Meg Evans

I’m traveling again with my husband this weekend, on a road trip to Oklahoma City for the Stars & Stripes regatta on Saturday; it’s a fun one with rowing races followed by kayak and dragon boat races, shorter sprint races at sunset, and then a fireworks show.

Getting ready to leave for a long weekend always feels a bit hectic, but I’m looking forward to quiet mornings on the road as a time to reset and breathe easier.

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.”

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.”

This week has been very rainy, which left my husband and me to get our exercise by way of rowing machine workouts in the basement. That gets uncomfortable in warm weather because we have the choices of (1) high humidity, or (2) running a dehumidifier for a long time, which makes the room hot, or (3) using the dehumidifier and blasting the air conditioning so we’re okay during the workouts, while otherwise freezing. We’ve thought about getting a window air conditioner for the workout room, but we haven’t been in this predicament often enough to get seriously motivated to do it.

Summer is almost here, though, and I am looking forward to much better days coming this way!

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 wasn’t feeling well yesterday and forgot to post my usual Nurturing Thursday entry before going to bed. When I sat down to do it just now, on Friday, I decided a suitable theme would be a reminder that it is okay to have days when something doesn’t come out quite right. That happens.

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.”

The spring weather in this area has been cooler than usual, and often windy. At the beginning of the week, looking at the weather forecast, I was thinking that it might not be the most comfortable for rowing on the river with my husband.

It turned out to be all right, though. Monday was a bit windy, but relatively warm, and we had a good brisk workout. Tuesday was pretty good too. There was a strong and chilly wind on Wednesday, but it was manageable, and we were left with a sense of accomplishment. Today was also cool, but not overly so, and the water was fairly calm. Every day had something to appreciate.

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.”

After a lot of rain earlier this week, it was bright and sunny today. Although the river was high and the current was fast, I went rowing with my husband in the late afternoon as usual. We went slowly, taking care to avoid floating logs and debris, and the wind felt a bit chilly. Still, it was better to get outdoors in nature, rather than being on the rowing machine in the basement; and I was left with a little spark of happy feelings afterward, which I decided to pass on to my readers this 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.”

My husband is a rowing referee, and in the spring season, he’s traveling almost every weekend to work at the youth regattas. The kids need a lot of help, he tells me. It’s a lot to do when he has a demanding full-time job as a software developer, but he loves the sport of rowing and pours his heart into it. Sometimes I come to watch the races when he works as a referee, and I’m always left smiling.

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 finished my work by midafternoon because I’d gotten ahead on it yesterday while waiting for a big load of laundry to dry. Rather than jumping into any projects or household chores in today’s “extra” free time, I got myself a cup of hot tea and enjoyed the peace and quiet.

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.”