Does happiness outweigh time?

I am one of those people who always has goals - whether they are small or large, they exist and are continually added to, revamped, and gain new momentum. This, I think, is because not just half of my brain is creative, but probably most of it is. That, or I'm a little crazy. Maybe a little of both.

You see, I am in a great situation where although I have to earn an income, it doesn't really matter how I do it. I could work at night, weekends, daily 9-5, whatever floats my boat at this point, as long as the money is coming in and my family is cared for. My husband supports every endeavor I do (which is sooo kind of him considering that I am all over the board!). As most of you who know me understand, I work my days around my children's schedules - therefore, my work may be from 9-2 most days and then carry over in the evenings, when my dh is here to take over.

On top of my need to earn money, however, is the need to fulfil my own actual goals, of which there are many. I have been thinking about this a lot lately, as we've seen some recent tragedy amongst friends and perspective has been blatently shown over and over again.  If I were a person without creative goals, my life would be much easier. My work could take up my entire free time when the children are in school, rather than my desire to complete one of my novels, paintings, new things for the Nest, etc.

Lately I have not been working out in the mornings so I can make time to edit grow the Nest, amongst other endeavors that I have in my little mind. That's not such a good thing, because exercise is for the mind as well as the body, and doing it in the evening is not as much fun, so it doesn't provide as much of a euphoric feeling as it had in the morning.

Here's the clincher - When I try to imagine my life without creativity, it is gray. When I imagine each day as a blank canvas, within moments it is speckled with colors that are vibrant and happy. However, the gray offers something the colors do not - time. Plain and simple. I've weighed and measured this time down to the last milisecond, and still cannot see how it is happening this way, but the outcome is always the same..Happiness outweighs time! Einstein would be so proud!