Thanks. It’s all about time management. (Don’t be fooled. There are also a TON of things I don’t do that I should like clean the house. Oh yeah, and shower. You are probably thinking eeew, but you’ll understand that one when you have kids.)

The real trick is multi-tasking. I have to sneak in my activities when the kids are busy. I read the paper while they watch their daily AM dose of Arthur. I blog when the kids are busy doing independent activities or playing outside with their friends after school. I also try to make them take an hour of individual quiet time each afternoon, but often that is the time I spend with my toddler.

I usually only knit and stuff when my kids are all in bed. They go to bed for quiet reading time at 8:00 and my husband puts the little one down, so I have some time to do stuff.

Another thing is that I don’t watch TV at night. (Except for my Sunday night guilty pleasure – Desperate Housewives, the funniest show ever – Scrubs, and of course, our weekly fix for our inner geeks – Smallville.) Not watching TV every night really frees up some major time blocks.

I can’t wait to see the dog sweater.

Sometimes I wonder how it is that I’m able to do so many things every day (read the newspaper, knit, sew, blog). I think, wow, I’m so functional and productive! Then I remember that I don’t do anything else (like, the things I’m supposed to do). Not having kids makes it easy too. Now you on the other hand – well, I’m totally impressed.