playing with soggy toast crusts between my knees, laminating bugs. Yes, it's kids party time again.. Matilda turns six net week, and instead of the ubiquitous frozen theme we are having a bug party! so my hands are more full than usual, with game planning, cake baking, and yes, bug laminating. for the bug treasure hunt you understand. And in the midst of all this, I'm trying to tidy up the manuscript for the tiredness book (ironic i know - more on this later) write a proposal for the young adult book I have half finished but am sending to agents anyway, and send my CVs to various cafes and restaurants in the area. Ah the joys. Stay at home mum my foot. somehow I manage to do everything, just only half as well, and half as enthusiastically. How does everyone else manage this? And how on earth does one slot creativity and free flowing thought into the miniscule pockets of time there are between nappy changes, carrot pureeing and job hunting?somehow it all works out but not in any organised way. The bugs aside, i find that the creative parts of my brain have been swept into the farthest recesses of my brain, where the dust balls and lost toys and random coins have ended up. reaching in there and pulling something half decent out is a challenge.
On a related note, I was given a copy of mslexia this week - check it out, if you (dear imaginary reader) are vaguely interested in writing, creativity, being a woman... www.mslexia.co.uk

thanks! (oh and if you need any tips on how to throw the perfect bug party, do send me a comment :)