Things that Distract Me When Writing

The dog, kids, Facebook, video games, internet, yard work, dinner ideas, Basically everything can distract a writer or make it difficult for them to complete even a short piece of work like this post.  As a matter of fact, this post is an excellent example of how a writer can become distracted. This post was 3 words long, 4 if you count the word "the". I started it about 5 years ago and never got around to finishing off my list. So the fact is 5years worth of real life can distract a writer as well. What was I doing these past 5 years when I should have been finishing this blog post......... I cant even remember. So, I suggest to get to your writing when the dog is well fed and already walked, your Facebook is checked, your video game is updating or the server is down, you feel you have reached the end of the internet, your grass is mowed, and dinner is squared away. After all these menial chores are complete write something!