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Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is to reimagine happy hour. Any fun activity that
Speaker 1: you do to signal the end of the workday can
Speaker 1: be a happy hour, and hanging out in a bar
Speaker 1: is far from the only option. So this summer we
Speaker 1: finally got the pool in our new house working, so
Speaker 1: some days around four PM I end work at least
Speaker 1: for a while and take a kid or two into
Speaker 1: the pool with me. Especially with the older kids, this
Speaker 1: can be kind of relaxing and it's nice to get
Speaker 1: outside and enjoy the summer weather. It's something to look
Speaker 1: forward to and a motivator to finish up work as
Speaker 1: quickly as possible. It's a happy hour, just in a
Speaker 1: different sense. Similarly, there are all sorts of ways to
Speaker 1: end work on a happy note, especially in summer. Maybe
Speaker 1: it's a long bike ride just as the air is
Speaker 1: getting cooler if you bite to work. Maybe you can
Speaker 1: take a slightly less direct way home and enjoy a
Speaker 1: little recreational riding even as you're going from place to place.
Speaker 1: Maybe you and a few work friends aim to end
Speaker 1: work around four thirty and go for a relaxing walk
Speaker 1: before everyone needs to commute home to families and other responsibilities.
Speaker 1: Maybe you could check local listings and find some outdoor
Speaker 1: concerts or fairs. Stopping by a farmer's market would be
Speaker 1: a great way to transition out of work, see some
Speaker 1: fun sights and smells, and pick up something that will
Speaker 1: make dinner a lot more fun. Even a regular workout
Speaker 1: could change up for the sum If you are a
Speaker 1: member of a gym with a pool, you could go
Speaker 1: swim laps around four thirty or so as a way
Speaker 1: to wash away the day's stresses and still make it
Speaker 1: home in time to cook dinner. Convince a few friends
Speaker 1: to meet you at a board game cafe and play
Speaker 1: something with more of a time limit. I'm not thinking
Speaker 1: Monopoly here, and you could have a little fun without
Speaker 1: staying out late. Life is better when we are intentional
Speaker 1: about it. Many people do have some control over their
Speaker 1: work hours, and by being organized about getting the big
Speaker 1: stuff done early and leaving space for things to come up,
Speaker 1: it is often possible to end at a reasonable hour.
Speaker 1: If that is the case, then you might be able
Speaker 1: to buy yourself thirty to sixty minutes before you need
Speaker 1: to get started on the rest of your day. At
Speaker 1: least on some days, if day can pickup is at
Speaker 1: five thirty, you could work right up until five twenty
Speaker 1: and race over. Or maybe you could plan your workday
Speaker 1: very well at least on occasion, end at four thirty
Speaker 1: and get over there at five twenty, still earlier than
Speaker 1: you were going to be there, and you can enjoy
Speaker 1: forty minutes or so for whatever leisure would make you
Speaker 1: feel most relaxed. And of course there's nothing wrong with
Speaker 1: a more traditional happy hour either. It might be fun
Speaker 1: to have a few friends meet at an outdoor space
Speaker 1: like a beer garden for some summer fun. The point
Speaker 1: is intentional socializing and enjoying time. Summer is a great
Speaker 1: time to reimagine happy hour, but the most important thing
Speaker 1: is to have some happy time after work, whatever that
Speaker 1: happens to look like. In the meantime, this is Laura.
Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to me making the most
Speaker 1: of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you.
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