WEBVTT - Every other year can work too

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. 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 that every other year works too. Traditions can

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<v Speaker 1>still be a part of your life even if you

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<v Speaker 1>don't always make time for them. Today's tip was inspired

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<v Speaker 1>by some conversations I had while working on my annual

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<v Speaker 1>holiday fun list. Each year, I make a list of

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<v Speaker 1>things I would like to do over the holidays to

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<v Speaker 1>make memories and have fun. Of course, December is always

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<v Speaker 1>a busy time with kid performances, and this year I

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<v Speaker 1>am singing in two choirs. Thanksgiving was also really late

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<v Speaker 1>this year, so there is just a limited volume of days,

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<v Speaker 1>and particularly weekend days for Christmas. That means we may

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<v Speaker 1>not make it to all our usual spots, but that's okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Just because something is gone for one year doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 1>it has gone forever. Every other year works as well.

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<v Speaker 1>You can keep things feeling new while still having them

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<v Speaker 1>feel familiar by striking a good balance. For instance, we

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<v Speaker 1>went to see the Roquettes in New York City last year,

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<v Speaker 1>and we are going to go this year, but it

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<v Speaker 1>is possible that next year we will be traveling more

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<v Speaker 1>in December and we won't prioritize it, but we might

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<v Speaker 1>go again the next year, since then we will be

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<v Speaker 1>feeling more like we are missing it. Same thing with

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<v Speaker 1>performances such as the Nutcracker. If you are not a

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<v Speaker 1>regular patron of the ballet, going to the Nutcracker every

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<v Speaker 1>year can feel like a lot of ballet. But every

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<v Speaker 1>other year means you are still seeing a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>the Nutcracker in life, and it will probably feel more

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<v Speaker 1>fresh each time. Maybe one year you drive to a

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<v Speaker 1>light display that's forty five minutes away in one direction,

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<v Speaker 1>and the next year you prioritize a different one in

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<v Speaker 1>the other direction. You can switch it again the next

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<v Speaker 1>few years and still get to see both regularly. I

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<v Speaker 1>think this is a good mindset because sometimes when something

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<v Speaker 1>that has been an annual tradition can't happen in a

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<v Speaker 1>particular year, we can get upset about it. Maybe we

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<v Speaker 1>should never travel over Christmas, or we can lament that

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<v Speaker 1>time is passing it's the end of an era. But

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't actually have to be the end of an era.

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<v Speaker 1>An era can encompass more than one year. This year

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<v Speaker 1>we go, next year, we don't the year after we

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<v Speaker 1>do it. Again, and so forth. When you look back

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<v Speaker 1>on your life, seeing the Nutcracker twenty five times or

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<v Speaker 1>forty times might not really make that big a difference

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<v Speaker 1>in your fond memories of the Nutcracker. It is still

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<v Speaker 1>a good show either way. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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<v Speaker 1>our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at

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