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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 try doing something for yourself that

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<v Speaker 1>you're used to leaving to the pros. When you do

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<v Speaker 1>something for the first time, like cutting your kid's hair

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<v Speaker 1>or baking bread, you don't have to be afraid. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>people get better at things over time, so the pros

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<v Speaker 1>will do it better. But much of day to day

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<v Speaker 1>life isn't rocket science, and a reasonable job can be Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>watch the videos, do your research, then take a deep

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<v Speaker 1>breath and tell yourself you've got this now. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to start this episode with the caveat that some stuff

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<v Speaker 1>really does require the pros. When our heater broke before

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<v Speaker 1>the recent cold snap, we were glad that certain residential

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<v Speaker 1>construction and repair is categorized as essential. Some stuff is

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<v Speaker 1>pretty dangerous to attempt yourself, like cutting trees, electrical work,

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<v Speaker 1>or roof repair. I'll also state that in normal times,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a big believer in outsourcing chores that you don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to do in order to preserve time for leisure

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<v Speaker 1>and relationships. But with social distancing, it's definitely more difficult

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<v Speaker 1>to just call someone or make an appointment than in

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<v Speaker 1>the past. So consequently, when it comes to basic home

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<v Speaker 1>repairs and grooming and the like, many people are having

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<v Speaker 1>Bob the Builder movements. In the children's show, the characters

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<v Speaker 1>often ask themselves, can we fix it? The answer is

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<v Speaker 1>always yes, we can. Odds are good that this is

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<v Speaker 1>the answer for you too. For instance, I'm pretty sure

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<v Speaker 1>that you can color your own hair. I've actually been

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<v Speaker 1>dyeing my own hair for years, since long before COVID.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the sort of thing that I suppose could

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<v Speaker 1>be intimidating, but I did my research and learned the

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<v Speaker 1>bay sick stuff that's going to matter, like do you

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<v Speaker 1>want warm undertones or cool undertones. I noted that in

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<v Speaker 1>salons the colorists are often pulling strands of hair through

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<v Speaker 1>some sort of cap, and I realized that this is

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<v Speaker 1>how you create highlights, which would probably look better than

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<v Speaker 1>just throwing the bottle on my head. By choosing an

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<v Speaker 1>appropriate color and then imitating the highlighting technique, I think

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<v Speaker 1>I've done an okay job, or at least I've saved

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<v Speaker 1>a boatload of cash and time over the years. I've

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<v Speaker 1>also realized that furniture, as simply is just not that

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<v Speaker 1>big a deal. I started out with the occasional ikea bookcase.

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<v Speaker 1>I wind about it, for sure, but then over time

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<v Speaker 1>I became more confident wielding an Alan wrench and a

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<v Speaker 1>Phillip's head screw driver. Recently, my ten year old son

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<v Speaker 1>and I put together our new dining room table and

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<v Speaker 1>the baby's crib. I built an outdoor table lots of fun.

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<v Speaker 1>I hemmed our curtains, and now I'm pondering doing the

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<v Speaker 1>same for my new jeans, since I doubt the tailor

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<v Speaker 1>is opening soon. Learning skills always feels good if the

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<v Speaker 1>parking lot at home depot is any indication. People are

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<v Speaker 1>taking on all kinds of home projects, painting, landscaping, home repairs.

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<v Speaker 1>Parents are realizing what their kids are capable of. The

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<v Speaker 1>Internet is full of teenagers teaching themselves to sew and

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<v Speaker 1>making face masks for those in their community. So if

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<v Speaker 1>there's something reasonable that you've never tried before, do a

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<v Speaker 1>few things. First, figure out if it's likely to end

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<v Speaker 1>with you in the e er if you can safely

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<v Speaker 1>do it. Then read up a bit on what matters

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<v Speaker 1>the equivalent of warm versus cool undertones, watch a few videos,

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<v Speaker 1>gather your materials and talk yourself through the steps. Then

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<v Speaker 1>sees an uninterrupted period of time and do it. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>it might not go perfectly, but you can recover from

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. We're having an excellent risotto for lunch today

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<v Speaker 1>after it didn't quite make it to dinner last night.

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<v Speaker 1>Turns out it needed to simmer, not come off the heat.

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<v Speaker 1>The maide from scratch pizza dough needed some extra flour,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was quite tasty. There are two good reasons

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<v Speaker 1>for trying do it yourself projects, beyond the good feelings

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<v Speaker 1>well and saving cash. First, we don't have to wait

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<v Speaker 1>for whenever things get back to normal. I do believe

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<v Speaker 1>that life will get back to normal, but who knows

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<v Speaker 1>for sure when that will be. By learning how to

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<v Speaker 1>do things for ourselves, we're able to live fuller, more

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable lives in the meantime, or at least lives without roots.

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<v Speaker 1>And Second, by building our skills when we do decide

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<v Speaker 1>to outsource in the future, we'll know what a good

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<v Speaker 1>job looks like. We are smarter consumers When we know

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<v Speaker 1>what the problem is and how to solve it. We

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<v Speaker 1>can ask smarter questions and troubleshoot the little things. So today,

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<v Speaker 1>go ahead and figure out how you might tackle that

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<v Speaker 1>project that seems slightly intimidating. Just like Bob the Builder,

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<v Speaker 1>you may find yourself shouting can we fix it? Yes

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<v Speaker 1>we can. If you've had any Bob the Builder triumphs

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<v Speaker 1>inspired by social distancing, you can tell me about them

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<v Speaker 1>at Before Breakfast podcast at iHeart media dot com. In

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<v Speaker 1>the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's

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<v Speaker 1>to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd

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