Our schedules are crazy busy these days. Mondays are bachelor/bachelorette nights.
Wednesday is bowling night. Tuesday or Thursday might be drinks with
friends. We need to slow down. When we first got married I had grand plans
of celebrating life’s everyday moments.
Inspired by the team over at Today’s
Letters, I tried to be intentional of building “fun” into every night. I googled “things presidents ate” for
presidents day dinner. I made Craig have
a picnic in the living room floor one day in the middle of winter. Then, life got in the way. I realized I didn’t have to make every day a
celebration but did need to celebrate every day. Now Craig and I focus on family meals at the
dinner table rather than in front of the television. It’s nothing fancy, just he and I and our plates. But,
it does allow us to stop and focus on us rather than on our phones and the television. Once or twice a week we are intentional about
turning on some music, pouring a glass of wine, and just enjoying each other’s
company. What do you do to unwind and
reconnect?
One of the things that I looked forward to the most when we moved was getting a 'real' dining table. Now we do family dinners at the table almost every night and you're right - that little bit of time to connect with your spouse and/or kiddos makes a world of difference!
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