I have been unemployed since January of 09. All the time I was working I couldn't wait until I had time to quilt. Between looking for a job and taking care of my family who now thinks I have all of the time in the world to do everything, I have to schedule my time to quilt. My budget is tight so I have to be very creative about getting fabric etc. but so far I have been lucky. I quilt for two hours at a time four days a week and shop for deals about two hours a week. It seemed as though I had more time when I was working --- ugh.