Waze Does Not Care About Beautiful. 🌴
A few months ago, I shared a story with you about the scenic route.
Remember? I'll repeat it again:)
Story time.
When I was 16 and first got my driver’s license, this was way before Waze existed.
We had this thing called a navigator.
You plugged it into the lighter thing in the car, suction-cupped it to the dashboard, and hoped it didn’t randomly fall while you were driving.
And my father showed me this really cool feature.
It said:
Take the scenic route.
And I loved it.
I loved driving down the winding country roads near Lakewood, near Monsey, and upstate New York.
It took longer.
It was not the fastest.
But it was sooooo beautiful.
Then Waze came into our lives.
And Waze does not care about beautiful.
Waze cares about one thing:
Fastest route.
Quickest route.
Boom boom boom.
Get there. NOWWWW!
And in that email, I wrote about how sometimes in life we need to stop living like Waze and start taking the scenic route.
Sometimes in life we need to stop living like Waze and start taking the scenic route.
What shyichis to now?
This week, someone in my Meal Planning student chat brought up such a good point!
We were talking about quick Erev Shabbos cooking.
You know me. I really just do not enjoy cooking. (Don't worry, I still make great food!)
I am very much:
How quickly can we get this done?
How can we make this easier?
And, how can we make Shabbos food beautiful, plentiful and super tasty , without needing to live in the kitchen for six hours?
Anyway, so in the meal planning chat I posted that I made a Shabbos in like an hour last week.
And then one of the lovely women there said something like:
“But what’s wrong with doing it slowly?”
She said she actually likes being in the kitchen.
She likes taking her time.
She likes cooking mindfully.
And you know what?
I love that.
Because yes.
Taking the scenic route in the kitchen is so beautiful.
Turning on a hartzig Erev Shabbos playlist.
Sitting down at the table and peeling vegetables.
Cooking slowly.
Singing Abie Rotenberg songs or camp songs with the kids.
Patchkening.
Being present.
Not rushing.
Not trying to escape the kitchen as fast as possible.
That IS beautiful.
And yes, we should all take the scenic route to cooking sometimes.
I want to know that if I have the time, I can take the scenic route.
And if I don’t?
I can pull out Waze.
We should also know where Waze is and when to use it.
But here’s what I realized.
We should also know where Waze is and when to use it.
We should know how to get there quickly when we need to.
Because sometimes, we just do not have those six hours.
Sometimes we have only one hour.
Or, we simply want to spend that extra time somewhere else instead.
That is why I like having shortcuts.
Because I do not want to be dependent on having six hours in the kitchen every Erev Shabbos.
I want to know that if I have the time, I can take the scenic route.
And if I don’t?
I can pull out Waze.
Boom boom boom.
Get to the destination. QUICK!
So, when it comes to cooking, sit down and figure out your Waze route.
What is your quickest Shabbos plan?
What is your quickest way to get from Point A to Point B when life gets busy?
Figure that out now.
Then, when you have extra time, take the scenic route.
Be mindful.
Make the patchke dish.
Sit down while you peel the vegetables slowly.
The goal is to know that whether you have one hour or six hours, you’re going to be okay.
That is what Frum Minimalism is really about.
Clearing the clutter.
So that you get to choose.
Sometimes Waze.
Sometimes the scenic route.
But either way, you’re not lost.
I sent out an email about that your kitchen should take about 10 minutes to close at night.
So many of my Home Reset students wrote back and said, "Yes! I can close my kitchen in 10 minutes."
And that is the goal in Frum Minimalism.
But because your home should not be taking over your life.
My goal for all my students is that even at its worst, your home should take no more than about 20 minutes to put back together.
And if you're nowhere near that right now, please don't feel bad.
So many women assume they are the problem.
They think they're lazy.
They think they're bad at housekeeping.
They think they need more motivation.
But often that's not the problem at all.
The problem is that there is simply too much stuff.
Think about it.
The more stuff you have, the more there is to manage, move, clean, organize, maintain, find, and put away.
The less you have, the less there is to deal with.
This isn't a Frum Minimalism opinion. It's just common sense.
If you remove half the clutter from a room, there is less to pick up.
If you remove half the clutter from a cabinet, it's easier to put things away.
If you remove half the clutter from your home, your home becomes dramatically easier to manage.
That's exactly why I created the Home Reset Boot Camp.
To help you create a home that is easier to clean in the first place.
If you're exhausted from constantly picking up, organizing, rearranging, and feeling like you're never caught up, I would love to help.
Warmly,
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