The last 5 months have been an absolute whirlwind for our family: transitioning into new businesses, moving across the country (and into my parent’s house temporarily), juggling the needs of two little people, building a house, and grooming the perfect Fantasy Football team, it’s been easy lately to let the stress of change and life creep into our marriage. We’re fortunate in that we have spent almost every moment together for the past 4 years: we work together, travel together, play together, we’re always together. But even while spending every waking second together; it’s easy to let the humdrum of every day grind on our relationship. These are my top 7 ways to stay connected to your husband: 1.Have a common interest or hobby you both enjoy As I’ve talked about before, we both love football. We make it a point to watch games together, send each other articles about our teams or Fantasy players, and have fun teasing each other about disappointments or victories shared during the season. Whatever your thing is, just make sure you have one. Spending time together working or parenting isn’t the same as spending time partaking in a common interest. We spend so much time together in high-stress situations that we could easily forget how amazingly fun and entertaining the other is! We are reminded of the fun, lighter version of each other when we get to participate in things that don’t seem like work—unless it’s the week that we are playing each other…
