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by Gladys Diaz<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Do you struggle making time for your love life?<\/span><\/i> Maybe you travel a lot for work and find it hard to make time for dating or your partner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Finding time for dating can feel challenging.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Juggling work commitments, household responsibilities, and parenting duties can make it seem that there\u2019s little room for personal endeavors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We get it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Both Gladys and I are entrepreneurs running multiple businesses, wives, mothers, and dog-moms. We have clients, team members and family to take care of – <\/span>on top of making time for our own work-outs, self-care and rest.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n I remember when I was a single mom trying to make it all work and wondering if it was possible to have it all\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The thing to remember is that carving out time for romance is essential for self-care and building meaningful connections.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n In this blog post, we’ll explore practical strategies and mindset shifts to help busy professionals and single moms make time for dating in their demanding lives.<\/span><\/p>\n #1:\u00a0 Make Your Love Life and Dating a Top Priority in Your Life<\/b><\/p>\n The first thing you must do is make dating a top priority. Right up there with taking care of yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n If you don\u2019t make your love life a priority then another summer goes by and you\u2019re still alone. Another birthday comes and goes and you aren\u2019t spending it with the one you love.<\/span><\/p>\n Let’s get rid of regret and start creating your dreams NOW!<\/span><\/p>\n Dating isn\u2019t just another thing you have to do and until you start relating to it as self-care and not an item to be checked off your list – <\/span>only then will you start enjoying it and start creating the results you want!\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n #2: Prioritize Self-Care<\/b><\/p>\n As a single mom and professional, it’s crucial to prioritize self-care. When you don\u2019t, you slowly begin to resent the people in your life that need you and want to spend time with you. <\/span> When you prioritize taking care of yourself, you boost your well-being AND enhance your ability to be present and engaged in dating.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Set aside dedicated time each day and week for activities that rejuvenate you, such as exercise, meditating, praying, reading, pursuing a hobby (or sitting and doing nothing if that\u2019s what you want to do)! <\/span> #3: Create Opportunities in Your Schedule to Date and Spend Time With Your Partner<\/b><\/p>\n Sometimes you get to be creative when you have a lot of priorities and are short on time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Remember how I said we get it? We do!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sometimes<\/span><\/i> spending time together looks like long walks, movies and going to bed together. <\/span> If Arnie and I have a particularly full day, we\u2019ll wake up 15\u00a0 minutes early so we can sit on the porch and have our coffee together.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Gladys and Ric go to lunch together <\/span>every single Friday<\/span><\/i>, which they\u2019ve been doing for years!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Why?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Because prioritizing our relationships is important to us and it\u2019s imperative to keeping the love alive!<\/b><\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking at opportunities to meet men as something you dread or as a time-waster – it\u2019s time to shift your mindset and embrace meeting men as something that is fun and worth it!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n #4: Create a Structure for Your Time and Manage Your Time Well<\/b><\/p>\n You\u2019re precious, your time is precious and you get to manage it well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Prioritize your tasks, set realistic deadlines, plan dating into your calendar and create a structured schedule. <\/span> Look for pockets of time in your routine where you can squeeze in a date or a brief phone call with a potential partner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n TIP: You don\u2019t need to be juggling 15 dating apps and chatting with 100 men at a time – <\/span>now that might feel overwhelming!\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
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<\/span>You may be a single mom and have a hard time finding a babysitter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/span>This puts you in low energy and makes it impossible to attract the things you want into your life!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/span>By nurturing your own happiness, you’ll be better equipped to navigate the complexities of dating while managing your all of your other responsibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/span>And sometimes we get to be creative!\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
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