Sometimes this is hard to do.
Not only do we have a 19 year old with a severe and complex learning disability we also have 3 younger boys. As you can imagine looking after our brood takes a fair bit of time. We've no sooner tidied up than they've made a mess and we need to start all over again. Add that to the constant washing, ironing, cooking, doing dishes etc.
Gone is the sponteniety - we need to plan more. So we try and set aside one night a week when my partner isn't working the next day. We try and organise a nice meal for ourselves and have a couple of drinks, play music and just spend time catching up with our news.
This has become a bit easier since I stopped working. There feels to be less pressure on us as I can catch up with everything while kids are at school and we get on much better as a result. The other good thing about stopping working to look after my family is that it doesn't matter if its a late night as I don't mind getting up and once kids are at school I can always jump back into bed! lol
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Great post. My hubs and I always try to set aside saturday nites for a takeaway and a few drinks. Really look forward to it.
ReplyDeleteCos my partner works sessional shifts in a residential rehab our night could just as easily be a Tuesday! lol The only good thing about a midweek night is that the kids are in bed early cos of school. Not always that good when I have to get up although I make sure i'm organised the night before so I can get up at the last possible minute - very unlike me as I like to be up at least an hour before everyone else normally.
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