For the past week, Bee and I have made it a point to spend time together every evening after the kids are asleep. We've been hanging out, talking and watching a show together (Homeland) - all stuff we haven't had time to do regularly for a long time. It's been great!

However, I got to bed around 2 am the past few nights and Charlie has been waking up very early lately too. So I'm a zombie. I even fell asleep on the subway this morning! And I'm about to pass out at my desk.

Sometimes I feel like life is a zero sum game. If I increase my work effort, I have less time for family and wife. If I increase my time with wife, I have less time for work and family. It's a tough dynamic.

We've tried hiring more help but it doesn't really seem to help. The only solution I can come up with is to sleep less. That seems to work less well as I get older though.

How do you balance your time between work, family and your relationship?