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December 19, 2012

3 Tips on Maintaining a Healthy Marriage

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A healthy marriage is essential for the stability of a family. If the parents are happy the kids would be happy too. What I have learned through my 12 years of marriage that it is hard work. In can be considered a full time job on top of your existing job(s) that you currently have. Marriage is something that both parties have to constantly work at to maintain. It doesn’t stop after the wedding and there are both periods of up and down which I have gone through. It is never all rosy or smooth sailing however the journey need not be such a bumpy ride.

Here are some tips for you on how you can maintain a healthy marriage.

Make time for each other
It can be very easy for one to be caught up with work and caring for kids and start to neglect the needs of your spouse. Your attention used to be on him/her and rightfully should still be even though now you may need to share this attention with the other members of the family(kids). It can be very frustrating and depressing if one party is constantly neglected or not given enough attention. Relationships will start to strain if we do not put in effort to make time for one another. Even a short 5 minutes with 100% attention on your spouse listening to him relating his day at work does wonder in enriching your marriage.
Take time for yourself
Everyone does need his/her ME time. Sometimes you just need a little time to indulge in your hobbies or give yourself a treat. It will certainly leave you rejuvenated and ease the stresses of daily live giving you more energy to focus on your marriage.
Set your goals and keep the romance alive
Having a common goal will certainly help your marriage. With both partners having the same focus it will be easier to relate to each other and communicate effectively. Leave little love note of set up date nights with your spouse. Every little thought counts.

How do you keep your marriage healthy?

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December 4, 2012

Family Bonding Over Nature

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Stepping into nature is something that it is easy for us living in Singapore. There are many different parks at our doorstep and we are simply spoiled for choice. One of our favourite family activities is to bring the kids to the various parks around our island. Many of the parks are located near waterways or even the seaside so one can take in the sights of both land and sea at the park.

This month we visited Labrador park with the kids during the weekend. It has been nearly 3 years since we last visited the park and it was great to let them revisit this park. We played the game ” I Spy” with the kids and went around looking and identifying the various flora and fauna at the park.

purple flowers

The beautiful tiny flowers we saw.

It is really amazing what one can come across during a walk in the park. There are so much to see and so many things to learned. It was like a hands on biology lessons for the kids as we talked about how plants grow and their life cycle.

Mushroom

The mushrooms we spotted

The kids were introduced to fungi when I spotted these mushrooms blooming among the grass. They were intrigued to see them up close and wondered if they were edible. It was a good opportunity to educate them that not all wild grown plants are edible and best not to pluck and digest them when they are unsure.

R pushing tiger girl in her pram

Tiger girl is still unable to walk too much for long distances so we popped her in a stroller and she enjoyed the sights as we walked along. However she didn’t stay in the stroller for long when she spotted this contraption at the park.

the kids at the playground

Any trip to a park will be incomplete without a round at the playground. You could see the kids eyes light up as they dashed towards the slides. They had one of the highest slides which I have seen at an outdoor playground. The tallest slide was at least as high as a 3rd floor apartment!! Everyone took turns going down the long slide, including the adults, and we had lots of fun.

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Family Bonding Over Nature

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