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Allowing Little Surprises and Big Dreams to Come True

28 Sunday Jun 2015

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Celebration, Happiness, HappyCouple, Having fun, Ideas for celebration, Ideas for weekend away, love, rome

Happy-couple-uk-relationship-coach-romeRaff and I have always been of an opinion that life is there for joy and pleasure and not for stress and frustration. To be completely honest, Raff has lived by this principle all his life, but I have only learnt from him in the recent couple of years. Apparently, life appears to be much easier than I’d always imagined, and living in ”today” is not such a bad habit in the end. I am not saying we don’t care about the future, even the opposite – we plan more accurately than ever and make everything we want happen, while avoiding anxiety and fear of disappointment.

I used to think life was unfair when I didn’t have everything I desired right there and then. While now I know that I am already doing everything to get that what I want, therefore I don’t need to worry, because I will definitely get there one day, just need some patience.

Applying this approach to life, we like making our married life more fun and adventure, we try to make sure each of us receives what he likes the most (or as least 4 times a week if you know what I mean 🙂 ). Sometimes compromise is easy to find, but at times, we might need to try harder.Happy-couple-uk-relationship-coach
Our recent trip to Rome proved to be a great deal for both of us. We planned it a few months in advance and I was so looking forward to it, or better say we both were looking forward, but just to two different things. Raff was getting what he likes most – plenty of Italian wine and food, and I had to go to my favourite Italian band’s concert and practice Italian language.

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It was a very short 2 days trip, that’s why we agreed on all the places we would go to and how we’d spend our time and, as the result, we both got the most out of this trip! Even though slightly tiring, it was a fantastic dream coming true and we are happy we allow such mini-breaks from the usual environment, because it makes life what it is – variety, freedom, amusement and discovery.

What about 150 flavours of an ice-cream! 🙂

Happy-couple-uk-relationship-coachOlga happycoupleuk.com

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Summer is Coming. Time For Joy and Play in Sunshine!

24 Sunday May 2015

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Cycling, Having fun, Ideas for weekend away, Romantic holiday, Spontaneity, Weekend in London

couple-girl-grass-kiss-lightBeing an organized person, I rarely let any spontaneity in my life let along our family life. Usually all weekends are planned months in advance and it is even hard to squeeze a long Sunday sleep in. However, last weekend I was yet again reassured how nice it is to let go of any plans, appointments and rush, and do whatever I feel like in the current moment, depending on my mood, the weather outside or anything else affecting me right now. I might decide to do nothing at all if I wish so. What kind of freedom is that! No pressure, no obligations, no regrets! Loving it.

Taking about the weather, London is a unique place where sun is almost a treasure. It doesn’t shine very often but if it does – you better make sure you enjoy it outdoors. Whether it is a picnic with friends or quiet book reading at the park bench, or even lunch outside of the office during a working day. All counts!

I cannot say Raff and I are very active people. We love all kind of activities but have no outdoors hobby or passion in particular. I was always jealous in a way of the couples who climb mountains together, run marathons or cycle for miles across the country. On another hand, I am happy we are in this together, meaning we both agree being lazy and prefer “mild” approach to our free time spending. Therefore, when we choose to do anything slightly more active than usual – it is pleasure and excitement for both of us.

Last weekend we went on a bike tour of our neighbourhood. Shame on us, living in this area for a year, we haven’t explored it yet in details. It was too far to walk, maybe… 🙂 Finally we dusted off our bikes and spend the whole day cycling along the canals and Thames, stopping in a couple of parks and enjoying the sun. Obviously, now we decided to do it more often! Let’s see where it takes us.20150516_172609

20150516_17225920150516_17231420150516_173248A couple of weeks ago we ended up walking around London in search of mini-statues of Shaun the Sheep. A bit too childish – that’s my part, I need to reconnect with my inner child, you know 🙂 With a few beer and cocktail stops, this trip turned into a fun adventure we both enjoyed and felt silly about.20150509_132202

The point is whatever it is you prefer doing, your own style is what matters. It builds up your family individuality with your own little traditions and habits that make married life more joyful, relaxed and sustainable.

10 Ideas for Home Date Night

12 Sunday Apr 2015

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Anniversary, Home date night, Ideas for celebration, Romantic evening, Sexy ideas

Home dateAt times when we run out of ideas how to entertain ourselves in the evening, we fall into a bad habit of watching TV and chewing something crunchy in front of it. We live in a too spoilt world, having way too many things to do or places to go to, and yet many people when asked, say they spent last weekend laying on the couch doing nothing. Why is that? Why not to start an amusement diary noting the time when you were happy, enjoying either an activity or a movie or any social event. Actually, Facebook became the most popular activity catcher, if you don’t prefer a traditional notebook writing. Either way it comes very handy on those evenings when you are about to waste your time being moody. Looking back at something that made you happy in the past will revive that feeling and uplift your mood. You might even decide to do this activity again today or in the nearest future.

