It was definitely better when we were children... lol... Less stress, more play, more fun... Yes, we can have all that today, but the feeling is different... :)
Routine is always following us, but it changes shapes... But, we should think more about our free time, and convert it into the quality time!
That was the best time ever. We cannot go back and be a kid again. We can do what you just said, convert our free time into quality time. :)