I am lucky that I was able to retire early. For the last two years I've been able to sew to my heart's content. Before that, I was working a 40 hr week and I sewed in the evenings and on weekends, not every night or every weekend, but enough to keep me satisfied. We had a large loft in our condo and my hubby's office was at one end and my sewing room at the other. He always spends a lot of time in his office on his computer, so I would head upstairs to sew and we'd turn the radio on and we'd both be content! But being retired is sooo much better! I love being able to sew when I want, even though I have to spend some time on the house we are refurbishing. Like now, I WANT to sew and I have to go paint the bathroom. grrrrr