WEBVTT - Reimagine happy hour

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio.

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<v Speaker 2>Good Morning. This is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's tip is.

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<v Speaker 2>To reimagine happy hour. Any fun activity that you do

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<v Speaker 2>to signal the end of the workday can be a

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<v Speaker 2>happy hour, and hanging out in a bar is far

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<v Speaker 2>from the only option. So this summer we finally got

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<v Speaker 2>the pool in our new house working, so some days

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<v Speaker 2>around four PM I end work at least for a

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<v Speaker 2>while and take a kid or two into the pool

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<v Speaker 2>with me. Especially with the older kids, this can be

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<v Speaker 2>kind of relaxing and it's nice to get outside and

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<v Speaker 2>enjoy the summer weather. It's something to look forward to

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<v Speaker 2>and a motivator to finish up work as quickly as possible.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a happy hour, just in a different sense. Similarly,

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<v Speaker 2>there are all sorts of ways to end work on

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<v Speaker 2>a happy note, especially in summer. Maybe it's a long

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<v Speaker 2>bike ride just as the air is getting cooler if

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<v Speaker 2>you bite to work. Maybe you can take a slightly

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<v Speaker 2>less direct way home and enjoy a little recreational riding

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<v Speaker 2>even as you're going from place to place. Maybe you

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<v Speaker 2>and a few work friends aim to end work around

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<v Speaker 2>four thirty and go for a relaxing walk before everyone

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<v Speaker 2>needs to commute home to families and other responsibilities. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>you could check local listings and find some outdoor concerts

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<v Speaker 2>or fairs. Stopping by a farmer's market would be a

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<v Speaker 2>great way to transition out of work, see some fun

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<v Speaker 2>sights and smells, and pick up something that will make

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<v Speaker 2>dinner a lot more fun. Even a regular workout could

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<v Speaker 2>change up for the summer. If you are a member

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<v Speaker 2>of a gym with a pool, you could go swim

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<v Speaker 2>laps around four thirty or so as a way to

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<v Speaker 2>wash away the day's stresses and still make it home

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<v Speaker 2>in time to cook dinner. Convince a few friends to

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<v Speaker 2>meet you at a board game cafe and play something

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<v Speaker 2>with more of a time limit. I'm not thinking Monopoly here,

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<v Speaker 2>and you could have a little fun without staying out late.

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<v Speaker 2>Life is better when we are intentional about it. Many

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<v Speaker 2>people do have some control over their work hours, and

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<v Speaker 2>by being organized about getting the big stuff done early

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<v Speaker 2>and leaving space for things to come up, it is

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<v Speaker 2>often possible to end at a reasonable hour. If that

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<v Speaker 2>is the case, then you might be able to buy

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<v Speaker 2>yourself thirty to sixty minutes before you need to get

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<v Speaker 2>started on the rest of your day. At least on

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<v Speaker 2>some days, if day can pickup is at five thirty,

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<v Speaker 2>you could work right up until five twenty and race over.

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<v Speaker 2>Or maybe you could plan your workday very well, at

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<v Speaker 2>least on occasion, end at four thirty and get over

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<v Speaker 2>there at five twenty, still earlier than you were going

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<v Speaker 2>to be there, and you can enjoy forty minutes or

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<v Speaker 2>so for whatever leisure would make you feel most relaxed.

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<v Speaker 2>And of course there's nothing wrong with a more traditional

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<v Speaker 2>happy hour either. It might be fun to have a

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<v Speaker 2>few friends meet at an outdoor space like a beer

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<v Speaker 2>garden for some summer fun. The point is intentional socializing

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<v Speaker 2>and enjoying time. Summer is a great time to reimagine

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<v Speaker 2>happy hour, but the most important thing is to have

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<v Speaker 2>some happy time after work, whatever that happens to look like.

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<v Speaker 2>In the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 2>here's to me making the most of our time.

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