[MilenaJaf]

It is good to bring your practice into everything you do. Even when getting drunk. At the same time, you should set up a reasonable amount of time --which means giving yourself permission-- to do formal dharma practice (meditation, for example) and stick to that. This way you will have accumulative benefits from doing it. Of course, a lot of people think dharma practice means certain activities: meditation, chanting, bowing, whatever. These are really the means to doing dharma practice which includes mindfulness and compassion.

Many years ago when my son was born, he never slept more than an hour at a time. As a result, neither did I. I had no time to meditate (when i tried i would either fall asleep, or wait to be interrupted) And as he grew up I had to put away all the "stuff" --the candles, incense, bowls of rice or water. It was then that I really had to examine where my dharma practice was really happening. It wasn't about any of that stuff at all.

Of course, it is good, especially for beginners, to use all of these tools. And these days I have got my meditation space all set up and appropriately cluttered once again. But especially, devote a specific amount of time and stick to that. You will also have time for all of your other guilty pleasures.