Yesterday was spent almost entirely inside. A rainy day, the tree still up (a state of affairs that will  end today), laundry chugging away in the basement, a casserole simmering in the oven.

A calm, inward-focused day was the perfect antidote to a long, outward-focused week.

But already I feel the gears groan into action for tomorrow’s workday: answering email, sketching the week’s to-do list, planning quick dinners and what I’ll need to make them before I dash to the grocery store.

What was once a day of rest is now a day of preparation.