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 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 4 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: tip is to plan in a handful of little pleasures 5 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: to your day. By putting in small treats through the hours, 6 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: you can enjoy an average day far more. This morning, 7 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: I was washing my hands with some honeysuckle scented missus 8 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:39,959 Speaker 1: Meyer's hand soap. I like the smell, so rather than 9 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: going for our normal household approach, which is to use 10 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: whatever soap is on sale, I specifically purchased this bottle 11 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: for the bathroom I use most often, and I make 12 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: sure to pause and breathe it in whenever I wash 13 00:00:55,800 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: my hands. Now, I know that doesn't seem like much, 14 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: but so much in everyday life can be dreary, or 15 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 1: repetitive or unpleasant. That little jolt of honeysuckle pleasure creates 16 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: noticeably good moments in my day. Create enough good moments 17 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: in a day, and you can change an entire narrative. 18 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: It turns out that this is a pretty doable endeavor. 19 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: When you think through your day and think about your actions, 20 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:37,680 Speaker 1: you can often make very easy swaps that will massively 21 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 1: increase the total volume of pleasure. Sometimes this involves a 22 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: small extra expense. Missus Myers is pricier than the store brand, 23 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: but when we are talking a three dollars bottle of 24 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: soap that lasts several weeks, this isn't a huge indulgence, 25 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: and sometimes it doesn't even need to cost. If you 26 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: like to look at pictures of pretty gardens, you can 27 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: borrow a garden design book on the Libby app and 28 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 1: look at it during your breaks for the same price 29 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: a scrolling around Facebook. Sometimes planning in pleasures can even 30 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: save you money. You could buy your favorite lunch treats 31 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: at the grocery store and pack your lunch for work 32 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 1: in a cute little lunch box and still save money 33 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:32,399 Speaker 1: over going out to a ho home restaurant. So think 34 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: through your day and think about how you can plan 35 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 1: in let's say half a dozen small pleasures. Could you 36 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: choose a soap or shampoo for your shower with a 37 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: lovely smell. How about a lotion that's a pleasure to apply. 38 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 2: Learn how to brew a really good cup of coffee 39 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,920 Speaker 2: and get a mug that either makes you smile or 40 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 2: feels really good in your hand, or both. If you 41 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 2: are driving to work. Maybe you can turn on the 42 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 2: seat warmer in your car if it's chilly. You could 43 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 2: make a playlist of your favorite music and alternate that 44 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:14,800 Speaker 2: with well chosen podcasts. You can consciously plan in a 45 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 2: short meeting with your work best friend. If you've got 46 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 2: a day full of not so fun meetings, plan in 47 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 2: a virtual lunch with a far flung friend. Take a 48 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 2: ten minute walk break and go outside, especially if the 49 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 2: weather is nice. Think ahead of time about your dinners 50 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 2: so you have at least one component of your dinner 51 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 2: that you are really excited about. Maybe it's your afterwork beverage, 52 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 2: which doesn't even need to be alcoholic to be a treat. 53 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 2: I have been enjoying a particular blueberry soda from Maine, 54 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 2: which tastes like summer to me. Ponder how you spend 55 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 2: the time after dinner and before bed. Can you spend 56 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 2: at least fifteen minutes or so on something that feels 57 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 2: like a treat? I enjoy my puzzles that maybe it's 58 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 2: a really good book or a crossword puzzle, or sitting 59 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 2: in the hammock with that blueberry soda. Now that it 60 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 2: stays light later, if you wear pajamas to bed, Why 61 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 2: not find some nice ones that are warm or soft, 62 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 2: or whatever feeling you most prefer. Once any of these 63 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 2: pleasures are planned in, executing probably doesn't take much effort. 64 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 2: But we don't just happen upon special pajamas or cool 65 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 2: sodas that you have to order because the grocery store 66 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 2: doesn't carry them. It is the initial effort that has 67 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 2: to happen. So consider this your nudge to plan in 68 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 2: half a dozen little pleasures to your day. What could 69 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 2: you do? Can you make this happen? I am guessing 70 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 2: that you can, and even an average day will be 71 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 2: a lot better as a result. In the meantime, this 72 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 2: is Laura. 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