I'm Queen of my domain again !

Beginning of this week was a total mess. My mother's friend & her daughter came to visit (from UK) & stayed with us in our guest room for 4 days before moving on with their trip to Bangkok. They were nice & have fun stories but, I'm just not used to having so many people at home. Also I 'need' to behave nicely as the host- that's probably the thing that 'gets' me all edgy.

Our guests finally left yesterday. I took a day off today & felt as if I had won an all-expenses-paid, all-nude-all the time vacation in my own home! Ok... I didn't go walking around nude but at least I gain the right to leave my magazines, my sunglasses, my keys on the coffee table, safe in the knowledge that my mum wont scream at me to 'tidy it up' for the 'guests'!

I feel an unexpected calm today as if I was given a reprieve from everyone. It's not that I'll do anything scandalous than walking around with my face mask on, leaving used cups in the sink, but the air is filled with the idea that I could stay up all night blaring Adele, that I could sacrifice a live chicken in the bathtub if I want to. Know what I mean?
I'm Queen of my domain again !