WEBVTT - Make an anytime fun list 

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to make an anytime fun list. Get

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<v Speaker 1>creative and write down ideas for fun you can have

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<v Speaker 1>any day. Then when you're wondering what to do with

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<v Speaker 1>your Saturday or a suddenly free weekday afternoon, you'll have

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<v Speaker 1>options and you won't have to waste your free time brainstorming.

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<v Speaker 1>So maybe you have noticed this not so fun truth.

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<v Speaker 1>It is hard to come up with fun things to

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<v Speaker 1>do on command. This is why we often end up

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<v Speaker 1>doing the same old, same old. You can probably name

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<v Speaker 1>your personal same old, same old, and your families maybe

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<v Speaker 1>social media, tidying up, snacking for you, maybe TV or

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<v Speaker 1>movies for your family. All those things can be great,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's easy to find yourself feeling bored or in

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<v Speaker 1>a rutt doing the same things all the time. And

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<v Speaker 1>any time fun list helps you change things up. You

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<v Speaker 1>can enjoy yourself in new ways, and any time fun

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<v Speaker 1>list is more important now than ever. You may be

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<v Speaker 1>having less big fun now than usual, less travel, fewer parties.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't get discouraged because some things you'd like to do

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<v Speaker 1>aren't possible. Instead, use an any time fun list to

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<v Speaker 1>make the most of what is available to you right now.

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<v Speaker 1>I bet you can think of dozens of fun things

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<v Speaker 1>you'd like to do sometime if you put your mind

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<v Speaker 1>to it. Watch a documentary about your favorite restaurant, plant

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<v Speaker 1>mums in your front yard, design your holiday card, call

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<v Speaker 1>your college roommate, bake a plum cake, go for a

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<v Speaker 1>long bike ride. Ask your family to add to the list,

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<v Speaker 1>and they will probably have ideas. To have a tea

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<v Speaker 1>party with the stuffed animals, have a picnic on the

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<v Speaker 1>flat roof above the porch, roast shmell is in the

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<v Speaker 1>fire puit, have an outdoor movie night, hold an una tournament.

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<v Speaker 1>The possibilities are endless. You could challenge yourself and your

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<v Speaker 1>family members or roommates to come up with twenty items each,

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<v Speaker 1>compile in any time fun list from all your ideas,

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<v Speaker 1>and put it somewhere prominent, like the fridge. Then, any

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<v Speaker 1>time you're looking for something fun to do consulted. You

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<v Speaker 1>could even post your anytime fun list on social media.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you'll have friends join in to brainstorm ideas or

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<v Speaker 1>to join in your fun. Posting intentions creates a sort

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<v Speaker 1>of accountability too. If numerous people ask whether you've planted

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<v Speaker 1>those moms yet, you'll be reminded that you do want

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<v Speaker 1>to do that and feel nudged to go buy some.

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<v Speaker 1>We sometimes tell ourselves the story that we have no time,

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<v Speaker 1>and we sometimes tell ourselves the story that there's nothing

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<v Speaker 1>to do right now and any time fun list helps us.

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<v Speaker 1>Real is that neither of those stories has to be true.

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<v Speaker 1>We have ideas for fund things we can do to

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<v Speaker 1>make the most of our time anytime, so this weekend

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<v Speaker 1>and every weekend doesn't come and go without us doing

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<v Speaker 1>anything special. So today, spend a few minutes brainstorming ideas

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<v Speaker 1>for your any time fun list. My guess is that

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<v Speaker 1>those few minutes will pay off in a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>fun hours in the meantime. This is Laura, Thanks for listening,

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<v Speaker 1>and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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