Tire pressure – a crash course
The brakes and tires are two of the most important safety features of a vehicle. What happens if the tire pressure is incorrect? Things like braking, turning corners, and staying stable can be affected. It could even lead to an accident caused by tire failure!
How might incorrect tire pressure feel to you? You might feel things like an uncomfortable ride filled with bouncing, bumps, skipped music, difficulty stopping, and decreased fuel efficiency.
Monitoring and adjusting your tire pressure weekly can help prevent these problems before they start. (Many mechanics recommend a spot check at gas fill ups and a measure once a month)
So what does all of this have to do with date night? I’m glad you asked – EVERYTHING!
Quality time and new experiences are essential to a healthy relationship. Without them – you will experience “bumps in the road” and potential disaster. Now I know what some of you are thinking – Sadie, I haven’t checked my tires and I’m doing fine. Tire pressure, like relationships, is a funny thing – You might be fine for awhile but then the air will seep out. It is also affected by temperature and road conditions. (I realize many of us skip putting air in our tires – many times the service worker who changes your oil does this for you)
Studies show that dating (setting aside special time to engage in mutually pleasurable activities) is a key to maintaining romantic and loving feelings in a marriage. Do you want to keep or bring back those feelings?
Here’s a prescription from your family life coach: DON’T SKIP YOUR WEEKLY DATE NIGHT!
Stay tuned for easy tips and ideas for date night from my date night recipe book. (If you’d like to be a date night recipe tester tell me in the comments below) In the meantime – check your tires and plan your next date night today. Oh and my husband and I are having an in home spa date night this week. Do you have questions about date night? Do you have regular date nights? What was the best date you ever had? Tell me in the comments below.
Love & Blessings,
Sadie
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Please sign me up to be a date night recipe tester! I really need ideas. Can't wait for the book!
Sadie, I completely connected to your article!!! The wife and I since January this year, (a new years resolution) have recommitted after 31 years, to date night…once a week! We have only missed one week. And, I love to keep my own car maintenance, especially the tire pressure! Crazy about that,,, even splurged and bought a large air compressor to keep at the house, to keep the tires in shape. Now all the neighbors come over!!! Thanks!!! oh! ps on the date night, a tip my wife came up with to make it fun and not stale, we each had to come up with ideas for the perfect date, we put them on little pieces of paper, folded in half, into a little gardening pail, keep it on the dresser, and draw a new one each week on the date, to be anticipating the next date, all week, at first it was hard to come up with ideas, but you'd be amazed after trying it.
I completely agree.
I have only been married a few years and we only have the kids part time so I think it is easier for us to have date night. It is still extremely important though.
Love the ideas you gave Paul. I am going to make sure my husband and I start this one.
Sadie. Enjoyed your article. A good reminded. We have been married 40 years and specific, planned date nights have slipped away in the routine of daily living (and running a business) Need to tighten up priorities a little more and bring them back.
A date night recipe book. What a great idea!!
Our marriages need attention, and the best way is to have alone time together, away from other distractions. After 30 years of marriage, we have found it's necessary to schedule date nights, or they will not happen. Great post!
Great post. I totally agree that a regular planned date night is essential to a great marriage. Our date nights have had to change since my mother passed away and the economy has made things a little tighter at home. We finally decided that our best dates are the stay at home ones. Sounds crazy I know in a house with 4 kids ages 2-14, but it works! We send them to their rooms on the other side of the house at an earlier than usual bedtime and lock our door. We watch movies, have candlelit desserts (which is much better than dinner out), and just enjoy actually talking to each other without interruptions. So I say all of this to let others know that you do what you have to do to make this work. It doesn't always have to be a night out on the town to revitalize the marriage – it means time alone focused on each other and without interruptions from the outside world.
Hi Sadie,
What a great article. When I was in my last relationship (with my children's father) we certainly didn't make time for date night, date lunch, date anything and it definitely affected our relationship. I've learned the importance of making it a non-negotiable part of a relationship.
Since I'm single, I commit to dating myself and not waiting for someone else to do those things I enjoy like take buy flowers or prepare a lovely meal eaten on the nice plates
Golda
Thank you for the reminder! Yes, I would like to be apart of the date night receipe tester. Sign me up!