Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is that if you want more fun in your life,
Speaker 1: plan a playdate for yourself. So, if you have little kids,
Speaker 1: my bet is that you have planned all sorts of
Speaker 1: play dates for them over the years. You do this
Speaker 1: so they can interact with peers and have special experiences.
Speaker 1: Maybe you meet up with another family at the playground,
Speaker 1: or invite a neighbor over to jump on the trampoline
Speaker 1: with your kids, or pick your child and a classmate
Speaker 1: up from school and take them to a paint your
Speaker 1: own pottery studio. Kids need time together for recreation. Well
Speaker 1: guess what. Adults also need time together for recreation. And
Speaker 1: obviously it is nice to connect with a friend over
Speaker 1: lunch or for a run, but I encourage you to
Speaker 1: consider other fun stuff you can do together too. Plenty
Speaker 1: of adults could use more play in their lives. They
Speaker 1: might also be able to use more time with friends.
Speaker 1: Perhaps it is possible to combine the two, So think
Speaker 1: about the options. What about one of those classes where
Speaker 1: everybody paints a tree or snow scene or something like that.
Speaker 1: While sipping wine and chatting. You could go ice skating
Speaker 1: with a friend. If your friend always marvels that you
Speaker 1: make homemade ravioli, break out the pasta machine and ravioli
Speaker 1: press and have her over so she can learn how
Speaker 1: to do it too. Get together to knit, do a
Speaker 1: puzzle together, or make ornaments or decorations. You are never
Speaker 1: too old to collaborate on a lego project or decorate
Speaker 1: cookies together. Playdates with friends can be great because you
Speaker 1: have a shared experience to look back on. What's more,
Speaker 1: doing an activity with a friend means you don't have
Speaker 1: to choose between time with the friend and time for
Speaker 1: the hobby. You get to enjoy both. Now, obviously, scheduling
Speaker 1: a playdate as an adult is a little more complicated
Speaker 1: than as a kid. If for no other reason, then
Speaker 1: kids only have the schedules that their adults make for them,
Speaker 1: and kids schedules then dictate adult schedules. But if you
Speaker 1: have some flexibility in your work schedule, you might think
Speaker 1: about starting later or ending a little early on Fridays
Speaker 1: as a way to fit this in. Or perhaps you
Speaker 1: can trade off with your partner on weekends. But if
Speaker 1: you've got little kids, perhaps the surest way to make
Speaker 1: space for playdates with adults you like is to include
Speaker 1: your kids. Maybe there's something all of you can do together,
Speaker 1: like painting or bowling or baking. Or if the kids
Speaker 1: are old enough, you send them to a room to
Speaker 1: do a board game or play on the Xbox and
Speaker 1: you and your friend do another activity in another room. Hey,
Speaker 1: whatever works, you'll make memories and you'll have a good
Speaker 1: time in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening,
Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Thanks
Speaker 1: for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,
Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura
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