Quote - I have an i7 8G machine i can sometimes get less then 1/2 hour of close ups with a soft box. The render I pointed you at used a mesh on top and a oftbox in the front this one takes me 3 to 4 hours cause of the characters & building all the unseen parts are hidden

 

Much better machine than mine.  Wish I had a i7.  Might get the new AMD FX 8530 CPU, or a i7, not sure.

Poor girl.

Why did you use a softbox and a mesh light?

In my scene, each xmas light set, has their own group for a total of 5, the fireplace has one, candles has another, the mesh light on the ceiling and I put a sun with the light plane outside for moon light.