Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to not defer it again. If you
Speaker 1: have put something off over the last year and a half,
Speaker 1: make a plan to get it done so nothing becomes
Speaker 1: a crisis. If you're like a lot of people during
Speaker 1: the height of the COVID nineteen pandemic, you may have
Speaker 1: put a lot of things off. An eye exam, going
Speaker 1: to the dentist, getting a physical, replacing that carpet with
Speaker 1: the mysterious black stain, updating your work wardrobe to fit
Speaker 1: better after your most recent baby. All of these things
Speaker 1: should be done at some point, but perhaps none seemed
Speaker 1: worth risking extra exposure for. And if we are honest,
Speaker 1: they are also not as fun as a day at
Speaker 1: the spa, and so we probably didn't lament having the
Speaker 1: valid excuse to not do them. In any case, many
Speaker 1: of us are facing a lot of deferred maintenance on
Speaker 1: our homes and on ourselves. And yes, there may still
Speaker 1: be worries about new variants and some COVID restrictions in
Speaker 1: various places, but when things aren't attended to, they can
Speaker 1: eventually cause problems. Your small cavity turns into a root canal.
Speaker 1: You get an offer to interview for a new job
Speaker 1: this week, and you really have nothing good to wear.
Speaker 1: A leaky shower turns into rotten floorboards and a huge expense.
Speaker 1: Now is the time to get the tasks done. So
Speaker 1: today's tip is to not defer those tasks again. Do
Speaker 1: what it takes to get yourself and your home back
Speaker 1: to your pre pandemic standards and save yourself from having
Speaker 1: nagging tasks hanging over your head. Start by making a
Speaker 1: list of all the deferred maintenance that you need to address.
Speaker 1: Some of it is obvious because it's bugging you every day,
Speaker 1: like the leaky shower. Some might be slightly less obvious.
Speaker 1: If it is summer, you are not really thinking that
Speaker 1: your winter pants are going to be too tight, But
Speaker 1: if you keep thinking about it, more of this is
Speaker 1: going to occur to you. Make a list of appointments
Speaker 1: you need to make, make a list of service people
Speaker 1: you need to call. Then make a plan to start
Speaker 1: knocking this all out. One idea is to carve out
Speaker 1: two hours on Friday morning for making all of these calls.
Speaker 1: Now you don't have to do all the appointments themselves
Speaker 1: on the Friday. Probably those dentists and doctor appointments will
Speaker 1: need to happen over the next few months as the
Speaker 1: providers have space, but by making a plan and getting
Speaker 1: things on the calendar, you know they are far more
Speaker 1: likely to happen. As you are making these calls. You
Speaker 1: can also look at your calendar for the upcoming weeks
Speaker 1: and block out spots for anything that isn't time specific
Speaker 1: but will require your attention, like that work wardrobe shopping trip.
Speaker 1: With any luck, in a few hours, you'll have a
Speaker 1: plan to get a lot done. You'll be pretty much
Speaker 1: back on track with where you were before the pandemic,
Speaker 1: which will feel great because while it can be an
Speaker 1: excuse for a while, eventually life has to keep going.
Speaker 1: No one necessarily wants to go to the eye doctor,
Speaker 1: and COVID can become a convenient reason not to. But
Speaker 1: it is better to make a plan and go when
Speaker 1: you mean to and when works for you, rather than
Speaker 1: needing to do it last minute, when you're on your
Speaker 1: last context or your glasses break. I am guessing that
Speaker 1: won't happen at a convenient time, so better to choose
Speaker 1: the time while you can In the meantime, this is Laura.
Speaker 1: Thanks for listening and here's to making the most of
Speaker 1: our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you.
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