Ideas to help make my man's life less stressful?On 03.09.10, In article
Things have been hectic with work, which has carried over into our home life. The company is growing and he’s working non-stop to maintain his current position. He’s overwhelmed and uncertain. Leave a Comment7 Responses to “Ideas to help make my man's life less stressful?”Leave a Reply |
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I agree with Kathryn and Little Miss. Any man worth his salt would puke at the idea of a gift basket sent to his work. Unless you want him to be teased mercilessly and be the butt of all jokes forever more.
Take 1 or 2 nights and get away with him.
Go to:
http://www.travelzoo.com
and find an awesome, inexpensive deal close to where you live.
All I know is, I went out of my way to deliver a red rose and a slice of cake to work and he basically told me "this is a business environment" and more or less to get lost.
All men want is a house, bedroom, and errand slave who will hopefully be armcandy to social occasions.
Just being honest, I don’t think my husband would care all that much for receiving gift baskets at work. Here’s an idea, if he can get a weekend off… Plan a weekend escape for you two, filled with yummy food, romantic messages, and lots of release. You do all the planning, he just enjoys. That would be a great gift.
Don’t bother him with that kind of thing at work if he’s busy.
Stick a nice note in his pocket and continue to make things as comfortable as possible at home.
And keep telling both of yourselves no matter how hectic it gets " As long as 0bama is in office we are grateful to have a job "
When Hurricanes Francis and Ivan hit the U.S. my home was in their path. Francis came through and I had 18" of water in my house. I had only gotten most of the mess cleaned up when Ivan hit. Ivan left 7ft of water in my house. While my 10 year-old daughter and I were standing at the water’s edge looking at the roof tops (because that was all that was exposed of the houses), my daughter told me "It could be worse, Mom. It could be lava."
Later that year I was having a stressful time at work. Maybe similar to what your husband is going through and my daughter made me a sign to put on my desk. "It could be worse. It could be lava!"
This has become our mantra through so many stressful situations.
I should tell you, though, that no matter how hard your husband works, he will never be truly appreciated for all of his effort. Make him take some time for himself. And, BTW, you’re doing great trying to support him.
I’m a little confused because you said things have carried over into your home life, then you say things are fine when he is home. Which is it?! If he is carrying his work weight to home and not responding to your supportive attempts, ask him what you can do to help him through this difficult time. That gives him the opportunity to ask for your support in a way he can better respond to…and you are taking care of yourself by not throwing frivolous efforts into the wind.
So far as suggestions I have a few: Do you pack his lunch? If not, consider doing so for him if that is something he would enjoy. That alone opens up many opportunities to offer a break during his hectic days – offer treats he enjoys, include notes of love and/or laughter (inside jokes between the two of you work great!) Another suggestion would be to play up your common interests by planning time together outside of work doing activities you both enjoy – that will give him something to look forward to and could ease his mind while he’s at work. If it’s possible for you both, surprise him with a picnic lunch…take him out of his environment even if for a short time. Send him a text message with a funny joke – make sure you discuss this with him first to see if that’s ok, and let him know a response isn’t necessary. Put a stuffed animal in the seat of his car – make him a CD of his favorite songs, or of you talking naughty to him – something he can listen to on his way home from work. Be creative and playful!