Sshh.....

I just need some quiet time. It's one of those days where I get "97" emails, at least 80 of which need me to respond. The phone rings and rings. I have two lines....still do not know why. While they ring, the red light blinks telling me I have messages. There is a stack of "hot" items in my in-box, and there is a constant stream of underlings standing in my doorway with files in their hands, quizzical looks on their faces, waiting for me to "yay or nay" them. Boss calls me to mandatory meeting where we watch a film with a bunch of other super-busy people for a morale-boost! What a joke, this only inspired panic and the tendency to run over lists in my head. Calgon, take me away!

Oh yea, I don't have tub. And somehow a stand-up shower with low water pressure is not what will do the trick. Kind of thinking beer or wine is a bad crutch. It's 111 degrees today, so a nice walk is not a possibility. So I will settle for a nice quiet all me time.

I have just spent three days glued at the hip to fiance. Whoa. I mean, he's great and my favorite person and all... but I need some me time. To read my girl books, to watch crap tv with no shame... to eat ice cream out of the container or just to chat on the phone. Maybe float in the pool with some grapes on my floating hammock. Blog. But when we have these days off together he wants us to hang out and be together. But not EVERYTHING we like is mutual. I saw BATMAN. While it's not the worst movie, I wanted to see Mad Hot Ballroom. He ate at the french cafe I like, but he threw a semi-tantrum when they forgot his iced tea. He so doesn't always know how to just chill. And all I want to do is chill. Just hang. He's always got an agenda. With no plan, he stresses. Whereas, me, I'm good with doing a whole lotta nothing for a couple of days.

In the end, we ate well, went to wine bar, went to a bar-b-q, shopped and bought great stuff, got a lot of chores done. Laughed, dork danced around... but I need some pure VEG time now. Is that so wrong?

GOd, I'd kill for a bath tub!

So tonight, he's at the gym, and I have 2 hours of chic music on Itunes, and lounging around.. blogging, reading blogs. Relaxing. Maybe watch some crap tv. Or plug in "Love Actually". Lay on my couch and just lay. No thoughts.

At least younger brother-in-law-to-be is not here. So it's me.. and the couch. Sweet. Cherry Truffle Fudge Haagen Daas, Light.

Ya Feel meh?