Finding "Personal" time on the truck with your trucker spouse

This is a topic I have been debating on whether to post or not, but I think for the purpose of this blog - to help out those in similar situations to ours; it is of incredible importance to do so.
I mentioned earlier within this blog the importance of being nice to each other in the truck, letting certain things slide that otherwise might annoy or frustrate you, your love life is not one of these (and yes ladies I know it's hard to feel sexy when you have so many demands on your time, but it is of utmost importance). So the question you probably have at this point is, How do I find the time? and the other would be a big massive general How do you (coughs) do it in such a small space? so here we go.

Finding the time
This is a huge problem.
Time is incredibly limited on any any truck, it is funny to think that the average people think we truckers sit around all day and do - well - nothing. Working in a truck, especially a team truck is akin to working in a hospital. Early morning, late nights, you can't always eat whenever and you can't always just go to the rest room. Sometimes you sit around all day, sometimes your so busy you don't know which is left or right and sometimes you get the call or message saying ,"get there now."  This is more so with a little one and sooner or later you might think to yourself, has it really been a week? So what do you do?
It is all about taking the opportunity when it comes no matter how tired you are. Our little one, as I have mentioned before sleeps consistantly and solidly from about 9pm until 6am or 7am, which gives as a small opportunity there. He also takes occasional naps throughout the day - these are not as solid so he can be easily woken. Then there are also the days off and those are self explanatory. So, you really need to observe your little ones sleep patterns and make use of them.

How to utilize your space
When our little one was in his first 3-4 months he would sleep through a roller coaster when he passed out and things went fairly smoothly and it was wonderful. However, as those months rolled by suddenly the little one started sleeping more and more lightly and doing anything without waking him up suddenly became a difficult game which kind of deteriorates from the mood.
The good news it last night we finally found a wonderful and simple solution which, honestly, I don't know why I hadn't thought of it already. I present:

Exibit A: Divider curtain
Already made of a thick leather to help team drivers sleep quietly in the back without the loud noises of the road waking them, this wonderful item can also be used to block out tantrums and keep babies asleep on the other side of it.

For time off I recommend hiring a babysitter or a willing relative. Some baby sitters are willing to do hotel runs if your staying in a hotel for repairs or relaxation time. It really depends on whats available in that area and how your little one handles strangers.
So as always, I hope that I have help at least someone out there. Have a safe drive!