How much time do you spend with your friends and what do you do with them? I'm struggling to find the right balance between friendships and the rest of my life. I do not have kids but have a boyfriend I've lived with for six years.

Lately I am getting a lot of invitations for outings that eat up nearly an entire day. Monday I went to the lake with a friend. Earlier this week I went out for a 'quick' visit to a farmer's market, but it wound up being a four hour excursion (my friend drove). Tomorrow I am driving that same friend an hour away to visit with another mutual friend and expect it will be another 5 hour trip. Someone has invited me to go out for coffee Friday night. Two different people want me to come see their gardens and want to come see mine-- both live 30-40 minutes away. Another friend wants to stop by for dinner as she passes through town. A friend I don't really want to see also suggested we get together. That's just this week!

Does this seem like a lot? It feels like a lot to me because I am an introvert -- and also work from home and need to be spending more time working and less time doing nothing with people I'm not even that fond of.