I try to get up early in the morning to hack on it, but progress is very limited.
I have taken the train and that has given me an hour each way to work on it. The only downside is that the train takes twice as long as driving.
Going out to dinner(lots of downtime waiting on food and check). Vs you can order ahead of time to go from that same restaurant and not waste time waiting.
When you work on side project when you are done for day. Write 1-2 line note of what your future self should do first and what was last thing you did. Minimize ramp up time.
Buy more long lasting food and supplies at grocery store( minimize total per month trips). It's not much more time consuming to grab 4 cans instead of 2.
During bathroom breaks or lunch or other downtime that you might surf web. Research things relevant to your side project.
Simply wardrobe color scheme so you have less time spent sorting thru different loads of laundry. Or batch wear similar for simple laundry time.
Show up to events that you can a little later and leave a little sooner (where applicable)
Find more things like the above. And soon you'll start realizing you have more time for your side projects