Time Out Please

It has been a week with little personal time. We decided to go over to Alex’s place on Sunday night to pay respects to his parents who have come from Klang to visit for 2 weeks. We went there a bit after 8pm. He has been my regular vino amicae (or something like that la) so from the moment we got there we started with the drinking. By the time we came home a bit after 10pm I was ready to hit the sack straight off.
So Monday was a bit of a slog and with the usual full plate I didn’t get home till just a bit after 8pm. After the usual chores and preps work for the next day (lunch, gym gear etc) it was almost 9.30.
Tuesday night, it was parents’ association meeting at kiddo’s school so I was there from 7.20 till just before 9. By then trains were not so regular and I didn’t get home till close to 10. It was 34 deg for the second day running so I couldn’t sleep and only got to bed just before 12.
It was raining on Wednesday morning and S told us we could actually use the coffee machine in the pantry just off the hallway. We had thought it belonged to a sister company. It was great and I badly needed the fix. That night it was the prayer meeting in church and just before that the department had gone to see the boss who’s just has their first-born.
Something has to give. I need some time every day when I can read or chat with Tress about nothing in particular or watch a TV program I really like. Something like half an hour to an hour would do. Lately all I got was the 20 minutes or so I have each morning, which I spend on my quiet time. This isn’t enough