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 to notice and embrace one on one time
Speaker 1: with the people you care about. Special occasions are great,
Speaker 1: but there might be moments in everyday life that can
Speaker 1: be special as well. Longtime readers and listeners know that
Speaker 1: I've often tried to do mommy days with my kids.
Speaker 1: I have a lot of kids, and it can be
Speaker 1: really fun to spend a day with just one of them,
Speaker 1: doing what the kid wants to do. I know a
Speaker 1: lot of people try to do something similar, especially over
Speaker 1: the summer, when more flexible schedules make that possible. But
Speaker 1: it is not always possible, and even if it is,
Speaker 1: it is probably not wise to pin all your hopes
Speaker 1: for a relationship on a particular day. Instead, I think
Speaker 1: it's also wise to notice and embrace one on one
Speaker 1: movements that just happen in the course of life, even
Speaker 1: if they aren't planned. They do happen, and they can
Speaker 1: be meaningful too. For instance, there are plenty of times when,
Speaker 1: out of necessity, a parent is just with one kid.
Speaker 1: Maybe you are taking a teen to an orthodonist appointment
Speaker 1: in the middle of a school day. Maybe you are
Speaker 1: driving a kid to a swim meet on the other
Speaker 1: side of town. Maybe one kid is out of friends
Speaker 1: and you only have the other at home and you
Speaker 1: need to run an errand. With a mindset of noticing
Speaker 1: and embracing one on one time, you can pay more
Speaker 1: attention to these instances and try to make them meaningful.
Speaker 1: For instance, maybe you offer to take your kid out
Speaker 1: for ice cream before bringing her back to school after
Speaker 1: an appointment. Maybe you ask your kid to be the
Speaker 1: DJ for your car as a way to get the
Speaker 1: AirPods out of their ears and get them talking. Maybe
Speaker 1: you offer to stop somewhere that your kid enjoys after
Speaker 1: your errands. These things aren't in lieu of one on
Speaker 1: one days, which I think are great. They are just
Speaker 1: in addition, but they all make deposits into your relationship
Speaker 1: bank account. Noticing and embracing one on one time is
Speaker 1: relevant for other relationships too. If you are sharing a
Speaker 1: cab to a meeting with a colleague, actually talk with
Speaker 1: each other about work, about your lives, or your shared interests.
Speaker 1: Make the most of this time for relationship building. If
Speaker 1: you're taking your elderly mother to a doctor's appointment, you
Speaker 1: can spend the time in the waiting room chatting and
Speaker 1: sharing memories. Let it be meaningful time for connection, not
Speaker 1: just an interruption to your work. I hear from many
Speaker 1: people who want to fit in more focused time for relationships,
Speaker 1: and that can be great. But you may be able
Speaker 1: to get more time for connection without adding anything to
Speaker 1: your schedule by simply noticing and being present for the
Speaker 1: one on one time you are already spending with your
Speaker 1: loved ones. Keep your eyes open, be present, and you
Speaker 1: just might find that you are already making progress on
Speaker 1: this front. 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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