WEBVTT - Buy those snow pants

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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 buy those snow pants. That is,

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<v Speaker 1>if you have realized that a certain purchase would enable

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<v Speaker 1>a fun experience or make life more enjoyable, go ahead

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<v Speaker 1>and get it. Even if you are worried about clutter.

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<v Speaker 1>As long as it doesn't break the bank, you will

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<v Speaker 1>probably be happy you did. I recently moved, and during

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<v Speaker 1>the month long process of unpacking my family's possessions, I

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<v Speaker 1>have definitely been feeling like we have more than enough stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>I am not sure that we ever need to buy

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<v Speaker 1>more stuff. But then I remember that stuff comes in

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<v Speaker 1>different categories. There is this stuff that feels mostly like clutter.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm thinking of all the glassware we never use. But

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<v Speaker 1>then there is stuff that enables experiences, for instance, snow pants.

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<v Speaker 1>If you live somewhere where it snows, you know that

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<v Speaker 1>snow can, of course be wet and cold and miserable.

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<v Speaker 1>It can also be a lot of fun to stomp

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<v Speaker 1>around and play in. The difference tends to be good gear.

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<v Speaker 1>Most of us own coats and hats and mittens. You

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<v Speaker 1>likely have snow pants for your kids, But do you

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<v Speaker 1>have snow pants for you? If not, you might be

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<v Speaker 1>subtly avoiding outdoor snowy situations, not wishing to become damp,

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<v Speaker 1>which makes sense. But sledding down a hill is lots

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<v Speaker 1>of fun. Snowball fights and building snowmen can be lots

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<v Speaker 1>of fun too. All that stands between you and doing

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<v Speaker 1>those things is a good pair of snow pants. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>and I guess boots, but it is far more likely

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<v Speaker 1>that you already own boots. Snow Pants tend to be

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<v Speaker 1>the missing piece, so why not get a pair? Now

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<v Speaker 1>is a great time of year to do so if

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<v Speaker 1>you live in a cold and snowy climate. Retailers are

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<v Speaker 1>probably putting their winter stuff on sale in preparation for spring.

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<v Speaker 1>But whatever the groundhogs says, we still have a lot

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<v Speaker 1>more winter left to go. Snow Pants are often a

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<v Speaker 1>good item to buy a secondhand, too, as they tend

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<v Speaker 1>to get worn just a few times per year. You

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<v Speaker 1>might even score an old pair for free on your

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<v Speaker 1>local buy nothing group. If you try, then when it

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<v Speaker 1>snows next, you will be prepared to go dive into

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<v Speaker 1>the stuff. You can make memories and have a lot

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<v Speaker 1>more fun one item can enable that the same is

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<v Speaker 1>true with various other things. I am so happy that

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<v Speaker 1>we wound up doing gas fireplaces in the new house.

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<v Speaker 1>It is so lovely to simply turn on the fire

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<v Speaker 1>for thirty minutes when I want to feel cozy. It's

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<v Speaker 1>making me almost enjoy winter. A baby backpack has enabled

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<v Speaker 1>perhaps a hundred family hikes over the years. We used

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<v Speaker 1>ours for all five babies and have been able to

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy lots of outdoor exercise even when we've had kids

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<v Speaker 1>too young to move themselves. That one purchase made about

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen years ago enabled that. Now I know, it is

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<v Speaker 1>possible to buy stuff and then not use it. This

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<v Speaker 1>happens all the time. Probably most stuff is like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Ask the great many people who have some piece of

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<v Speaker 1>exercise equipment functioning as a place to store clothes that

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<v Speaker 1>they also don't wear. M We have to be careful

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<v Speaker 1>with these things, and even if you determine you would

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<v Speaker 1>use something, you might not need to buy it. Some

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<v Speaker 1>experiences can be enabled by borrowing things. For instance, it

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<v Speaker 1>is just as easy to rent ice skates at our

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<v Speaker 1>local outdoor ice skating rink as it is to buy

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<v Speaker 1>our own, probably easier since the kid's feet keep getting bigger.

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<v Speaker 1>The ice skating rink has all sizes. But as the

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<v Speaker 1>season's change, it's a good time to reflect on what

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<v Speaker 1>might be missing and if a simple purchase could enable

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more fun. If so, do yourself a favor

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<v Speaker 1>and make that happen. Joy is worth investing in. Much

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<v Speaker 1>stuff is clutter, but if stuff enables making memories, that

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<v Speaker 1>is an entirely different thing. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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