1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: Today's tip is for being a smarter, happier consumer of 4 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: social media, h G, t V, blogs and the like. 5 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: See what others do as inspiration, a kick in the 6 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: pants to see what you can do. Don't be just 7 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: a spectator. So I don't watch a lot of TV, 8 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:42,599 Speaker 1: but sometimes when I'm in a hotel, I'll turn on 9 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: a decorating show and soon one is blending into the other, 10 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: and I wind up watching hours of house hunting and 11 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: makeover triumph, watching feel satisfying beautiful spaces, likable people, and 12 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: a tidy resolution to every problem them in minutes or so. 13 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 1: Yes please. Instagram, likewise, makes it easy to spend entire 14 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: evenings pouring over pitty pictures. That's what it's designed for. 15 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: And even though most Americans cook a lot less than 16 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: their grandmothers did, cookbook sales are booming and there are 17 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: scores of food blogs and cooking shows. It can be 18 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: fun to see people who are on top of their games. 19 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: But don't let this peek into others lives be an 20 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: escape from your own. Use their creations to motivate yourself 21 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:41,119 Speaker 1: to try cool things. So rather than just looking at 22 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 1: photos of amazing food and magazines, try making that dish 23 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: that caught your eye. Instead of just watching other people 24 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 1: renovate their homes, take on a project in yours. When 25 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: your friend posts pictures of a charming vacation house she 26 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: stayed in, look into whether you could go there for 27 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: fall break. That could be you sitting by the fire pit, 28 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: taking in the breathtaking sunset through the mountains. Now to 29 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: be sure your efforts might not go perfectly. I recently 30 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: made a dish that I saw in Cooking Light, and 31 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: let's just say that their food stylists can make black 32 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: lintels and cooked orange carrots look a lot more crisp 33 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: than the mushy colors I wound up with. But so what. 34 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: I posted a photo of my dish next to the 35 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: cooking white one on Instagram so people could laugh. It's 36 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: still tasted pretty good. It helps to remember that most 37 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: projects are pretty low stakes. If you refinish an old 38 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:45,519 Speaker 1: table from your attic and it still looks like well, 39 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: an old table from the attic, no big deal. If 40 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: your chocolate mouse has the consistency of pudding. Enjoy your 41 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: pudding and try making moose another day. And when you 42 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: succeed savorite you could even tell your friends about your 43 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 1: triumphs and inspired them to get involved too. So the 44 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: next time you see someone else's awesome accomplishment on Instagram 45 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: or social media, draw inspiration and motivation to try something 46 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: similar yourself. Resolve to get into the game rather than 47 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: staying on the sidelines. You'll have a lot more fun 48 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: and feel proud of what you do. In the meantime, 49 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making 50 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: the most of our time. Hey everybody, I'd love to 51 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 1: hear from you. You can send me your tips, your questions, 52 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 1: or anything else. Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook 53 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: and Instagram at Before Breakfast pod that's b the number 54 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: four then breakfast p o D. You can also shoot 55 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: me an email at Before Breakfast podcast at iHeartMedia dot com. 56 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 1: That Before Breakfast is spelled out with all the letters. 57 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: Thanks so much, I look forward to staying in touch. 58 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast is a production of I Heart Radio. 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