We had to visit my in-laws for a few days. I had my laptop with me. I planned to publish an essay for this round of Ship 30 for 30.

I was sucked into a black hole the moment I entered my in-laws' house.

There is food, talk, more food, and no time for myself.

I didn't open the laptop and, thus, didn't get to write an essay.

Making plans to do things that only concern me is one of the hardest things I know about in the summer. 

I'm in a priority crunch.

How do you get the rest of you with families and lots of summer vacation plans to do things for yourselves?