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April 2018

6 Low-Key Spring Date Ideas That Increase Conversation and Connection

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Can you feel it? The soft kiss of the sun, the light refreshing breeze, the warmth in the air? Spring has arrived, and I am so excited because it’s the season for couples! There’s something about spring that makes you feel like love is truly floating around in the air. Suddenly, there’s an extra pep in your step, you wake up with a happy-go-lucky tune in your head, and you can’t keep your eyes or hands off your partner. Welcome the love of spring with these romantic date night ideas to keep your connection strong and love alive.

Enjoy Lunch on the Patio

Dinner dates are typical, but what about lunch? Make the most of the day while the sun is out and grab lunch with your partner. Choose a restaurant with patio or rooftop seating and enjoy your meal with a side of fresh air. For a more intimate setting, make a luxe lunch together, and enjoy it on your patio at home. Spoil yourselves a bit – go for lobster sandwiches and a kale salad.

Watch the Rain

You may never have considered April showers as a good thing, but hear me out. Grab a front-row view on your porch or take a seat by the window, and watch the rain pour. Open a bottle of wine, and let the conversation flow. The sound of the rain is so soothing, you both may just want to relax and embrace each other for an hour or two.

Take a Paddleboat Ride

These are so romantic and such a fun experience for you and your partner. Bring your favorite romantic comedy to life, rent a paddle boat, and take it the scenery of the park or lake you’re on.

Go on a Play Date

Don’t worry; your toddlers won’t be involved with this playdate. Plan to play on your next date – it can be anything, just make sure you’re both enjoying the spring weather. Play cornhole, bring board games to the park, attend your local Spring Festival and try your hand at all the traditional games. Want to take the fun to the next level? Keep score and determine a prize for the winner when the date is over.

See a Movie in the Park

Many cities are setting up big screens in parks and mall parking lots. Grab a blanket and pack up the cooler and enjoy an evening watching one of your favorite flicks outside. If you’re in the mood for a private alternative, set up your own private screening in your backyard.

Go for Ice Cream

Let’s take it back to high school and college days when you really wanted to spend time with your crush, but all you had was $5. But weren’t those dates the best? Walking down the street, talking, and indulging in your favorite flavors – it takes you back to the simple days. You’ll be surprised what new things you learn about each other within that hour.

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At CWC Coaching, our team consists of licensed therapists, life coaches, and counselors. We assist clients with self-improvement, career development, negative self-talk, psychological pain, self-sabotaging behavior, past hurts and finding your purpose. If you are ready to increase your self-awareness and happiness, breakthrough limiting behavior and understand your purpose in life, we’d love to help guide you on this journey.

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Simple & Affordable Outdoor Date Night Ideas Anyone Can Enjoy

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Date nights can seem like a chore when your go-to move is dinner and a movie, or dinner and dancing, or dinner and game night. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good couples game night. But when your date night activity becomes a monthly routine, it can put the ‘B’ in boring. This goes for married couples and courting couples.

The entire point of dating your partner is to keep the excitement alive and escape the routine of making breakfast, going to work, picking up the kids, having dinner, making love and going to bed. By adding a Friday night flick to that every other week can get a little redundant. Even if you both enjoy it now, it’s only a matter of time before one person gets bored, and you want to prevent boredom from entering your relationship.

Get out of the dinner and           rut, with these alternative outdoor date night ideas.

Take a Hike

Together, of course! There are trails available for any level from beginner to expert. Choose a trail with gorgeous scenery that suits you and your abilities and hit the road. There will be plenty of time to get lost in conversation—and who knows—maybe on the trail too.

Have a Roast

There are no ‘yo momma’ jokes in this idea, although those can be fun too. I’m thinking more of a s’mores, hotdogs and wine kind of night. Turn on the fire pit and crank up the heat on your evening in. It may even involve a slight roasting on who burnt their marshmallow to a crisp.

Take the Games to the Park

Pack up the puzzles, cards and board games and take them to your picnic. Wine goes great with Uno, especially when you’re both good sports with a competitive streak. Find a cozy tree, enjoy a beautiful day in the park and relax with one another. I also want to challenge you to try eating something new for lunch and experience it together.

Go on a Weekend Road Trip

You can escape your local digs without going too far. Turn your date night into a weekend away in another city or state. You can choose to stop at cool restaurants and sights along the way, or head straight to your destination and get familiar with a new city.

