Today is the day I set aside for flipping our home around before Passover.
The super markets have had their Passover foods out for well over a month at this point.
The newspapers have all had their obligatory articles heralding the upcoming yom tov. 
Of course they are normally filled with recipes that they feel people with in the community must have.
" 1001 things you can do with matzoh!I try not to read them or watch the videos that people post on Facebook of how to make kosher for Passover versions of every conceivable dish known to mankind.
Kosher for Passover lobster Cantonese.
How to make Kosher for Passover turkey that tastes just like your Easter ham!
It's a bit ridiculous. 
It's 8 days!
Quite honestly, in our house, other than the change over of dishes and kitchen ware, one would be hard pressed to notice much of a difference in the foods we will eat during this festival.
The house itself does take on a different feel for those 8 days.
In the "good old days" I would turn the house upside down cleaning for days on end.
As I get older, I get wiser. 
The cleaning people just left.
The house is spotless which takes a huge load off of us.
The oven is clean. 
The fridge and the freezer are empty.
While I am out on my afternoon bus run Max will pull out all of the Passover dishes, pots and pans, utensils and other paraphernalia.
There will be no real cooking for the next few days.
Dinners will be an eclectic mix of take out,heat up or easy to throw together meals.
Tonight's bill of fare? 
Well Chinese of course!
While I am driving , Susan will clean the inside of the fridge, a chore I normally take care of .However,given my back situation, well, let's just say I'm not quite up to the task this year.
By the time we go to bed tonight, the transition will be complete. 
For all intents and purposes, our home will be ready for Passover.
With our new work schedules,and a few needed trips to the chiropractor this week, time will be a very valuable commodity.
Advance planning will play a huge roll in alleviating a lot of the stress.
I am confident that with a good game plan, we have at least a 50/50 chance of things going smoothly. Trust me, 50/50 is a heck of a lot better than the odds normally are for an easy change over.
Older is wiser also leads me to understand that I can't do everything. 
I must drive the bus.
I must get to the chiropractor.
I must shop, cook and prepare for the holiday.
It would seem that my new normal of making a list of the 3 most important things I need to accomplish on any given day is pretty much filled out already. 
Everything else will just have to wait.
And I'm sure that they will!
Shavua Tov!