WEBVTT - Remember to enjoy yourself

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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 remember to enjoy yourself, especially during the

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<v Speaker 1>holiday season. It can be easy to focus on all

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<v Speaker 1>the things that need to get done, but the point

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<v Speaker 1>of the season, at least in a secular sense, is

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<v Speaker 1>enjoying time with friends and family and making happy memories.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes it takes a conscious push to remember this, but

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<v Speaker 1>that can be a push worth making. So I imagine

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<v Speaker 1>that a lot of people listening to this podcast are

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<v Speaker 1>the chief magic makers in their families. You ensure that

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<v Speaker 1>all family members get equal piles of presents and that

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<v Speaker 1>they are equally thrilled by what you have procured. You

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that everyone gets to that holiday concert, or

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<v Speaker 1>sees the holiday movies, or has tickets to the Nutcracker,

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever it is you plan to do. Perhaps you

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that extended family members are visited as well.

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<v Speaker 1>All of this is work, it can be challenging work.

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<v Speaker 1>My husband and I sat down with our calendars to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure someone would be at all the various Christmas

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<v Speaker 1>concerts and shows. I will come up with a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of presents and make sure they are all beautifully wrapped.

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<v Speaker 1>Somewhere in the middle of getting stuck in a long

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<v Speaker 1>line at Target while I am trying to make sure

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<v Speaker 1>that everyone has the same number of presents, I am

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<v Speaker 1>no doubt going to feel a bit grinchish. So this

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<v Speaker 1>goes on the list too. Remember to enjoy yourself. When

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<v Speaker 1>I made a holiday fund list this year, I actually

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<v Speaker 1>made a point of putting stuff on there that was

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<v Speaker 1>fun for me. I want to go see the Nutcracker.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to sing in multiple Christmas concerts and I

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<v Speaker 1>will be doing so. I want to go to Longwood

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<v Speaker 1>Gardens without children this year, so no one can hustle

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<v Speaker 1>me through the beautiful greenhouse and whine at me that

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<v Speaker 1>they want to leave as I am looking at the ornaments.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, perhaps my husband will want to leave as well,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's a bit more subtle on this front. You

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<v Speaker 1>might also make sure that you've got some holiday magic happening,

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<v Speaker 1>and I mean magic for you as you plan each week,

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that there is something you are genuinely looking

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<v Speaker 1>forward to. If you have made a schedule and there

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<v Speaker 1>isn't anything that you find fun, go back and rework

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<v Speaker 1>things until there is. And then while this fun thing

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<v Speaker 1>is happening. Pause to savor it. Remind yourself, I am

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<v Speaker 1>having fun now. That may sound silly to say, because

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<v Speaker 1>we tend to think that fun should hit us in

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<v Speaker 1>the face. But I can tell you that this isn't true.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes it's more after the fact that we're like, oh, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>this was actually fun. So in the middle of it,

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<v Speaker 1>pause to have that thought. You will appreciate the experience

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<v Speaker 1>more and that can get you through a few visits

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<v Speaker 1>to shopping Mall Santo's. In the meantime, This is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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<v Speaker 1>our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at

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<v Speaker 1>Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a

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