I recently participated in a “Twitter Chat” on #DadsRT about keeping your relationship alive when you have children. The chat was inspired by articles written by various dads on the website Dads Round Table (which, by the way, is a great online community for dads). A lot of intelligent comments were made that night. If you’ve ever tried a “Twitter Chat”, however, you’ll know they can be quite dizzying as your eyes dart around frantically trying to keep up with what people are saying.

To relieve my dizziness, I closed my eyes for a moment and thought long and hard about the best way to keep a relationship spicy and exciting. This is what popped into my head:

How to Use a Storm as a Catalyst in the Bedroom:

Listen. Listen with all your might. Do you hear something? Is it a seductive wind rapping at your bedroom window? Yes? Well, let it in and get ready to take your relationship to the next level.

Here’s how:

1. Identify the storm by name:
2. Determine the storm’s severity:
3. Set your target level of excitement based on the intensity of the storm:
4. Open the window:
5. React to the elements:
6. Take it to the next level:
7. Get creative:
8. Record your achieved level of excitement:
9. Kiss and go to bed: