Day At Home

I was just going to tell you how I spent my first day at home in over two weeks.  But I accidently typed 'Day At Home' into my Google search bar instead of my 'Post Title' bar.  And then suddenly I was on Wikipedia, where I learned this:

 

The "At Home" day was a social custom in Victorian Britain, where women of gentle status would receive visitors on a specific day of the week. The woman would print calling cards indicating she would be "At Home" e.g. on "Fridays in April".^[1] Those of her acquaintances who had received the card could then call on her that day. It was considered impolite to visit unannounced on any other day, or to visit without having received a card.^[2] Guests should visit between three or four and six in the afternoon, and stay for a period from a quarter of an hour to an hour, depending on the level of intimacy with the hostess.

Evidently the custom continued in the colonies up until the time of the telephone.  
And then I clicked on Martha Stewart's blog post on what she did on her last day at home (which was sometime last July).  She worked out with her trainer, organized her tool shed (which one commentator remarked was roughly the size of Rhode Island--because, yes, if we are properly sidetracked we read the comments as well), printed labels, and ran a few errands in town.  Focus, focus.  And now on with this post...

1.  worked out with my trainer  Went to Zumba
2.  Organized my paper stack  Browsed Pinterest for a gluten free chocolate brownie cookie recipe
3.  Printed the recipe
4.  Ran a few errands  Took a nap
5.  Colored my hair

Clearly I am better at time management than Martha.  And just so you know, I will be having another day at home tomorrow.  And I plan to really bake those cookies in the am.  And I don't know where my cell phone is.  And I don't have any calling cards printed.  So feel free to stop in anytime (except from 3-4 in the afternoon--because I just may have to have another nap).