1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: tip is to grab moments of rest. If you live 4 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: a busy life, you probably won't get hours and hours 5 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: of downtime on a regular basis, but that doesn't mean 6 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: you'll get none. By paying attention and grabbing moments of 7 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: rest when you can, you can feel a lot less stressed. 8 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: I wrote this episode on a Sunday night of what 9 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: had been a very full weekend. My husband was traveling, 10 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: and the kids had a substantial number of activities, and 11 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: I was singing in a concert, so there weren't exactly 12 00:00:56,600 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: long periods of downtime. But I did find a few 13 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: thirty minutes to sit on the sofa and read a 14 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: book while my youngest kid was at a birthday party, 15 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: and twenty minutes to lie in bed resting while my 16 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: little guy played a game on the computer with my 17 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: fourteen year old. Because I knew I would need some rest, 18 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: I was on the lookout for these spots, and then 19 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: when they became available, I seized them. No need to 20 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: check more email and clean the house again. Then, as 21 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: they were happening, I acknowledged that they were happening, rather 22 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: than convincing myself that I had absolutely no time all 23 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: week and long. I'm sure you have had similar weekend 24 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: days or stretches of days. Maybe you are traveling to 25 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: multiple cities for work during a week and have events 26 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: most nights. Maybe you are dealing with lots of late 27 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: work nights and you have a big family trip coming up. 28 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: Maybe you could really use relaxed weekend. But your kids 29 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: have stuff they've been preparing for for months, so yes, 30 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: you might need to dig deep, but you can probably 31 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: grab some moments of rest. You might look at your 32 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: schedule and see where they could happen. I knew that 33 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: my little guy would be at the birthday party, so 34 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: I made sure to sit still for at least some 35 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: of the time, and then you can be on the 36 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:32,640 Speaker 1: lookout for other times, like during that brotherly computer game. 37 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: Maybe your last meeting is canceled and you've got a 38 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: little time before your dinner. Don't decide to get caught 39 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: up on email. Go back to your hotel room and 40 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:46,959 Speaker 1: relax for a bit. Or if you've got forty five minutes, 41 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 1: maybe decide you'll relax for twenty five and do email 42 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 1: for twenty I know it is hard to really enjoy 43 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: small moments of rest. Often people tell me that if 44 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: they know something else is coming up outter afterwards, they 45 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: can't really relax, And I get that, but I think 46 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: there are a few things that can help. Setting an 47 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: alarm is one idea. You know you can relax until 48 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: it goes off, instead of wondering how much longer you 49 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:20,239 Speaker 1: have and watching the clock. You can also really notice 50 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:24,799 Speaker 1: that you are relaxing. Get indulgent, get in bed if 51 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: you're home, read a magazine, or close your eyes. If 52 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: something occurs to you that you need to do, you 53 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: can quick jot down a note to yourself. Maybe don't 54 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: pick up your phone if you think you'll start checking 55 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: your email. And it might seem silly to tell yourself, look, 56 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: I'm resting now, But I find that life is all 57 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: about the stories we tell ourselves. When we tell ourselves 58 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: we have no downtime in a weekend because we don't 59 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: have much, we don't enjoy the time that we do have. 60 00:03:56,560 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: We pollute it with stuff that didn't actually to happen. 61 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: But when you notice the rest you do grab you 62 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: change the story. I have some time maybe not as 63 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: much as I want, but some and that is a 64 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: different matter entirely. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks 65 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 1: for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. 66 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, 67 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura 68 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. 69 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: For more podcasts from iHeartMedia, please visit the iHeartRadio app, 70 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.