I work like crazy for several weeks, meaning 7 days a week, 9 or 10 or more hours a day. Then I schedule time for myself, such as a week-long trip out of town or a long (4 or 5 day) weekend. I'm also careful to schedule in time to spend with my elderly mother and with my grandson. What it basically works out to is that I work in pretty significant chunks of time and then I have pretty significant chunks of time for leisure. I like NOT being on the five-day-a-week, nine-to-five structured schedule