We all know how busy life can be and often we find there is not enough time in the day to get everything done. Just living life is busy in itself, in this world we live in where everything is super fast paced. Now, throw on top of that our lifestyle of cooking, working out, training, doing cardio, eating, preparing our meals for the week, etc. Wow, how do we do it and where do we find the time to get everything done? This is where you need to be conscious of balance. Just like our focus on on a balanced healthy lifestyle, a part of that is focusing on managing how we split out time between things we need to do for ourselves and those around us.
Anyway you cut it, living a healthy lifestyle takes a lot of time, planning and preparation. It is easy to get overly consumed, not only physically but mentally in everything you need to do to stay on focused on your program. It is important that we lean how to maintain our lifestyle while also maintaining our quality one on one time to reconnect and enjoy our personal relationships! A good relationship is like a pet boa constrictor, if you don’t feed it every day or bad things can happen… It is all about our daily habits that we form with our spouses that will keep you connected and balanced. Quality one on one time with our loved ones is an essential piece of the puzzle in allowing us to achieve our ultimate goals! With our busy schedules I have come up with 5 simple ways to stay connected and allow for that quality one on one time
1. Start your day off and end your day with a simple gesture telling your loved one how much you care about them, love them, appreciate them, etc. They can never hear this enough. So often we think these thoughts and assume they just know but hearing it they can not hear these things enough! Our partners are there for us through thick and thin, guiding us, supporting us, helping us cook food, prepare meals, get through those crazy workouts, picking us up when we fall, opening up their ears to listen, etc. They deserve to be told how much they mean to you. Never go a day with out giving your appreciation!
1. Set out time to connect and spend quality time together. Some of us spend more time with our spouses than others, just the nature of our work schedules, etc. Even if we see each other often, there is a difference between quality time and simple here and there conversation. It is important to set time aside where you can have a good amount of time to sit down and gab that one-on-one intimate conversation. If you don’t set this time aside, it is easy to get lost in the craziness of life and not have this quality time. Whether you set up date nights once a week or once a month, or even set up times to enjoy reading a book together, set aside that time where you can celebrate YOUR Relationship, outside of the craziness of life!
3. Share in the joy of healthy cooking. We spend so much time in our kitchens, preparing our meals for the day and week, why not make this an event and do it together. Make it fun. Whether embarking upon the journey of a intense dietary program or just living life, we spend a great amount of time in our kitchens. This is a part of our lifestyle it is a great idea to share this time with our loved ones. Not only can you come up with great recipes and ideas together but that is a great amount of time you can have to laugh, joke, chat, and just be together! Not only do you get more time together but with the help of two, you can do a whole lot more cooking and preparing in a short amount of time leaving you with more time to step out of the kitchen and enjoy each other for dinner! 🙂 It is a win win situation and all about team work!!
4. It is all about the small things! Just like we should wake up and fall asleep to loving words, it is a great idea to be spontaneous and do the small things. Leave a note in their lunch or on the counter, leave a not on their plate at dinner, etc. Little notes don’t take up too much time but can make someones day. Let them know you are thinking about them and care! It is the small things that makes a big difference!
5. Get Crazy and be spontaneous! We live our lives extremely structured and planned. Remember to be spontaneous and “get crazy”, however you want to take that?? Plan a weekend away, randomly, go to a restaurant you typically never would have gone to, set up a picnic, go sky diving, step outside of your box and enjoy the thrill and excitement together! What not a better time to reconnect than when you both are off your everyday routine and just make things work! Life isn’t always structured and planned so it is important to be able to be flexible and enjoy in the moments of spontaneity and no structure! Maybe you are on your way to the gym like you do everyday, same time, same route etc. All the sudden take a detour and head to a random hole in the wall restaurant for brunch! Just be random and spontaneous! It adds excitement, conversation, thrill and builds a great foundation to allowing yourself to be free and step out side your box, every now and then!
It is important to come up with ways to reconnect or continue to connect with one another. In this world we live in, it is too easy to get wrapped up in the daily “to do lists” or day in and day out structure. All we have is today and each other, make time and enjoy it!! In this journey we are all embarking upon, this is one essential part of the puzzle that will add to our continued success as we live an amazing balanced life!
Are you feeling spontaneous?
