WEBVTT - Take the break you need

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to take the break you need. Work, family,

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<v Speaker 1>and life maintenance tasks may feel unrelenting right now, after

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<v Speaker 1>almost no variation in the last five months, and unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>with travel limitations and uncertainty, this may not be the

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<v Speaker 1>summer for that epic tropical vacation that would let you

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<v Speaker 1>fully relax. So what do you do when you feel

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<v Speaker 1>like you could really use a break? The best approach

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<v Speaker 1>is to figure out exactly what it is that you

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<v Speaker 1>need a break from and find a way to make

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<v Speaker 1>that happen. For many parents, the biggest need is for

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<v Speaker 1>some kid free time. If this sounds like you, well,

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<v Speaker 1>time to do some brainstorming. Could you trade off with

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<v Speaker 1>your partner? Maybe this Saturday you leave home before the

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<v Speaker 1>kids wake up, and you spend the day hiking or kayaking,

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<v Speaker 1>or going for a long drive, or even just working

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<v Speaker 1>at your office while it's empty. Then next Saturday you

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<v Speaker 1>could give your partner the day off. You may both

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<v Speaker 1>really want the solitude, but if no one asks, it

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<v Speaker 1>won't happen and you'll both feel vaguely stressed and unhappy,

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<v Speaker 1>be the bold one to make it work. If trading

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<v Speaker 1>off with a partner isn't an option, maybe another adult

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<v Speaker 1>in your life would make the same swap, a neighbor

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<v Speaker 1>family with whom you could trade long weekly plateates, or

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<v Speaker 1>a relative with kids the same ages. If your kid's

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<v Speaker 1>grandparents are comfortable with it, maybe you can send your

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<v Speaker 1>kids on a trip to camp Grandma's for a few

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<v Speaker 1>days or possibly even a week. You definitely feel like

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<v Speaker 1>you've gotten a break at the end of that, Or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe it's household chores you need a break from. Are

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<v Speaker 1>you at the point where you just cannot cook dinner

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<v Speaker 1>or unload the dishwasher for the hundred the first consecutive day,

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<v Speaker 1>then don't This could be a great time to swap

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<v Speaker 1>chores with a family member. You can also give yourself

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<v Speaker 1>permission to skip some chores once in a while. Your

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<v Speaker 1>home will not become unsafe for human habitation if you

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<v Speaker 1>skip vacuuming this week. Ordering in from a local restaurant

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<v Speaker 1>is a great thing to do at a time when

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<v Speaker 1>many restaurants have seen their in person revenue dwindle. Or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you need a break from work. Do you need

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<v Speaker 1>a day without any video calls. That's doable. Just find

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<v Speaker 1>a day with no meetings scheduled yet and block off

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<v Speaker 1>the time for a specific project so you'll have other

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<v Speaker 1>plans if a colleague suggests that time for a call,

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<v Speaker 1>or and here's an idea, take a vacation day even

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<v Speaker 1>if you don't go anywhere. Just because you can work

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<v Speaker 1>from home doesn't mean you have to work from home

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<v Speaker 1>every single day. Or maybe it's not that you need

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<v Speaker 1>a break from anything in particular, You just need a

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<v Speaker 1>break from doing the same thing every day. If that's

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<v Speaker 1>the case, translate the special things you miss into something

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<v Speaker 1>feasible within current constraints. Do you miss going out to

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<v Speaker 1>nice restaurants? Then cook a special dinner or order from

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<v Speaker 1>that special restaurant, Put flowers on the table, and turn

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<v Speaker 1>on some music. Do you miss going to the movies?

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<v Speaker 1>Choose a movie you really want to watch, rearrange the

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<v Speaker 1>furniture for theater style seating, and pop some popcorn. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you miss being with friends? Have a backyard cocktail party.

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<v Speaker 1>Will a restorative weekend or afternoon refresh you as much

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<v Speaker 1>as a full vacation will. Probably not, but by paying

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<v Speaker 1>attention to what you need, a break from and what

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<v Speaker 1>special things you miss. You'll be able to lift your

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<v Speaker 1>mood a bit and start the week with some extra energy.

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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. M Hey everybody,

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