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    Family Friday: What about time for Mommy and Daddy? Simple ways to reconnect with your relationship

    Carla YoungBy Updated:5 Comments2 Mins Read

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    Doing double duty, raising kids and building a work-at-home business, definitely leaves little time for much else. Yes, for mom entrepreneurs, so-called ‘self-care’ often consists of crackers and cheese for lunch, devoured Cookie Monster style leaning over the kitchen counter or the truly rare occasion when we actually get to use the bathroom in private with the door closed.

    We talk so much about spending quality time with our kids and finding a little bit of sanity for ourselves, but what about a little time for Mommy and Daddy?

    Simple ways to reconnect with your relationship

    Between babies and the business, Daddies can end up feeling a little neglected. Who can blame them?

    #1: Set aside sacred time – Even if it’s 30 minutes after you tuck the kids in, set aside sacred time to talk – no household administration, no to-do lists, no television and absolutely no rescheduling to handle that last minute must-do whatever (it can wait).

    #2: Start and end the day with a 1-minute kiss – Make it a habit and do it like you mean it. Who knows where it will go, but wouldn’t it be nice to find out?

    #3: Find the special joy – Laugh, play, rejoice – your kids are watching and learning what a relationship should be like. Fill their lessons with laughter and joy.

    #4: Plan to a date night – Book the babysitter, dress up and paint the town red (or at least enjoy a quiet meal without the “Eew…do I have to eat that?).

    #5: Eat at least one meal a day together – It sounds goofy to say that eating together makes a difference, but it does and often in the hustle, bustle, that’s where couples fall down.

    Happy Family Friday – now go snuggle your sweetheart!

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    Carla Young, terrarenewables.ca Publisher If there’s living proof that women can have it all – and then some – it’s Carla Young. Building her multiple businesses on a virtual work-at-home model, Carla is an inspiration to other mothers who want to start a lifestyle business. During her early days as a mom entrepreneur, Carla made every single mistake in the book (and a few new ones for good measure). Realizing that “doing it all” was unhealthy and unsustainable, Carla started by getting organized to the extreme, developing support systems for both her work and family. After other mothers started asking how they too could enjoy her lifestyle, Carla launched terrarenewables.ca to support moms at work, at home and at play (because every mommy deserves a little me-time)!

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    5 Comments

    1. Angela G on

      I would go snuggle but he is not here. LOL. He is still taking care of some must do’s. We try to find some time everyday together but I do long for more. I think what I want is more excitement….something new. I find even our ways of connecting are routine…movies, dinner, blah blah blah.

    2. Carla Young on

      I find I really miss my quiet time with my husband when our 5YO gets out of her bedtime routine and stays up late. I need my time with him to decompress and get perspective.

    3. Sophia on

      Carla,

      These are really great tips when you have really young children. Mine is older so I’m fortunate to get a lot of time with hubby. Kids won’t stay young and dependent forever, so these are great ways to keep the romance alive and a reminder to each other that your role is not just Mommy and Daddy.

      Sophia

    5. Sophia on

      I hear you. As they get older, you grow with them as well and appreciate (sometimes..lol) the new challenges you both face. Honestly, sometimes I wished my DD was little again, but that feeling is really brief. I do enjoy her now even though at time, I could pull my hair out.