I’ve always felt that family was the most important thing to me. I couldn’t imagine not being together with family. It doesn’t seem normal to me.
My kids have started feeling that way too. They want to be with my husband and I and we love being with them.
There has to be a balance though. The kids need time to play together. The kids need time to play apart. My husband and I need time to play with the kids. We need time to play with each other and we need time to play apart.
So how does that all work? That’s a lot of time that needs to be divided up.
I think what is best to realize is that not all of that has to be done in a day. You have many days to plan what you will do and who you will do it with.
For instance, some days my husband will play with the kids a lot. Other days, we may not play with them so much.
Some days my husband and I decide to get a babysitter and spend the afternoon together and some days we decide to go our separate ways to do something for ourselves.
See, it’s not about having time to yourself, your spouse and the kids all in one day. It’s about having balance over the course of days.
By being able to balance it all out, you will feel as though everyone gets the attention they need, including yourself.
Practice Your Balancing Act
So think about your day yesterday and then think about today. What can you do to balance the scales out today? And what will you do tomorrow? Making a plan makes it possible to balance much easier. That way, you know what you’ll do and how you’ll do it.