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 view breakfast as an occasion for
Speaker 1: connecting with people. Breakfast has a lot going for it,
Speaker 1: and yet it tends to be overlooked a social time.
Speaker 1: You don't need to make that mistake. Long time listeners
Speaker 1: know that I am a big fan of breakfast. For
Speaker 1: many families, especially with young kids who wake up early
Speaker 1: and go to bed early, family breakfast might be easier
Speaker 1: to make happen than family dinner on weekends. In particular,
Speaker 1: I am a big fan of getting everyone together for
Speaker 1: a meal. It doesn't have to be an hour long affair.
Speaker 1: Even ten to fifteen minutes while you will eat cereal
Speaker 1: together can be fine scrambled eggs, cook fast, put some
Speaker 1: toast in the toaster, top it with a fancy jam,
Speaker 1: and you've gone gourmet. You can all chat before going
Speaker 1: your separate directions. Of course, you don't need kids to
Speaker 1: have a communal breakfast. If you and your partner or
Speaker 1: your roommates all work from home, consider having a cup
Speaker 1: of coffee or a muffin together in the morning. It
Speaker 1: will just take a few minutes and is a way
Speaker 1: to humanize the day before you head off to your desks.
Speaker 1: Going out for breakfast is an option too. For some people,
Speaker 1: meeting a friend or colleague for a pre work breakfast
Speaker 1: or coffee is more doable than getting together for lunch, drinks,
Speaker 1: or dinner. Breakfast tends to be a time slot with
Speaker 1: less competition, so it's easier to find a day that
Speaker 1: works for you and your companion in If you are
Speaker 1: trying to curb your spending in the new year, it's
Speaker 1: worth noting that meeting up for coffee or breakfast is
Speaker 1: also a budget friendly option. If you are trying to
Speaker 1: limit socializing that involves alcohol, but you still want to socialize,
Speaker 1: I will note that this is almost never an issue
Speaker 1: with breakfast. An added benefit of meeting a friend for
Speaker 1: breakfast is that it lets you start your days on
Speaker 1: a positive note. If by nine am you have already
Speaker 1: spent half an hour with a good friend, how could
Speaker 1: it be a bad day so today. Take a look
Speaker 1: at your calendar for the next week. Is there a
Speaker 1: good day for a family breakfast? What about a day
Speaker 1: you can leave home a little earlier or arrive at
Speaker 1: work a little later. So you can carve out time
Speaker 1: to meet someone for coffee or breakfast. Do you have
Speaker 1: a colleague you'd like to spend more time with who
Speaker 1: might want to try break fist for some added connection.
Speaker 1: Using breakfast for connection is wise on its own, but
Speaker 1: it is also a reminder that we have on sixty
Speaker 1: eight hours in a week. It is easy to fall
Speaker 1: into the trap of thinking family time and social time
Speaker 1: has to happen after work, during the week or on weekends,
Speaker 1: but any hour can be used for anything. Some hours
Speaker 1: are easier for some things than others, but any meal
Speaker 1: can be shared, and breakfast doesn't have to be an afterthought.
Speaker 1: When we look at all of our hours rather than
Speaker 1: just the obvious ones, a lot of opportunities open up
Speaker 1: in the meantime. This is Laura, Thanks for listening, and
Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,
Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me
Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just connect with
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