Planning Life's Next Steps

It might have been smooth sailing in your relationship and you both were ready to take the next step in life but now COVID-19 is here.

It has forced you to cancel your wedding plans, put pressure on your job security, and you don't know how long it will last and what will be the outcomes of it. All of these issues might be putting added stress on your relationship because of deposits and plans lost.

As there have been a wide range of articles about the Government's economic package, this article is just to share a couple ways to lessen the emotional burden that couples and individuals are experiencing. 1. Talk To Your Loved Ones Moving numbers around in a budget app or on a excel sheet can only do so much but keeping financial woes and stress to yourself doesn't help anybody. A good way is to connect with a friend or loved one to share your worries and have a helpful conversation with someone who cares about you.

It might just be a nice way to reduce the weight but a different perspective might reveal a new and unique solution.

2. Worry About The Here & Now

If you had to cancel a wedding or had to delay another important step in your life, be present and focus on the problems and issues facing you day-to-day. Put those aspirations and dreams to one side and ask yourself how you can help yourself, your loved ones, and your friends in this very trying time.

Helping around the house, messaging friends to check that they are doing well, and being strict with family members about travelling outside will make sure that current challenges are faced with current solutions.

3. Taking Care Of Yourself

There might be a million things to do and a couple bills coming your way but having you in a state of stress and despair isn't going to help anyone. Take a break from the clutter of life for an hour and just space out and get out of your own head.

Watch a movie, read a book, or just binge YouTube, and hopefully get back to your tasks and challenges with a rested and rejuvenated perspective.