WEBVTT - Plan in half a dozen little pleasures

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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 plan in a handful of little pleasures

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<v Speaker 1>to your day. By putting in small treats through the hours,

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<v Speaker 1>you can enjoy an average day far more. This morning,

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<v Speaker 1>I was washing my hands with some honeysuckle scented missus

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<v Speaker 1>Meyer's hand soap. I like the smell, so rather than

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<v Speaker 1>going for our normal household approach, which is to use

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<v Speaker 1>whatever soap is on sale, I specifically purchased this bottle

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<v Speaker 1>for the bathroom I use most often, and I make

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<v Speaker 1>sure to pause and breathe it in whenever I wash

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<v Speaker 1>my hands. Now, I know that doesn't seem like much,

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<v Speaker 1>but so much in everyday life can be dreary, or

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<v Speaker 1>repetitive or unpleasant. That little jolt of honeysuckle pleasure creates

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<v Speaker 1>noticeably good moments in my day. Create enough good moments

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<v Speaker 1>in a day, and you can change an entire narrative.

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<v Speaker 1>It turns out that this is a pretty doable endeavor.

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<v Speaker 1>When you think through your day and think about your actions,

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<v Speaker 1>you can often make very easy swaps that will massively

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<v Speaker 1>increase the total volume of pleasure. Sometimes this involves a

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<v Speaker 1>small extra expense. Missus Myers is pricier than the store brand,

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<v Speaker 1>but when we are talking a three dollars bottle of

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<v Speaker 1>soap that lasts several weeks, this isn't a huge indulgence,

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<v Speaker 1>and sometimes it doesn't even need to cost. If you

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<v Speaker 1>like to look at pictures of pretty gardens, you can

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<v Speaker 1>borrow a garden design book on the Libby app and

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<v Speaker 1>look at it during your breaks for the same price

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<v Speaker 1>a scrolling around Facebook. Sometimes planning in pleasures can even

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<v Speaker 1>save you money. You could buy your favorite lunch treats

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<v Speaker 1>at the grocery store and pack your lunch for work

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<v Speaker 1>in a cute little lunch box and still save money

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<v Speaker 1>over going out to a ho home restaurant. So think

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<v Speaker 1>through your day and think about how you can plan

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<v Speaker 1>in let's say half a dozen small pleasures. Could you

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<v Speaker 1>choose a soap or shampoo for your shower with a

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<v Speaker 1>lovely smell. How about a lotion that's a pleasure to apply.

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<v Speaker 2>Learn how to brew a really good cup of coffee

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<v Speaker 2>and get a mug that either makes you smile or

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<v Speaker 2>feels really good in your hand, or both. If you

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<v Speaker 2>are driving to work. Maybe you can turn on the

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<v Speaker 2>seat warmer in your car if it's chilly. You could

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<v Speaker 2>make a playlist of your favorite music and alternate that

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<v Speaker 2>with well chosen podcasts. You can consciously plan in a

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<v Speaker 2>short meeting with your work best friend. If you've got

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<v Speaker 2>a day full of not so fun meetings, plan in

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<v Speaker 2>a virtual lunch with a far flung friend. Take a

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<v Speaker 2>ten minute walk break and go outside, especially if the

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<v Speaker 2>weather is nice. Think ahead of time about your dinners

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<v Speaker 2>so you have at least one component of your dinner

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<v Speaker 2>that you are really excited about. Maybe it's your afterwork beverage,

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<v Speaker 2>which doesn't even need to be alcoholic to be a treat.

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<v Speaker 2>I have been enjoying a particular blueberry soda from Maine,

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<v Speaker 2>which tastes like summer to me. Ponder how you spend

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<v Speaker 2>the time after dinner and before bed. Can you spend

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<v Speaker 2>at least fifteen minutes or so on something that feels

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<v Speaker 2>like a treat? I enjoy my puzzles that maybe it's

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<v Speaker 2>a really good book or a crossword puzzle, or sitting

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<v Speaker 2>in the hammock with that blueberry soda. Now that it

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<v Speaker 2>stays light later, if you wear pajamas to bed, Why

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<v Speaker 2>not find some nice ones that are warm or soft,

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<v Speaker 2>or whatever feeling you most prefer. Once any of these

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<v Speaker 2>pleasures are planned in, executing probably doesn't take much effort.

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<v Speaker 2>But we don't just happen upon special pajamas or cool

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<v Speaker 2>sodas that you have to order because the grocery store

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't carry them. It is the initial effort that has

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<v Speaker 2>to happen. So consider this your nudge to plan in

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<v Speaker 2>half a dozen little pleasures to your day. What could

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<v Speaker 2>you do? Can you make this happen? I am guessing

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<v Speaker 2>that you can, and even an average day will be

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<v Speaker 2>a lot better as a result. In the meantime, this

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

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<v Speaker 2>most of our time. Hey everybody, I'd love to hear

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