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[quote=Anonymous]I’ve been in big law for 8 years and also agree that OP, you are the problem.

Wake up at 5 and work out then. Answer emails on the elliptical or exercise bike.  BILL THAT TIME!   Then shower and get dressed for the day.

If you can’t move closer, shift your commute to a different time of the morning. My commute is drastically diffeeent if I leave at 9 instead of 7:45. I’m talking 35 minutes instead of 1:15.  You can be online and working before you leave the house, then commute much more quickly and still be at the office by 10. And 10 won’t seem odd if you’ve already been online, answering the phone (forward your office phone to your cell), and responsive to emails.

Cut the interviews and pro bono work. I don’t do anything that’s non-billable. You don’t have time for that shit now.

Get back online in the evening before 11 pm. Try to “unwind”? HA! Do that while working, with a glass of wine. You could get another 2 hours in between 9 and 11. Get the kids on a sleeping schedule. Those kids gotta cry it out. I had the worst sleeper on the planet and letting her cry was painful, but the best thing that I could do for my life. She sleeps great now.

And yes, you have to work weekends. Do longer workouts on Saturday and Sunday if you want, hang out with the kids and family, meal prep for the week (this is LIFE CHANGING!), and then get some work in after the kids go to bed.

You don’t have to do this every day/weekend to make your hours, so there should be time for date night, happy hour, kid stuff, and a real vacation during the year. You just have to plan better and BILL EVERY SECOND.

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