1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: tip is to prep for your weekend downtime. Even if 4 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:25,759 Speaker 1: you have a full weekend planned, you will likely have 5 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: some downtime. Having low key but fun activities ready means 6 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: you will be more likely to enjoy this time rather 7 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: than frittering it away on things you don't really care about. 8 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,200 Speaker 1: So I track my time, and I have for years, 9 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 1: including my weekend time. I have learned over the years 10 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: that even if there is a lot going on during 11 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: any given weekend, I will no doubt have some downtime. 12 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: Maybe it's an hour in between kid activities, or it's 13 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 1: time at night before bed. If I don't have anything 14 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 1: I am particularly interested to do with this time, I 15 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: will probably spend it looking at Instagram. But if I 16 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: have a good book, I will read that book. If 17 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: I have a puzzle going, I will take a few 18 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: minutes in between activities to put some pieces together in 19 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 1: that puzzle. I enjoy books and puzzles a lot more 20 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: than scrolling around on social media. So if I want 21 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: to enjoy my weekend downtime, best to have a book 22 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: and a puzzle going. Now that does take a bit 23 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: of thought and preparation, but not a ton. I can 24 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: stop by the library during the week, it's pretty easy 25 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: to do on my way to pick up my five 26 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: year old from his church choir practice on Wednesdays. Or 27 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: I can download a book to my Kindle app and 28 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: get it instantly. As for puzzles, those I can order 29 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: on Amazon or from White Mountain Puzzles. It tends to 30 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: be my favorite retailer for these things. If I see 31 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: that I am highly likely to finish my current puzzle 32 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: in the next few days, then I should get another 33 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 1: one going in my puzzle queue. Yes, I have a 34 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: puzzleque but that is part of taking downtime seriously. I 35 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: think that many people assume they have no time, so 36 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: they don't think about what they'd like to do with 37 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: their downtime. The trouble with that is that basically everybody 38 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: has some downtime, even if it isn't a huge amount. 39 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: When we don't think about what we'd like to do 40 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: with our downtime, we do whatever is easiest, which these 41 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: days tends to mean pursuing our electronic hobbies of scrolling 42 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: through headlines and social media comments. Then we tend not 43 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 1: to particularly enjoy this time or even notice that it 44 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: is happening, which contributes to the story of having no time. 45 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 1: If you've got a good book going though, well, you 46 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: might find ninety minutes or maybe even more on a 47 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 1: weekend to read it. And how cool would that be. 48 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: So before any given weekend, think about what you would 49 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: like to do with any available downtime. Do you have 50 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: a good magazine you would like to read? Could you 51 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: get a new supply of books before the weekend. If 52 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 1: you have a hobby, do you have those supplies ready 53 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: to go? Prep for weekend downtime, and you will spend 54 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: your weekend downtime in ways you find enjoyable. You'll have 55 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: a lot more fun in your life. It really is 56 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: as simple as that. In the meantime, this is Laura. 57 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening and here to making the most of 58 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 1: our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've 59 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at 60 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a 61 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: production of iHeartMedia. 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