1 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: tip is that you might be able to spend less 4 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: time in your car by eliminating one round trip from 5 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: your schedule. With a little advanced planning and strategic thinking, 6 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: you can substitute something fun or productive for time spent 7 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 1: going back and forth. So I hear from many listeners 8 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: that they spend more time in their cars than they 9 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 1: would like to, between driving to and from work, commitments, 10 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 1: doing errands, and then maybe taking kids all over the place. 11 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: Many of my listeners clock a lot of miles in 12 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: a week. Unfortunately, car time is hard to use well. 13 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: It's often necessary, but not terribly enjoyable. If that sounds 14 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: like you, consider this as a challenge. Can you skip 15 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: one round trip this week? If you think of all 16 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: the places you drive? I am guessing you could come 17 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: up with a way to do this. Perhaps you could 18 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: simply opt out of one of the trips. If a 19 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: lot of your driving is shuttling kids, perhaps you and 20 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 1: another family going to the same place could carpool. You 21 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: might also lean on your partner or anyone else who 22 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: helps you with your kids to take on one of 23 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: the drives. You may also be able to eliminate a 24 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: round trip by moving something that was in person online. 25 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: If you only have one in person meeting on a 26 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: given day and it's with someone you see in person frequently, 27 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: could you move that meeting to zoom or phone or 28 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: to another day so that you could work from home 29 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: and skip the commute. If you think a little more strategically, 30 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: perhaps you can skip an errand too. I know my 31 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: family goes to the grocery store more often than we 32 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: probably need to because we sometimes forget things. A good 33 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: look at the pantry and thinking through what you will 34 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: eat during the week can eliminate that. You could also 35 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: eliminate a round trip by camping out at a random 36 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: place rather than driving back and forth. Let's say your 37 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: kid has a ninety minute soccer practice that is ten 38 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: minutes away from your house. You certainly could drive back 39 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: and forth and have the hour at home, but you 40 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: could also wear your running shoes and go for a 41 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: forty five minute run and read for twenty minutes and 42 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: still watch twenty five minutes of the practice if you 43 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: stayed there. If there is a coffee shop right next 44 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: to your kid's ballet studio. Even if it is only 45 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: a ten minute drive home, Suddenly that hour becomes fifty 46 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: five minutes to work on a project, rather than a 47 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,679 Speaker 1: thirty minute stint at home where amid all the distractions, 48 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: not much gets done. If you cut out a round trip, 49 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: suddenly you have replaced unwanted car time with an activity 50 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: you want more time for in your life. And that 51 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: sounds like a win to me. So this week, see 52 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: if you can eliminate a round trip one way or 53 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: another and find something more satisfying to do with your time. 54 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: If you do, I'd love to hear about it. You 55 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: could reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. 56 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and 57 00:03:52,520 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Thanks for 58 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, 59 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 1: you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. 60 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,799 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. For more podcasts 61 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: from iHeartMedia, please visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or 62 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: wherever you listen to your favorite shows.