1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to find five minutes in your morning 4 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: to sit down with your cup of coffee. You'll start 5 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: the day feeling calmer and more centered when you don't 6 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: need to microwave your coffee three times. I promise it 7 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: is possible if you make it a priority. In my 8 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: household and perhaps in yours too. Mornings can be the 9 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: most frenzied time of the day. Trying to get yourself 10 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: and your kids dressed, fed, and ready feels like a lot. 11 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: Never mind the bags that need to be packed, or 12 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: various items like instruments and tablets that need to be remembered, 13 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: the dogs that need to be walked, and the inevitable 14 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: messes that those kids and dogs create. You can feel 15 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: like you have put in an honest day's work by 16 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 1: the time you get to your desk. That's true if 17 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 1: you work from home, or even if you're a stay 18 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:15,759 Speaker 1: at home parent. The bustle is the same and there 19 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: never seems to be more than a moment to do anything. 20 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: For many people, a cold cup of coffee is a 21 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: symbol of this business. People fantasize about being able to 22 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: sit and drink most of a cup of coffee without 23 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: getting up, and while the coffee is still hot. I 24 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: may not have a magic cure for the madness of mornings, 25 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: but I do have a few ideas for how to 26 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: avoid having to hit the microwave yet again. First, if 27 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: you wake up to an alarm, then you can wake 28 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: up to a very slightly earlier alarm. Just an extra 29 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: ten minutes will give you a chance to pour your 30 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: cup and sip it. Will you do nothing else? Okay, 31 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: maybe you can listen to this podcast while you're having 32 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 1: your cup of coffee. I know it is hard to 33 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 1: get up earlier, but ten minutes is not like waking 34 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: up at four am to run a marathon. It is 35 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: just ten minutes, and the promise of an uninterrupted cup 36 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: might be enticing enough to make it worthwhile. If that's 37 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,519 Speaker 1: not going to fly because you usually wake up to 38 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: the sound of a toddler screaming mommy or daddy from 39 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: his crib, then maybe you can enjoy that uninterrupted cup 40 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: at the end of your morning routine. If your sitter 41 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: comes at eight and you're normally out the door at 42 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: eight ten. Maybe you could be out the door at 43 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: eight fifteen or eight twenty, having enjoyed your cup of 44 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:52,679 Speaker 1: coffee somewhere quiet in the house or even in your 45 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: parked car before you leave, if you'd like. My guess 46 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: is that starting the work day a few minutes later 47 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: won't change much, especially if you don't even have an 48 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 1: official start time, but you will feel completely different. If 49 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: you've got older kids who don't need to be watched constantly, 50 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: then you can create more space in your morning routine 51 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: by eliminating tasks. Some people feel better when their bed 52 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:24,079 Speaker 1: is made every day, but if you are not one 53 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: of those people, skip making the bed, enjoy your uninterrupted 54 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:33,959 Speaker 1: cup while sitting in your unmade bed, it will be great. 55 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: Maybe other members of your household could do some of 56 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: the tasks you are currently doing. Could your preteen walk 57 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:47,119 Speaker 1: the dog? Could your kids pack their own lunches? Could 58 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: your high schooler empty the dishwasher? The elimination of any 59 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: of these tasks would free up five to ten minutes 60 00:03:55,840 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: for an uninterrupted cup. When you see a spot for 61 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: your uninterrupted sipping, sees it and then don't distract yourself. Yes, 62 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: that pillow on the couch is off kilter, and that 63 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 1: bowl of half eaten popcorn definitely should not be where 64 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: it is, but it can be moved in ten minutes. 65 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: Just sit, just enjoy. Look out the window at the 66 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: changing light, or look at the wall in your closet 67 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 1: if that is where you have gone and hid so 68 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: no one else can find you. I am not here 69 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: to judge. I just don't want you to have to 70 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: keep reheating your coffee again and again. Of course, if 71 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: all else fails and a peaceful morning remains elusive, you 72 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: can always get a thermis. Your coffee will still be 73 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: hot no matter how long it takes you to drink it, 74 00:04:56,279 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: and perhaps as you finally enjoy a hot cup, this 75 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: will convince you to rework your morning to be a 76 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 1: little less crazy. Maybe in a few years things will 77 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:12,239 Speaker 1: be different, but I am guessing that if you wanted 78 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: five minutes, you could find them now. In the meantime, 79 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making 80 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 1: the most of our time. 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