WEBVTT - Host twice

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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 to host the same party twice.

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<v Speaker 2>You'll get twice the fun with probably a lot less

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<v Speaker 2>than twice the effort. Longtime listeners know that I suggest

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<v Speaker 2>batching similar tasks. It is much more efficient to work

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<v Speaker 2>through a punch list of ordering gifts, making appointments, and

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<v Speaker 2>paying bills in one setting every week or so, rather

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<v Speaker 2>than doing these sometimes tedious tasks whenever you think of them. Likewise,

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<v Speaker 2>it is more efficient to wrap all your Christmas gifts

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<v Speaker 2>at once. You have your tools out, you are in

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<v Speaker 2>the zone, and everything goes more quickly. Longtime listeners also

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<v Speaker 2>know that I am a big fan of defaults and templates.

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<v Speaker 2>We have pasta every Monday, for instance. No need to

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<v Speaker 2>keep reinventing the wheel here, which brings me to today's tip,

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<v Speaker 2>host the same party twice. In theory, at least many

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<v Speaker 2>people say they would like to host more. They like parties,

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<v Speaker 2>they want to see their friends, they want to celebrate.

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<v Speaker 2>It just seems like a lot of work, and that

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<v Speaker 2>is too bad because in most cases, the greatest joy

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<v Speaker 2>of hosting is in spending time with people we care about.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not about designing a fabulous tablescape or wowing people

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<v Speaker 2>with some recipe they have never seen before. So why

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<v Speaker 2>not throw the same party twice. Maybe you've got two

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<v Speaker 2>different groups of people you'd like to see. Get all

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<v Speaker 2>the stuff out on Friday and host group one on Friday,

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<v Speaker 2>then host the second group on Saturday. You can have

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<v Speaker 2>the same flowers on the table. You can probably use

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<v Speaker 2>the same drinks, just put half of them out on

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<v Speaker 2>Friday and half on Saturday. You could put in the

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<v Speaker 2>same order from your favorite takeout place, or pick up

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<v Speaker 2>the same shrimp platters for each. You might have to

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<v Speaker 2>clean up after party number one, but a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>the basic decluttering and pick up will have been done

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<v Speaker 2>ahead of party one, and so it will still be

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<v Speaker 2>there for party number two. There are lots of economies

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<v Speaker 2>of scale. This model can work for many kinds of gatherings.

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<v Speaker 2>You could have a pool party for your ten year

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<v Speaker 2>old and her friends on Saturday afternoon and for your

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<v Speaker 2>twelve year old and her friends on Sunday afternoon. You

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<v Speaker 2>could host a barbecue for your partner's work team one

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<v Speaker 2>night and for your team the next night. Your mom

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<v Speaker 2>could come over for cookies and lemonade one day and

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<v Speaker 2>your neighbor the next day. You could have friends over

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<v Speaker 2>for dinner one night, and then your small group at

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<v Speaker 2>church the next night. Now, if you love planning the

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<v Speaker 2>details of a menu and decorating for a party, great.

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<v Speaker 2>If you enjoy doing that again and again, even better.

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<v Speaker 2>But if what you love is time with people you

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<v Speaker 2>care about, hosting the same party twice can be a

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<v Speaker 2>smart way to get more connection with fewer logistics. In

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<v Speaker 2>the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's

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<v Speaker 2>to making the most of our time.

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