Yes, I can see where that schedule might make things a little difficult! However, I think you should manage to find one or two little things for her to do for you everyday,just so you can both get used to it.
It doesn't even have to be big things, any way of bringing out her sub side would be a step in the right direction, I think. Besides, it can be so much fun practicing dom/sub, can't it?
I forgot, the whole purpose of the 1st question, what do you expect of your sub or dom? This fits in with the 'practice' concept too.
Mistress and I are always aware of each other. Even if we are not in physical contact, we always know where the other is, and what they are doing. She is the one I want to be with, and I know she wants me with her. If we are in public, and just being friends, we still find reasons to touch in some way, every now and then. I'm very tactile, people are used to me touching everyone, so it's easy for me.
Amanda is different, so she works to find different ways to stay in touch, so to speak. Sometimes it's as simple as her handng me a drink, or our feet touching under a table, or crowding together into a small space, like a crowded elevator. Sometimes it's not so simple, like her sliding her hand into my pocket from behind me - that girl's a devil in disquise! She looks like a damn angel, but she's not!