You could try some of the techniques in Tim Ferriss's 4 Hour Workweek. Basically it involves negotiating a deal to work from home 1 day a week to start, and ev

You could try some of the techniques in Tim Ferriss's 4 Hour Workweek. Basically it involves negotiating a deal to work from home 1 day a week to start, and eventually fulltime. Make sure you are more efficient on this day off than the other 4 days. He suggests hiring a virtual private assistant to handle the more trivial aspects of your job, for a few dollars an hour. While you are "working from home" you can work on your side projects. Even if you don't hire a virtual assistant, you'll save plenty of time without the distractions of work (water cooler talk, commute time, etc), that you should have an extra 10-20 hours a week.