1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: tip is to reimagine happy hour. Any fun activity that 4 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: you do to signal the end of the workday can 5 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: be a happy hour, and hanging out in a bar 6 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: is far from the only option. So this summer we 7 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 1: finally got the pool in our new house working, so 8 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 1: some days around four PM I end work at least 9 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: for a while and take a kid or two into 10 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: the pool with me. Especially with the older kids, this 11 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: can be kind of relaxing and it's nice to get 12 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: outside and enjoy the summer weather. It's something to look 13 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: forward to and a motivator to finish up work as 14 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: quickly as possible. It's a happy hour, just in a 15 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 1: different sense. Similarly, there are all sorts of ways to 16 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 1: end work on a happy note, especially in summer. Maybe 17 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: it's a long bike ride just as the air is 18 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: getting cooler if you bite to work. Maybe you can 19 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: take a slightly less direct way home and enjoy a 20 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: little recreational riding even as you're going from place to place. 21 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: Maybe you and a few work friends aim to end 22 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: work around four thirty and go for a relaxing walk 23 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: before everyone needs to commute home to families and other responsibilities. 24 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 1: Maybe you could check local listings and find some outdoor 25 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: concerts or fairs. Stopping by a farmer's market would be 26 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: a great way to transition out of work, see some 27 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: fun sights and smells, and pick up something that will 28 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: make dinner a lot more fun. Even a regular workout 29 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: could change up for the sum If you are a 30 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: member of a gym with a pool, you could go 31 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: swim laps around four thirty or so as a way 32 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: to wash away the day's stresses and still make it 33 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: home in time to cook dinner. Convince a few friends 34 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: to meet you at a board game cafe and play 35 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,239 Speaker 1: something with more of a time limit. I'm not thinking 36 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: Monopoly here, and you could have a little fun without 37 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: staying out late. Life is better when we are intentional 38 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 1: about it. Many people do have some control over their 39 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: work hours, and by being organized about getting the big 40 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: stuff done early and leaving space for things to come up, 41 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: it is often possible to end at a reasonable hour. 42 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: If that is the case, then you might be able 43 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:54,079 Speaker 1: to buy yourself thirty to sixty minutes before you need 44 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: to get started on the rest of your day. At 45 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: least on some days, if day can pickup is at 46 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: five thirty, you could work right up until five twenty 47 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: and race over. Or maybe you could plan your workday 48 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: very well at least on occasion, end at four thirty 49 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: and get over there at five twenty, still earlier than 50 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: you were going to be there, and you can enjoy 51 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: forty minutes or so for whatever leisure would make you 52 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: feel most relaxed. And of course there's nothing wrong with 53 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 1: a more traditional happy hour either. It might be fun 54 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: to have a few friends meet at an outdoor space 55 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: like a beer garden for some summer fun. The point 56 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: is intentional socializing and enjoying time. Summer is a great 57 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: time to reimagine happy hour, but the most important thing 58 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: is to have some happy time after work, whatever that 59 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: happens to look like. In the meantime, this is Laura. 60 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to me making the most 61 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you. 62 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: You can send me your tips, your questions, or anything else. 63 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at 64 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:23,280 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast Pod. That's b E. The number four then 65 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: Breakfast pod. 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