I Like Wednesdays

I like wednesdays.  Nothing much every happens on a wednesday.

I was born on a wednesday, a long time ago, to be sure, and I am certain I had no idea what day of the week it was at the time.  When I was learning to read and spell I thought everyone spelled it wrong.  I thought it was "Wend's day", like my own personal day.  Why shouldn't I have one day, every week that is just for me?  (Children really are self-centered aren't they?  Apparently I was no exception.)

Even though that misconception has long been dispelled, I still like wednesdays.  It's the only day that feels balanced.  It brings symmetry to the calendar. It is impossible to divide a week in half evenly.  The work week has the same problem.  Seven is not an even number, and neither is 5.   Only the weekend is even, and 2 is just too small of a number, and the weekend far too short, to be worth dividing in half.   If a week can't be divided in half, at least it can have a middle.  That's something anyway. Wednesdays are a nice center point in the week, the same number of days behind as ahead.  They are the eye of the storm.  By Wednesday the craziness of Monday has worn off, and it's too early to be distracted by the weekend. 

Oh, and it's the night the trash goes out, that's the only reoccurring, weekly event on wednesdays for me.  It's a nice, clean, even sort of day.  I appreciate a day that isn't already booked full in advance. I can start the day with nothing on the calendar to predetermine my plans, nothing to work around, just a nice, clean, blank slate.   It is a day that can be whatever I make it.  It's the perfect day to be productive, get caught up and make things happen. 

Maybe there is a metaphor for life lurking about in this whole concept ..... life here on Earth is the middle point in eternity and is a blank slate to make of it what we will ..... kind of a deep thought for a wednesday ....

Today was another classic wednesday.  I cleaned up all the tasks that have been loitering around on my to do list, unfinished, since Monday (Ok, I confess, some of them have been there since last week, and I didn't get everything done.  I tried to buy black ink for my printer, honest I did.  Walmart was out of the one I need, and I was NOT going to another store the day before Valentine's day at 5pm.  When did Valentine's day become a major retail shopping holiday?  Seriously, Walmart was nuts and so was traffic!  I have little patience as it is.  The ink will have to wait another day.).  I had time to walk the dogs, do some laundry, clean the kitchen, and even cook dinner.   It's not even 10pm and I am writing a blog post, always the sign of a good day. 

Speaking of to do lists .....  My love of techno gadgets has been at odds with my need to physically write out my to do lists in a spiral notebook, (old school, pen and ink), for some time.  I have tried to ditch the notebook and make lists in the digital notebook on my phone, or actually use a to do list ap.  I have even tried emailing myself my daily lists. I just don't think in straight lines.  I don't WANT to type out my lists. It doesn't feel right.  I want to write it out, and then make arrows and check marks, and draw little side bars, etc.  I also DON"T want to take that notebook with me .  My purse, aka Narnia, is heavy enough.  I recently came up with what I think is a BRILLIANT solution .....  Before I leave my desk I simply take a photo of the current page in my notebook with my phone.  I have all my notes,  lists, etc there, in my gadget of choice while I am away.  It takes less than 2 seconds, way faster than typing that mess into an email, or ap, and nothing is lost in the translation.  It works perfectly!