I like the time difference better in the summer when I have no schedule. When when it's the middle of the night here and everyone is asleep and I'm bored, I think, "Ooh, the Europeans will be up soon!" LOL
Reading does inspire me to write, but it also distracts me, and when I'm short on time, it becomes a dilemma - do I use that time to catch up on my reading and not write, or do I use that time to try to write? It's hard to find the time for both.