WEBVTT - Prep for weekend downtime

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to prep for your weekend downtime. Even if

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<v Speaker 1>you have a full weekend planned, you will likely have

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<v Speaker 1>some downtime. Having low key but fun activities ready means

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<v Speaker 1>you will be more likely to enjoy this time rather

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<v Speaker 1>than frittering it away on things you don't really care about.

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<v Speaker 1>So I track my time, and I have for years,

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<v Speaker 1>including my weekend time. I have learned over the years

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<v Speaker 1>that even if there is a lot going on during

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<v Speaker 1>any given weekend, I will no doubt have some downtime.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe it's an hour in between kid activities, or it's

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<v Speaker 1>time at night before bed. If I don't have anything

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<v Speaker 1>I am particularly interested to do with this time, I

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<v Speaker 1>will probably spend it looking at Instagram. But if I

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<v Speaker 1>have a good book, I will read that book. If

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<v Speaker 1>I have a puzzle going, I will take a few

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<v Speaker 1>minutes in between activities to put some pieces together in

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<v Speaker 1>that puzzle. I enjoy books and puzzles a lot more

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<v Speaker 1>than scrolling around on social media. So if I want

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<v Speaker 1>to enjoy my weekend downtime, best to have a book

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<v Speaker 1>and a puzzle going. Now that does take a bit

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<v Speaker 1>of thought and preparation, but not a ton. I can

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<v Speaker 1>stop by the library during the week, it's pretty easy

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<v Speaker 1>to do on my way to pick up my five

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<v Speaker 1>year old from his church choir practice on Wednesdays. Or

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<v Speaker 1>I can download a book to my Kindle app and

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<v Speaker 1>get it instantly. As for puzzles, those I can order

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<v Speaker 1>on Amazon or from White Mountain Puzzles. It tends to

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<v Speaker 1>be my favorite retailer for these things. If I see

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<v Speaker 1>that I am highly likely to finish my current puzzle

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<v Speaker 1>in the next few days, then I should get another

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<v Speaker 1>one going in my puzzle queue. Yes, I have a

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<v Speaker 1>puzzleque but that is part of taking downtime seriously. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that many people assume they have no time, so

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<v Speaker 1>they don't think about what they'd like to do with

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<v Speaker 1>their downtime. The trouble with that is that basically everybody

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<v Speaker 1>has some downtime, even if it isn't a huge amount.

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<v Speaker 1>When we don't think about what we'd like to do

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<v Speaker 1>with our downtime, we do whatever is easiest, which these

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<v Speaker 1>days tends to mean pursuing our electronic hobbies of scrolling

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<v Speaker 1>through headlines and social media comments. Then we tend not

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<v Speaker 1>to particularly enjoy this time or even notice that it

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<v Speaker 1>is happening, which contributes to the story of having no time.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've got a good book going though, well, you

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<v Speaker 1>might find ninety minutes or maybe even more on a

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<v Speaker 1>weekend to read it. And how cool would that be.

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<v Speaker 1>So before any given weekend, think about what you would

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<v Speaker 1>like to do with any available downtime. Do you have

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<v Speaker 1>a good magazine you would like to read? Could you

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<v Speaker 1>get a new supply of books before the weekend. If

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<v Speaker 1>you have a hobby, do you have those supplies ready

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<v Speaker 1>to go? Prep for weekend downtime, and you will spend

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<v Speaker 1>your weekend downtime in ways you find enjoyable. You'll have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more fun in your life. It really is

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<v Speaker 1>as simple as that. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening and here to making the most of

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<v Speaker 1>our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at

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<v Speaker 1>Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a

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