Chess is not an easy game!?!

I love playing chess its showing alot of lessons I'm learning each time I play, but I must say its not an easy game, for a beginner like me I'm setting myself up for defeat!!! I want to get better and better, but with school on my plate, working lots of hours I feel like I dont have the time, I try my best to get some chess time before I go to bed. I love playing chess though I feel like its a relaxing game and makes my brain work and think.