Try this
- List essentials such as groceries, laundry and work preparation. Choose what truly needs doing in the first day or two.
- Ask which shared plans can wait and whether either person wants some unplanned time before resuming the usual routine.
A worked example
“On Monday I need to unpack and shop. Could we leave social plans until later in the week?”
An invented example to adapt, not a real exchange or a script you have to follow.
Before you leave it here
Do not assume the person who stayed home has been waiting without plans of their own. Coordinate the return as a new week with two real schedules.