1 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: tip is to remember to enjoy yourself, especially during the 4 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 1: holiday season. It can be easy to focus on all 5 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: the things that need to get done, but the point 6 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:31,319 Speaker 1: of the season, at least in a secular sense, is 7 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: enjoying time with friends and family and making happy memories. 8 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: Sometimes it takes a conscious push to remember this, but 9 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:46,160 Speaker 1: that can be a push worth making. So I imagine 10 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: that a lot of people listening to this podcast are 11 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: the chief magic makers in their families. You ensure that 12 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: all family members get equal piles of presents and that 13 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: they are equally thrilled by what you have procured. You 14 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 1: make sure that everyone gets to that holiday concert, or 15 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: sees the holiday movies, or has tickets to the Nutcracker, 16 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: or whatever it is you plan to do. Perhaps you 17 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,199 Speaker 1: make sure that extended family members are visited as well. 18 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: All of this is work, it can be challenging work. 19 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: My husband and I sat down with our calendars to 20 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:27,680 Speaker 1: make sure someone would be at all the various Christmas 21 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 1: concerts and shows. I will come up with a lot 22 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: of presents and make sure they are all beautifully wrapped. 23 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: Somewhere in the middle of getting stuck in a long 24 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: line at Target while I am trying to make sure 25 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: that everyone has the same number of presents, I am 26 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: no doubt going to feel a bit grinchish. So this 27 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: goes on the list too. Remember to enjoy yourself. When 28 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: I made a holiday fund list this year, I actually 29 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: made a point of putting stuff on there that was 30 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: fun for me. I want to go see the Nutcracker. 31 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: I want to sing in multiple Christmas concerts and I 32 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: will be doing so. I want to go to Longwood 33 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: Gardens without children this year, so no one can hustle 34 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: me through the beautiful greenhouse and whine at me that 35 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,399 Speaker 1: they want to leave as I am looking at the ornaments. 36 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: I mean, perhaps my husband will want to leave as well, 37 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: but he's a bit more subtle on this front. You 38 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: might also make sure that you've got some holiday magic happening, 39 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: and I mean magic for you as you plan each week, 40 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: make sure that there is something you are genuinely looking 41 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: forward to. If you have made a schedule and there 42 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: isn't anything that you find fun, go back and rework 43 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:52,079 Speaker 1: things until there is. And then while this fun thing 44 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: is happening. Pause to savor it. Remind yourself, I am 45 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: having fun now. That may sound silly to say, because 46 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: we tend to think that fun should hit us in 47 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: the face. But I can tell you that this isn't true. 48 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 1: Sometimes it's more after the fact that we're like, oh, yes, 49 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: this was actually fun. So in the middle of it, 50 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:19,920 Speaker 1: pause to have that thought. You will appreciate the experience 51 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 1: more and that can get you through a few visits 52 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: to shopping Mall Santo's. In the meantime, This is Laura. 53 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:34,359 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 54 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've 55 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at 56 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a 57 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: production of iHeartMedia. For more podcasts from iHeartMedia, please visit 58 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to 59 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: your favorite shows.