7 Ways to Spend More Family Time Together

Who doesn’t want to spend time with the family? But it is not possible in this hectic schedule where we don’t get time for ourselves, let alone family. Office work makes people extremely busy and so they can’t spend time with the family even if they want to.

You cannot reduce the scheduled time of your work and so all you have to do is follow some tricks to increase the time you spend with your family. To guide you in the proper direction and make you closer to your family, I am here to bring out some easy tips that are surely going to help you.

1. Create a To-DO List

In the weekend, make a list of what you have to do and what you will not do in the following week. There are so many things that should be done in a prioritized way. Let me clarify you, there will be things that are more important and there will be things are less important.

Create your to-do list according to the more important works and get back home as soon as possible. Home is the best place to get closer to your family. Get back to your home, help your partner in their work and your children in their studies. Avoid the less important works so that you can spend quality time with your family.

2. Go for Vacations

To make the best memories and to get closer to your family, plan vacations once in every two or three months. Go to a calm and soothing place that is close to nature so that your children can get close to nature. Do not drag your office work in the vacation days as it will bother your whole family.

3. Speak Up

If possible, keep your phones and laptops away when you are with your family. People who are busy with phones and laptops will not be able to talk to each other. Healthy conversations are very important among the members of a family.

Try to start the day by doing breakfast together. Not only breakfast, do your dinner with your family members. Talk to everybody when all the family members are eating food.

4. Inflatable Bathtubs

People often get tired of working at the office and if both of you and your partner are earning then you will get less time to go out and spend time mutually. This is where the name of Inflatable Bathtubs comes. This bathtub helps you in spending time together along with relaxation.

You can easily pump-up the tub and insert warm water inside the tub. This tub can be placed in your restroom or you can take it to your bedroom, lounge and even in the backyard. You can lean back, take your bath and watch a movie together.

5. Double Up Dinner

This is an amazing way to steal a little time from work and spend it with the family. When you make dinner, double it up and restore the food in the freezer so that you can also use it for the next week. Stock frozen fruits and veggies so that you can eat them in the next days. Be creative and do extra work when your family members are not at home. This will help to reduce the working time from the next days and you will be able to spend that extra period with your family.

6. Go for Technology

Keep faith in technology. Doing grocery and other shopping requires so much time. Now there are many online stores that will help you by delivering products at home. Not only grocery but also other shopping such as clothes, electric devices, and even diapers are also available in the online shop. Installing the apps will help you lessen the wastage of time easily.

7. Go for Hangouts

After having children, we see most of the couple stop spending time together because they get busy with work and kids. Do not let your partner feel alone. No matter how much work stress you have, you have to make up quality time for your partner. On the weekends, hire a babysitter for your kids and go for a movie or dinner. Recreate the first date.

You can also call your cousins and relatives outside the home for hangouts which will also generate a vibe of occasions. If you do not want to go outside, order food at home and spend time only with your partner to let them know how they matter in your life.

Final Words

They say that nobody is busy; it is just a matter of priority. Do not let your work overpower the priority of your family because they always come first. You just have to set up your mind that you will steal some time from your work for your family and that’s enough.

Follow our tricks to manage a little more time for your family so that you can create beautiful memories because eventually memories only last forever.

Author Bio: Frank S. Lewis is the Founder of HelloPortable.com. He reviews portable gadgets and products. Follow his blog to get updated news and guides.