1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to open a window on days when 4 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 1: it is not unreasonably hot or unreasonably cold. Bringing a 5 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: little fresh air inside can completely change your mood. As 6 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 1: long time listeners know, my family bought and renovated a 7 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: very old house over the past year. As part of 8 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 1: that renovation, we wound up replacing most of the windows. 9 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 1: I chose an efficient model of window that has an 10 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: integrated screen. When the window is closed, the screen is hidden, 11 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: but when you push up the window, the screen comes up. 12 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 1: It's really quite nifty anyway. The upside is that we 13 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: can actually open the windows with no seasonal screen replacement. Bother, 14 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: I've spent this morning working in my office with a 15 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: lovely breeze wafting in. Last night, we were having some 16 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 1: issues with the a C and two of my children 17 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: needed to sleep with their windows open. They both said 18 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:20,119 Speaker 1: the same thing. It feels like we're at the beach 19 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: with the wind blowing across the room, and with the 20 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: night sounds like crickets. An open window feels like a 21 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: little treat. I know that many modern buildings have been 22 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 1: engineering to be virtually airtight, and certainly that does lower 23 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: the heating bills in the winter. But if it is possible, 24 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: opening a window can completely change the feeling of being inside. 25 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: You are no longer separated from the outside. You are 26 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: experiencing the upsides of the natural world, the moving air, 27 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: the smell of trees, but you are insulated from they're 28 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:03,919 Speaker 1: not so great parts, like bugs or rain or dust. 29 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: As I said to one of my kids, it's like 30 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: you're camping, but you're in your own bed. What's not 31 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 1: to like about that? Of course, the ultimate version of 32 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 1: opening a window is to create a screened in porch. 33 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: If you are lucky enough to have one or wise 34 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 1: enough to build one, you should just move your laptop 35 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: there or choose that spot as you're perfect reading or 36 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: playing nook. But of course landing a screened in porch 37 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: is a little more complicated than getting a window. Most 38 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: of us do have windows, and a great many of 39 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: us can open them from time to time, Even if 40 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: that does mean putting the screens on when the weather switches, 41 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: it might be worth the bother. You don't have to 42 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: do every window, but if you in the rooms where 43 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 1: you do hang out during the spring, summer, and fall 44 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:02,279 Speaker 1: could change things a lot. And if you are renovating 45 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: or moving, you might consider how windows play into all 46 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: of this. In any case, today, if the weather is nice, 47 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: consider opening a window. Even if the weather is sweltering 48 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 1: during the day, consider opening a window when things cool 49 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: down at night. You can be part of the great 50 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:29,920 Speaker 1: outdoors while still sheltered from it. It really is the 51 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: best of both worlds. In the meantime, this is Laura. 52 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 53 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from it. 54 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: You can send me your tips, your questions, or anything else. 55 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at 56 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast hot that's b E the number four, then 57 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 1: Breakfast p o D. You can also shoot me an 58 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: email at Before Breakfast podcast at iHeartMedia dot com. That 59 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast is spelled out with all the letters. 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