How to Avoid Writing in 5 Ways or Less

So, lately I've been really wanting to write. My brain is filled with the desire to put words to the page. My body (and non-creative brain parts), however, is doing everything it can to keep me from this desire. So, here are five ways (or less) that my body and non-creative brain pieces are distracting me:

1. The cat box needs to be cleaned. This is usually a chore that I save for the end of the day before bed so that the cats can do whatever they like in it all night long without doing their business in other places of my home. I did this about 30 minutes ago.
2. The calendar needs to be updated. Okay, it really did need updating, but it didn't need to be updated right that second. It's a dry-erase calendar that sticks to my fridge, and the weeks are separated. All you have to do is pick up the old week and move it to the bottom of the calendar, erase it, and fill it in. Should be easy to do once a week, right? Well, I still had most of December still listed and hardly anything of January. I did that about 15 minutes ago (but it did have to be done!).
3. I needed coffee. Now, this one right here kind of went with the track of getting myself in the writing grove. I wish I could say that my Prescription Coffee Cup and Vanilla Caramel coffee led to more words being written, but alas, it did not. Not in the creative sense, anyway.
4. Dragon Age Origins is far more interesting than my novel. Yes, it is true. Why? Because it's already a written story! All I have to do is create my character, make a couple of choices, and the game pieces together a story for me. Wouldn't it be great if all stories could be written like this? Sadly, I still want to play more Dragon Age Origins.
5. I could write a blog post about how my body and non-creative brain parts are distracting me. Hey, wouldn't you know it! I'm doing that one right now.

Usually, to combat the writing blues, I'll play a little music, sit down with some coffee, and write in a way that's different from how I usually do it. For example, if I've been doing a lot of typing, I'll write by hand instead. If I've been doing a lot of handwriting, I'll type instead. So, I put on some music, got myself some coffee, opened a notebook, uncapped an awesome Papermate InkJoy 100 purple pen and wrote hardly anything at all. Perhaps it's because I went to bed at 2:30 and woke at 6 and had coffee, or maybe I'm just making excuses for myself. Either way, I'm going to have to buckle down and get some words written sooner or later. I've got people I need to answer to, especially if I want to earn certain prizes from a certain fellow writer.