The sabbath  table should be set with at least two candles (representing the dual commandments to remember and observe the sabbath), a glass of wine, and at least two loaves of challah. The challah loaves should be whole, and should be covered with a bread cover, towel or napkin. From the Jewish Virtual Library

These Sabbath guidelines are clearly for Jewish Sabbath, yet I find that there is something comforting and beautiful in their tradition and order.  I have been practicing Sabbath with more purpose for almost a year now and I seem to have a whole list of things which I am trying to avoid doing on the Sabbath, but very few requisites. 
I suppose an argument could be made that requirements are one of the things from which we need to rest or Sabbath, but I feel like there are lovely meaningful additions which could be added.

Here is a list of things I am going to try to add into my Sabbath this next week...

Good Music:  I am a musical wimp.  I don't know when this happened, but one day I realized that I never get to have my choice of music as the one that's blaring from any speaker in my world. (The exception being cleaning time when I insist on having the Proclaimers blasting louder than the vacuum!) Everyone seems to feel free to turn my radio station off when they are in my vehicle (isn't there some etiquette guide about that?) and I never seem to be the "FIRST" when it comes to music in the house, and it seems rude (to me and only me evidently)  to change someone else's tunes.  So on Sunday's I will take a stand! (Or maybe invest in,or borrow one of the kid's, good pair of headphones.)

Prayer: I pray, a little, sort of.  Usually if I'm taking a walk or when it's snowing I remember to pray, until I start making a to-do list in my head.  I need to add prayer journaling or an intentional form of prayer into the day instead of just hoping I remember.

Art:  I have been pretty good about this actually.  It help that my daughter is getting married and we have had some "artsy" kinds of things to do.  But like anything else it won't happen unless I plan it into the day (which includes having supplies ready)

That's it for now, maybe I'll keep thinking of things which would make Sabbath better and special but not laborious!