Learning what “Me-Time” is all about (standard:humor, 910 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Mar 19 2023	Views/Reads: 536/344	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Maybe instead of focusing on “Me-Time” it would be much better to focus on “We-Time.” There is much more advantageous to this.

Several months ago, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage said she and
her daughter and granddaughter were going to St. Augustine for a week 
and wondered if I wanted to go along. 

I said, “Let me think about it for a while, and I'll get back to you.” 

I then overheard a conversation between my wife and her daughter
concerning their trip to St. Augustine. One phrase that kept coming up 
in that conversation was “thrift stores.” That caught my attention. 

If there's a place I do not like to be, it is a thrift store. However,
the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage is an expert in everything 
thrift store. 

The week before she went, she asked me if I wanted to go along with
them. She smiled and said, “After all, we will be spending a lot of 
time at the thrift stores in the area.” 

I was not too fond of her smile on this occasion; I knew exactly what it
meant. 

Thinking about how to get out of the situation, I told her, “No, I don't
think I want to go; there are some things I need to do here, so you 
girls go and have a great time.” 

“What is it that you need to do?” 

I said as seriously as possible, “I need to spend some Me-Time here by
myself.” 

“Me-Time,” she said as she laughed. “Do you need any advice on how to do
that activity?” 

The week of the “girl's trip” had arrived, and The Gracious Mistress of
the Parsonage had her Sissy Van packed for the trip. I noticed a large 
empty spot in the back, but I didn't say anything to her about it. I 
knew exactly the purpose of that space. 

Finally, she said goodbye, kissed me, and was out the door to begin the
trip to St. Augustine. 

Early the following day, I began doing some of my projects for the week.
I had some books that needed reading, and started my work. 

A little after noon, I checked my watch and wondered where lunch was.
Usually, by this time, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage has lunch 
ready. So I got up and went into the kitchen to see what was holding 
her up. 

When I got into the kitchen, it dawned on me that I was involved in
“Me-Time” for the week. I'm not sure I had included lunchtime in my 
preparation for this week. 

I opened the refrigerator, picked out some things for lunch, and enjoyed
my lunch. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage had prepared many 
things in the fridge for this week, so I took advantage of her generous 
preparations. 

As I was munching on my lunch, I was thinking about this “Me-Time” that
I thought was wonderful. But at least I had lunch, and then I could 
return to what I was doing. 

At suppertime, it was the same routine. As I ate my supper, I couldn't
help but think that this “Me-Time” wasn't worth the time. But I was in 
the middle of it, so there was nothing I could do, but it did help me 
with an excuse not to go to St. Augustine. 

I put in a lot of hard work and finally went to bed. 

I must've slept very well that night because before I knew it, morning
arrived, and time to get up and have breakfast. I noticed it was empty 
on the other side of the bed, and I just thought that she had gotten up 
ahead of me and was getting everything ready for breakfast. 

I walked out to the kitchen, and there was nobody in the kitchen. So I


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