WEBVTT - Get a family uniform

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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 get a family uniform, Particularly if

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<v Speaker 1>you're spending a lot of time at home these days,

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<v Speaker 1>having some sort of matching outfit or accessories that you

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<v Speaker 1>share with the people you love can make you feel

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<v Speaker 1>like you're on the same team. This past Christmas, I

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<v Speaker 1>decided to buy my entire family matching pajamas. My goal

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<v Speaker 1>at the time was just to take one of those

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<v Speaker 1>cute Christmas morning pictures people post on Instagram, but since

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<v Speaker 1>we were expecting another baby soon after Christmas, elected to

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<v Speaker 1>buy pajamas that weren't completely Christmas ee so the baby

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<v Speaker 1>could wear his pear once he was born. The pajamas

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<v Speaker 1>are just non season specific festive, a navy blue henley

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<v Speaker 1>top trimmed in red, and fuzzy pants with a snowflake pattern.

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<v Speaker 1>This turned out to be a good choice because my

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<v Speaker 1>entire family and I include my husband and myself in

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<v Speaker 1>that statement, have kept wearing these pajamas all winter long

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<v Speaker 1>and into spring. We don't sit down and decide to

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<v Speaker 1>wear them on the same night, but it's always fun

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<v Speaker 1>to see which other family members have chosen them. On

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<v Speaker 1>any particular evening, we nod and smile and note the

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<v Speaker 1>family jammies. This was fun in January and February, but

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<v Speaker 1>has proven particularly nice as we wound up in the

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<v Speaker 1>house to gather twenty four seven starting in early March.

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<v Speaker 1>If we're going through all this, at least we're going

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<v Speaker 1>through it together as a family in team jerseys. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're spending a lot of time with your family these days,

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<v Speaker 1>you might also enjoy having a family uniform. Pajamas are

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<v Speaker 1>great because, well, let's face it, we're spending a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of time in our pajamas and it's an easier cell

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<v Speaker 1>to get people to wear something comfortable. But you could

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<v Speaker 1>choose a matching family T shirt or baseball cap. A

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<v Speaker 1>matching family fleece would keep you warm on chilly nights.

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<v Speaker 1>Matching slippers might be fun too, and no one's going

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<v Speaker 1>to see them when you're on zoom calls all day,

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<v Speaker 1>so you could keep wearing them all day long. Even

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<v Speaker 1>your chosen family such as roommates, might want to get

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<v Speaker 1>in on this. It's fun to feel like a team

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<v Speaker 1>during tough times with the folks you're living with. A

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<v Speaker 1>uniform can also help you establish a connection with far

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<v Speaker 1>flung family too. Send Grandma the family t shirt and

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<v Speaker 1>then everyone wears it as you face time each other.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not the same as being there in person, but

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<v Speaker 1>it reminds you that you're in this together. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>have any sort of family uniform. I'd love to hear

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<v Speaker 1>about it. You can email me at Before Breakfast podcast

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<v Speaker 1>at iHeart media dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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