Virtuous Woman Secrets

This post is very short.
I mean short.
For over two years, I’ve been obsessing about the virtuous woman of Proverbs 31.
I’ve studied the passage (vv. 10-31).
I’ve applied different parts to my life.
I’ve met up with all sorts of challenges and trials.
This time, though, I think a breakthrough has been made.
The Proverbs 31 woman is not out of reach anymore.
With this breakthrough, I’ve put it into practice the last couple of weeks and the dividends are already panning out for me.
It really isn’t a secret to know what it is, but how to apply it.
That’s key.
Are you ready?
She plans ahead of time.

That’s it.
End of post.

I’m on a roll, so let’s continue.
It’s not major planning, but minor details.
Why wait until tomorrow when you can do it today?
I gave it a try.
I started planning one thing each day for its tomorrow.
When tomorrow becomes today, I have a few extra minutes, so I plan to do two things for its tomorrow.
Example: meals.
Planning meals is good; but for those of us who feel we live by the seat of our pants, planning is out of reach for us.
Life is busy.
My plan of action was to utilize the crockpot.
I put together a stew at night and put it on low.
The next day I add to it one thing or another.
Crockpot meals cut out meal time prep for one meal.
It’s a start.

Also, I plan for Erev Shabbat early in the week.
One day I decide what to have.
Next day I consult with my sister (our families spend Erev Shabbat together).
That day, I crockpot ready my meal or pull it out of the freezer to thaw.
Next day, I work on another detail, just a few minutes.
The day before Prep Day, I set out last minute details that can’t be done before.
Prep Day I finalize those details.

As I perfect and tweak my planning, it gets better and faster until it’s second nature.
One small detail.
One meal, but it builds with other things too.

Planning is one of the virtuous woman’s secrets.
Yay!