“Date Day” – Our New Mondays

A little while ago I shared with you guys the reasons I actually LOVE Mondays and how I think they’re a great opportunity to set new intentions and mini goals.

Tyler and I have been starting a whole new routine all together and actually make Mondays OUR day. Almost like a date day.

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Let me give you a little background here…

So, as is the case for basically anyone, our lives are pretty hectic and crazy. Tyler works shift work and I work evenings only so sometimes it feels like we NEVER see each other. We mostly work opposites of one another so when we are together, things can feel rushed OR a ton of pressure to make the day perfect.

On top of that schedule, we have little Lily. Luckily, we do get time most days where it is the three of us at home at least for an afternoon so we have our family time with Lily <3

However, this means Tyler and I have hardly any  time for just the two of us OR for ourselves alone.

we needed to make a change. for EVERYONE’S sanity.

Poor Lily is so used to being around adults all the time (her vocabulary is on point!) that we figured she needs some time with other kids.

SO we put her in daycare just one day a week! (It’s never made sense to us to have her in  full time when one of us is always home during the day) And it’s so perfect for our family right now.

She gets to spend a whole day running around and playing with other kids… she loves it!

And Tyler and I get to be…well kids. Because adulting is much more adult-ish when you’re looking after a toddler.

We’ve made Mondays our “us” day

We do healthy things, we get to relax, we work on our projects, and we have a date.

Talk about a way to start the freaking week.

So here’s our New Mondays:

♥ It’s the one day of the week I’m up before anyone else. I cook us a big breakfast and get Lily’s stuff ready for the day. I love to start the day on a productive note.

♥ We start with going to the gym after dropping Lily off. Sets the tone for the day and I love to work out in the morning and get it out of the way .

♥ After our workout, we continue our sweat sesh with some basketball. I hate sports. Every. Single. One. But somehow… I’m better at basketball than Tyler…most days… so I’ll play. And we just play 21 so I don’t have to do a whole lot of moving around…. But it’s so fun to just do something with no real intentions other than to have fun… and kick Tyler’s ass. We switch it up every now and then but the idea is to just do something fun and carefree.

♥ Then, we take some time for ourselves individually. I work on the blog and Tyler has his own thing he’s currently working on and studying for.  It’s nice to be able to take this time for our own little projects without feeling rushed or feeling guilty for missing out on time with Lily. Also, a study date? Way to feel young again. and CUTE AF.

♥ LUNCH DATE. We always do a lunch date. Mostly sushi. Or… I think it’s always been sushi. Creatures of habit? Any day Tyler goes to the gym he swears his “body is a temple”. GOD. I have to hear about it all day. I just asked if you’d like milk in your coffee….

SO BY NOW IT’S HARDLY AFTERNOON

and we’ve accomplished a lot. A nice sit down family meal, Lily is having fun and being taken care of, we’ve gone to the gym, had some fun, gotten ready for the day, spent a couple hours on our side projects AND gotten a lunch date it.

Success.

What a way to start the week.

And the rest of the day is kind of whatever. We’ll relax, watch tv, get outside, run errands, cook… kind of whatever we’re in the mood for.

It’s been just about a month now of these little Mondays and it’s really helped us a lot. We feel better knowing Lily gets out with other kids and it really takes a load off our shoulders having the extra time to do the things we need to do for ourselves. It’s so easy to feel guilty for things like running to the gym when your family is hanging out at home, folding laundry, painting your nails, or for me, even blogging.

Having a day alone for Tyler and I has been really beneficial. We always get stressed that we don’t see each other enough and that we hardly get out on date nights… IT SUCKS. These little “date days” are so fun and having them weekly doesn’t make the rest of our hectic week feel so insane.