Fridays
are very busy in my house as Friday is the day I get ready for Saturday!
Saturday
is, for me, the Sabbath. Now I am not
Jewish but Sabbath is one of those aspects of Judaism which fascinates me. At the beginning of this year I decided to
make Saturday very special, not trying to copy the Jewish Sabbath but making a
day to refresh my soul. For me it is a
day of withdrawal which I spend alone. Sometimes that just isn’t possible but most weeks
I can manage it. And it is very important that my home helps me
to feel calm.
So
on Fridays I do most of my housework. I
am not very good at house work. In fact,
let’s be totally honest, I am rubbish at housework. Every couple of months I pay someone else to
clean the house through for me and I consider it to be money very well spent. But each week I dash through with a duster
and the vacuum cleaner, I replace the flowers and it’s the one day of the week
when the bed is sure to be made properly.
I
also make sure that I have done the preparation for taking services on Sunday. My quietness tomorrow is not to be spent
thinking about what I will say on Sunday.
I
plan my meals so that everything on Saturday is really easy. However, Friday evening is often a special
meal to start my special day. After my
evening meal I will load the breadmaker so that on Saturday I wake to the
wonderful smell of baking bread.
Sounds wonderful, hope you enjoy your special day this week.
ReplyDeleteSince we have started to babysit twice a week ( Wed eve to Thurs. eve, then the odd Saturdays) I had to forgo any special days. I have to cram a little special time in wherever I can, now. Today I`ve been busy re-shuffling the old wardrobe (summer clobber away and winter gear out). I`ve taken about 1 1/2 hours special time this afternoon to get on my bicycle and explore around the area, enjoying the prolonged warm and sunny weather. Apparently, it`s all going to change on Sunday. It was great while it lasted, though. Enjoy your special day!
ReplyDeleteWhat a good idea, we all need a special day. It is all too easy for everyday to spent rushing around, catching up, doing the usual things. I think I need a special day :)
ReplyDeleteRubbish at housework -- yet another thing we have in common! This is a very interesting post, something I had never thought about but I think it sounds like a good idea. I definitely think Saturday evening should be spend getting ready for Sunday -- to go into Sunday in the right frame of mind.I am going to give this more thought.
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