WEBVTT - Make Sunday feel longer

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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 that time feels different based on what we

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<v Speaker 1>do with it. You can make Sundays feel longer by

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<v Speaker 1>consciously organizing your time in intentional ways. Now that my

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<v Speaker 1>kids are no longer toddlers who need to be watched

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<v Speaker 1>every second, I have really started enjoying my weekends. It's

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<v Speaker 1>possible to have some family time, solo time, couple time,

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<v Speaker 1>and friend time on a great many weekends. Friday, nights

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<v Speaker 1>and Saturdays are often enjoyable on their own, but Sundays

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<v Speaker 1>can sometimes be trouble. It is a weekend day, but

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<v Speaker 1>I know that a great many people are thinking about

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<v Speaker 1>Monday by somewhere in the middle of Sunday. Even people

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<v Speaker 1>who like their jobs can feel some trepidation about the

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<v Speaker 1>big pile of work that is waiting for them on Mondays.

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<v Speaker 1>The result is that Sunday feels shorter than it should

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<v Speaker 1>be because a big chunk of Sunday is lost mentally

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<v Speaker 1>to Monday. But this doesn't have to be the case.

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<v Speaker 1>The first way to change this is to do your

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<v Speaker 1>weekly planning on Fridays. By the time you leave work

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<v Speaker 1>on Friday, you want to know what is coming up

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<v Speaker 1>over the next week and how you plan to deal

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<v Speaker 1>with it. This way, your brain isn't spinning on Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>trying to solve the week's problems. Instead, you want the

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<v Speaker 1>week to feel full but doable, and you know what

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<v Speaker 1>you are going to do. This one change right there

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<v Speaker 1>can make Sundays better. Second, stop thinking of Sundays as

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<v Speaker 1>time to get ahead of the week's cooking and housework.

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<v Speaker 1>You do not need to set out outfits for the week.

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<v Speaker 1>Your Wednesday morning self will be able to get dressed.

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<v Speaker 1>You do not need to make dinners for the week.

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<v Speaker 1>Your Tuesday night self can boil water for pasta and

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<v Speaker 1>open a jar of sauce, or perhaps stick a piece

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<v Speaker 1>of salmon in the oven and steam some broccoli in

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<v Speaker 1>a bag. If you want to do a load of

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<v Speaker 1>laundry or go to the grocery store, that is fine,

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<v Speaker 1>but you can also order groceries online If you want,

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<v Speaker 1>your Sunday reset should instead focus on what you can

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<v Speaker 1>do to feel rejuvenated. That said, you definitely don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to aim to do nothing all day Sunday. It is

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<v Speaker 1>impossible to do nothing. You will do something, but it

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<v Speaker 1>might not be nearly as enjoyable as if you'd put

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<v Speaker 1>some thought into it. Put in at least something during

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<v Speaker 1>the day on Sunday that you would enjoy. A run,

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<v Speaker 1>a bike ride, a walk with a friend, going to

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<v Speaker 1>worship services, or perhaps volunteering somewhere. And then this is key.

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<v Speaker 1>Think about your Sunday night. Yes, it is a school

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<v Speaker 1>night and so you don't want to be out too late,

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<v Speaker 1>but planning something low key but fun for Sunday night

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<v Speaker 1>means you will spend your Sunday looking forward to your evening.

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<v Speaker 1>You won't spend your Sunday thinking about Monday morning. It

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<v Speaker 1>could be an easy pot luck with neighbors or friends,

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<v Speaker 1>or a family trip to the ice cream parlor, or

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<v Speaker 1>even watching a movie you have chosen ahead of time.

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<v Speaker 1>But think about what your Sunday night fun will be,

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<v Speaker 1>and Sunday will automatically seem longer. The more memories we

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<v Speaker 1>have of any stretch of time, the more we feel

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<v Speaker 1>like time is rich and full. Sunday morning will seem

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<v Speaker 1>like it was ages in the past, rather than the

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<v Speaker 1>usual where did the time go? In the meantime? This

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<v Speaker 1>is Laura, thanks for listening, and here's to making the

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<v Speaker 1>most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach

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

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