I should preface by saying that I 90% love and 10% hate Fridays. Don't get me wrong. They're generally awesome. Aside from the obvious giddy-that-the-work-week-is-over, it's the one night a week where I don't feel compelled to work from home after dinner, bedtime is suspended, and we can generally look forward to walking outside and socializing with friends all night long without getting in the car or even putting on shoes.

However, there are some downsides. The first is one I'm experiencing right now: lunch. I pack my lunch (and always have) - early in the week I feast on yummy leftovers, mid-week I often make sandwiches, but by Friday I usually have a hodge-podge of not-quite-meal-sized leftovers. Some are things I've brought with other days' lunches and haven't yet eaten (half of an applesauce, some grapes, and a tube of yogurt); some are portions of previous meals that aren't self-sufficient but are too large to throw away; and others are downright lazy (granola bars, cheese sticks). Needless to say: it's nothing to get excited about. My growling stomach is not placated by today's offerings. Already, I can't wait until dinner!

The second downside is evidenced by my to-do list for today. As with my lunch, everything I didn't get around to finishing all week ends up on Friday's list - and usually attached to some sort of end-of-week deadline. I have about 5 hours left in the day and about 6 items on said list... we'll fight it out to the death and hopefully I'll come out victorious!