Today we are celebrating our 6 year anniversary and things are little different for us as I am sure they are for many. We usually spend this weekend going out and doing fun things in St. Louis and then following we go on a trip to continue the celebration. Though none of this is really possible for us we still planned our weekend and enjoyed some time outside and picked up curb side and had some ice cream to help support local businesses.
Now I am sure many of you are also spending time with your partner at home and if you are like us we have been working from home since mid March and are still going to do so until the beginning of June so how do you keep your relationship fun and not get irritated with each other (especially because they may be the only person you are spending time with)? Well first and foremost communication is key, be sure you each address if you need space, me time, what you want to do together and what you don’t but overall keep it fun! Here is how we have kept our relationship exciting during quarantine.
- Date Nights- We still have date nights once a week and although we are limited to going out we try to make sure we spend time continuing to date each other. It may seem like you are spending way more time with your partner because you are in the same space but for us we are working during the day and in the evening we make dinner, hang out for a bit then do our own thing. For me it is working on my brand, video chatting with my friends and family, and for Chris that is drawing and learning more Spanish so having one night a week for us when we might get curbside and watch a movie or just chat about life becomes special time together.
- Lots of Walks– This weather is so beautiful lately and as a part of our routine now we go on walks every evening after dinner and just being outside even if it is just in our neighborhood has been one of the things we look forward to the most. We also use this time to chat and discover fun houses in our neighborhood, these walks are something that I think we will keep up even after quarantine is over.
- Cocktail Hour- We are finally getting use of all the bottles we have on our bar cart and have even ordered some bar equipment to make cocktails. Now we don’t have a cocktail everyday but it has been so much fun to clock out of work and just make a drink or pour a beer and begin to wind down for the evening.
- Movies & Shows- I am sure many of you like us have been watching a few movies and shows but we still have some that we watch together and separately as well as some that we watch during the week vs the weekend. Leaving movies for the weekend has helped us in looking forward to the weekend and making it apart it our date night.
- Cook Together- We both really enjoy cooking but didn’t always get the chance to cook together especially during the week, this was because I would usually get home first from work so I would start on dinner. Now since we are both home we have been been able to cook together a lot more and try out a few new recipes that have become some of our favorites. Don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty in the kitchen and to learn with trial and error. We have to come love cooking because we have been able to see how much better we have both gotten at it, but trust me when I say we started at the bottom and that for me that was always burning microwave popcorn.
- Surprise Them- You may be thinking but how can I surprise them during quarantine? And it honestly can be with the smallest things, I have loved when Chris comes home from the grocery with my favorite bag of chips and because food is my love language I always welcome this treat. A surprise can be buying them their favorite treat, learning to make one of their favorite cocktails that you can’t currently go out and get, gifting them a gift card to use together in the future or even making something for them. I’m sure you know what they would appreciate during this time.
- Future Planning- During this time we have been able to create a list of all the local businesses and places we would like to visit in town when this is all over but we have also finally created a list of countries and cities we would like to visit together. And ya girl loves making lists and future planning so this one was one of my faves!
- Don’t Do EVERYTHING Together- This is a big one that I bet you weren’t expecting! During these times it is easy to spend too much time together and push each others buttons and luckily for us we have gotten in a great routine of doing our own thing and doing some together that we haven’t gotten mad at the other person. During the week we both work in separate rooms and in the evenings we come together for a walk and dinner and then we each do our own thing (because self care and self improvement is important!). Then we use the weekends to do other activities together and do anything around the house we may need to.
I hope this helps you if you are looking for ideas on how to keep things exciting with your partner during quarantine when there is not too much to do in the outside world.
As always, thank you for reading. Como siempre, gracias por leer.
