I echo - you need to make time for yourself! Two days a week is modest. Make a "date" with yourself and do it because you're worth it! Even if it's only 30-60 minutes, at least you got on the bike.

I'm in AZ (so is somebody else here?) in Tucson and you have to be in by 8AM because it's already getting up to 95 degrees. If you go skin-side-down-rubber-side-up, the pavement can cause serious burns! So, I get up at the crack of dawn & ride. Go to bed at 8PM and my life hasn't suffered from (1) missing evening TV or (2) not reading the morning newspaper.

Also, I tend to ride alone because I like to drink in the cool fresh air - it's very fleeting in the summer - and be with my thoughts. Especially Saturday mornings - I have a little route that takes me through some low lands that are cool, with little ranchettes and I can feel the tension just drain.

That's enough from me!

Kim