1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to view breakfast as an occasion for 4 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 1: connecting with people. Breakfast has a lot going for it, 5 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:28,639 Speaker 1: and yet it tends to be overlooked a social time. 6 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: You don't need to make that mistake. Long time listeners 7 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: know that I am a big fan of breakfast. For 8 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: many families, especially with young kids who wake up early 9 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 1: and go to bed early, family breakfast might be easier 10 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: to make happen than family dinner on weekends. In particular, 11 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: I am a big fan of getting everyone together for 12 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: a meal. It doesn't have to be an hour long affair. 13 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: Even ten to fifteen minutes while you will eat cereal 14 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: together can be fine scrambled eggs, cook fast, put some 15 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: toast in the toaster, top it with a fancy jam, 16 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: and you've gone gourmet. You can all chat before going 17 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: your separate directions. Of course, you don't need kids to 18 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: have a communal breakfast. If you and your partner or 19 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,839 Speaker 1: your roommates all work from home, consider having a cup 20 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: of coffee or a muffin together in the morning. It 21 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: will just take a few minutes and is a way 22 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: to humanize the day before you head off to your desks. 23 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 1: Going out for breakfast is an option too. For some people, 24 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: meeting a friend or colleague for a pre work breakfast 25 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: or coffee is more doable than getting together for lunch, drinks, 26 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: or dinner. Breakfast tends to be a time slot with 27 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: less competition, so it's easier to find a day that 28 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: works for you and your companion in If you are 29 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: trying to curb your spending in the new year, it's 30 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: worth noting that meeting up for coffee or breakfast is 31 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: also a budget friendly option. If you are trying to 32 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 1: limit socializing that involves alcohol, but you still want to socialize, 33 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: I will note that this is almost never an issue 34 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: with breakfast. An added benefit of meeting a friend for 35 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 1: breakfast is that it lets you start your days on 36 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: a positive note. If by nine am you have already 37 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: spent half an hour with a good friend, how could 38 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:40,679 Speaker 1: it be a bad day so today. Take a look 39 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: at your calendar for the next week. Is there a 40 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: good day for a family breakfast? What about a day 41 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: you can leave home a little earlier or arrive at 42 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: work a little later. So you can carve out time 43 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: to meet someone for coffee or breakfast. Do you have 44 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: a colleague you'd like to spend more time with who 45 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: might want to try break fist for some added connection. 46 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: Using breakfast for connection is wise on its own, but 47 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: it is also a reminder that we have on sixty 48 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: eight hours in a week. It is easy to fall 49 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: into the trap of thinking family time and social time 50 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: has to happen after work, during the week or on weekends, 51 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: but any hour can be used for anything. Some hours 52 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: are easier for some things than others, but any meal 53 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: can be shared, and breakfast doesn't have to be an afterthought. 54 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: When we look at all of our hours rather than 55 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: just the obvious ones, a lot of opportunities open up 56 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: in the meantime. This is Laura, Thanks for listening, and 57 00:03:52,960 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 58 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 59 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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