WEBVTT - Bring the outdoors in

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio.

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<v Speaker 2>Good Morning.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to bring the outdoors in. Being in nature

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<v Speaker 1>is a known mood booster, but even if you are indoors,

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<v Speaker 1>you can recreate some of the same magic. When we

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<v Speaker 1>renovated our new old house a few years ago, we

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<v Speaker 1>installed a lot of new windows that have this fancy

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<v Speaker 1>roll screen function. You can't see the screen when the

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<v Speaker 1>window is down, but then when you open the window,

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<v Speaker 1>the screen is there.

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<v Speaker 2>It's very cool. Anyway, I got this feature because I

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<v Speaker 2>know that I like to open the windows. Feeling fresh

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<v Speaker 2>air and smelling the outside and hearing the wind in

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<v Speaker 2>the trees just makes me feel more relaxed. I have

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<v Speaker 2>particularly enjoyed doing this when it gets a little cooler

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<v Speaker 2>on summer nights. I will open the windows in the

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<v Speaker 2>evening and try to read in bed for a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit with the night sounds all around me. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot like camping, but a lot more comfortable, especially if

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<v Speaker 2>it's raining. Anyway, if you have any ability to open

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<v Speaker 2>your windows, why not give it a try. I will

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<v Speaker 2>admit that sometimes it's not that great to do so

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<v Speaker 2>like if it's one hundred degrees or twenty degrees out,

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<v Speaker 2>but at least some months of the year, the outdoors

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<v Speaker 2>might be pleasant wherever you are. If you live somewhere

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<v Speaker 2>with a yard, the yard was probably part of the

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<v Speaker 2>appeal of your home. Opening the windows lets you enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>the yard even if you are inside. Of course, there

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<v Speaker 2>are other ways to bring the outside in too. You

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<v Speaker 2>could decorate with greenery from your neighborhood. Many times people

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<v Speaker 2>think they should be putting flowers in a vase, but

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<v Speaker 2>there are other options, particularly if it's not a season

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<v Speaker 2>when fresh flowers are readily available. Dried grasses can look

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<v Speaker 2>pretty at any time. Colorful leaves on a branch and

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<v Speaker 2>fall might last for a day or two, but you

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<v Speaker 2>know there are a lot of branches out there, so

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<v Speaker 2>you can go cut another one when the first starts

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<v Speaker 2>to fade. An evergreen branch is festive for Christmas or

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<v Speaker 2>really for any time of year. Growing things in your

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<v Speaker 2>house also brings the outside in. A little pot of

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<v Speaker 2>basil in your kitchen will smell nice when you're doing

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<v Speaker 2>food prep and will make your kitchen feel a little

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<v Speaker 2>more green. Or you can get a potted tree and

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<v Speaker 2>keep that in a corner in your living room and

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<v Speaker 2>make the place feel a little bit like a treehouse.

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<v Speaker 2>When possible, you can decorate with natural materials. Seeing wood

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<v Speaker 2>in your house is somewhat like seeing woodpile outdoors, and

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<v Speaker 2>of course, if you have the option, celebrating any sort

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<v Speaker 2>of transitional spaces can be great. A covered or screened

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<v Speaker 2>porch is the best of being inside and outside. If

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<v Speaker 2>you're lucky enough to have one, go all out on

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<v Speaker 2>the decorating so it becomes your favorite place to hang out.

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<v Speaker 2>Nature is a known mood booster, but it doesn't always

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<v Speaker 2>work to be outside. Bringing the outside in can give

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<v Speaker 2>you the best of both worlds and feel quite lovely,

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<v Speaker 2>as I can tell you from feeling a wonderful post

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<v Speaker 2>storm summer breeze through my open office windows. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to be outside in those lingering rain drops right now,

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<v Speaker 2>but that coolness is something lovely in the meantime. This

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<v Speaker 2>is Laura. Thanks for listen, and here's to making the

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<v Speaker 2>most of our times. Thanks for listening to before Breakfast.

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<v Speaker 2>If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach.

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<v Speaker 1>Me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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