Daily life and other musings

Even though my new job is fewer hours per week, I do still feel like it is mostly what my life is made up of.  Does that sentence make sense?
The three full days that I work are very long. Monday, Wednesday and Friday I am at work from 7:45-11:30 approximately (longer on Mondays when we have staff meeting) and then from 1:45 -6:30, sometimes a bit later.  So by the time I get home it feels very late, it is dark and I am super tired.  No idea why I'm so tired since I don't have a physically demanding job but that's the truth-I am tired! It is not at all uncommon for me to go directly to my bedroom and change into my pjs as soon as I get home.  Then I think about dinner or lack thereof and sit in front of the tv if I can get away with it.
Tuesdays I only work from 2:45-6:30 or so.  It's a short shift but somehow I always feel like I worked a full day when I leave.
I tend to fill Tuesday morning and all day Thursday with a variety of errands: doctor appointments, dentist appointments, runs to the bank or grocery store or other needed shopping. Physical therapy is currently taking up an hour of each Tuesday and Thursday.
Overall though, I still really like my job. I wish I made more money to be honest but the job itself is fun and relaxing and engaging. I like all of my coworkers. I like my boss.
Still...I wish I had a bit more balance in my life. I don't do any hobbies anymore. I am never creative anymore. I rarely blog (but doing better of late). I don't exercise. I don't cook really...I mean, I make dinner most nights but I don't put any effort or thought into it).  I don't read books. I don't go out with friends or family much.
I can't really figure out what it is that I'm doing with the extra time. I used to work 40+ hours a week and now it's 30.  That is some significant free time, not counting weekends, that really needs to have some fun/active/creative stuff in it! Of course as I write that sentence, my mind is thinking "just don't make me go out in the cold and do something physical like hike or snow shoe". Hmmm.
So obviously I don't have any specific ideas for what those "fun" things should be, but it's on my mind.
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I managed to make my 2 lbs of See's chocolate last a full 12 days. Christmas to today, January 6th.  Obviously I'm super proud of myself as I have eaten them long before my birthday in the past.  But if I really think about how much candy I ate in a 12 day period I am not as proud.  I'm glad they are gone though because I really do plan to eat better starting...very very soon! ha! No, seriously.
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The Family is coming over for soup, rolls and birthday cake tonight.  The house is all clean. Frank made homemade noodles to go with the homemade turkey broth soup that I made (super excited for that). Hopefully it will be a fun night! I like my family.