WEBVTT - Try a relocation 

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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 that if a vacation isn't in the

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<v Speaker 1>cards right now, try a relocation. Sometimes just changing your

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<v Speaker 1>scenery for a while can be enough to give you

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<v Speaker 1>a lift. Many a parent has noted that when you

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<v Speaker 1>have kids, going on a vacation isn't really a vacation

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<v Speaker 1>in the sense of being relaxing. Going to the beach

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<v Speaker 1>or Disney World or a relative's house is mostly just

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<v Speaker 1>a relocation. You are still responsible for getting everybody fed

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<v Speaker 1>and dressed and in bed at the right times, and

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<v Speaker 1>keeping everybody safe and happy. Even when you're away from home.

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<v Speaker 1>It is not exactly my ties on the sand and

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<v Speaker 1>sleeping until noon. But you know what, as long as

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<v Speaker 1>you realize that, then your relocations can still be enjoyable.

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<v Speaker 1>You can have fun and create memories through the sheer

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<v Speaker 1>novelty of the experience. A similar logic holds even if

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have toddlers. There may be responsibilities that you

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<v Speaker 1>can't take a vacation from right now, whether that's your

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<v Speaker 1>own work or supervising your older kids remote learning. But

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<v Speaker 1>Even if you can't take a full vacation, consider a relocation.

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<v Speaker 1>You can take your responsibilities with you while you enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>being in a new place. I hear from a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people that they are tired of staring at the

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<v Speaker 1>same four walls all day. Well, you know what, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have to. This past summer, my family spent

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<v Speaker 1>three weeks at the beach. The kids camps had all

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<v Speaker 1>been canceled, and my husband and I were figuring out

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<v Speaker 1>that we'd both be working from home for the foreseeable future,

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<v Speaker 1>so we relocated to the Jersey Shore for a while.

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<v Speaker 1>Both of us did several hours of work per day. Indeed,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure how many people we work with even

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<v Speaker 1>knew that we were somewhere else. But the kids got

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<v Speaker 1>a new place to play and could walk to a

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<v Speaker 1>nearby ice cream parlor every night. I could see the

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<v Speaker 1>ocean from the desk where I put my laptop. It

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<v Speaker 1>felt enough different after several months of not leaving the

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<v Speaker 1>house to be rejuvenating, even if there were still five

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<v Speaker 1>kids to deal with. So if I have piqued your

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<v Speaker 1>interest in a relocation, here are some possibilities to consider.

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<v Speaker 1>Perhaps you could go to the mountains or the beach

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<v Speaker 1>or a lake. Soaking in natural beauty is uplifting and relaxing,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're not at much more risk of catching or

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<v Speaker 1>spreading COVID than you would be at home. Maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>could move in with close family or friends for a while,

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<v Speaker 1>or rent an arabianb near loved ones. You could use

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<v Speaker 1>your time near them as a chance to reconnect. You

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<v Speaker 1>might find yourself getting help with child care too, especially

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<v Speaker 1>as people are getting vaccinated these days, and as rapid

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<v Speaker 1>testing is becoming more available. You might be able to

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<v Speaker 1>do this more comfortably than at any other point. In

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<v Speaker 1>the last year, lots of people who are working from

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<v Speaker 1>home are realizing that they could move somewhere else if

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<v Speaker 1>they wanted to. If you are considering moving to a

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<v Speaker 1>new city or town, or if you've always wondered what

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<v Speaker 1>it would be like to live someplace else, well try

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<v Speaker 1>it out for a month or so. You could rent

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<v Speaker 1>a house or apartment in a place you're interested in,

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<v Speaker 1>or to a house swap with people with a similar

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<v Speaker 1>family configuration in a different city. You live in their

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<v Speaker 1>house and they live in your house for a while.

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<v Speaker 1>When work in school are remote, you don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>be as tied to home as usual, So consider whether

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<v Speaker 1>you might be able to get a change of scenery

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<v Speaker 1>even if you can't let go of your ongoing responsibilities.

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<v Speaker 1>When you're already working remotely, there is no reason to

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<v Speaker 1>feel that you are stuck at home until the next

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<v Speaker 1>time you take vacation days or your kids have a

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<v Speaker 1>school break. Consider whether you might be able to work

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<v Speaker 1>in a slightly more remote location for a little while.

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<v Speaker 1>I know we already have sometime booked at the beach

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<v Speaker 1>for next summer, even if I do hope that more

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<v Speaker 1>travel will be available to 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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