WEBVTT - Keep mahjong tiles in the car

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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 be ready for fun. Have the pieces

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<v Speaker 1>in place to be able to seize opportunities that come up.

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<v Speaker 1>So I recently heard about someone who planned to spend

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<v Speaker 1>a week off by the pool with a book and

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<v Speaker 1>with her Majong bag in the car. The week by

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<v Speaker 1>the pool was already going to be fun, and she

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<v Speaker 1>was able to add more fun if her friends were

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<v Speaker 1>there and wanted to play majong pool side or elsewhere.

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<v Speaker 1>If her buddies were there, but playing would have required

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<v Speaker 1>running home to get her stuff, it would have been

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<v Speaker 1>easy to say no, But with her card and tiles

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<v Speaker 1>in the car, she was ready to go. I love

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<v Speaker 1>the idea of being prepared to say yes to fun.

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<v Speaker 1>I know of one mother who had her daughter get

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<v Speaker 1>a passport before her first year in college, not because

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<v Speaker 1>she had any particular international travel planned, but because her

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<v Speaker 1>mom wanted her to be able to say yes if

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<v Speaker 1>any opportunities came up. What if she met a friend

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<v Speaker 1>whose family vacations in France and wanted company. How amazing

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<v Speaker 1>would that be? You wouldn't want the buzzkill of them

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<v Speaker 1>needing to wait multiple weeks to get your passport. Have

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<v Speaker 1>it ready and you can travel whenever you want. Being

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<v Speaker 1>ready to say yes to fun might mean taking a

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<v Speaker 1>good book and running shoes to your kids gymnastic class.

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<v Speaker 1>You can go for a run in the neighborhood if

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<v Speaker 1>it's pretty out, or otherwise. You can sit at a

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<v Speaker 1>nearby coffee shop and read. Being ready for fun might

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<v Speaker 1>mean having a great summer party outfit so you can

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<v Speaker 1>feel festive for whatever arises. You can keep your car, frisbee,

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<v Speaker 1>deck of cards, your knitting bag, whatever. From time to time,

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<v Speaker 1>you will get unexpected invitations and you want to be

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<v Speaker 1>ready to say yes. There are also moments when you

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<v Speaker 1>end up with time that is not spoken for, whether

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<v Speaker 1>because a lunch cancels, or you're waiting to pick up

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<v Speaker 1>your kids from an activity, or perhaps there was unimaginably

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<v Speaker 1>light traffic and you got to your destination early. When

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<v Speaker 1>you have free time you weren't expecting, it's great to

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<v Speaker 1>have an idea and the supplies to do something fun

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<v Speaker 1>with the time, rather than feeling annoyed about the awkward

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<v Speaker 1>gap or ending up scrolling on your phone, which is

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<v Speaker 1>what I know most of us do. You have a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to do something special, So this weekend, consider what

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<v Speaker 1>sort of fun you might look forward to in a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of months tennis, bridge, cross stitching, reading, sketching, flying

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<v Speaker 1>a kite. Once you have an idea or two for

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<v Speaker 1>what you would genuinely enjoy, tuck the supplies into your

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<v Speaker 1>bag or into the trunk of your car, and when

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<v Speaker 1>an opportunity comes up, you will be ready to say yes.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd love to hear what fun you are ready for.

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<v Speaker 1>You can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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