4. Spend Some Time Alone
In addition to checking into a hotel or taking a hike together, practicing personal stress reduction techniques are an excellent way to cope with tension and get some needed space from your partner. Take some time for yourself: reconnect to a hobby or stress reducer like exercise, meditation, or whatever practice brings you back to a state of equilibrium. You can rejoin your spouse feeling rejuvenated and prepared to navigate whatever challenges occur.
5. Celebrate Your Way to the Finish Line
If you really want to immerse yourself in the process of your project and you want to stay upbeat about any possible inconveniences to your day to day lifestyle, focus on the end goal. Get excited about your project again. Certainly, enthusiasm for getting the project finished and hopes that it would improve your life are some reasons you pursued having the work completed in the first place. If you find you and your partner are going into a negativity spiral, redirect the energy into fun visualizations of how amazing the end result will be, or plan a celebration in your new space after all of the work is completed.
Enjoy—Together!
Because your home is seen as a reflection of you, seeing the finished result of all of your sacrifice, comfort, and a lot of your dollars, is worth it. Now you have the ability to enjoy it with the person who sacrificed alongside you to make it happen.
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