How am I doing today?
Great question.
My Friday schedule has me driving well until after 11 am now. In the past, with Friday being the lightest day of the week, I was usually parking the bus by around 9:30 and was able to quickly do my shopping for Shabbat and still be back at my desk between 10:30 and 11 o'clock.
I realized today that with my schedule being so different, it may serve me well to change my approach to Friday.
More specifically, in the past, Fridays would be hectic. Get my shopping done as quickly as possible and then spend the rest of the day splitting my energies between work and preparing for Shabbat,
Often that would lead to pressure filled days and then even more pressure filled last minute preparations for dinner.
The change in my routine has given me the opportunity to make a significant adjustment. Instead of cramming as much in on Fridays and then scrambling to get ready for Shabbat, I have decided going forward that this will be different. Fridays are now to be spent in preparation for Shabbat.
That doesn't mean spending the entire day cooking.
It means being mindful that the mundane activities of the week are gradually shut down as I prepare not just my table but my head and spirit as well.
It certainly helped that I cut the grass yesterday and I have made a mental note to make sure that I plan that activity for any day but Friday.
I imagine there will still be the occasional exception to this plan.
Susan may need my help at the shop, although with Becca's new schedule I doubt that will be the case.
It seems that on Fridays, some one always seems to remember something important that they forgot all week long and it ends up in front of me.
On my old schedule, that would have meant one more thing packed into the pressure cooker.
The more I think about this, the more I am liking this new plan.
As I have said many times before, I don't always handle change smoothly.
This will be a major change for me.
I'll just have to give it a whirl and let you know how I am doing as we continue on this Journey!
Shabbat Shalom!
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