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Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before a Breakfast podcast.

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Speaker 1: Today's tip is don't be surprised by ants at a picnic.

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Speaker 1: Ants that a picnic are annoying, but they are absolutely predictable.

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Speaker 1: There is no point being shocked or bothered by their appearance. Likewise,

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Speaker 1: there are many metaphorical ants at our picnics in life.

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Speaker 1: If something is going to be a predictable annoyance, just

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Speaker 1: plan for it and you will feel a lot less stressed.

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Speaker 1: So we have all sorts of situations in life that

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Speaker 1: feature their own versions of ants at a picnic. If

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Speaker 1: you've got small kids, for instance, you know that many

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Speaker 1: adventures with them need to be cut short. Sometimes you

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Speaker 1: get lucky and your kid is entertained by the zoo

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Speaker 1: for three hours, but it is just as likely that

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Speaker 1: they will look at the turtles and monkeys and then

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Speaker 1: decide that they are done. This is a good reason

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Speaker 1: to buy a membership so you can go for a

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Speaker 1: short period of time and not worry about how much

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Speaker 1: you paid for your thirty minute trip. Similarly, if you

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Speaker 1: fly a lot, you know that flights can be delayed.

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Speaker 1: You are probably wise not to plan anything that absolutely

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Speaker 1: has to happen and cannot be moved for the moment

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Speaker 1: you land. If you are hosting an arts and craft's

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Speaker 1: birthday party for an eight year old in your home,

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Speaker 1: there will be fun and there will be a mess.

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Speaker 1: There is no point being surprised or hovering over the

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Speaker 1: children trying to limit their use of glitter. You will

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Speaker 1: just need to relax and then come behind them with

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Speaker 1: a vacuum cleaner later. Sometimes you don't know what aunts

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Speaker 1: to expect at a picnic, but other people might. If

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Speaker 1: your doctor has prescribed a new medicine to deal with

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Speaker 1: an issue that has been bugging you, you can ask

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Speaker 1: if there are any side effects you should expect and

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Speaker 1: how to manage them. There is probably something, and you

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Speaker 1: can save yourself a lot of worry by knowing that

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Speaker 1: a lot of people get a rash. It is not

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Speaker 1: just you, I think in general, it is wise to

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Speaker 1: be aware of what could be annoying and think through

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Speaker 1: how you would deal with it. This isn't being a

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Speaker 1: pessimist or worrywart. This is about being aware so little

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Speaker 1: annoyances don't ruin everything. If you are wearing new shoes

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Speaker 1: to a friend's wedding, you just put a back up

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Speaker 1: pair of shoes in the car. That way, when the

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Speaker 1: shoes don't feel as amazing as they look, you still

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Speaker 1: get to dance. It's all good in the end. In

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Speaker 1: the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's

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Speaker 1: to making the most of our time. Thanks for listening

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Speaker 1: to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,

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Speaker 1: you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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