{"id":666,"date":"2019-04-02T09:37:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T13:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.facetofacetherapy.com\/blog\/?p=666"},"modified":"2019-04-01T20:56:12","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T00:56:12","slug":"more-than-just-surviving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.facetofacetherapy.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/02\/more-than-just-surviving\/","title":{"rendered":"More than just surviving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Happy Spring Break and more than happy to be back in the groove today!!! &nbsp;I had the pleasure of going on a vacation last week and since it was a short trip, we decided to drive. &nbsp;Each way was about 9 hours and the way up we did it straight through and on the way back we broke up the trip. &nbsp;Boy oh boy was it an adventure.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not saying that in a negative way, I\u2019m saying that it was awesome!!!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Time to get my point right?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, it was a family trip and since we&#8217;re always a couple, we look for ways to stay connected when we travel.  Anyone know what I mean? &nbsp;Do I mean you drop the kids off at a camp?  Nope, not on this trip.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I constantly say, you&#8217;re always a couple and you&#8217;re always working on your relationship. &nbsp;Here\u2019s some tips that I found helpful to stay connected on this trip.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Separate Rooms<\/strong> &#8211; If you can swing this, I highly recommend it. \u00a0We are very fortunate that when we travel, we can rent houses now which accommodate families.  (AirBNB? Yes please!)  And yes, sleeping with your partner alone on a family trip can do wonders for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facetofacetherapy.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/05\/your-bed-or-mine\/\">intimacy<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Adult Time &#8211;<\/strong> Anyone continue their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facetofacetherapy.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/26\/gottman-couples-method-rituals-in-relationships\/\">rituals of connections<\/a> when they travel? \u00a0If you do, great!  If you don\u2019t, let\u2019s come up with a few travel rituals that work for both of you and start using them <em>ASAP<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Talk it out &#8211;<\/strong> Yes, of course there were a few tense moments on the trip, especially in the car. \u00a0If your partner is upsetting you, talk it out and figure out what&#8217;s bothering you. \u00a0Mostly likely it\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facetofacetherapy.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/15\/its-not-you-its-me\/\">trigger<\/a> that is upsetting you that you need to figure out.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Planning or Not Planning &#8211; <\/strong>Umm, I\u2019m 100% a planner, my hubby, no so much. He&#8217;s more of the <em>let\u2019s live in the moment<\/em> type. &nbsp;If your styles are different, come up with a compromise that works.  For us, mostly our days were planned out, meals are on the go. &nbsp;Yes, still getting used to it, but it works well both ways so no one way is right or wrong.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Don\u2019t overdo it! &#8211;<\/strong> Vacations are supposed to be fun, right? &nbsp;So DON\u2019T over do it.  There\u2019s so much to see in this world, yes you can stop and smell the roses if that\u2019s what you want to do. &nbsp;Enjoy your time.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Live in the moment &#8211;<\/strong> This means different things for different people but for us, we take minimal pictures and really enjoy each other and what we are doing. &nbsp;Help each other out with this one.  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Any tips to share with all of us? &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can\u2019t wait to hear from you about your tried and true methods to enjoy your vacations!!<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Spring Break and more than happy to be back in the groove today!!! &nbsp;I had the pleasure of going on a vacation last week and since it was a short trip, we decided to drive. &nbsp;Each way was about 9 hours and the way up we did it straight through and on the way&#8230;<br \/> <a class=\"read-more magicmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facetofacetherapy.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/02\/more-than-just-surviving\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,21,7],"tags":[97,22,124,38,130,60],"class_list":["post-666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-couples","category-family","category-lifestyle","tag-couples","tag-family-2","tag-intimacy","tag-kids","tag-triggers","tag-vacation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>More than just surviving - Face to Face Therapy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I had the pleasure of going on a vacation last week and since it was a short trip, we decided to drive. 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