WEBVTT - It won't be perfect day one

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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 tips for all those households who are starting new

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<v Speaker 1>routines as school resumes and maybe as workplaces start bringing

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<v Speaker 1>people back in person as well. It won't be perfect

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<v Speaker 1>on day one. New routines take time to establish. That's

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<v Speaker 1>okay as long as you approach the rough patches mindfully.

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<v Speaker 1>My kids start school after Labor Day, so we are

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<v Speaker 1>not quite back yet. But I have lived through enough

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<v Speaker 1>back to school seasons to know that those first few

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<v Speaker 1>days can be nerve wracking. This year, we've got three

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<v Speaker 1>kids starting new schools. There are new start time, some

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<v Speaker 1>new end times. There will be new transportation arrangements after

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<v Speaker 1>being under scheduled for a long time. The kids have

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<v Speaker 1>all sorts of activities that they would like to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Plus did I mention that my work travel is starting

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<v Speaker 1>up again in September. It's a lot to sort out.

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<v Speaker 1>But here's the thing. Not everything has to be perfect

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<v Speaker 1>on day one. The first day back to school will

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<v Speaker 1>definitely have its challenges. Somebody is going to forget something,

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<v Speaker 1>a bus will be late, there will be drama. But

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<v Speaker 1>it will be okay. By the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 1>everyone will most likely have returned to the house. The

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<v Speaker 1>rough patches can be sorted through, those challenges will inform

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<v Speaker 1>the next day's schedule, and any tweaks that need to

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<v Speaker 1>be made. Things will come up and become more clear

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<v Speaker 1>over time, and all those realities can be dealt with

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<v Speaker 1>in the moment. The problem is that when people assume

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<v Speaker 1>that everything will go perfectly, or that we can solve

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<v Speaker 1>all schedule problems ahead of time, we can wind up

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<v Speaker 1>out of sorts when life doesn't go as planned. A

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<v Speaker 1>late bus isn't just a late bus, it is a

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<v Speaker 1>sign that everything will be chaotic all year long. So

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<v Speaker 1>something big needs to change, like mixing and activity, changing

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<v Speaker 1>a school apparent, making a big change at work. Well maybe,

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<v Speaker 1>but most likely things are going to be better tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>So there is no need to interpret a rough first

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<v Speaker 1>day as anything but a rough first day, And there

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<v Speaker 1>is no need to spend months worrying about potential schedule

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<v Speaker 1>glitches that might happen weeks in the future. You will

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<v Speaker 1>still be able to solve problems this weeks in the future,

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<v Speaker 1>and so you will solve those problems. Then that said,

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<v Speaker 1>there are some things that can happen to make the

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<v Speaker 1>first day of a new routine go better. For instance,

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<v Speaker 1>if you are returning to your office this fall, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>on a hybrid schedule, perhaps you don't want to make

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<v Speaker 1>your first day back the same day your kids go

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<v Speaker 1>back to school. The first day of school is a

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<v Speaker 1>great day to work from home. That way you won't

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<v Speaker 1>be stressed one of us is late. You can do

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<v Speaker 1>a run of the kids getting ready routine without adding

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<v Speaker 1>a timed version of yours on top. If you are

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<v Speaker 1>starting new lessons or new activities, trying to time the

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<v Speaker 1>start for this second week of school might be better

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<v Speaker 1>than aiming for the first. I would also suggest planning

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<v Speaker 1>something really fun for the first weekend after the school

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<v Speaker 1>years starts that will stretch the vacation feeling a little longer.

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<v Speaker 1>I am reminded how in the past, the Miss America

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<v Speaker 1>pageant was always the weekend after Labor Day in Atlantic City.

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<v Speaker 1>It was an excuse to keep the summer season going

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit longer. You can channel the same impulse

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<v Speaker 1>by planning a family beach trip or a bike ride,

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<v Speaker 1>or even apple picking for that first weekend. Apples often

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<v Speaker 1>hit their peak around September in many places where they grow,

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<v Speaker 1>so plan a family beach trip or bike ride or

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<v Speaker 1>even apple picking for that first weekend. Those apples hit

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<v Speaker 1>their peak around September in many places where they grow,

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<v Speaker 1>so that is a nice transitional activity that has a

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<v Speaker 1>little scholastic element to it, even if you don't put

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<v Speaker 1>the apples on your desk. In any case, day one

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<v Speaker 1>won't be perfect during this back to school season, so

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<v Speaker 1>be ready for that. But there are things you can

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<v Speaker 1>do to make day one more fun and those are

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<v Speaker 1>well worth doing. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time.

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