If you don't learn to pace yourself, it becomes hard. I was doing too many ---- finally took 1 1/2 weeks off and went camping. I had an "attitude adjustment". I don't NEED to work for the money, I don't NEED to make longarm payments.....that's the difference. If I needed to quilt to pay the machine off, I'd be sweating it all the time. I thoroughly enjoy receiving quilts and seeing how others quilt, what their quilts look like and seeing the results of the completed quilt. :)