Several months ago, I read about SimplyModernMom's Project 52: Date Night. The idea is that you carve out some time, an hour or so, on a weekly basis to spend time with your mate. It doesn't have to (and probably shouldn't!) be elaborate or expensive. The point is to plan, be creative, and take the time to be together.
Matt and I did a brief trial run back in April or something and I think our timing was off and it didn't stick. Matt was out of town a lot and I'd been in deep at work as well. Excuses for sure, but sometimes you just have to accept that it isn't going to work out right now.
Now we're giving it another go. We've been feeling disconnected lately, torn this way and that by our frequently separate daily routines. We almost always come together as a family in the evenings, but we are busy tending the kids, getting dinner on the table and the maintenance of daily life.
Our plan is to have a 'date night' for at least an hour, on Tuesday and/or Thursday each week. We will alternate weeks planing them. We've deviated a bit from the norm because we're throwing a second day into the mix. One day (usually Thursday) will be our fun-date and the other, if it happens, will be our business-date. If we can only have one date, fun it is, but there's always tons of business we can put off and the point is to unplug and enjoy spending time together, talking and interacting, even if we're doing something theoretically mundane. I may or may not blog about the business-dates, but I plan to blog about the fun ones for sure. Continue reading “Date Your Mate #1: Lost Cities and Vacation Planning”