My favorite part of these simple ideas is that it keeps the friendship alive in your relationship. You and your partner have these opportunities to bond with one another, laugh with each other and experience new things in life together. Whether you want to splurge or keep it low-key, you can still plan an intimate date and continue to builds a lasting connection between in you both.

Learn how your first vacation can reveal what you really want to know about your partner.

 

At CWC Coaching, our team consists of licensed therapists, life coaches, and counselors. We assist clients with self-improvement, career development, negative self-talk, psychological pain, self-sabotaging behavior, past hurts and finding your purpose.

If you are ready to increase your self-awareness and happiness, breakthrough limiting behavior and understand your purpose in life, we’d love to help guide you on this journey.

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Can Traveling With Your Partner Really End Your Relationship?: Part II

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Last week I introduced the idea of getting to know your partner through traveling. It’s the perfect opportunity to gain insight into their true personality, preparation skills and the way they react to bumps in the road. I must stress, this is not a chance to put your relationship to the test, but to learn more about one another and your compatibility.

Traveling with your partner is a big step in your relationship, so it’s important to evaluate whether or not you and your partner are ready for a baecation. If you are certain that you are both ready to step away from your everyday life together here are 3 more ways traveling can help you get to know one another.

Team Up

There are a lot of decisions to be made and a few problems to solve while preparing for a trip. From choosing your destination to finding affordable prices to suit both of your budgets, compromises have to be made. And the way you both handle these decisions can be an eye-opener. Loving, long-lasting relationships are built on a foundation of teamwork and support. This is a chance to work together towards building a fun and exciting trip and keeping up good vibes going. And if you things didn’t turn out the way you planned, it’s not necessarily time to call it quits. You both can have an open dialogue where each of you shares your point of view and talk it out.

Talk it Up

Speaking of talking, there will be a lot of that going on. And if there isn’t—this may be a warning sign. Layovers, long flights, and breakfast in your hotel bed calls for hours of chatting it up. This is a fun time to get to know one another on an even deeper level, outside of your comfort zones. Speaking candidly about future goals, telling stories about past travels and adventures, laughing over funny moments on the trip—sounds exciting, doesn’t it? That’s because it is! It’s an exciting opportunity to fall even more in love or like with your partner.

Get to the Tough Questions

In addition to sharing funny stories, you also have the opportunity to ask questions you’ve had bottled up for the past few months. You don’t have to turn on the interrogation lights or anything but you can dig into a deeper discussion. You can either ask right out or open up about a relevant experience and ask him to follow suit. If you both are working towards building a life together, it will be necessary to address some serious question about family, work, living arrangements, relationship history and more.

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At CWC Coaching, our team consists of licensed therapists, life coaches, and counselors. We assist clients with self-improvement, career development, negative self-talk, psychological pain, self-sabotaging behavior, past hurts and finding your purpose.

If you are ready to increase your self-awareness and happiness, breakthrough limiting behavior and understand your purpose in life, we’d love to help guide you on this journey.

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Can Traveling With Your Partner Really End Your Relationship: Part I

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Meant to be spent with youuuu!
How do you like my remix of Vacation by The Gogos?

Now that we’ve entered Spring and headed for Summer, sipping mimosas poolside is pretty much what many of us are dreaming about every day. And if you’re in a relationship, you can’t at for the couple’s massages, splash fights in the ocean and romantic sunset dinners. It’s a pretty picture, right? Okay, let’s get down to the nitty-gritty of traveling with your significant other (SO).

Whether you’ve been together for a few months or a few years, traveling together is a big step in your relationship. Sure you may have spent a couple of nights over at his/her place, but traveling together is a whole other ballpark. From the packing process to the adventure aspect, traveling will reveal a lot you didn’t know about your partner. And this is why I encourage it—when it feels right for your relationship that is. Here are 3 major things you can learn about your SO during your first baecation.

Take a Peak at Their Preparation

Despite the number of times I’ve traveled, preparing for a trip always takes time and patience. This is a time to pay attention to how your SO handles saving, planning and packing for your vacation. It could reveal how organized he/she is in their personal life. Did they drop the ball completely? Was it a struggle that he/she is open to working on? Or are they an organizational guru? Although you’re paying attention to these details, it isn’t necessarily grounds for a breakup. Everyone’s situation and experiences are different, so I’d recommend taking this into consideration and talking about it if it worries you.

Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

You’re not on his turf or your own anymore, so this is a chance to see an even more organic side to one another. In the case that something goes wrong, (there’s a 99.9% chance of this) you get to see how one another reacts in—what may seem like—a high-intensity moment at the time. Either one/both of you will completely freak out, or you can work together to get out of whatever bind you’re in. Luggage getting lost or maps being misplaced can be annoying obstacles. But working together to get over these bumps can increase your connection and bring you closer to one another.

See Their True Personality

Long flights, layovers and road trips can make traveling exhausting. Don’t get me wrong, it’s definitely worth the trek, especially when you get a glimpse of your partner’s true personality. Take notice of interactions with flight attendants, other passengers, and hotel staff. Are they overly crabby and cranky, or are they the same polite, respectful person you’ve always known?

This is not an opportunity to test your partner, but rather an exciting time to get to know one another better. You’ll have a hard time enjoying your time away if you’re too focused on how every move they make. Focus on the fun, go with the flow and your compatibility will reveal itself.

Here’s what I tell clients who want aren’t sure if their partner is truly happy in their relationship.

 

At CWC Coaching, our team consists of licensed therapists, life coaches, and counselors. We assist clients with self-improvement, career development, negative self-talk, psychological pain, self-sabotaging behavior, past hurts and finding your purpose.

If you are ready to increase your self-awareness and happiness, breakthrough limiting behavior and understand your purpose in life, we’d love to help guide you on this journey.

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How to Clear Up Concerns in Your Career & Hit Your Professional Goals

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In case you haven’t had a chance to catch up with my latest blog posts, we’re on a cleaning spree. Ever since Spring hit we’ve been on a mission to clear out the clutter in certain areas of our lives. The first week we talked about setting up check-in dates in your relationship to make sure you and your partner are both happy. The following week, we talked about cleaning up your personal life and reuniting with your passion.

Now we’ve hit the final leg of our spring-cleaning tour—your career. I’m sure we can all agree that work can occasionally get overwhelming and hectic. But when occasionally turns into weeks and months, it’s time to take a step back and regain control over your career. Whether you feel like you’re not where you want to be or you feel you don’t have time for life outside of work, or you don’t know ‘what’s next,’ a little seasonal career maintenance can be helpful.

1. Clear Out Your Work Space

A clean environment can work wonders on stress levels and productivity. Working at a cluttered desk filled with paperwork, old beverages, and a pile of intertwined chargers and wires at your feet can be a major distraction. Organize your documents and do a quick clean up of your desk to feel a little more at ease. A swipe or two of surface wipes won’t hurt either. This can help you concentrate more on your tasks and spend less time scrimmaging through paperwork and clutter to find what you need.

2. Commit to Leaving Work at Work # Days of Week

An ideal number would be 0, but I know we don’t live in an ideal world and work can pile up. But try to avoid working after hours at least 3-4 days out of the week—this includes staying late. Balancing work and personal life is all about priorities. Think of it this way: you are going to work to enjoy your life. How can you do that when you’re working around the clock? Leaving your computer at work and turning off email alerts on your phone is a great way to shut work out of your personal life.

3. Use Your Vacation Days

Even if you love going to work every day, everyone still need a break. It benefits your work life and home life. Taking a step back helps your recharge and refresh your mind, which can help you with innovation, new ideas, and give you a fresh perspective in your career. Now you have more time to travel, spend quality time with your friends and family, and do what makes you happy (outside of work.)

4. Think Next Steps

This doesn’t have to mean that you’re changing jobs or careers, but it’s important to evaluate where you are and think about where you want to be. If you’re not sure, write down a list of goals you have for your career—even if you don’t feel they are realistic. Then map out an action plan and take your first step. It could be anything from learning a new skill to getting promoted to even opening your own business. Once you see this on paper, it’s in the first stage of coming to life. This way, you have something to look forward to and work towards.

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At CWC Coaching, our team consists of licensed therapists, life coaches, and counselors. We assist clients with self-improvement, career development, negative self-talk, psychological pain, self-sabotaging behavior, past hurts and finding your purpose.

If you are ready to increase your self-awareness and happiness, breakthrough limiting behavior and understand your purpose in life, we’d love to help guide you on this journey.

Book your complimentary initial consultation.

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