It all depends on what you are doing things like cycling for.

For me, my priorities changed as the years went by and I got more fit. A few years ago, it was all about losing a little weight and getting fit. Now it is more of a compulsive need to feed the high of being (and staying) fit. Although I do try not to overtrain, I find that 6 out of 7 days a week is spent doing some kind of fitness activity - whether it be cycling, running, weights or hiking. I sort of worked it all into my life as part of my life. It makes me feel good. It makes me do other things better. I work better because of my commute. I'm a better mom. I'm healthier. I have more energy.

The house will still be there in a hundred years (probably.) But I won't be. I come first!

I do have animals, I have a farm, and I work full time 30 miles from my house. I rely on the bus or my bike. It takes time to get there and back. When I start getting stressed I give myself permission to back off. When my house gets dusty I turn off the TV and dust and vacuum. It all comes together, but you have to have a sense of what is most important to you.