Don't feel bad about crating her! My dog thinks of her crate as her own little private space. She goes in there on her own. Rarely do we put her in there and shut the door....only if we have company and she won't come down and such.

Puppies are a LOT of work! I've only had one puppy before....after that we decided to get dogs who were past the puppy stage. You need time to yourself, too. As long as you're getting in plenty of puppy time each day, don't feel bad about seeing to your own needs. Your puppy won't love you any less!