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Summer Lovin’
May 23, 2023
Are you almost done with the school year? We might have 12 days left but who’s counting right? Are you looking forward to shutting off the alarms for that early wake-up or still waking up just not for anyone else but yourself? Are your after school activities and weekends suddenly look like a normal day and not jam packed with a thousand activities.
Yes, and how’s your relationship going? Are you still making time for yourself or with the mad rush to finish school, work, you are just getting by? Well, now that the pace is about to slow down, complaining less, and thankfully NO homework summer, can you find some time to reconnect as a couple?
I know that life is crazy busy all the time and there needs to be connecting with your partner everyday so if you have gotten off track, let’s figure out some things you can do together to reconnect this summer.
- Date night — Um, obvious right? Not if you’re crazy busy. And I’m all for hanging out with friends but to me a date is just the two of you either at home or out.
- Bucket List — How about you sit down and talk about your dreams, life goals and things you want to do together. I don’t mean as a family, I mean as a couple. Set some time to do some dream talking.
- Chores — With the pace slower, let’s talk about who is doing what, how it’s going and does anything need to change? We can always do this and most importantly, if those children are around, have them help out!
- Rituals of Connection — I have always thought it was important to have rituals to connect as a couple. How are you doing? If you got off track, then put a few back into place in order to get that summer lovin’ in place!
- Talking — This can be a ritual or it can be a nightly routine but let’s get back to talking about your day and how you are doing.
- Meals — Now that the schedules are clearer, are you able to sit down and have a meal together? If everyday is a challenge, try for one night a week!
I am in the thick of it with school schedules and I am very much looking forward to summer and all the exciting things we have planned. If you got off track with your goals, just remember that it only takes one conversation to get back on track!
Go ahead and start that conversation today!
Gratitude
April 5, 2020
How’s everyone doing? Who’s handling this well and who’s ready for a break? We started online learning this week and to say it’s been an adjustment is a nice way to say it!! So, what should we talk about today and this week? I have been thinking a lot about gratitude and ways to stay connected, especially those rituals of connection. It is so easy to lose sight of what’s important right now, but of course I believe it is even more important to remember. So, here’s my list of what I am grateful for today!
- My health– I am being super careful and following stay at home orders so I am healthy.
- Family– We have been spending some quality time together and we have been exercising as a family which has been great for all of us.
- My relationships-I am staying connected to the people that mean something for me and I am working hard at staying connected as a couple at this time.
- Patience– Not sure how I would be getting through this without patience and understanding of what is really important in this world.
- Stress reducing conversations– This is high on the list of rituals that are being done everyday. As a couple, we are working to talk about our stress and not taking it out on each other.
- At home dates– I know this might sound hard, but it’s really as easy as lighting some candles, having some tea or drink, talking, playing a game or something more! Whatever you decide to do, make sure you put those distractions away while you do it.
- Forgiveness- Most importantly, I’m being kind to myself and forgiving my mistakes right now, checking in with myself and making sure I know I’m doing the best I can!
Each night, I go through what worked, what didn’t work and what I can improve on tomorrow. In the morning, I can luckily reset from the night before and work on doing better today. Life is just like that, it gives us a reset everyday. Let’s not harbor on what went wrong yesterday, let’s work on what went right and how we can continue to improve on what went right today!
I’m thankful that I get to do what I love and I’m looking forward to hearing from you on what you are finding grateful during this new time in our lives. Hit me up and tell me how you are doing. I really do what to know and let me know if I can support you in any way during this new time.
Hopefully, at least a few of my words were helpful to you and you can find a reset each day to learn how to forgive and learn more and more until next time.
Remember it’s all a work in progress!
Stress Seminar
April 20, 2014
So I am way over due for a blog post and I am at work on a new seminar about stress management. Especially how it relates to being a mom of small children. As always I will record the session and have it online afterwards for viewing. Here are the details if anyone wants to come. Remember it is Free
Save the date for my next seminar. May 21 @ 7:30 pm. Here are the details https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-stress-management-seminar-tickets-11366418263