Careers, kids, extended family, even friends, or just the daily grind – all this can get sucked up into a maelstrom of activity. But what gets left behind? What about each other? You’ve formed this life together. Have you figured out a way to keep it as special and wonderful as you had planned, as you thought it should be? What have you done to show each other the special attention you each deserve? You both need a time to relax and just enjoy each other’s company. That sort of got pushed aside, right?

What you both need is some time to focus on each other. But you can do that focusing without getting bogged down in the details. You don’t need details – you need each other. So, don’t worry about making reservations. Don’t worry about packing up the car and hitting the road. Just set aside a day or so inside a weekend. You’re going to surprise yourselves with an uncomplicated, yet newfangled, way to enjoy each other once again.

Set up an afternoon picnic on your bed or on the floor of your bedroom. It’s simple enough to do and takes no time at all to prepare. Take a blanket or a quilt and spread it out, throw a few pillows on the blanket for comfort, and stretch out with your partner spending a relaxing Saturday or Sunday afternoon however you two wish.

Drag out the DVDs. Monopoly can be fun if you set up an imaginary third partner and you each take a turn standing in as the imaginary foe. Go Fish (if the prizes are right), or even Strip Poker, can turn into some pleasant card-sharking. What’s important is coming up slowly from the depths of your lives, slowly so you don’t get the bends, and enjoying the sunlight and the frothy surf at the top of your lives.

Stomachs growling? Well, this is a picnic, sort of. Head for the kitchen. Throw open the cupboards and just grab things that sound good. Don’t think gourmet, think fun and easy. A jar of pickled beets or a tin of smoked oysters will do just fine. Grab some cheese and crackers. Pick something that makes your partner say “Ewww!” That’ll be fun. Your auntie’s left-over Swedish meatballs will do fine, too.

Wine would be a good thing to have along on your ersatz picnic. Just a half-bottle of rum and a flat cola the only thing you have left? That’ll work. A few ice cubes and a squeeze of an old lemon will spruce it up just fine. Of course, wine is the drink of friendship and romance. Wine or spirits, drag out the drinking so the feeling sneaks up on you. Balance it with copious amounts of cheese and fruit and crusty bread. This way, together you’ll learn what the word “dreamy” really means.

While you’re in your dreamy state of mind, let your idiosyncrasies loose. Surprise yourself and your partner. Think of off-beat things to do. Be weird. You’re only limited by the four walls and your imaginations. You don’t need to be anywhere. You aren’t obligated to do anything. Your only goal is mutual satisfaction, mutual fun, mutual laughter. Money? Forget it. You don’t need it now. Nothing will pay for the time you have together.

Picnic, bednic, some-nic! Whatever you both choose to do at your picnic is up to you. Throw in some food, some drink, some imagination, and you will have some afternoon – guaranteed. You’ll feel a lot better about yourselves, and the life you’ve built around yourselves.

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