1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: tip is that micro adventures make downtime more fun. Real 4 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: time management masters know how to make even bits of 5 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: time confetti feel memorable. So my other podcast, Best of 6 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: Both Worlds, has a Patreon community where we meet virtually 7 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: once a month for a discussion. Had a recent one 8 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: we discussed adventures and how to build more into our lives. 9 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: Now everyone knows how to take a vacation, but it 10 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: was a little harder to come up with ideas for 11 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: adventures you could do without leaving home, or adventures that 12 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: would take the thirty minutes or less. But those are 13 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: far more regular scenarios than flying to the Bahamas. Many 14 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: of us wind up with times when we probably aren't 15 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: going anywhere or else we don't have a ton of time, 16 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: but we would rather not sit there scrolling around on 17 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: our phones seeing this time disappear into nothingness. So why 18 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: not brainstorm a few microadventures? Make a list with these 19 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: two categories at home and then less than thirty minutes. 20 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: There will probably be some overlap between the two, but 21 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: also some separate things as well. For instance, in thirty minutes, 22 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: I could make a quit stop by my local library, 23 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: or let the kids bike down the street to a 24 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: neighbor's house where they have this really awesome swing. In 25 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:55,919 Speaker 1: thirty minutes, I could go walk around a nearby farm 26 00:01:55,960 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: that has been turned into a meadow and trails at home, 27 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: suggests some other ideas. A few people recalled doing taste 28 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 1: tests of different categories of food. Maybe it's apples or 29 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: different kinds of chicken nuggets. Maybe, if we're dealing with adults, 30 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: it's tasting a wine flight with three different wines from 31 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: the same region of New Zealand. There might be seasonal festivities, 32 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 1: like wrapping a person up in green paper and then 33 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: decorating them as a Christmas tree. A new baking project 34 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: could be an adventure with the upside of potentially producing 35 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 1: something tasty at the end. If you can go outside, 36 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: maybe you could climb a tree. No, not just your kids, 37 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: maybe you two. Maybe you use your outdoor fire pit 38 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: or light a campfire and toast marshmallows. Maybe you tell 39 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: ghost stories. Maybe you make a collage from a lot 40 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: of old magazines. If you want to be more fancy, 41 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: you could call it a vision board In any case, 42 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: I am sure if you think about it and ask 43 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: family members and get ideas from friends, you can come 44 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: up with a handful of items for each list. Remember 45 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: those lists are at home and less than thirty minutes. 46 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: What adventures could you have? Then, as you are going 47 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: about your day and see a spot of time, you 48 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 1: can put one of these adventures in. Just because you 49 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: are home on a Tuesday night doesn't mean you need 50 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: to count the hours until bedtime. This little spot might 51 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: be ripe for a microadventure. You just need to put 52 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: a little thought into it and you can make life 53 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: a lot more interesting in the meantime. This is Laura. 54 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 55 00:03:54,720 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've 56 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at 57 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:17,599 Speaker 1: Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a 58 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: production of iHeartMedia. 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