1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:20,799 Speaker 1: tip is to make the most of the time you 4 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 1: spend waiting in the kitchen. Some of us wind up 5 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: spending a lot of time in our kitchens for one 6 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: reason or another. Rather than just losing this time, we 7 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: may as well repurpose it for something more meaningful. So 8 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: I personally find myself standing around in my kitchen a lot. 9 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 1: Some of this is while I am cooking a meal, 10 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: heating water to boil rice, or waiting to get the 11 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:55,639 Speaker 1: kid's pizza out of the oven. My kids' school schedules 12 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:57,639 Speaker 1: this past year has meant that I spend a lot 13 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: of time in the morning talking with various kids while 14 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: they eat their breakfasts, and I also spend a few 15 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: minutes in between breakfast shifts waiting for the next kid 16 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:12,199 Speaker 1: to show up in the kitchen. If you also find 17 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: yourself spending a lot of time waiting in your kitchen, 18 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: you may have noticed what it is easiest to do. 19 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: Spend this time scrolling around on your phone or perhaps 20 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: mindlessly watching TV. And while there is nothing wrong with that, 21 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: as the saying goes. A watched pot never boils. Rather 22 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: than waiting and watching, better to do something more interesting 23 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: while you wait. Personally, my favorite idea is to have 24 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: a little designated kitchen reading. I have certain blogs that 25 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: I always read in the morning in between kid shifts. 26 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: During a longer shift, I sometimes read my ten pages 27 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: of Jane Austen as part of this year's Year Life 28 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: Reading project. You too, might try to come up with 29 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: something specific that you read while you are waiting in 30 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: the kitchen. Maybe it is poetry. Most poems are reasonably short, 31 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: so you could get through one or two while you 32 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:20,119 Speaker 1: are waiting to make your coffee. If you have got 33 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 1: ambitions to read something big, like the whole Bible, I 34 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: would point out that it is subdivided into short chapters 35 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: and often even shorter sections of a few verses. You 36 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 1: could definitely read that over a year or two of 37 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:41,959 Speaker 1: daily minutes waiting for water to boil. Of course, you 38 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 1: could go lowbrow too. Why not get a few magazine 39 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: subscriptions and specifically keep them in the kitchen. You can 40 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: read a short article during those last three minutes before 41 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: the cookies might be done. You can do actual kitchen 42 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: as well those of us who have worked in restaurants 43 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: know that it is often wise to use some downtime 44 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: to prep for the inevitable lunch or dinner rush. You 45 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: could cut up tonight's veggies while waiting for your coffee 46 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: to perkolate. You could move tomorrow's meat to the fridge 47 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 1: so it can thaw. You can empty the dishwasher or 48 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: move the recycling outside. You could also survey what is 49 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 1: in the pantry or the fridge so your next shopping 50 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: list better reflects reality. Most of us are trying to 51 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: be more active these days, and strength and stability training 52 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: always seem hard to squeeze in. But if you have 53 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: got a few minutes in the kitchen, maybe you can 54 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: do a few squats or a few pushups, stretch or 55 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: do a yoga pose. You could meditate, breathe deeply, or prey. 56 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: A lot of people ruggle to make time for relationships 57 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 1: with friends and family outside their household. If that is you, 58 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: you could use waiting time to send a quick text 59 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: to a loved one or friend. I personally find it 60 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: satisfying to suddenly schedule a lunch or a walk that 61 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: I am now looking forward to, just because I was 62 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: bored in the kitchen and decided to reach out to someone. 63 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: When you do something meaningful while you are waiting, you 64 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: will be less impatient and you will claim a little 65 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 1: extra time for something important to you. When we are 66 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: positive and mindful about even small chunks of time, we 67 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 1: shape how we fill our days and how we feel 68 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 1: about them in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening, 69 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,720 Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. 70 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 2: Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you. You can 71 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 2: send me your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just 72 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 2: connect with me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at Before 73 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 2: Breakfast Pod. That's b the number four then Breakfast pod. 74 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 2: You can also shoot me an email at Before Breakfast 75 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 2: Podcasts at iHeartMedia dot com. 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