Don’t forget to include home amusement in the list as well. As most of the times, especially in winter when it is too much of an effort to go out, we value our “home time” a lot. It is cosy with no obligations or duties, but we still can make it fun and interesting. Here are a few activities to share from our happiness diary:

  1. Indoor picnic. This is one of my favourites. I like getting comfy with the blanket on the floor, preparing finger food and talking in the candle light or ideally in front of a fireplace. We don’t have one, but we put on YouTube video with fireplace on TV, which looks almost real.
  2. Watch a movie or an interesting documentary. It is both cognitive and engaging. Eelier I shared a few nice movies to check out.
  3. Play a table game or cards (or replace it with a foreplay game). We have Ludo game which drives us mad sometimes, but still is fun.
  4. Dancing at home. We take salsa classes, but we are too embarrassed so far to practice in the club, so we can easily do it at home.
  5. Rebounder jumping. Recently we bought this jumping equipment, which doesn’t seem to be of any use and takes a lot of our bedroom’s space, but is actually fun.
  6. Take hot tub together in the candle light pampering each other with some treatments.
  7. Give each other a massage. That’s my favourite!
  8. Memories night. Review your photos for the past couple of years, just set them up to play randomly on TV. It is amazing how warm pleasant memories make you feel.
  9. Do your own photoshoot or home video. Just be silly, play on the camera. It will be so funny to watch after a while.
  10. Do your partner’s wish day. This day you will only do anything he or she wishes, whatever it is – cooking a favourite meal, doing massage, organizing romantic dinner… Use your imagination.

You can write a few ideas you like on the cards and pick one with closed eyes. There is only one rule here – both should be committed to having fun!

Going on vacation? Makes sure to pack your romance with you!

15 Sunday Feb 2015

Posted by happycoupleuk in Holiday, Ideas for celebration, Relationship Advice, Romantic Evening, Sexy ideas, Weekend away

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Ideas for celebration, Ideas for holiday, Ideas for weekend away, Romantic holiday, Vacation tips

Happy couple Uk naughty vacationWhen going on vacation, what is your typical packing set? I bet, like most people, you would think about it in advance and consider buying all the missing bits and pieces, like little shampoo or your favourite shower gel. But, what if this was a romantic trip, short weekend away (maybe leaving kids at home) or a paradise holiday with your darling. You have been looking forward to this for a while now, and everything seems ready. Well, but have you thought about romantic side of it yet? What about arranging a surprise, once you are over there?

Yes, it can be a candlelit dinners, moonlight walks and nightlong talks. Sounds too familiar? Add a naughty side to it, give it a fresh spark, and consider something unusual. Unless you already bought tickets to “50 Shades of Grey”, try to create your own scenario, become the hero and heroine on your own.
Make sure you pack a couple of naughty toys in your suitcase. Obviously, if you are a woman, the most important is to take care of your outlook. It is the best investment in your relationship. No matter what they say, men always remain impressed by visual observations. Make sure you please their eyes first, and the take care of the rest.

Men, on another side, don’t forget about ladies romantic side, start from picking gentle items from your suitcase, make sure you prepare your sweetheart to a night of joy and indulgence.

Hotel rooms are simply made to create intriguing and mystifying environment for your imagination to liven up your fantasies. There is no right or wrong way here, just follow your desires. Every personal touch matters. Relationship is about paying attention to your partner needs. We all have different views to sex and romance, but it is important that couples discuss this topic openly and make sure they understand what satisfies their partners.  Of course, still leaving a room for mystery and spontaneity.

Olga
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A Useful Habit to Adopt in the New Year

30 Tuesday Dec 2014

Posted by happycoupleuk in Good mood, Holiday, Ideas for celebration, New Year, Relationship Advice

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Life Planning, New Year, Relationship advice

HappyCoupleUK New Year

It is hard to believe but New Year is slowly creeping in. It always seems to catch us totally by surprise, too early and quickly. We have not finished accomplishing this year’s resolutions yet and here comes the day when we are supposed to write the new ones! This time of the year I usually panic trying to finalize 25 projects at once that somehow fall into a danger of over-running into the next year.

But the truth is – there is no better time to take a break and think over what we can do better next year and how to avoid last minute rush. I believe everyone has their own customs around New Year, probably looking back at the past year (hopefully not with regret) and being excited about the unknown future or deciding a mission for the whole year ahead.

A few years ago my husband and I adopted a good habit that made a real difference in the way we live and see every year coming since then. We do it every New Year’s Eve or the next day depending where we spend it. It is pretty obvious routine and I hope most people already do it this way, but for those who don’t yet – I decided it is the right time to share our little tradition.

It is called planning & analysis, very much a life applicable project management theory. You are a project manager of your own life, after all :).

Stay focused. To better understand where we want to be in the end of next year, it is best to put it on paper. In writing it makes us think about details and express our desires more precisely. We keep a simple notebook for this and review it from time to time to stay on track.

Know what is important. Think about your values in life and allocate space for all main areas that matter to you: relationships / family, finance / wealth, business / career, self-development, health & wellbeing, household.

Be specific. Write down all your aims in every area and don’t be afraid to be somewhat a dreamer. You don’t need to come up with the plan of achieving all those targets straightaway, but to have them accurately listed is already a big step forward.

