Meg Evans

This weekend’s giant snowstorm is forecast to reach my area on Saturday afternoon, but I am not worried. My husband and I are well prepared; both of us work remotely, we had a generator installed over the summer, and my husband also set up a backup cellular modem just in case the broadband cable goes out. He is so well organized that he was charging his car battery today because he hadn’t gone out in a while. The only thing left is the grocery shopping, which I’ll do tomorrow on my lunch break. It’s all good.

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.”

It’s Friday afternoon now; last night the time got away from me, and although I remembered that I hadn’t posted anything to this blog when I was getting into bed at midnight, hurrying to do it didn’t make sense when Thursday was already over.

Anyway, what I like most about winter is that it’s an unhurried time of the year.

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.”

Sharing a cute word-art image with a list of New Year’s resolutions. As for the one that calls for wearing more lingerie, I bought a pack of ordinary cotton panties this week. A little more creativity in that regard probably wouldn’t go amiss. It fits well with the cheerful tone of the other resolutions, anyway.

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.”

I still take the week between Christmas and New Year’s off from work, as does my husband, even though our kids are long since grown and we don’t do much of anything for the holidays. Not doing much is what I like about this week now; it’s a peaceful, uninterrupted time to let the pace of life quietly wind down, while reflecting on what has gone well in the past year and what there is to be glad about as another year begins.

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.”

Early this afternoon, my husband and I enjoyed a video call with our daughter after she got home from working the night shift on Christmas; it was already morning on the 26th in Auckland. Regardless of the time and season differences, it was merry. Not quite like being together—but almost.

Wishing a wonderful holiday season to everyone reading this post, too!

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.”

I had a rather hectic day, with a new furnace being installed. The weather was unusually warm for December, so the house didn’t cool off much. Now it’s raining, the wind is gusting, and the temperature is dropping fast. But everything is good inside my comfortable house, and I am going to relax and just enjoy the rest of a quiet evening.

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.”

We had a contractor out today to estimate a replacement for our furnace, which is the original one from when the house was built in 2002. Working from home makes such appointments much easier, as there’s no need to take time away from an office.

Sometimes I wonder, though, if the house feels a bit dull to me because it functions so much as a workspace. I try to brighten things up regularly with new decorative items, such as mini pumpkins in my kitchen in October and a poinsettia over the holidays. I probably would do better to spend time creating craft items, rather than just buying decorations, so as to put a little of my own magic into the house.

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.”

I’ve had a peaceful week without much going on, just staying in my cozy house and looking out at the snow. Although I’m not entirely sure why, some old worries about finding time for things (such as writing my Thursday posts) seem to have quietly drifted away while I wasn’t looking.

Now that some coworkers have retired and not been replaced, I’ve been doing overtime work fairly often, which makes clear that I always had ample time. Having a more structured exercise schedule the past few years left me feeling like all my time was spoken for, but that really wasn’t true. The amount of extra time was not that significant; it was just worry making me feel overburdened.

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.”

Wintery weather blew in yesterday, with high winds and temperatures falling throughout the day. To be honest, I didn’t look forward to waking up early and going out in the freezing cold to run the Turkey Trot.

Everything was all right, though. The temperature didn’t get much above freezing, but the roads were clear, the wind wasn’t as strong, and this year’s race sweatshirt was thick and warm. The event was well attended, and I wasn’t grumbling to myself while running but was glad to be part of the community.

Then we came home to a warm house, a restful afternoon, and a good family dinner. A day to be thankful.

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.”

As the holiday season begins, I’m remembering what it was like to decorate the Christmas tree as a child. The strands of tinsel gleamed like magical highways in the sky, winding their way around the bright starry lights. I imagined the ornaments happily traveling to different parts of the tree to visit one another. Sometimes I rearranged them while playing out that scenario.

While sparkly decorations don’t seem as fascinating once we’ve grown up, it probably would do us some good, every now and again, to find a little magic in our surroundings.

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.”