1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. 2 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 2: Good Morning. 3 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:16,479 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 4 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: tip is to bring the outdoors in. Being in nature 5 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: is a known mood booster, but even if you are indoors, 6 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: you can recreate some of the same magic. When we 7 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: renovated our new old house a few years ago, we 8 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: installed a lot of new windows that have this fancy 9 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: roll screen function. You can't see the screen when the 10 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: window is down, but then when you open the window, 11 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 1: the screen is there. 12 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 2: It's very cool. Anyway, I got this feature because I 13 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 2: know that I like to open the windows. Feeling fresh 14 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 2: air and smelling the outside and hearing the wind in 15 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 2: the trees just makes me feel more relaxed. I have 16 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 2: particularly enjoyed doing this when it gets a little cooler 17 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 2: on summer nights. I will open the windows in the 18 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 2: evening and try to read in bed for a little 19 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:15,320 Speaker 2: bit with the night sounds all around me. It's a 20 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 2: lot like camping, but a lot more comfortable, especially if 21 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 2: it's raining. Anyway, if you have any ability to open 22 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 2: your windows, why not give it a try. I will 23 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 2: admit that sometimes it's not that great to do so 24 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:33,960 Speaker 2: like if it's one hundred degrees or twenty degrees out, 25 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,199 Speaker 2: but at least some months of the year, the outdoors 26 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 2: might be pleasant wherever you are. If you live somewhere 27 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 2: with a yard, the yard was probably part of the 28 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 2: appeal of your home. Opening the windows lets you enjoy 29 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 2: the yard even if you are inside. Of course, there 30 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 2: are other ways to bring the outside in too. You 31 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 2: could decorate with greenery from your neighborhood. Many times people 32 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 2: think they should be putting flowers in a vase, but 33 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 2: there are other options, particularly if it's not a season 34 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 2: when fresh flowers are readily available. Dried grasses can look 35 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 2: pretty at any time. Colorful leaves on a branch and 36 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 2: fall might last for a day or two, but you 37 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 2: know there are a lot of branches out there, so 38 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 2: you can go cut another one when the first starts 39 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 2: to fade. An evergreen branch is festive for Christmas or 40 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:33,799 Speaker 2: really for any time of year. Growing things in your 41 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 2: house also brings the outside in. A little pot of 42 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,839 Speaker 2: basil in your kitchen will smell nice when you're doing 43 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 2: food prep and will make your kitchen feel a little 44 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 2: more green. Or you can get a potted tree and 45 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 2: keep that in a corner in your living room and 46 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 2: make the place feel a little bit like a treehouse. 47 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 2: When possible, you can decorate with natural materials. Seeing wood 48 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 2: in your house is somewhat like seeing woodpile outdoors, and 49 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 2: of course, if you have the option, celebrating any sort 50 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:10,959 Speaker 2: of transitional spaces can be great. A covered or screened 51 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 2: porch is the best of being inside and outside. If 52 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 2: you're lucky enough to have one, go all out on 53 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 2: the decorating so it becomes your favorite place to hang out. 54 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 2: Nature is a known mood booster, but it doesn't always 55 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 2: work to be outside. Bringing the outside in can give 56 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 2: you the best of both worlds and feel quite lovely, 57 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 2: as I can tell you from feeling a wonderful post 58 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 2: storm summer breeze through my open office windows. I don't 59 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 2: want to be outside in those lingering rain drops right now, 60 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 2: but that coolness is something lovely in the meantime. This 61 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 2: is Laura. Thanks for listen, and here's to making the 62 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 2: most of our times. Thanks for listening to before Breakfast. 63 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 2: If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach. 64 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: Me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. 65 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 2: Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. For more podcasts 66 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 2: from iHeartMedia, please visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or 67 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 2: wherever you listen to your favorite shows.