1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: tip is to keep gas in your tank literally and figuratively. 4 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:26,159 Speaker 1: You don't want to get to zero. That way, you 5 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: can respond to the unexpected without avoidable drama and stress. 6 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: No one particularly enjoys filling up their gas tank. If 7 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: you are on the way home from work and the 8 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: light comes on, who wants to stop and add even 9 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: more time to the end of the day. But if 10 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 1: you are driving on empty and plan to get gas 11 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: in the morning, this means leaving a little earlier. What's 12 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: your future self probably isn't going to be thrilled about either. 13 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,279 Speaker 1: And what if you sleep through your alarm? What if 14 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 1: there's a major accident that reroots you further from a 15 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: gas station, or worse, what if there's an emergency in 16 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: the middle of the night. I am sure that will 17 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: be fun to try to find a twenty four hour 18 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: gas station as you are racing to get to a 19 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: friend or relative in the hospital. Better to put the 20 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: gas in your tank and not leave it on empty. 21 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: Life gives enough drama you don't need to add to it. 22 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: You don't want to get too empty with essentials like milk, 23 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 1: or diapers or toilet paper either. Sometimes a midnight run 24 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 1: to the drug store for a prescription is unavoidable, a 25 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: midnight run for toilet paper is not. You know you 26 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: always need it, and it's not hard to see when 27 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 1: you'll run out, so don't get too empty. Pay attention 28 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: to laundry levels too. You don't want all your clothes 29 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: to be dirty or at the dry cleaner. If you 30 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: have to travel unexpectedly, or if you get invited last 31 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: minute to interview for a job, you want to have 32 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: something great that's ready to wear. You want to keep 33 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: your phone and computer reasonably charged. From time to time, 34 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 1: charging won't go as planned, maybe the power goes out 35 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 1: or the charger isn't plugged in right. When that happens, 36 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: you don't want to find yourself with inadequate juice in 37 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: your phone to get through the day. Best for your 38 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: default to be charging a little more frequently than is 39 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: strictly necessary. Don't leave your body on your last burst 40 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: of energy either. We are all tired sometimes, but don't 41 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 1: let yourself get so worn out that you can't function. 42 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: Maybe you're on a tough work trip, But if your 43 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: spouse has been watching the kid's solo for a week, 44 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: you are going to get a toddler in your arms 45 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: the minute you walk in the door, so keep some 46 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 1: gas in the tank. Same for food. Don't find yourself 47 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: feeling faint on a plane because you figured you didn't 48 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: need breakfast before your ten am flight, which might have 49 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 1: been true if the flight hadn't been delayed, leaving you 50 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: with nothing but many pretzels in your stomach until you 51 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: land in late afternoon. Life doesn't always go as planned, 52 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: but if you keep gas in your tank literally and figuratively, 53 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: you can respond to the unexpected with a lot less stress. 54 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: In the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and 55 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. 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