I not only work fulltime, but also have online college as well. I am either on the sewing machine (piecing or embroidery) or on my LA at least twice a week, and more if time permits. Quilting is how I de-stress, unwind, lose the mental strain from my job (I'm a tech professional) and just generally "calm down". If I go longer than a week, I get seriously cranky (make that uber-b**ch). Even when I'm mentally tired from either work or school (or both), sewing/quilting helps me "unplug" so that I can sleep better. HOWEVER... with that said, I haven't finished anything of "my own", as I've been LA'ing for others since the first of the year.