1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: tip is to celebrate little holidays in general. It's better 4 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: to embrace any opportunity for festivity rather than letting these 5 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: moments just pass us by. So a great many years 6 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: ago one of our babysitters introduced my children to the 7 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: concept of the Saint Patrick's Day Leprechaun. And I don't 8 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: just mean in a mythical sense or drawing him in 9 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: coloring books or something. They learned that as part of 10 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 1: Saint Patrick's Day celebrations, one could build a trap to 11 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: catch a leprechaun, and if the leprechaun escaped, he'd probably 12 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: leave them presents. Now, I have to say I was 13 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: not a big fan of yet another magical creature holiday. 14 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 1: We get visits from the Easter Bunny and the Tooth 15 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: Fairy and Santa Claus already, so I wasn't sure we 16 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: really needed to be blessed with yet another visit. But 17 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 1: the kids really enjoyed it, and so over the years 18 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: I've gotten a bit more into the idea of not 19 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: being a Saint Patrick's Day scrooge. But even without visits 20 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: from magical creatures, there are lots of ways to celebrate 21 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 1: a minor holiday. Making fun shaped or colored pancakes is 22 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: a good one. It's pretty easy to make pancake batter 23 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: red for Valentine's Day and make heart shaped pancakes, or 24 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:44,919 Speaker 1: to color the batter green and make shamrock shaped pancakes 25 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: for Saint Patrick's Day. Everyone likes the whimsy of holiday 26 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: themed candy or wearing the appropriate color. If the holiday 27 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: is associated with a particular country or culture, it might 28 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: be possible to eat the cuisine from that culture for dinner. 29 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: If you've got kids, you might check out a book 30 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: from the library that's based on that holiday and read 31 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: this as a bedtime story. None of this is particularly difficult, 32 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 1: but it does involve recognizing that the holiday is coming up. 33 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:23,079 Speaker 1: It means noting it on the calendar and making a 34 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: few preparations. So that is work. But then when you 35 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: do that, the day feels a little more memorable. So 36 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: much of life just disappears into the past. But a 37 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: day when you all wear green sweaters and have shamrock 38 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 1: pancakes and check to see if the leprechaun escape from 39 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: the special trap you built and then enjoy Irish food 40 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 1: for dinner is just going to be a little more memorable. 41 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: So why not celebrate a few little holidays. You can 42 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: look through your calendar and see what appeals to you, 43 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 1: or it could be a regularly occurring occasion like the 44 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: full moon. But there's nothing wrong with putting a little 45 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 1: more festivity into life. Little adventures shake things up and 46 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: that is a good thing. In the meantime, This is Laura. 47 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 48 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've 49 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 1: got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at 50 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a 51 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: production of iHeartMedia. For more podcasts from iHeartMedia, please visit 52 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to 53 00:03:55,240 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: your favorite shows.