How do you prioritize reading with the rest of your life?

I cannot imagine having a life without reading. I love to read. I always have a book in my purse, that I can pull out everytime I have some free time. I read during my lunch break at work. At home, before I go to bed, I make sure I have at minimum an hour for reading. If I'm not reading, I will be listening to some audiobook, like when I'm commuting to work. Also, when my eyes get tired, I switch to an audiobook, put on headphones, and settle in. So yes, for me, reading is just as important as other parts of my life.

I believe that reading is very important and therefore I believe it is as important as other things I do in my life. However, I do not place reading (or any other hobby) over work (meaning my job). I don't stay home from work in order to finish a good book though sometimes I wish I did. This is not to say that if I am reading a good book, that I don't stay up way too late at night to see how it ends, for instance, and then feel tired the next day at work. LOL I do tend to prioritize reading over housework, but I am not the world's greatest housekeeper anyway. I often eat while reading so those two do not conflice. I think that if you don't have reading as a priority, then there are a lot of other things in life that will push it aside -- that's what I tend to think when I hear people say that they don't have time to read. If you are watching TV or surfing the net, then you are choosing to do that over reading. I am not saying that I don't do that. In fact, lately my reading has really been diminished by these activities. However, I realize as I am doing them that I am making that choice. It is not that I don't have time to read.

I suppose it depends on what the work is. I might prioritize reading over certain social events, but prioritize other social events over reading. For instance, if the social event is just a meeting with my friends, I may or may not attend, simply because I already see them every day. If the social event involves folks I see rarely, I would make plans to attend. As for housework, I'm far too lazy about that, so I definitely do choose to read before going about housework. It's just more enjoyable that way.