Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is that time feels different based on what we
Speaker 1: do with it. You can make Sundays feel longer by
Speaker 1: consciously organizing your time in intentional ways. Now that my
Speaker 1: kids are no longer toddlers who need to be watched
Speaker 1: every second, I have really started enjoying my weekends. It's
Speaker 1: possible to have some family time, solo time, couple time,
Speaker 1: and friend time on a great many weekends. Friday, nights
Speaker 1: and Saturdays are often enjoyable on their own, but Sundays
Speaker 1: can sometimes be trouble. It is a weekend day, but
Speaker 1: I know that a great many people are thinking about
Speaker 1: Monday by somewhere in the middle of Sunday. Even people
Speaker 1: who like their jobs can feel some trepidation about the
Speaker 1: big pile of work that is waiting for them on Mondays.
Speaker 1: The result is that Sunday feels shorter than it should
Speaker 1: be because a big chunk of Sunday is lost mentally
Speaker 1: to Monday. But this doesn't have to be the case.
Speaker 1: The first way to change this is to do your
Speaker 1: weekly planning on Fridays. By the time you leave work
Speaker 1: on Friday, you want to know what is coming up
Speaker 1: over the next week and how you plan to deal
Speaker 1: with it. This way, your brain isn't spinning on Sunday
Speaker 1: trying to solve the week's problems. Instead, you want the
Speaker 1: week to feel full but doable, and you know what
Speaker 1: you are going to do. This one change right there
Speaker 1: can make Sundays better. Second, stop thinking of Sundays as
Speaker 1: time to get ahead of the week's cooking and housework.
Speaker 1: You do not need to set out outfits for the week.
Speaker 1: Your Wednesday morning self will be able to get dressed.
Speaker 1: You do not need to make dinners for the week.
Speaker 1: Your Tuesday night self can boil water for pasta and
Speaker 1: open a jar of sauce, or perhaps stick a piece
Speaker 1: of salmon in the oven and steam some broccoli in
Speaker 1: a bag. If you want to do a load of
Speaker 1: laundry or go to the grocery store, that is fine,
Speaker 1: but you can also order groceries online If you want,
Speaker 1: your Sunday reset should instead focus on what you can
Speaker 1: do to feel rejuvenated. That said, you definitely don't want
Speaker 1: to aim to do nothing all day Sunday. It is
Speaker 1: impossible to do nothing. You will do something, but it
Speaker 1: might not be nearly as enjoyable as if you'd put
Speaker 1: some thought into it. Put in at least something during
Speaker 1: the day on Sunday that you would enjoy. A run,
Speaker 1: a bike ride, a walk with a friend, going to
Speaker 1: worship services, or perhaps volunteering somewhere. And then this is key.
Speaker 1: Think about your Sunday night. Yes, it is a school
Speaker 1: night and so you don't want to be out too late,
Speaker 1: but planning something low key but fun for Sunday night
Speaker 1: means you will spend your Sunday looking forward to your evening.
Speaker 1: You won't spend your Sunday thinking about Monday morning. It
Speaker 1: could be an easy pot luck with neighbors or friends,
Speaker 1: or a family trip to the ice cream parlor, or
Speaker 1: even watching a movie you have chosen ahead of time.
Speaker 1: But think about what your Sunday night fun will be,
Speaker 1: and Sunday will automatically seem longer. The more memories we
Speaker 1: have of any stretch of time, the more we feel
Speaker 1: like time is rich and full. Sunday morning will seem
Speaker 1: like it was ages in the past, rather than the
Speaker 1: usual where did the time go? In the meantime? This
Speaker 1: is Laura, thanks for listening, and here's to making the
Speaker 1: most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.
Speaker 1: If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach
Speaker 1: me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast
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