I work a 40 hour a week career that is an hour commute each way so 10 hours a day 5 days a week I am out of the house for work. Add to that a 4 year old, 3 dogs, a hubby and a home (as well as an illness that flares up when it wants too) it is very hard BUT I set aside one evening a week to go to my mom's house and sew with her. Some nights we get a lot done and some nights we don't. I have found though that taking that time for me, and doing something for me that I love, helps make ME more productive elsewhere. If life consumes you to the point where you do not get to do the things you love than you are living to work versus working to live :-)
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April