The spare portion in the freezer is care prepared by an earlier version of yourself.

Cooking twice and eating once is a message sent forward in time. The person who put that container away had energy that day and knew there would be days without it, which is a quiet form of looking after yourself. It rarely feels like care while you are doing it. It feels like efficiency, and turns out to be kindness.

When you have a good week, leave something behind for the harder one. Spare portions, a prescription collected early, clothes set out for a difficult morning. And when you find one waiting, let yourself notice that you were looked after by someone who knew you well.