April’s Goals: Go on 4 Date Nights. Strengthen relationships with people we love. Have fun. Connect.
Here’s the game plan:
Week 1: Date Night out. Do something new (must be new to all people involved)
Week 2: Date Night at home (Plan a special meal and decorate the table)
Week 3: Date Night outside (activity or picnic)
Week 4: Movie Night (in or at the theater)
Take mindfulness into our relationships
We spent the month of March working on Alone Time–refueling ourselves so that we can come back to our families recharged and ready to connect. We made time for ourselves now let’s make time for loved ones.
Who
Date Night doesn’t have to look like a married couple going out on a date. It can look like drinks after work with a coworker or friend you admire. It can be with your mom, sister, dad, grandpa, husband, wife, partner, good friends, siblings, parents, or even our kids. You can choose the same person each week or different people. It can be one on one or the whole family. It doesn’t have to be expensive.
Need childcare? Refer back to your list from March of people who can help watch the kids. Check out your calendar. Schedule babysitters. Make Date Night happen!
Date Night is about fun as much as it’s about connection. It’s about feeling good in our relationships and about what we bring to and receive from them. Make this month’s dates special: get dressed up, choose themes, make reservations, write special cards or love notes, send funny or loving texts to your date to let them know you’re excited, put stickers on the calendar or doodle hearts in your journal—this is a month to bring out all the details. It’s the attention to detail that can turn just going out to dinner or watching a movie into a “date.”
By the end of April, my hope is that you’ll have 4 dates under your belt, lists of ideas for future Date Nights, feel reconnected with loved ones, and had fun!
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