Preparations

Today has been particularly busy so far, as I'm trying to reshape my weekly schedule. I have *always* done my shopping for Shabbos on Friday morning/early afternoon. I'm not one for routines, but this one has been completely ingrained in me for over a year and half. Old habits do die hard!

I recently discovered glatt kosher meat RIGHT DOWN THE STREET (!!!), which that means I do not need to make the drive out of town to the kosher deli unless I want something very specific. This is good news for my car and its mediocre gas mileage. So, yesterday/today I bought:

-new white and yellow placemats for the dinner table (my kitchen theme is warm yellows, oranges and reds)
-kosher meat
-gorgeous cake stand from Target
-miscellaneous goodies for a special meal tomorrow night

Cleaning the house is what I should be doing now, and also having to sort through merchandise for my husband's store...also an arduous task. I spend so much time driving around town, picking up and delivering or having to buy stuff, by the time I get home I feel like my head is spinning. Also, on a random and probably TMI note, I think I need to go see a podiatrist, as something super painful is going on with my left foot. It made pushing a grocery cart today NOT so much fun. I can barely walk, much less wear shoes that don't hurt, so we'll see what happens over the weekend, I guess.

Back to relevant items. Yesterday, I went to BN and bought This Is My God by Herman Wouk and An Invitation to Shabbat by Ruth Perelson. I like Herman Wouk a lot, and the Shabbat book looked interesting and helpful. It even comes with a CD, which I was so excited to listen to I popped it into my car CD player right away. It was quite a lovely time to find out that my CD player does NOT work in the car, and my brand new CD is stuck in there, unable to play. Bummer!

Okay, no more procrastinating! I have a cake to bake and a house to clean. The kitchen needs to be spotless before I start making chajapuri, which I'm making for dinner tonight. It's a traditional Georgian dish, which I've finally perfected in my own right. I don't follow this recipe exactly, but if anyone is interested, I'd gladly share! Very, very rich and heavy, I don't recommend eating it often - but it's certainly a nice surprise for a hungry husband at the end of the day :)