WEBVTT - Invite people over this weekend

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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 tip is to throw caution to the wind and

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<v Speaker 1>invite people over this weekend. Your house may not be

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<v Speaker 1>perfect and you may not serve anything fancy, but small,

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<v Speaker 1>relaxed gatherings in people's homes definitely nurture relationships and tend

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<v Speaker 1>to make for some of the most fun experiences. There's

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<v Speaker 1>never a perfect time, so this weekend is as good

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<v Speaker 1>as any. Long time listeners know that. I'm a big

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<v Speaker 1>fan of thinking through weekends ahead of time. Wednesday can

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<v Speaker 1>be a good day for this strategizing, as it gives

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<v Speaker 1>you enough time to get tickets or reservations, to hire

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<v Speaker 1>babysitters if you need them, or to make arrangements with friends.

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<v Speaker 1>If you make your weekend plans on when day, then

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<v Speaker 1>you'll also be able to look forward to your plans

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<v Speaker 1>on Thursday and Friday, which can make the latter half

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<v Speaker 1>of the work week feel far more doable. I also

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<v Speaker 1>recommend setting what I call anchor events. These are three

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<v Speaker 1>to five things that you'll enjoy doing. This will make

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<v Speaker 1>the weekend feel rich and memorable, but not too over stuffed.

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<v Speaker 1>Since studies of human happiness find that socializing, exercising, and

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<v Speaker 1>participating in spiritual activities tend to score pretty high, I

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<v Speaker 1>often recommend planning a weekend that includes one thing from

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<v Speaker 1>each of these categories. Socializing can occur anywhere, but I

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<v Speaker 1>want to make the case for inviting people over to

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<v Speaker 1>your house for starters. It just changes the time frame.

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<v Speaker 1>Even the most relaxed restaurant is going to want to

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<v Speaker 1>move you on from your table after a fashion, but

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<v Speaker 1>at your house you can control the speed. You can

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<v Speaker 1>also control the costs survey wine without the restaurant markups.

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<v Speaker 1>You can allow for more diverse groups than might work

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<v Speaker 1>at a restaurant, meaning people can bring their kids. If

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<v Speaker 1>all the kids are over the age of about four,

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<v Speaker 1>they can be sent to watch a movie, thus allowing

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<v Speaker 1>the adults to relax and have full conversations. If the

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<v Speaker 1>children are under four, well, everyone can chip in to

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<v Speaker 1>help supervise, and there tends to be more diversions for

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<v Speaker 1>young children in a house than at a boring restaurant.

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<v Speaker 1>So well, it's not entirely relaxing, it still works. The

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<v Speaker 1>usual excuses people give that they can't cook, or that

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<v Speaker 1>their house isn't clean, aren't really reasons not to extend hospitality.

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<v Speaker 1>Pick up take out and serve that, or have your

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<v Speaker 1>guests bring an appetizer or dessert if they volunteer to help.

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<v Speaker 1>As for the house being clean, all you really need

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<v Speaker 1>to do is pick up the main room you'll hang

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<v Speaker 1>out in and the bathroom that your guests will use.

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<v Speaker 1>Feel free to stuff the clutter in a basket and

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<v Speaker 1>shove it in another room. A little wipe down with

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<v Speaker 1>cleaning spray and a paper towel and you'll be fine.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you wait until the perfect time to have

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<v Speaker 1>people over, when the kitchen is renovated and when the

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<v Speaker 1>kids stop leaving their toys everywhere, you will never do it,

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<v Speaker 1>and you'll miss out on the opportunity to make memories

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<v Speaker 1>and have great times together. So take some time to

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<v Speaker 1>day to think about who you might invade over this weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>think about when it can happen. Then make that call

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<v Speaker 1>or send that text, and start looking forward to your

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<v Speaker 1>fun in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening,

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

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