Do you have the time?

Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce:

But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them


Jim Croce was a very smart man. He hit the nail on the head, didn’t he? There’s never enough time for the things you want to do.

There are so many things I want to do every night after I’m done being mommy and the kids are in bed. I want to read and watch tv. I also want to work in my craft room, making cards or maybe a layout. But I want to be on the computer as well, listing items on etsy, chatting in the forums, reading Ehell and now, blogging. Then there’s that guy I’m married to, I want to maybe watch a movie with him or (gasp!) talk to him.

And all of this is supposed to happen in the 2-3 hours I have after the kids go to bed but before I do myself. If I push it and stay up until 11pm, I’m always sorry the next day at work when I’m dragging and fighting to stay awake at work.

When I finally do make myself go to bed, sometimes I can’t turn off my head. I’ve got card ideas running through, thoughts about the day bouncing around and the urge to get up to do one last thing….but no, I need to get some sleep because I have to get up at 5, in just six short hours.

So, how do you do it? How do you balance all the things you want to do in the little time you actually have to do them?