WEBVTT - Hold a porch party

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to host a porch party. Gathering friends on

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<v Speaker 1>your porch, in your backyard or in a neighborhood park

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<v Speaker 1>is a care free way to enjoy social time and

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<v Speaker 1>make the most of pleasant weather. Lots of people say

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<v Speaker 1>they would like to throw more parties or at least

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<v Speaker 1>get to know neighbors or get together with friends, but

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<v Speaker 1>hosting can feel intimidating. You may feel like you need

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<v Speaker 1>to clean your house, prepare a special menu, and attend

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<v Speaker 1>to every detail. Plus you have lots of demands on

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<v Speaker 1>your time. But hosting doesn't have to be extravagant. You

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<v Speaker 1>can always host a simple porch party and enjoy time

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<v Speaker 1>with friends and neighbors with barely any expense or hassle

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<v Speaker 1>at all. Here's how this works. You decide on a

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<v Speaker 1>date and time and spread the word. I'll be on

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<v Speaker 1>my porch on Saturday afternoon from four to six. I

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<v Speaker 1>hope you'll drop by and say hello. Feel free to

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<v Speaker 1>bring friends, kids, or pets. If you don't have a porch,

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<v Speaker 1>you could do this in your yard or in a neighborhood, park,

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<v Speaker 1>just somewhere that you can reliably be for a few hours.

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<v Speaker 1>Then when the time comes, go out on your porch.

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<v Speaker 1>You could make a picture of lemonade or iced tea

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<v Speaker 1>and set the pitcher and cups on a table on

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<v Speaker 1>your porch, Or you could fill a cooler with ice

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<v Speaker 1>and bottled water or soda or beer. A bag of

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<v Speaker 1>chips and some salsa would be a bonus, or any

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<v Speaker 1>other snack that can be outside for a while. But

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<v Speaker 1>all of that is up to you. No one is

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<v Speaker 1>going to expect a fleet of waiters passing out orders

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<v Speaker 1>on your porch. Then when friends drop by, you can

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<v Speaker 1>simply enjoy being together. There is nothing you need to

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<v Speaker 1>get done and dinner plans to execute. You just connect.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are so inclined, you could have a frisbee

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<v Speaker 1>of football bubbles or sidewalk chalk in case friends of

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<v Speaker 1>any age would enjoy them, but again it's not necessary.

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<v Speaker 1>You may have friends from different parts of your life

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<v Speaker 1>drop by your porch at the same time, and it

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<v Speaker 1>can be fun to introduce them. Neighbors walking their dogs

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<v Speaker 1>may come say hello, even if you didn't officially invite them,

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<v Speaker 1>and that can be an unexpected delight. There may be

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<v Speaker 1>some time when you are on your porch alone between

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<v Speaker 1>shifts of people, and that can be pleasant too. You

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<v Speaker 1>probably can't predict who will be at the porch party

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<v Speaker 1>way or what you'll do, but you can count on

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<v Speaker 1>the time being low key and cool. A porch party

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<v Speaker 1>is low stressed and pleasant for guests as well. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't need to get dressed up since you're outdoors. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't need to get a sitter. If your kids are

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<v Speaker 1>also invited, you could bring food or drink to sheriff.

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<v Speaker 1>That would be fun for you, but there's no expectation

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<v Speaker 1>of that. For such an informal gathering, you don't need

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<v Speaker 1>to arrive at a specific time and you can stay

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<v Speaker 1>as long as you want. You get all the pleasure

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<v Speaker 1>of a party without any of the pressure. So this

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<v Speaker 1>summer and fall, while the weather's nice, consider hosting a

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<v Speaker 1>porch party. And if you do, I would love to

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<v Speaker 1>hear about it. You can reach me at Laura at

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<v Speaker 1>Laura vandercam dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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