Three things

Here are 3

Nothing matched all three, so where you will be and how long you have were set aside. These still match who it is for.

• Apologize without the second half

  “I'm sorry I snapped.” Full stop. No “but I was tired”, no “but you had just”.

  5 minutesFreeSomeone you live with

• Put the phone in another room for one evening

  Not on the table face down. In a different room, where reaching it is a decision.

  An afternoonFreeSomeone you live with

• Take one recurring job off them permanently

  Not help this once. The renewals, the bin day, the school forms — yours now, and off their list for good.

  Half an hourFreeSomeone you live with