WEBVTT - Decide Saturday on Wednesday

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to decide Saturday by Wednesday. By giving

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<v Speaker 1>a little thought to your weekend a few days early,

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<v Speaker 1>you vastly increase the chances of having well fun. I

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<v Speaker 1>know many people feel so busy during the week that

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<v Speaker 1>it's hard to think about the weekend. Then you get

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<v Speaker 1>to the weekend with the vague hope of relaxing. But

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<v Speaker 1>when you don't think about what you'd like to do

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<v Speaker 1>with your time, time tends to get filled by other

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<v Speaker 1>things chores, Aaron's, random email checks, or you don't take

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<v Speaker 1>advantage of options that might be available, like trading off

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<v Speaker 1>kid free time with your partner that requires making a plan.

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<v Speaker 1>When it doesn't get discussed beforehand, either no one gets

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<v Speaker 1>to do what they want, or people make assumptions and

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<v Speaker 1>one party gets free time and the other gets resentful.

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<v Speaker 1>All of this can be avoided with one simple habit.

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<v Speaker 1>Think about Saturday on Wednesday. Set an alarm or recurring

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<v Speaker 1>calendar reminder for some point on Wednesday. You only need

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<v Speaker 1>a few minutes, and this need not be an ordeal.

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<v Speaker 1>Think about what you'd like to do on the upcoming Saturday.

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<v Speaker 1>Look at your calendar and see if there's anything already

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<v Speaker 1>happening on Saturday that you need to be aware of.

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<v Speaker 1>Then figure out any logistics coordinating with other family members,

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<v Speaker 1>hiring a babysitter or swapping care with another family member,

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<v Speaker 1>calling any friends you hope to see, making reservations for

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<v Speaker 1>that canoe rental or whatever it is. Now. If you want,

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<v Speaker 1>you can do the advanced version and think about Sunday too,

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<v Speaker 1>But I find that if you know you're doing something

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<v Speaker 1>fun on Saturday, then it can okay to let Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>be a bit more free form. Even if you do

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<v Speaker 1>nothing beyond scroll around online, at least Saturday gives you

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<v Speaker 1>some answer to the question of what did you do

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<v Speaker 1>this weekend. You can also do the really advanced version

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<v Speaker 1>and do all your planning on Friday, looking all the

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<v Speaker 1>way to the next weekend. This is what I aim

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<v Speaker 1>to do, but well, it doesn't always happen. Plus stuff

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<v Speaker 1>comes up during the week. Wednesday tends to be the

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<v Speaker 1>sweet spot where you're close enough to the weekend to

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<v Speaker 1>get a good sense of the landscape, but you're far

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<v Speaker 1>enough back that you can probably get reservations or make

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<v Speaker 1>plans with friends without them being booked up. Or you

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<v Speaker 1>could hire a babysitter if you need one. But waiting

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<v Speaker 1>until Saturday to think about Saturday will artificially limit your options.

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<v Speaker 1>Rather than executing on a plan that you've already made,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll have to come up with a plan, and often

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<v Speaker 1>that involves a bit more effort. Then many of us

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<v Speaker 1>can muster on a weekend morning, set a time on

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<v Speaker 1>Wednesday to think through Saturday and you won't have this

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<v Speaker 1>problem in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening,

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<v Speaker 1>and here's to making the most of our time. Hey everybody,

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