Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to open a window on days when
Speaker 1: it is not unreasonably hot or unreasonably cold. Bringing a
Speaker 1: little fresh air inside can completely change your mood. As
Speaker 1: long time listeners know, my family bought and renovated a
Speaker 1: very old house over the past year. As part of
Speaker 1: that renovation, we wound up replacing most of the windows.
Speaker 1: I chose an efficient model of window that has an
Speaker 1: integrated screen. When the window is closed, the screen is hidden,
Speaker 1: but when you push up the window, the screen comes up.
Speaker 1: It's really quite nifty anyway. The upside is that we
Speaker 1: can actually open the windows with no seasonal screen replacement. Bother,
Speaker 1: I've spent this morning working in my office with a
Speaker 1: lovely breeze wafting in. Last night, we were having some
Speaker 1: issues with the a C and two of my children
Speaker 1: needed to sleep with their windows open. They both said
Speaker 1: the same thing. It feels like we're at the beach
Speaker 1: with the wind blowing across the room, and with the
Speaker 1: night sounds like crickets. An open window feels like a
Speaker 1: little treat. I know that many modern buildings have been
Speaker 1: engineering to be virtually airtight, and certainly that does lower
Speaker 1: the heating bills in the winter. But if it is possible,
Speaker 1: opening a window can completely change the feeling of being inside.
Speaker 1: You are no longer separated from the outside. You are
Speaker 1: experiencing the upsides of the natural world, the moving air,
Speaker 1: the smell of trees, but you are insulated from they're
Speaker 1: not so great parts, like bugs or rain or dust.
Speaker 1: As I said to one of my kids, it's like
Speaker 1: you're camping, but you're in your own bed. What's not
Speaker 1: to like about that? Of course, the ultimate version of
Speaker 1: opening a window is to create a screened in porch.
Speaker 1: If you are lucky enough to have one or wise
Speaker 1: enough to build one, you should just move your laptop
Speaker 1: there or choose that spot as you're perfect reading or
Speaker 1: playing nook. But of course landing a screened in porch
Speaker 1: is a little more complicated than getting a window. Most
Speaker 1: of us do have windows, and a great many of
Speaker 1: us can open them from time to time, Even if
Speaker 1: that does mean putting the screens on when the weather switches,
Speaker 1: it might be worth the bother. You don't have to
Speaker 1: do every window, but if you in the rooms where
Speaker 1: you do hang out during the spring, summer, and fall
Speaker 1: could change things a lot. And if you are renovating
Speaker 1: or moving, you might consider how windows play into all
Speaker 1: of this. In any case, today, if the weather is nice,
Speaker 1: consider opening a window. Even if the weather is sweltering
Speaker 1: during the day, consider opening a window when things cool
Speaker 1: down at night. You can be part of the great
Speaker 1: outdoors while still sheltered from it. It really is the
Speaker 1: best of both worlds. In the meantime, this is Laura.
Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of
Speaker 1: our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from it.
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