Karlin, I totally understand your problem. I'm retired now but when I was working I hardly ever had the time to sew. I was a school teacher and even after I got home, cooked dinner, cleaned up, etc., I still had papers to grade and lessons to work on. There's never a minute during the week for a teacher. I did do some sewing on weekends but even then it wasn't much. Teachers do have the summer if they aren't taking some classes or teaching summer school.
So, now that I'm retired I can sew whenever I want..... love it.