Sunday
Take a couple minutes to sketch out your menu (check out these menu ideas by Jaime Geller). If you have the time, bake challahs and freeze. You can also set aside a portion of the dough to make fresh homemade pizza for dinner!
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Motzei Shabbos: set up the candles for next Shabbos, and enjoy melava malka! This meal - even if it's just a hot drink - nourishes the luz bone and is a tremendous mitzvah.
Monday
Mondays are Mondays - there's no way around that. Keep it light by setting simple goals - an easy baked good recipe (double up so you can just bake every other week!)
Spend 3 - 5 minutes cutting t.p, foil and saran so they're ready when you need them on Shabbos! Fold the foil in half for storage, and ball up a few pieces of saran wrap to use as needed to cover leftovers. Paper prep is a great job for the kiddos. 👧🧒
Tuesday
It takes literally five minutes: whip up a great new (or tried & true) dressing for a salad, and a marinade for your fish, meat, or chicken (6 marinade ideas here).
That's all!
Tuesday is a GOOD GOOD day. 😉
Wednesday
You're getting closer! Today's the day to take all the veggies out of the crisper and get peeling - carrots, celery, onion, turnip, sweet potato, whatever you need for soups.
If you've got more time, check a few heads of romaine lettuce and dry it. Store between layers of paper towel in airtight tupperware container and it'll stay fresh through Shabbos!
Thursday
This is a big day, no surprise! Time to cook most of your Shabbos food, if not all. Put up and simmer the soup, put together all the cholent ingredients (in a ziploc or the actual crockpot) and stick it back in the fridge. Cook the fish and/or meats, and veggies.
If you like your food super fresh, have it all prepped and ready to go and bake it Friday. Otherwise, bake it Thursday evening and have a relaxed Friday.
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Super bonus points if you can set your Shabbos table Thursday night, including flower arrangements if possible.
Friday - Erev Shabbos!
No matter how organized you are, there's always something left for Friday - that's just how it is! Hopefully most of the work is done, and you can just put finishing touches on your dishes. Some people like to marinade their fish, meat and chicken and bake it fresh Friday - just pop it in the oven!
Friday afternoon is a good time to cut up a salad, fill the water urn, set the lights, etc... and maybe even take a little power walk or nap?!
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If your week got out of hand and you're still at square one, check out Shabbat in an hour. And stay calm, Shabbos is coming!