It's too soon, yet, to clue a good friend in on this resolution, the canonical hours. I'm still gaining confidence there, I suppose. And that's not at all due to any deficiency about the matter of the resolution itself, rather more of my own commitment to follow through. Still, when I intimated the slightest hint of it to him, his response was positive, "I need to do that." So the sooner I get a firm handle on it, the better to spread the good news about it.
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| Gozzoli, "Salome" |
I begin now to appreciate more deeply the maxim "Take care of order and order will take care of you." As I progress slowly, already some vistas open which I had only before hoped would be there. One of which is the emergence of the greater practical necessity of hiring a part time cook. No eye-rolls, please. This is because punctuality is paying off. If I hire a cook, I can tell her/him I need the meal at this precise time overtime. Breakfast should be ready to go at 9:00 AM; Supper should be served at, say, 5:15 PM. But because I know what time I'm going to be here, ready to sup or to break the fast, then I can hire someone, and budget what they might cost. An hour's work in the morning plus an hour for two in the evening. That's 3 hours a day for how many days? Monday evening (2), Tuesday (3), Wednesday morning (1), Thursday evening (2), Friday (3), Saturday (3), Sunday (3). That's 17 hours at $15 dollars an hour is $255/week. Or $12K-13K/year. Part-time. Plus the cost of food.
Also, in case you're wondering if yesterday I wrote any thank you notes—even a single one—the answer is yes.
And lastly, if you're also wondering whether the time indicated below corresponds to the time I closed my laptop, got up out of my seat and left to open the Church (or hop in the shower—if it's a Saturday) the answer is yes.
