Great Ways to Unwind without the Kids

Sarah Lifestyle

Now, before we get into this, I want to state that in no uncertain terms, I love my kids with all my heart. However, whilst reviewing the various products I get sent whilst trying to look after and bring up three kids, it’s stressful work at times but hey, that’s life and I wouldn’t change it for the world. As a result of this though, my husband and I don’t get that much time to ourselves to unwind and just, relax and chill out together so that’s where this blog post was born…

We’ve agreed on a weekend where my parents will look after the kids from Friday after school to Sunday evening so we’ve got pretty much all weekend to spend together doing stuff we like to do and just time to relax and catch up with each other because even though we live in the same house and see each other every day, it feels like neither of us knows what is going on with the other person.

So, we’ve got to decide what it is that we want to do for that weekend. We want to experiment with various things that will not only provide us with the relaxation we need, but will also bring us closer to each other. Some of the activities in our list are trying a lemon tek recipe, practicing a few couple yoga poses, and the most fascinating of all, traveling together. To know places we have shortlisted, keep on reading. And do let us know which place is your favorite among them.

  1. The Lake District

This is my choice, and it’s a bit of a drive being in the car for likely 6 hours when you take into account traffic, etc but there’s so many nice places to stay up in the Lakes and it’s so quiet and serene. I found this place online the other day called Neaum Crag where you can hire a little log cabin and I want to enquire about getting one of them for a couple of nights as it just looks so nice and peaceful.

Plus, if we were to stay there, we can go on loads of different walks and we’re not a long drive (according to Google Maps) away from a load of amenities down in the little village of Ambleside. He’s arguing against it because he’ll be doing most of the driving (which is true) and I can understand that but I just think it looks beautiful and there would be so much for us to do.

  1. Berlin

This one was his idea. I’m not too keen on getting on a plane to go abroad for just two nights but I guess there’s worse things we could be doing. Also, hubby has duly reminded me that Berlin is somewhere we planned on going to early doors in our relationship that we never got around to booking, so of course we didn’t end up going. It was kind of my fault too but that’s another story…

We have friends who’ve been to Berlin in the winter time, around the end of November which is when we’re planning our little break for and they’ve said it’s absolutely worth visiting as the city becomes something totally different when it’s ready for Christmas with all the markets. This will probably beat the markets we get at home but I’m still unsure.

  1. Liverpool

This was my idea and it’s purely down to the fact that I have a bit of an infatuation with the city. I have no idea why, it just… appeals to me. I don’t know, it’s weird. Every scouse person I’ve met has been really nice and considerate and from what I hear, they’re a real nice bunch with a city to match. I’m also a sucker for a bit of history and boy does Liverpool have a lot of history!

From the Beatles to Liverpool Football club and everything in between that surrounds the Albert Dock and the importance the city had in the shipping trade way back when, it all appeals to me. Again, it’s another long drive but there’s an option of the train which would be a bit easier in terms of neither of us needing to drive. There’s a load of places that look awesome to stay over in too, I checked this list out the other day and there’s so many places that just look awesome!

  1. Blackpool

This one concludes the list of destinations we’ve been debating for the best part of a week and of course, it’s his idea. I’ve been to Blackpool when I was younger as my aunt lived there (talk about families living in seaside resorts, huh?) and I enjoyed my time down there but it just seemed too much like home to me. Now, surprisingly this is one of the reasons hubby actually wants to go!

In his head, he thinks we’ll be able to unwind a lot because it’ll be just like being at home but without the kids and as he’s never been to Blackpool he secretly wants to go Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Apparently, in his words, it’s one of the best days out for couples in the UK. I’m not so sure myself, I think my two options are better but I must admit, the child in me is kind of excited about potentially going to a theme park again for the first time in years.