No peace for the wicked!

What about phone on silent with vibrate and check the caller' s ID. Then just answer if you feel like it.
You could say you were doing something if questioned.... you would have been doing something...watching tv and eating choccies.
Or just switch it off for a couple of hours.

Merry Christmas to you

I hear you Nanna, but you can screen your calls! Please don't feel guilty about it - go ahead! Even professional therapists have set hours, as well as days off, LOL! Why not you?

And, yes, once again, Merry Christmas, everyone!

I agree call screening can be very helpful and you cant help your friends if they constantly exhaust you - take a break for yourself. I hope you get some rest today.

Nannanoo it is annoying isn't it? Happens to me too but I don't answer them all! Family are more important than a TV programme, but friends just wanting to tell me about their day have to wait!
The phone is for your convenience so switch it off as and when it suits you.

Tell me abôut it Nannanoo.

A rare sleep in results in the phone ringing or constant texts.
A sit down to watch a much anticipated TV program results in the phone ringing (usually my sister who want to talk for ever)

I don't think there much you can do really. I try the " I've never stopped today and I've just sat down to watch XYZ" in the feint hope that she will get the hint without me having to say "will you just bog off, I'm watching something" but she never does.

My family all know that we religiously watch every episode of Eastenders, yet in the middle of almost every episode does someone ring up, and say "Were you watching Eastenders?"