I agree, it might sound a bit boring at first place, too much planning and no space for contingency. While it is not exactly so. By planning you avoid unpredictable disasters and leave plenty of room to explore life and enjoy happiness.

I am sure you have a lot to say in each of the areas above, as most of us want to have more money in the bank account or better career, or lose weight or run a marathon. But I notice, a few people take time to analyse the relationships and self-development areas (I am not talking about professional knowledge). We live with an assumption that those things are just happening naturally and are not worth looking at, which is unfortunate. I guess if I asked you – would you want to improve relationships with your partner or friends or kids, most answers would be yes. But often we don’t realize what it takes and how unprepared we might be for such challenges.

Luckily my husband and I don’t have any major challenges in our relationship, but we any way don’t neglect a chance to share our insecurities, fears, or happy observations with each other. We tell one another what we appreciate in other half’s behaviours and character, what we would like to have more of and what don’t like and prefer it to be less of. We share what we are grateful for and happy about and what we want to improve.

For example, my husband never liked dancing. And I am not saying, you have to force your partners to do anything they don’t like. But if you share a life together, then who, if not your partner, would be aside you in anything you want to do with your life. After some time we learn to appreciate each other’s interests and take at least minimal part in them if required. I’ve been waiting for 5 year for my husband to finally say – all right, this year we are signing up to a salsa dancing club! Ha, you see, patience pays off in the end 🙂

I, in return, agree to review sex shop offers more often and firstly consider any new ideas before completely rejecting them!

This all comes under self-development area. Someone might need to improve their dancing skills, someone – their listening ability (mostly men, sorry 🙂 ), someone needs to learn the names of all British football teams (at least!) or do less shopping and it goes on an on.

You don’t need to wait the whole year to do this exercise, of course. The more you share the better you understand each other, which is, as we all know, the essential basis of any relationships.

Good luck and Happy New Year to you!

What is it You Need in an Ideal Vacation? A Few Tips on How to Be Best Prepared!

14 Sunday Dec 2014

Posted by happycoupleuk in Good mood, Holiday, Romance, Sexy ideas, Weekend away

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HappyCouple, Ideas for holiday, Romantic holiday, Vacation tips

happy couple gifts holidayAs we recently came back from a holiday, let me talk about vacations a little. What is an ideal vacation for you? How you would like to spend those precious well deserved few days off work… By default, I usually want to cover plenty of activities at the same time. Sometimes I feel like two personalities fight within me – one loves active and dynamic life style, the other one would perfectly enjoy a week of lying at the sofa (maximum – with a book in my hand!) with no sign of blame whatsoever.

So, when choosing a holiday, the biggest concern that emerges is what personality to satisfy this time! In addition (the harder part) I need to harmonize it with my husband.

This time we both opted for a lazy option – beach, palms and all-inclusive package! What else is needed for happiness! As appeared – a few things! (Surely, the list fully depends on whether you are a man or a woman 🙂 !)

  1. The first one and, by far, the most important – is “quality time” together (or how everybody else calls it – sex!) Guess whose priority is that… After a casual home habit of 3-4 times a week, the demand suddenly increases to twice a day! Better to be prepared to this 🙂
  2. If this wasn’t enough – having a big (my way of calling it) photo camera, we shall take more pictures (taken, my husband has recently chosen photography for a hobby!). Hmm, obviously, the best pictures can be taken only when wearing bikini. Every situation or pose gets used against you!
  3. Next one, from a woman’s perspective – I wanted to read a book and quietly enjoy the sunshine. Well… I could do so, but only while posing for another photo shoot, so none of us risked being bored, or course.
  4. Again, to satisfy the point #1, we couldn’t eat too much at my favorite “eat as much as you want” restaurants! I was trying to apply a simple rule – the food will be still there tomorrow, your body shape will thank you for this. But didn’t always work…
  5. Staying awake through half a night when the only thing you want to do is to sleep for 10 hours! But you are not going on holiday again in the nearest future, right? So you better enjoy this one fully and don’t miss a thing!
  6. As it usually happens in the southern countries – everybody likes dancing which might even look sexy in the moonlight (or maybe it seems so after a few Pina Coladas)! Anyway, a good tip here – to take a few salsa classes before the next holiday 🙂happy couple gift holiday 2
  7. Be able to say “No” to another cocktail coming your way becomes a useful skill starting somewhere from day 3, again useful to satisfy the tip #1.
  8. Being able to keep your activity level at least at the lowest minimum! Such resorts make you extremely lazy. Think about it, someone cooks for you, and brings the food to your seat, someone cleans for you, someone makes you a drink and so on and so forth. You can literally spend the whole day with not a single move! To avoid this, we managed to go on a bike ride once, and I did my water-aerobics (only because the trainer looked really hot 😉 )
  9. Manage your expectations on the way home! The flight is actually long enough to remember your real life, and make sure you are ready to the routine again and not fall a victim of “vacation blues”, not sure though if this could be avoided.

Well, I hope you have some holiday plans in the nearest future, except for eating Christmas turkey with the family! I guess, at Christmas time, over-eating is one definite thing that cannot and should not be avoided! Enjoy! 🙂

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