Meg Evans

At the end of the workday, my husband and I got a call from our daughter in Auckland. She was out walking her dog in the morning. When she lived nearby, she used to call often, but now it’s not as easy because of the time difference. She sounded a bit homesick, chatting about things she liked to do in June around here. We wished that we could see her in person, but we were glad to hear her voice anyway, and the simple gift of a call made today a good day.

Nurturing Thursday was started by Becca Givens and seeks to encourage self-nurturing and to “give the planet a much needed shot of fun, support and positive energy.”

Today was just another ordinary workday—and in everything, it was good. I woke up feeling healthy and cheerful. Because my husband and I both work from home, we always keep each other company during the day. I took a break to go out for groceries and quickly found all the items I wanted.

Although it felt hot and muggy when we went rowing after work, some rain blew in and cooled things off, and we didn’t mind a few sprinkles. After all, it’s an outdoor sport, and we’re glad to be able to enjoy it.

Nurturing Thursday was started by Becca Givens and seeks to encourage self-nurturing and to “give the planet a much needed shot of fun, support and positive energy.”

Because there was a lot of hectic stuff going on this afternoon, my husband wasn’t finished with his workday until it was quite late. We got to the boathouse just as all the other afternoon rowers were about to leave. Nothing to complain about, though. We had the river all to ourselves for a relaxing sunset row, the water was mostly calm, there was still plenty of time for a quick dinner after we came home and had our showers, and I wasn’t in a rush to write this post before midnight. All good things!

Nurturing Thursday was started by Becca Givens and seeks to encourage self-nurturing and to “give the planet a much needed shot of fun, support and positive energy.”