1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:16,080 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: tip is to go outside for the sunset. Getting outside 4 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: in the evening is a great way to make any 5 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,600 Speaker 1: evening feel more memorable, and seeing a sunset is an 6 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: easy way to add more awe into everyday life. This 7 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: is free entertainment, so to speak, that nature provides on 8 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: the regular, so we may as well take advantage of it. 9 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:41,599 Speaker 1: Longtime listeners know that I am a big fan of 10 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: what in my family we call toad time. That is 11 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: time outside after dinner. If the double time in that 12 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: acronym bothers, you call it together outside after dinner time. 13 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: This is hard to pull off in winter, but after 14 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: the March time change, it's light outside until at least 15 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: seven pm, and soon much later the weather starts getting nicer. 16 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: By the end of March and into April, going outside 17 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: at night becomes more appealing. Nature also puts on a 18 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: spectacular show twice a day with the sunrise and sunset. 19 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 1: I am often up getting kids ready and see the 20 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: sunrise out my kitchen window, but in the rush of 21 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: the morning routine it's a bit more challenging to get 22 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: out there and savor it. In the evening, though there's 23 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: often a little bit less going on, there's less rushing, 24 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: a lot of people aren't doing that much, say seven 25 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: thirty p m. Committing to going outside to see the 26 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:41,680 Speaker 1: sunset will both nunte you to get some fresh air 27 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: and probably introduce some spectacular beauty into an evening that 28 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: might not have had so much of it otherwise. Ideally, 29 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: this could become a regular thing. There is a sunset 30 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: every day, and when it is a regular thing, than 31 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: the benefits start to stack up. To know when the 32 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: sunset is you have to look at a time or 33 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: weather app for your area. Then you have to think 34 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,839 Speaker 1: about your evening, what is going on around the time 35 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: that the sun is setting. That question will nudge you 36 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: to think through your evening. If we finish dinner at seven, 37 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: we could go play outside in the backyard for thirty minutes, 38 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 1: right and then we could watch the sunset. Or maybe 39 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: we'll be getting out of swim practice at seven fifteen 40 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 1: and the sun is setting at seven twenty, so maybe 41 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: we can drive two minutes away to a park with 42 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 1: a lot of open space so we can see the 43 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: sun going down. That will make for a little adventure, 44 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: which right there could make an evening more memorable. Now, 45 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: obviously this isn't always going to work. Some days are 46 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: stormy and there isn't much of a show. Sometimes you 47 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: are doing other wonderful things that preclude watching the sunset. 48 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: If you are listening to an orchestra perform from let's 49 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: say seven to eight thirty pm, you will probably emerge 50 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: to darkness, and that is okay. I know that during 51 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: certain windows of the year, perhaps young kids' bedtimes will 52 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: exactly correlate with the sunset, and that is what it is. 53 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: But as I study people's evenings, I know that many 54 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: people do not use evenings particularly well. We don't have 55 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:22,399 Speaker 1: much energy. It's hard to be intentional. Choosing to go 56 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: outside to see the sunset is a very low energy 57 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: intention that it would not be hard to add into life. 58 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: But when you see these spectacular oranges and pinks on 59 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: the clouds and feel the spring breeze on your face, 60 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: the payoff is going to be pretty good. In the meantime, 61 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: this is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's to making 62 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: the most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before breakfast. 63 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach 64 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. 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