Da Count - Night Owl

I've always been a night owl. My most productive time, when I'm the most alert is during the nocturnal hours. However, life and schedules have made it difficult for me to stay up all night and sleep all day, so that now I only manage to get enough sleep to stave off pyschotic episodes (most of the time).
But the few hours I get between the time my daughter goes to bed and whenever I decide to head off to dreamland, are the sweetest. I'm sure I could use this time to do something constructive (or is that destructive) like doing my chores so I won't have so many to do on the weekend.
But I've been using this time to escape into my own little world and write. I really enjoy spending this time with my characters. I fall in love with them and cry with them, discover and overcome things as they do.
And the thrill of this follows me through the rest of my otherwise "very routine" day.