Nickels and dimes...

I feel like I nickel-and-dime myself to death sometimes.  But rather than in the traditional meaning of the phrase, I nickel-and-dime myself out of TIME.  So many things need to be done every day just to keep the household going that I feel like I've lost most, if not all - sometimes, of the day doing little 5- and 10-minute tasks.  Folding laundry - 10 minutes.  Sorting and putting laundry away - another 10 minutes.  Empty the dishwasher - 5 minutes.  Etc., etc., etc.  Pretty soon half the day is gone, and I have yet to get to anything I want to do.  But all those little things need to be done, so how does one balance it all?  Some days I do better than other days...