WEBVTT - Vary your route

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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 vary your route. By changing things

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<v Speaker 1>up every now and then, you open yourself up to

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<v Speaker 1>new pleasures and insights. Many of us have regular roots

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<v Speaker 1>and established routines. These can be great for simplifying daily life.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you grocery shop every Friday and follow the same

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<v Speaker 1>path through the store. First produce than meat, than packaged goods,

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<v Speaker 1>then dairy, easy and predictable. Plenty of people have a

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<v Speaker 1>long running route and a short running route and follow

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<v Speaker 1>one or the other every day. You know exactly how

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<v Speaker 1>much time you need to get a run in, and

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<v Speaker 1>so you don't have to figure out what the traffic

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<v Speaker 1>patterns are at every intersection. They're so familiar. You may

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<v Speaker 1>be in charge of getting your kids ready in the morning,

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<v Speaker 1>your partner may handle bed time. Mornings and bedtime run

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<v Speaker 1>like clockwork, and your partner reliably gets to have a

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<v Speaker 1>leisurely cup of coffee in the morning, and you can

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<v Speaker 1>count on curling up with a good book at night.

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<v Speaker 1>I love routines like these for things that happen regularly.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no reason to figure them out anew every time.

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<v Speaker 1>Find something that works and stick with it, but every

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<v Speaker 1>once in a while it can be nice to shake

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<v Speaker 1>things up. If you like to walk or run outside,

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<v Speaker 1>it's amazing what shifting your route by just a block

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<v Speaker 1>will do. You'll find unexpected flower lined paths, and you'll

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<v Speaker 1>see different dog walkers with different dogs. Perhaps you'll notice

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<v Speaker 1>a house for sale that could be perfect for a

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<v Speaker 1>friend who wants to move into your neighborhood. These are

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<v Speaker 1>unexpected delights that you never would have seen on your

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<v Speaker 1>usual paths. Even if you love your Friday night date nights,

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<v Speaker 1>try a date day and go out for brunch sometime.

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<v Speaker 1>There's something electrifying about being out on a date at

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<v Speaker 1>a time you're usually wrangling kids into the car for

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<v Speaker 1>softball games. Try a new grocery store just for kicks.

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<v Speaker 1>Go a different direction. Who knows what treats you'll find.

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<v Speaker 1>Go ahead and get the chocolate covered ginger or the

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<v Speaker 1>star fruit just because. And every now and then swap

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<v Speaker 1>who's in charge of which kids at each time of

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<v Speaker 1>the day, and perhaps you'll see a new side of

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<v Speaker 1>your offspring. Go to a different bakery to read the paper.

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<v Speaker 1>Some Sunday morning, and you may discover a new favorite

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<v Speaker 1>pastry or maybe meet a new friend. Repeat experiences with

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<v Speaker 1>our favorite things are great, but variety can be intrinsically

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<v Speaker 1>enjoyable too, and doing things a little differently every once

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<v Speaker 1>in a while creates the chance for you to discover

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<v Speaker 1>new favorite things. In the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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