My feelings are its better to go thermal on the shields and use resistance boosters to reach cap (or near cap). That way your effective shields are still high but you don't increase your recharge times by a ton.
Today I am at week 4 so I hope daddy will be getting a new pair of shields tonight. I assume they are available at Jameson Memorial?
Getting them in 2 days also, question, what happens when u leave aisling?