1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: tip is that it might rain, so, especially if you 4 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:24,799 Speaker 1: are planning a lot of outdoor fun this time of year, 5 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: you might want to consciously figure out some backup plans 6 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: for rainy days. That way, no matter the weather, you 7 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: have something to look forward to, a truth that is 8 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 1: literal and metaphorical as well. I wrote this episode at 9 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:48,160 Speaker 1: a point in early May when the past two weekends 10 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: were just incredibly rainy. Given that it is spring, there 11 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: were a lot of outdoor events that had to be 12 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: rescheduled or were just canceled. In general, I try to 13 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: do some longer runs and pretty places on weekends, but 14 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: if it's pouring, that is close to zero fun, and 15 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: so the runs tend not to happen. Now, of course, 16 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: it could rain in a metaphorical sense too. My weekend 17 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: plans for one of those rainy weekends also involved one 18 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: of my kids doing a fair number of activities. Then 19 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: on Saturday morning he started feeling sick. He didn't wind 20 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: up doing any of his activities, and all the plans 21 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: that had been built around him being at one of 22 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: those things couldn't happen. I know this is the sort 23 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 1: of thing that it is easy to get frustrated about. 24 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: But rain is inevitable, so are kid illnesses or people's 25 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: planes being delayed? Are people canceling for all sorts of reasons, 26 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: some good, some not. I believe that truly enjoying your 27 00:01:54,840 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: leisure time requires being prepared for that possibility. Fortunately, if 28 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: you think about this ahead of time, it is not 29 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: that hard to come up with backup plans that might 30 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 1: also be fun. As you are planning your weekends, for instance, 31 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: you might simply identify those things that have a reasonable 32 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: probability of not happening. A baseball game has a reasonable 33 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: probability of getting rained out. A half marathon is more 34 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: likely to go on rain or shine. But the uncertainty 35 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: on that side is you being sick or injured. So 36 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: figure out what could go wrong, and then figure out 37 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 1: what you would do instead that might also be fun. So, 38 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: for instance, if your neighborhood cookout gets rained out, maybe 39 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: you'll go to a movie. If the Little League game 40 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: is canceled, you'll go to the science museum. If a 41 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: kid is sick, you'll spend some extra time doing a 42 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 1: new puzzle you bought, or reading that page turner book 43 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: during the time that you might have gone somewhere, or 44 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: maybe you can move things around. I was supposed to 45 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,519 Speaker 1: take my daughter to lunch that weekend when her little 46 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: brother got sick. My husband was coming back from the 47 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 1: airport and was delayed, so when the little guy couldn't 48 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: go to his class, we couldn't leave him. But we regrouped, 49 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 1: figured out what time my husband's plane was landing, and 50 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 1: left for a very late lunch. The second he pulled 51 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: in the driveway, we still had our fun. Rain can 52 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: be disappointing, but it is also inevitable. The key to 53 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: managing the disappointment is having other stuff that you are 54 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: absolutely cool with doing. If Option A can't happen, a 55 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: good Option B means you don't worry so much about 56 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: the rain. You are going to enjoy yourself either way. 57 00:03:54,960 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and 58 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 59 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 60 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just connect with 61 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at Before Breakfast Pod 62 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: that's b E the number four, then breakfast pod. You 63 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 1: can also shoot me an email at Before Breakfast Podcasts 64 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 1: at iHeartMedia dot com that before Breakfast is spelled out 65 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 1: with all the letters. 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