WEBVTT - Second Cup: Reimagine happy hour

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to reimagine happy hour. Any fun activity that

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<v Speaker 1>you do to signal the end of the workday can

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<v Speaker 1>be a happy hour, and hanging out in a bar

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<v Speaker 1>is far from the only option. So this summer we

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<v Speaker 1>finally got the pool in our new house working, so

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<v Speaker 1>some days around four PM I end work at least

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<v Speaker 1>for a while and take a kid or two into

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<v Speaker 1>the pool with me. Especially with the older kids, this

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<v Speaker 1>can be kind of relaxing and it's nice to get

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<v Speaker 1>outside and enjoy the summer weather. It's something to look

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<v Speaker 1>forward to and a motivator to finish up work as

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<v Speaker 1>quickly as possible. It's a happy hour, just in a

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<v Speaker 1>different sense. Similarly, there are all sorts of ways to

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<v Speaker 1>end work on a happy note, especially in summer. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>it's a long bike ride just as the air is

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<v Speaker 1>getting cooler if you bite to work. Maybe you can

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<v Speaker 1>take a slightly less direct way home and enjoy a

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<v Speaker 1>little recreational riding even as you're going from place to place.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you and a few work friends aim to end

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<v Speaker 1>work around four thirty and go for a relaxing walk

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<v Speaker 1>before everyone needs to commute home to families and other responsibilities.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you could check local listings and find some outdoor

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<v Speaker 1>concerts or fairs. Stopping by a farmer's market would be

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<v Speaker 1>a great way to transition out of work, see some

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<v Speaker 1>fun sights and smells, and pick up something that will

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<v Speaker 1>make dinner a lot more fun. Even a regular workout

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<v Speaker 1>could change up for the sum If you are a

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<v Speaker 1>member of a gym with a pool, you could go

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<v Speaker 1>swim laps around four thirty or so as a way

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<v Speaker 1>to wash away the day's stresses and still make it

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<v Speaker 1>home in time to cook dinner. Convince a few friends

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<v Speaker 1>to meet you at a board game cafe and play

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<v Speaker 1>something with more of a time limit. I'm not thinking

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<v Speaker 1>Monopoly here, and you could have a little fun without

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<v Speaker 1>staying out late. Life is better when we are intentional

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<v Speaker 1>about it. Many people do have some control over their

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<v Speaker 1>work hours, and by being organized about getting the big

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<v Speaker 1>stuff done early and leaving space for things to come up,

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<v Speaker 1>it is often possible to end at a reasonable hour.

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<v Speaker 1>If that is the case, then you might be able

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<v Speaker 1>to buy yourself thirty to sixty minutes before you need

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<v Speaker 1>to get started on the rest of your day. At

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<v Speaker 1>least on some days, if day can pickup is at

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<v Speaker 1>five thirty, you could work right up until five twenty

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<v Speaker 1>and race over. Or maybe you could plan your workday

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<v Speaker 1>very well at least on occasion, end at four thirty

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<v Speaker 1>and get over there at five twenty, still earlier than

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<v Speaker 1>you were going to be there, and you can enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>forty minutes or so for whatever leisure would make you

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<v Speaker 1>feel most relaxed. And of course there's nothing wrong with

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<v Speaker 1>a more traditional happy hour either. It might be fun

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<v Speaker 1>to have a few friends meet at an outdoor space

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<v Speaker 1>like a beer garden for some summer fun. The point

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<v Speaker 1>is intentional socializing and enjoying time. Summer is a great

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<v Speaker 1>time to reimagine happy hour, but the most important thing

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<v Speaker 1>is to have some happy time after work, whatever that

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<v Speaker 1>happens to look like. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to me making the most

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