Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio.
Speaker 2: Good Morning. This is Laura.
Speaker 1: Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's tip is.
Speaker 2: To reimagine happy hour. Any fun activity that you do
Speaker 2: to signal the end of the workday can be a
Speaker 2: happy hour, and hanging out in a bar is far
Speaker 2: from the only option. So this summer we finally got
Speaker 2: the pool in our new house working, so some days
Speaker 2: around four PM I end work at least for a
Speaker 2: while and take a kid or two into the pool
Speaker 2: with me. Especially with the older kids, this can be
Speaker 2: kind of relaxing and it's nice to get outside and
Speaker 2: enjoy the summer weather. It's something to look forward to
Speaker 2: and a motivator to finish up work as quickly as possible.
Speaker 2: It's a happy hour, just in a different sense. Similarly,
Speaker 2: there are all sorts of ways to end work on
Speaker 2: a happy note, especially in summer. Maybe it's a long
Speaker 2: bike ride just as the air is getting cooler if
Speaker 2: you bite to work. Maybe you can take a slightly
Speaker 2: less direct way home and enjoy a little recreational riding
Speaker 2: even as you're going from place to place. Maybe you
Speaker 2: and a few work friends aim to end work around
Speaker 2: four thirty and go for a relaxing walk before everyone
Speaker 2: needs to commute home to families and other responsibilities. Maybe
Speaker 2: you could check local listings and find some outdoor concerts
Speaker 2: or fairs. Stopping by a farmer's market would be a
Speaker 2: great way to transition out of work, see some fun
Speaker 2: sights and smells, and pick up something that will make
Speaker 2: dinner a lot more fun. Even a regular workout could
Speaker 2: change up for the summer. If you are a member
Speaker 2: of a gym with a pool, you could go swim
Speaker 2: laps around four thirty or so as a way to
Speaker 2: wash away the day's stresses and still make it home
Speaker 2: in time to cook dinner. Convince a few friends to
Speaker 2: meet you at a board game cafe and play something
Speaker 2: with more of a time limit. I'm not thinking Monopoly here,
Speaker 2: and you could have a little fun without staying out late.
Speaker 2: Life is better when we are intentional about it. Many
Speaker 2: people do have some control over their work hours, and
Speaker 2: by being organized about getting the big stuff done early
Speaker 2: and leaving space for things to come up, it is
Speaker 2: often possible to end at a reasonable hour. If that
Speaker 2: is the case, then you might be able to buy
Speaker 2: yourself thirty to sixty minutes before you need to get
Speaker 2: started on the rest of your day. At least on
Speaker 2: some days, if day can pickup is at five thirty,
Speaker 2: you could work right up until five twenty and race over.
Speaker 2: Or maybe you could plan your workday very well, at
Speaker 2: least on occasion, end at four thirty and get over
Speaker 2: there at five twenty, still earlier than you were going
Speaker 2: to be there, and you can enjoy forty minutes or
Speaker 2: so for whatever leisure would make you feel most relaxed.
Speaker 2: And of course there's nothing wrong with a more traditional
Speaker 2: happy hour either. It might be fun to have a
Speaker 2: few friends meet at an outdoor space like a beer
Speaker 2: garden for some summer fun. The point is intentional socializing
Speaker 2: and enjoying time. Summer is a great time to reimagine
Speaker 2: happy hour, but the most important thing is to have
Speaker 2: some happy time after work, whatever that happens to look like.
Speaker 2: In the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and
Speaker 2: here's to me making the most of our time.
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