Busy, busy.......busy?

Of late there would seem to be a compulsion to be 'busy'.
"Sorry I haven't been in touch, - I've been so busy"
"I feel guilty, I haven't got back to you sooner but I've been so busy"

Until now my retort has gone along the lines "Oh I didn't notice, - but then I've been busy too!" I fancy that I can see the wind taken from their sails, the voice has certainly been reduced to more subdued tones!
However I am now contemplating a different response "Oh! You've been busy, how exciting, do tell me what you've been doing!" Already I am anticipating my disappointment as they struggle to think of a part of their recent activities which merits repeating!

Busy? Doing what? Not a lot I suspect. Perhaps 'busy' is a euphemism for 'disorganized' or is it another way of saying 'Look at me, I am so in demand' like the person with their mobile 'phone permanently adhered to their left ear? Who, in their right mind, can really want to be 'in demand'?
To be appreciated should not entail being used as a 'dogs body' or indeed, being used at all.

I don't think that we are born 'busy', some of us create 'busy' whilst others allow 'busy' to be trust upon them!