not enough hours in the day

I need to learn a new way to approach work. so i have my regular job but i also do projects outside of that, and lately it just seems like never get to have some time to myself. i finish my 5 or 6 days of regular work , and then it's time to work on projects the next 2 days. A reasonable thing to do would be to work on them little by little every night night after work, but then i dont get that awesome rush of being in the zone for a day or 2. i need a break.