WEBVTT - Second Cup: Choose weekly themes

0:00:03.440 --> 0:00:06.720
<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

0:00:09.160 --> 0:00:14.720
<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

0:00:15.560 --> 0:00:20.439
<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to choose weekly themes. Just as summer

0:00:20.480 --> 0:00:24.720
<v Speaker 1>camps often follow a certain theme for a week, adopting

0:00:24.760 --> 0:00:28.040
<v Speaker 1>a theme for your summer weeks can make them a

0:00:28.080 --> 0:00:34.320
<v Speaker 1>lot more fun. I love camps. I enjoy seeing the

0:00:34.360 --> 0:00:37.560
<v Speaker 1>brochures when I help my children choose their camps each summer.

0:00:38.600 --> 0:00:41.479
<v Speaker 1>Part of the fun is seeing what different topics you

0:00:41.479 --> 0:00:45.160
<v Speaker 1>could learn about. An art camp might offer ceramics week

0:00:45.479 --> 0:00:49.000
<v Speaker 1>and portraits week, or makeup for movies and stage week.

0:00:49.840 --> 0:00:52.479
<v Speaker 1>A nature camp might offer a water week or a

0:00:52.600 --> 0:00:56.920
<v Speaker 1>creepy crawley insects week. My friend Audrey Monkey runs a

0:00:56.960 --> 0:01:00.160
<v Speaker 1>summer camp and as the author of the book Happy Campers,

0:01:00.400 --> 0:01:02.600
<v Speaker 1>which is all about how to bring the magic of

0:01:02.680 --> 0:01:06.639
<v Speaker 1>camp home to your family. She recently wrote a blog

0:01:06.680 --> 0:01:11.360
<v Speaker 1>post recommending that people choose themes for their summers pretty

0:01:11.400 --> 0:01:15.920
<v Speaker 1>similar to what camps do. I love this idea. Your

0:01:15.920 --> 0:01:19.680
<v Speaker 1>family could have a mountain biking theme you plan multiple

0:01:19.760 --> 0:01:22.160
<v Speaker 1>such excursions into the period of a week or two.

0:01:22.880 --> 0:01:26.000
<v Speaker 1>You could have a mystery novel theme where you all

0:01:26.040 --> 0:01:29.360
<v Speaker 1>try some new authors from different eras. You could have

0:01:29.440 --> 0:01:32.440
<v Speaker 1>a candle making themed week or a state parks a month.

0:01:33.480 --> 0:01:37.759
<v Speaker 1>You could also choose particular values to highlight two Gratitude

0:01:37.800 --> 0:01:42.080
<v Speaker 1>Month where you try different gratitude practices, or Service Month

0:01:42.440 --> 0:01:46.200
<v Speaker 1>where you specifically plan a few excursions to volunteer as

0:01:46.200 --> 0:01:51.000
<v Speaker 1>a family. To really make something into a theme, it

0:01:51.080 --> 0:01:55.360
<v Speaker 1>helps to hit on the topic from multiple angles. During

0:01:55.640 --> 0:02:00.080
<v Speaker 1>State Park Month, for instance, you would obviously visit a

0:02:00.080 --> 0:02:03.920
<v Speaker 1>few state parks, but you might also read books about

0:02:03.960 --> 0:02:07.440
<v Speaker 1>their history. Who are watching any movies or TV shows

0:02:07.720 --> 0:02:11.480
<v Speaker 1>set with them as backdrops? You could try a new

0:02:11.560 --> 0:02:18.640
<v Speaker 1>activity at each park, canoeing at one, bird watching at another. Yes,

0:02:19.000 --> 0:02:22.760
<v Speaker 1>this all takes effort, but that is part of the

0:02:22.800 --> 0:02:28.560
<v Speaker 1>fun of camp. It is serious fun. It is planned

0:02:28.760 --> 0:02:32.959
<v Speaker 1>and thought through. It's not the effortless fun of scrolling

0:02:33.000 --> 0:02:38.119
<v Speaker 1>through social media, and therein lies the magic. If you'd

0:02:38.160 --> 0:02:42.440
<v Speaker 1>like your summer to be similarly fun, aiming for effortful

0:02:43.040 --> 0:02:47.560
<v Speaker 1>rather than effortless might be worth a try. So consider

0:02:47.680 --> 0:02:51.720
<v Speaker 1>what themes you'd like to adopt for your summer picture,

0:02:51.800 --> 0:02:55.960
<v Speaker 1>how you might advertise them on a camp brochure. Ask

0:02:55.960 --> 0:03:01.240
<v Speaker 1>your family members what themes would intrigue them together. You'll

0:03:01.280 --> 0:03:07.120
<v Speaker 1>really get the wheels turning. In the meantime, this is Laura.

0:03:07.919 --> 0:03:11.440
<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

0:03:11.480 --> 0:03:20.760
<v Speaker 1>our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you.

0:03:20.760 --> 0:03:23.640
<v Speaker 1>You can send me your tips, your questions, or anything else.

0:03:24.400 --> 0:03:27.960
<v Speaker 1>Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at

0:03:28.000 --> 0:03:33.519
<v Speaker 1>Before Breakfast pod. That's B the number four, then breakfast

0:03:33.880 --> 0:03:36.680
<v Speaker 1>p o D. You can also shoot me an email

0:03:36.720 --> 0:03:40.560
<v Speaker 1>at Before Breakfast podcast at i heeart media dot com

0:03:40.600 --> 0:03:43.120
<v Speaker 1>that Before Breakfast is spelled out with all the letters.

0:03:43.720 --> 0:03:45.800
<v Speaker 1>Thanks so much, I look forward to staying in touch.

0:03:51.640 --> 0:03:54.720
<v Speaker 1>Before Breakfast is a production of I Heart Radio. For

0:03:54.840 --> 0:03:57.880
<v Speaker 1>more podcasts from my heart Radio, visit the I heart

0:03:57.920 --> 0:04:01.320
<v Speaker 1>Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your

0:04:01.320 --> 0:04:07.720
<v Speaker 1>favorite shows. H