1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:20,119 Speaker 1: tip is that when you are looking for an activity 4 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: for your leisure time browse for a project, you may 5 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: be surprised to find something fun that you didn't really 6 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: even know you were looking for. So, if you are 7 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: a reader, you are probably used to going to a 8 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: bookstore or a library to browse. You might be reminded 9 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 1: of a book you've been meaning to read for a while, 10 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: or something new might catch your eye, but you are 11 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: unlikely to leave without finding something you want to read. 12 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: For other forms of leisure, too, browsing can be a 13 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: great way to spark your thinking about how you'd like 14 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: to spend your time. For instance, if you'd like to 15 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: work your create of muscles, you could go to a 16 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: craft store like Michael's and just go see what catches 17 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: your eye. Maybe you'll get some moregami paper and in 18 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:13,199 Speaker 1: the weekend with some fantastic boots. You could grab scrap 19 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: booking supplies and make a scrap book about your kid's 20 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: first few weeks of kindergarten. You could get paper, stickers 21 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: and markers and make a card for your friend who 22 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: just got a new job. I have no idea what 23 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: you will find, but if you give yourself a little 24 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: time to wander around, no doubt something we'll catch your eye. 25 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: Or maybe you're leaning more toward a gardening project. Head 26 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: to a nursery and meander admiring all the interesting plants 27 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: until you spot something that is perfect for that corner 28 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 1: of your garden that you keep meaning to address. Or 29 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: perhaps you love puzzles or legos. I know I do, 30 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: so I like to browse the puzzle table of a 31 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: bookstore or the lego aisle of Target. I know some 32 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: parents who take their kids to hobby Lobby or Target, 33 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: give them a ten dollar or even twenty dollars bill 34 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: and invite them to buy what they'd like to make 35 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: the afternoon or weekend enjoyable. Adults can browse for a 36 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:20,519 Speaker 1: project just for fun too. Now, maybe this all sounds 37 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: a little strange to you. You are thinking, Laura, I 38 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: do not have time to meander around a store, let 39 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 1: alone spend several evening or weekend hours pursuing a project. 40 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: And maybe that's true, But are you sure I remember 41 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: that In the first days of COVID stores sold out 42 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 1: of Legos because everyone suddenly discovered some font of free time. Well, 43 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: a day still has twenty four hours. Many other things 44 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: turned out to be optional. Or you might try looking 45 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 1: at the screen time function on your phone. If you 46 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 1: have an hour a day browse the web, you probably 47 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: have thirty minutes to wander around a store in two hours, 48 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: some time to get in touch with your project making self. 49 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: So the next time you recognize that you do have 50 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: some leisure time but also have no particular ideas of 51 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: how you'd like to spend it, take yourself to a 52 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: store you enjoy browse for a project. Who knows what 53 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: fun way you'll find to pass the time in the meantime. 54 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: This is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's to making 55 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: the most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. 56 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach 57 00:03:51,160 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast 58 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: is a production of iHeartMedia. For more podcasts from iHeartMedia, 59 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: please visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you 60 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: listen to your favorite shows.