I am finding that my Fridays are vanishing before me lately.
I think it may be because I have less commitments on my schedule which gives me more time to run errands and attend to many of the things that I have put aside during the week.
And of course , there is preparing for Shabbat dinner which if you have not figured out by now is the highlight of my week.
One of the casualties of this is I often don't take the opportunity to write to you . Maybe I should consider changing How Am I Doin' Fridays to What's Happenin' Saturdays?
For the most part, Saturday's have become the one day a week that I have me time.
Even on a day like today, where I will eventually find myself at the shop helping out, my schedule is such that I can relax a bit. 
I am scheduling my time for me, not for others which is a huge difference.
One thing I have noticed is that this has an enormous effect on my approach to food.
In the past, Saturdays were rough on my diet.
Because the pressures of the week were off, I found myself using food to soothe myself and wind down.
Today, with the weekly demands on my time that I deal with, my freedom to have some me time replaces the need to self medicate with food.
The void that existed is no longer there.In fact the void has become an opportunity.
And I don't seem to have any problem taking advantage of this new found freedom. I run all sorts of errands and take the opportunity to find some chore to take care of or task to complete. 
More often than not, some time mid week, I find myself saying "man am I glad I took care of whatever on Saturday".
I have about 2 hours of me time left on this particular Saturday before I have to jump in and give Susan a hand at the shop.
I have already handled a bunch of little things that needed my attention. I have some computer work that I will have to deal with eventually. I'm not sure if that eventually will be today or not. 
Sunday morning will be here soon enough and the demands on my time will begin by 6 a.m.
For now, I think I will finish my apple (today is an apple day) grab a cup of coffee and take a few minutes to sit quietly and relax.Shabbat Shalom!