The cab is a great idea! I think anything we can do to both disrupt the old patterns and establish new ones is super helpful. Mondays are my achilles heel, and I have a new plan that I implement that makes those days more bearable. You should do something really lovely for yourself on Fridays too.
Okay, REALLy heading to bed now. My eyes are drooping. You must be tired too. Hope the weather isn't too harsh there. I'm now in California, but lived in NYC for about 4 years (moved there right before 9/11; a whole other story). Anyway, that crucible gave me a life-long love of both the city and New Yorkers.