1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: tip is to buy yourself some school supplies, whether you 4 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: are going back to school or not, or even know 5 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: anyone who is. Sometimes a new notebook and pens can 6 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: give you new energy that is definitely worth a few 7 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: dollars to achieve. So I have five kids going back 8 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: to school this fall, and we are working our way 9 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 1: through the lists of suggested supplies. People need notebooks, pencils, folders, binders, 10 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: and of course, replacement backpacks for the ones that all 11 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 1: got beat up last year. Now for some of those things, 12 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: I know we may have some sitting around that could 13 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: get reused. But school supplies are relatively cheap as things go. 14 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: And if a new folder makes a kid excited about 15 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 1: science class, then I believe that is ninety nine cents 16 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: well spent. I believe the same thing about adults. No, 17 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: a cute little notebook is not going to magically make 18 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: you more organized, nor is a cute little notebook magically 19 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 1: going to help you come up with good ideas. But 20 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: maybe a cute little notebook will make you excited to 21 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 1: take that notebook and go sit in a coffee shop 22 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: and daydream and brainstorm, and you happen to get a 23 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: workable idea out of all of that. For many folks 24 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: listening to this podcast, I am guessing that a new 25 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: workable idea is definitely worth a six dollars investment. Or 26 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: if a new pen helps you stick with the writing 27 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: in brainstorming for twenty minutes long longer because it is 28 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: such a pleasure to write with, well, that is a 29 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: big win too, So go ahead and buy yourself some 30 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: school supplies. Maybe you grab a notebook and pens while 31 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,679 Speaker 1: you're out with your kids, or maybe if you don't 32 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: have kids, or even if you do, you go to 33 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 1: a Target or Walmart on your own. Sometimes give yourself 34 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,079 Speaker 1: a few minutes to gaze at the bounty and see 35 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: what catches your eye. I did this recently and wound 36 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: up with some PenTile innergel pins and some sharpy sgl pins. 37 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: I also wound up with two spiral notebooks that are 38 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: college bound, not traditionally sized, and have hard covers like 39 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: you'd see on a hard bound book. Even better, both 40 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 1: have little elastics to help them stay closed. I am 41 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: just ridiculously happy looking at these little notebooks. Feeling happy 42 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,799 Speaker 1: is a good in its own right, but of course 43 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: using your school supplies would be even better. So here 44 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,359 Speaker 1: I am going to give a little tip for anyone 45 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: who shares my quirk of not wanting to spoil a 46 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: beautiful little notebook. By two or even three. Now you 47 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 1: can preserve one of them as being too pretty to use, 48 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: or else think of it as waiting for the perfect 49 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 1: thought that is worth going in that notebook. But the 50 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: other one can be deployed useful endeavors, including capturing your 51 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 1: not yet perfect thoughts. It's good to capture these things. 52 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 1: One of them will probably turn into something in all 53 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: that new school year energy can be put to good 54 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: use in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening, 55 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Thanks 56 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:02,839 Speaker 1: for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, 57 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura 58 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. 59 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: For more podcasts from iHeartMedia, please visit the iHeartRadio app, 60 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.