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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
In a rut :-/
Does anyone have any ideas on how to keep the romance going or reignite things? We are starting to get in a rut and I hate it. DH keeps getting switched between swings and days so he's exhausted and we usually end up sitting on the couch every night. We also have a very limited budget for going out since we have decided to focus on savings and paying off cars and stuff.
Re: In a rut :-/
I agree with Brandie. You just have to get creative. We're overseas, and the cost of living is outrageous here. A decent meal plus the gas to drive the 1 hour one way to get there would cost us $100, easily. So, we decided on ways to reconnect that are cheaper. We got a couple of board games, a deck of cards, etc. All in all we don't spend a ton of money, but we spend time together not draining our brains in front of the tv. It helps that we can't afford cable/satellite over here, so really the TV is rarely an option. We go for walks, and there's a Baskin Robbins on base so every now and then we "splurge" on ice cream.
I'll also try to mimic some of our favorite restaurant foods at home. I can buy a pack of 3 filets for $13, add some mashed potatoes and veggies for a couple of bucks and the two of us are eating dinner (plus enough for lunch the next day) for $7.50 per person. You can't go to a steakhouse and eat that cheap, and you can't eat it in your pajamas like you can at home.
Plan a date night once a week. We have four kids. Nearly every thing we do is free or really inexpensive. Sometimes, we rent a movie from the Redbox, pop open a bottle of wine and just hang out on the couch. Other times, we lay a blanket in the back yard and sit out there with snacks and wine. In the fall and spring, we like to light a fire in our fire pit.
Like one of the other ladies posted, there are quite a few museums that are offering free admitance for military. Find a little town near by and act like tourists. Go have a picnic. Make a meal together.
When H is working flip schedules, our family doesn't get to have dinners together. We make sure to have breakfast or lunch together, depending on when he gets home and when he has to be back. Be creative. You don't have to be ellaborate or spend a lot of money to spend quality time together.