Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to vary your route. By changing things
Speaker 1: up every now and then, you open yourself up to
Speaker 1: new pleasures and insights. Many of us have regular roots
Speaker 1: and established routines. These can be great for simplifying daily life.
Speaker 1: Maybe you grocery shop every Friday and follow the same
Speaker 1: path through the store. First produce than meat, than packaged goods,
Speaker 1: then dairy, easy and predictable. Plenty of people have a
Speaker 1: long running route and a short running route and follow
Speaker 1: one or the other every day. You know exactly how
Speaker 1: much time you need to get a run in, and
Speaker 1: so you don't have to figure out what the traffic
Speaker 1: patterns are at every intersection. They're so familiar. You may
Speaker 1: be in charge of getting your kids ready in the morning,
Speaker 1: your partner may handle bed time. Mornings and bedtime run
Speaker 1: like clockwork, and your partner reliably gets to have a
Speaker 1: leisurely cup of coffee in the morning, and you can
Speaker 1: count on curling up with a good book at night.
Speaker 1: I love routines like these for things that happen regularly.
Speaker 1: There's no reason to figure them out anew every time.
Speaker 1: Find something that works and stick with it, but every
Speaker 1: once in a while it can be nice to shake
Speaker 1: things up. If you like to walk or run outside,
Speaker 1: it's amazing what shifting your route by just a block
Speaker 1: will do. You'll find unexpected flower lined paths, and you'll
Speaker 1: see different dog walkers with different dogs. Perhaps you'll notice
Speaker 1: a house for sale that could be perfect for a
Speaker 1: friend who wants to move into your neighborhood. These are
Speaker 1: unexpected delights that you never would have seen on your
Speaker 1: usual paths. Even if you love your Friday night date nights,
Speaker 1: try a date day and go out for brunch sometime.
Speaker 1: There's something electrifying about being out on a date at
Speaker 1: a time you're usually wrangling kids into the car for
Speaker 1: softball games. Try a new grocery store just for kicks.
Speaker 1: Go a different direction. Who knows what treats you'll find.
Speaker 1: Go ahead and get the chocolate covered ginger or the
Speaker 1: star fruit just because. And every now and then swap
Speaker 1: who's in charge of which kids at each time of
Speaker 1: the day, and perhaps you'll see a new side of
Speaker 1: your offspring. Go to a different bakery to read the paper.
Speaker 1: Some Sunday morning, and you may discover a new favorite
Speaker 1: pastry or maybe meet a new friend. Repeat experiences with
Speaker 1: our favorite things are great, but variety can be intrinsically
Speaker 1: enjoyable too, and doing things a little differently every once
Speaker 1: in a while creates the chance for you to discover
Speaker 1: new favorite things. In the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks
Speaker 1: for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,
Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me
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