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Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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Speaker 1: Today's tip is about how you can enjoy six more

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Speaker 1: weeks of winter in certain climates. Many of us are

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Speaker 1: knee deep in winter right now. We've had cold weather

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Speaker 1: for months and we still have weeks to go. But

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Speaker 1: there are ways to change our mindset and make these

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Speaker 1: next few weeks some of the most fun of the year.

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Speaker 1: This episode is first airing on Groundhog Day, that ridiculous

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Speaker 1: holiday where people become interested in what a groundhog in

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Speaker 1: Pennsylvania thinks about the weather. Based on whether he sees

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Speaker 1: his shadow or not. We decide if we have six

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Speaker 1: more weeks of winter or not. Very scientific right In

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Speaker 1: any case, as of February second, it's quite likely that

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Speaker 1: we will have six more weeks of winter, at least

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Speaker 1: for those of us who live near punk stani Phill

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Speaker 1: and maybe for you too. But time is all about

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Speaker 1: what we make of it. Whatever the groundhog does, we

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Speaker 1: can make these weeks feel good. This is true even

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Speaker 1: as we wait out what are hopefully the last few

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Speaker 1: months of this pandemic. Life may be better in the future,

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Speaker 1: but we can make choices to make it really good. Now. First,

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Speaker 1: think about what special things you can plan in to

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Speaker 1: the next six weeks that you would genuinely enjoy. Think

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Speaker 1: about at least a day trip to somewhere fun. When

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Speaker 1: could you do that. You could probably plan an overnight

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Speaker 1: trip somewhere too for a weekend. There are many ways

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Speaker 1: to rent more private spaces if you're worried about COVID,

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Speaker 1: but a little adventure can go a long way. You

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Speaker 1: might also think about special events in your own town

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Speaker 1: that you could do. Sure, many things are closed, but

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Speaker 1: other things might be open. I love to go see

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Speaker 1: an orchid exhibit in a local greenhouse around this time

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Speaker 1: of year. My husband and I might manage a romantic

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Speaker 1: dinner on a Monday night when we have childcare, and

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Speaker 1: when you have five kids, a reservation at five thirty

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Speaker 1: pm on a Monday still seems great. We can cover

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Speaker 1: for each other too, for long runs or adventures like

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Speaker 1: solo trips to art museums and the like. We've also

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Speaker 1: found a few activities that are fun for the whole family.

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Speaker 1: We can decide to watch the weather and go for

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Speaker 1: a weekend bike ride on any day that's over fifty degrees.

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Speaker 1: We can start a few fun projects as well. I

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Speaker 1: have my eye on a new one piece puzzle I

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Speaker 1: planned to start. Even little things like thinking through food

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Speaker 1: options can make life feel more fun. Plan a few

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Speaker 1: special meals per week so you know you'll be eating well.

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Speaker 1: Think about who energizes you, and make sure that you

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Speaker 1: have some contact with those people on the calendar virtual.

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Speaker 1: If that's what will work, look at your work calendar

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Speaker 1: and take real breaks during the day to get outside

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Speaker 1: when it's light and celebrate that every day the light

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Speaker 1: lasts a little longer. Winter is hard. I know that

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Speaker 1: COVID winter is even harder, but there is no need

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Speaker 1: to wallow in misery. When so much of happiness is

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Speaker 1: a choice, it is possible to enjoy along winter. It

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Speaker 1: just takes work. Happiness in general takes work. It can

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Speaker 1: be hard to get our heads around that idea that

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Speaker 1: we need to plan and strategize and take our fun

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Speaker 1: into our own hands, but when we do, there are

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Speaker 1: amazing breakthroughs to be had on the other side. 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. Hey, everybody, I'd

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