Quilting Question: Balancing Life with Quilting

When I was younger, I always thought, "If something is important, you just make time to do it." I was full of infinite wisdom in high school, can't you tell? Hahaha. Although I still believe that's true, things aren't as simple as I thought they would be. There are 12 hour work days, dinners that need cooked, laundry that needs folded...the list goes on and on (and I don't even have kids!). When I entered the 'real world', I had my first dose of learning how to decide what was most important. As I adjusted, I learned that you can't peruse Pinterest for a couple of hours and expect to get all those fun projects done the same evening, not with everything else that must be done! But I also learned that a support system is key to maximizing my time. So the question I pose to you is, how does your quilty support look? Are you battling to have a few minutes each day, or does your family know that you have an allotted time to sew? Do you have an in-person quilting group that you meet with? Or are your only quilting friends through blogging or Instagram? What are some tips or strategies you have that help you keep your quilty life balanced with the rest of your life?